I was rooted on a stock rom with n9005 CWM for kitkat. I tried flashing the deodexed version for wifi tether. I didnt realize i needed odexed instead. now i am stuck on the sprint screen upon reboot. i tried using odin to reflash that rom again as well as a Cf auto root. both flashed but still stuck on the same screen upon reboot. I then tried to wipe and clear all data and cashe as well as factory reset from recovery mode. still the same issue. ANY help will be appreciated.
NOTE: i looked for 3 days for help on XDA as well as other sites and can not find anything specific to my case, or anything that will work. Please if you offer help include links as i have searched for everything i could think of.
Have you tried to get the stock tar file and use that in Odin? That would bring you back to complete stock.
is this it
i downloaded this SM-N900P_NAB_Stock_Bootloader.tar.md5 from rwilco12's android repository
is this what you are referencing? or is there a different stock file you are refering to?
is this it?
DarkManX4lf said:
Have you tried to get the stock tar file and use that in Odin? That would bring you back to complete stock.
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i downloaded this SM-N900P_NAB_Stock_Bootloader.tar.md5 from rwilco12's android repository
is this what you are referencing? or is there a different stock file you are refering to?
I meant this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712205
twrigh5 said:
i downloaded this SM-N900P_NAB_Stock_Bootloader.tar.md5 from rwilco12's android repository
is this what you are referencing? or is there a different stock file you are refering to?
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First, let's diagnose what's wrong, to see what you need to do to fix it.
Flashing a DeOdex Mod onto an Odex ROM.
This will mess up your system files. What you'll most-likely get is a bootloop (or stuck at startup, which is where you're at). When this happens, you should be able to still access Recovery and Download Modes. This is good news! This means you have many options to fix your phone.
Possible solutions for your problem.
Restore a backup in Recovery.
The first rule when flashing ROMs/Mods is that you read and understand the thread first.
A close second rule is to make a backup before flashing anything.
I doubt that you have a backup, since that would've been the first thing you would've tried. That's ok, we just have to do a little more work to get your phone fixed.
Reflash the custom ROM in Recovery
This doesn't apply to you too much, because you weren't running a custom ROM, just a rooted stock ROM, but I think it's good for others who might have a similar problem. If you had a bootloop issue, you can always re-flash the ROM in recovery. I'd just recommend wiping data, cache, dalvik cache, and system prior to flashing the ROM.
Reflash the Stock ROM in ODIN.
This is the last-case scenario. I'd go to this thread that micmars wrote and follow his instructions very carefully. Doing this should get your phone back to stock. Then I'd re-do the rooting like you did originally (make sure you're using the kit-kat instructions.
Once you get your phone back and running (and rooted), the first thing I'd recommend is to create a nandroid backup in recovery. This will be your life-saver whenever something gets messed up.
Hope this helps!
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I figured that I should give you a reason why the CFAutoRoot didn't work for you:
CF Auto Root only modifies certain files. It's not flashing an entire rooted ROM onto your phone, it's just selectively modifying/replacing files so that you have root access. So, when the system is messed up due to flashing a incompatible Mod, CF Auto Root is not likely to fix those issues. Only flashing a stock Rom, like DarkManX4lf suggested.
topherk said:
First, let's diagnose what's wrong, to see what you need to do to fix it.
Flashing a DeOdex Mod onto an Odex ROM.
This will mess up your system files. What you'll most-likely get is a bootloop (or stuck at startup, which is where you're at). When this happens, you should be able to still access Recovery and Download Modes. This is good news! This means you have many options to fix your phone.
Possible solutions for your problem.
Restore a backup in Recovery.
The first rule when flashing ROMs/Mods is that you read and understand the thread first.
A close second rule is to make a backup before flashing anything.
I doubt that you have a backup, since that would've been the first thing you would've tried. That's ok, we just have to do a little more work to get your phone fixed.
Reflash the custom ROM in Recovery
This doesn't apply to you too much, because you weren't running a custom ROM, just a rooted stock ROM, but I think it's good for others who might have a similar problem. If you had a bootloop issue, you can always re-flash the ROM in recovery. I'd just recommend wiping data, cache, dalvik cache, and system prior to flashing the ROM.
Reflash the Stock ROM in ODIN.
This is the last-case scenario. I'd go to this thread that micmars wrote and follow his instructions very carefully. Doing this should get your phone back to stock. Then I'd re-do the rooting like you did originally (make sure you're using the kit-kat instructions.
Once you get your phone back and running (and rooted), the first thing I'd recommend is to create a nandroid backup in recovery. This will be your life-saver whenever something gets messed up.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks for your fast response. Im sure as soon as the file downloads i will be just fine. Thanks again!
DarkManX4lf said:
I meant this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712205
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the download isnt working right now, but maybe it will in a few. if you know of another link id appreciate that, if not then thanks again for all youre help thus far and i will just wait and hopefully it works.
Hmm the link wasn't working either earlier this week. Try posting in the thread or messaging mcmars.
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the download isnt working right now, but maybe it will in a few. if you know of another link id appreciate that, if not then thanks again for all youre help thus far and i will just wait and hopefully it works.
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I'm able to download it at home (currently at 10%). I'll upload it to Dropbox when it's done and PM you the link.
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I'm able to download it at home (currently at 10%). I'll upload it to Dropbox when it's done and PM you the link.
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thanks a lot!
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thanks a lot!
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My upload speed is atrocious, so it might be a few hours (it's a large file!)
How did the OP make out? Let us know.
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My upload speed is atrocious, so it might be a few hours (it's a large file!)
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it stuck on the yellow screen for like 3 minutes and i was sad.... than it worked! THANKS SO MUCH!!!! it all worked greatly. i appreciate everyones help!
Yeah. On a full stock Odin flash, things need a little longer to initialize and set up at the first boot. Even after you boot up completely, it takes awhile for everything to finish and settle down.
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Hello, after 6 months of my S II running fine on cyanogenmod 7.1
I wake up this morning turn on my phone and it's stuck on the loading screen (blue guy with the arrow spinning around him)
Problem is I don't have any back ups.
*What I've done so far*
Entered Clockworkrecovery backed up my current settings. Wiped data/factory reset, got in everything worked fine but of course none of my files,apps,texts etc where there. I went back to restore my stuff and still no luck just get stuck on the loading screen. I'm extremely confused since everything was working fine for so long then BANG.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
Flash stock rom in Odin, then try CM7 again.
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Flash stock rom in Odin, then try CM7 again.
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I'm sorry pal, can you please give me some instructions. Don't quite follow.
Search for the original firmware that came with your phone here. If links don't work, search on Samfirmware.com. If you download from Samfirmware, follow the instructions they have on their site for flashing firmware downloaded from there. If you manage to download firmware from links in Intratech's thread I linked you to, follow the instructions in that thread to flash.
Edit to add - Also, you can use the latest firmware for your carrier/country rather than the original firmware which came with the phone. To download it, get the PC version of Checkfus (search for it on here/Google), this allows you to input your phone model, country & carrier & it will tell you what the latest available stock firmware is you'd normally get from Kies. The package you download with Checkfus can be flashed in Odin following the instructions in Intratech's thread I linked you to above.
Once you're back on stock, you can root your phone again/flash CM7/whatever you want.
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Search for the original firmware that came with your phone here. If links don't work, search on Samfirmware.com. If you download from Samfirmware, follow the instructions they have on their site for flashing firmware downloaded from there. If you manage to download firmware from links in Intratech's thread I linked you to, follow the instructions in this thread to flash.
Once you're back on stock, you can root your phone again/flash CM7/whatever you want.
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So once I flash with oden to my original firmware I'll no longer be in CM7?
and my phone will be unrooted and pretty much stock. I then root my phone, install CM7, try and restore the backup I once created?
Sounds about right?
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And I'll have to firstly wipe date/factory reset so my phone will start, from there connect it to my computer so I can proceed with flashing?
Yep, that's exactly right Get it back to stock so you have a 'clean slate' to start with, then you can root again & go back to CM7 or whatever rom you want to use. So far as restoring your backup goes, yeah, once you're rooted & have CWM installed, I guess you can try & restore it.
hbhorat said:
So once I flash with oden to my original firmware I'll no longer be in CM7?
and my phone will be unrooted and pretty much stock. I then root my phone, install CM7, try and restore the backup I once created?
Sounds about right?
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Search for the original firmware that came with your phone here. If links don't work, search on Samfirmware.com.
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I found what I need here, http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9100&r=4#
(I9100TDUKF4 ##)
When I click download it doesn't work :\
In that case search elsewhere (Google). Or use Checkfus to get the latest firmware. I've thrown you quite a few bones, time for you to put some effort in to get it fixed
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In that case search elsewhere (Google). Or use Checkfus to get the latest firmware. I've thrown you quite a few bones, time for you to put some effort in to get it fixed
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Man, I've legitly searched everywhere can't find it. Is there anything else I can do?
I just want to restore my data
What did I say about using Checkfus to get the latest firmware ? You're going to need to read a bit better & try a bit harder :-|
You could maybe try flashing a kernel that has CWM (there are lots of them, search) before you go back to stock, tho it sounds like CWM is messed up. Frankly, I'd go back to stock if I had that problem. That's why I suggested it.
hbhorat said:
Man, I've legitly searched everywhere can't find it. Is there anything else I can do?
I just want to restore my data
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What did I say about using Checkfus to get the latest firmware ? You're going to need to read a bit better & try a bit harder :-|
You could maybe try flashing a kernel that has CWM (there are lots of them, search) before you go back to stock, tho it sounds like CWM is messed up. Frankly, I'd go back to stock if I had that problem. That's why I suggested it.
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So the only thing I can do is go back to stock and do everything again?
What's the reason for doing that?
My point is it's only when I restore my back up then I can't boot up properly. But it's 100% fine when I delete data/factory. I just want the data from my back up. Apps texts etc. need them so bad.
*depression sets in*
Right. OK. Let me explain my reasoning behind why I've made the suggestion I have to you...
If the only issue is your backup won't work, I doubt there's much you can do about it. The backup is obviously no good. Probably.
Now...What I would do is to go back to basics as I've suggested already. Back to stock, fresh root with CFRoot. And then give restoring the backup one last try with a clean setup. You can be fairly confident if your backup can't be restored once you've done this, there's no way you're going to restore that backup full stop.
Whether you want to go thru the hassle of having a fresh start to see if the backup works or not (given it doesn't work with your current setup), is up to you. Obviously in the time it takes to go back to a 'clean' setup, you could be well on the way to installing everything from scratch (apps, restoring contacts/calendar from Google & so on) again.
As I've said, you have to make that decision. But if your backup is bad (as it appears to be), nothing is going to bring it back/make it restore OK. There is no magic fix if what I've suggested doesn't work (Unless someone else reading this thread has another idea).
hbhorat said:
So the only thing I can do is go back to stock and do everything again?
What's the reason for doing that?
My point is it's only when I restore my back up then I can't boot up properly. But it's 100% fine when I delete data/factory. I just want the data from my back up. Apps texts etc. need them so bad.
*depression sets in*
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Right. OK. Let me explain my reasoning behind why I've made the suggestion I have to you...
If the only issue is your backup won't work, I doubt there's much you can do about it. The backup is obviously no good. Probably.
Now...What I would do is to go back to basics as I've suggested already. Back to stock, fresh root with CFRoot. And then give restoring the backup one last try with a clean setup. You can be fairly confident if your backup can't be restored once you've done this, there's no way you're going to restore that backup full stop.
Whether you want to go thru the hassle of having a fresh start to see if the backup works or not (given it doesn't work with your current setup), is up to you. Obviously in the time it takes to go back to a 'clean' setup, you could be well on the way to installing everything from scratch (apps, restoring contacts/calendar from Google & so on) again.
As I've said, you have to make that decision. But if your backup is bad (as it appears to be), nothing is going to bring it back/make it restore OK. There is no magic fix if what I've suggested doesn't work (Unless someone else reading this thread has another idea).
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Wow. that is bad news.
But how does that happen, one morning it suddenly stop working. whyy.
Honestly, no idea. People with far greater technical aptitude/knowledge than me might be able to answer your question.
Anyhoo...I've given you something to try, up to you whether you want to try it or cut your losses & start reinstalling everything.
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Wow. that is bad news.
But how does that happen, one morning it suddenly stop working. whyy.
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Honestly, no idea. People with far greater technical aptitude/knowledge than me might be able to answer your question.
Anyhoo...I've given you something to try, up to you whether you want to try it or cut your losses & start reinstalling everything.
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I'll definitely try it, will post back here to let you know how it goes. Thanks a bunch for you help!
No probs. Good luck
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I'll definitely try it, will post back here to let you know how it goes. Thanks a bunch for you help!
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No probs. Good luck
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Hey buddy, I'm back. It has been a sad and painful day. I am still exactly where I was 6 hours ago. I WANT MY CONTACTS AND APPS BACK
Hi Guys,
Sorry to bother you with this, but I'm out of ideas...
I decided to root my i9100 using this guide9.
As I was doing this, the recovery rom would reboot when using the volume buttons to navigate (only on the first "page") - This was easily worked around by using the touchscreen, but now I'm wondering if this was the start of my issues...
I applied the SU busy box installer, and got root. I installed rom manager, and noticed that it seemed to lock up when doing certain things. I put this down to CWM saying there was no official mod for the i9100.
The next day I decided to try and install a CM10.1 nightly, so I took a backup, wiped cache and data, and applied the rom and gapps.
When I rebooted, the phone wouldn't finished booting, it just sat at the initial logo screen.
After that, I tried following this recovery guide but the odin flash failed at around 80% (I retried and the same happened again).
Since then I've had difficulty getting in to recovery mode. I've tried flashing various stock roms with odin, and trying to restore with Kies.
In Kies I get as far as it conencting to the phone in download mode, but it pops up a "notice" in a foreign language - presumably Korean (and I can't copy the text to even attempt a google translation).
I tried flashing Siyah-s2-v5.0.1 to get a different recovery - that seemed to have a garbled progress bar, before hanging when I tried to wipe /data again.
When I use odin to flash a stock rom - is it supposed to restore absolutely everything? I'm not sure how I'm still getting problems if this is the case. Any ideas on what to try next?
(The current stock rom I'm try ing to use is this one)
Let me know if I'm missing any info, and thanks in advance for any help.
Using rom manager would have been the start of your problems-not the temp cwm recovery in the rooting guide.
If you can boot into download mode then I would download LP7 stock rom, disable kies and flash that with Odin.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
Thanks for the reply.
Rom manager didn't work properly for me, so I stopped using it. I used the temp cwm recovery to install the CM nightly.
I can boot in to download mode, but I've already tried an LP7 rom, - as with the others, it doesn't boot.
Any ideas on how to tell why it isn't booting? logcat doesn't seem to want to to work. Not sure if it's broken / too early in the boot process / etc
Silly Billy said:
Thanks for the reply.
Rom manager didn't work properly for me, so I stopped using it. I used the temp cwm recovery to install the CM nightly.
I can boot in to download mode, but I've already tried an LP7 rom, - as with the others, it doesn't boot.
Any ideas on how to tell why it isn't booting? logcat doesn't seem to want to to work. Not sure if it's broken / too early in the boot process / etc
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I9100 right?
Try this:
- Download this ROM.
- Kies installed? uninstall it, re install it. Close it all up with Task manager (3 or 4 applications running).
- Flash ROM via Odin (CSC, MODEM, PHONE).
- If that doesn't fly, try another usb port & usb cable. Another PC would also be recommended.
- Repeat the process.
- Still no luck? try flashing a previous siyah version.
- No go? repeat all the above.
- Let us know how you did.
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Thanks, I'll give it a go. (Will take a while for the file to download from hotfile...).
Are odin images for stock roms supposed to restore the stock recovery, or do they leave that alone?
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As a matter of interest, how far did you go with Phistachios repair guide.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
Silly Billy said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go. (Will take a while for the file to download from hotfile...).
Are odin images for stock roms supposed to restore the stock recovery, or do they leave that alone?
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Focus on getting a ROM to boot.
That ROM will install stock recovery.
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Let us know how you did.
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For some reason, I can't get Odin to flash that rom - it just hands for a while at the start of data.img, before saying "Complete(Write) operation failed."
There a .pit file in the archive, although the link says not to repartition (so I didn't).
Some roms seem to get written, some don't, I'm not sure why...
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As a matter of interest, how far did you go with Phistachios repair guide.
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Odin failed about 80% through flashing (step 4, after taking the ICS steps). I tried flashing the kernel afterwards, which flashed, but didn't help with my boot issues.
gastonw said:
Focus on getting a ROM to boot.
That ROM will install stock recovery.
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Of course, I was just trying to get a better understanding of how things work - I'd settle for anything booting right now.
I was meaning how far did you go with his guide.He says (near the end) to flash a bootloader/kernel/rom.
You can try everything in his guide, but understand about the risks involved with pit and bootloaders.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
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I was meaning how far did you go with his guide.He says (near the end) to flash a bootloader/kernel/rom.
You can try everything in his guide, but understand about the risks involved with pit and bootloaders.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
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He's right.
Keep trying, consider pit files & bootloaders as a last resort.
Tried everything?
Used another usb cable for the flash? tried in another PC? tried in a laptop?
Are you sure kies is all shut down?
I've read about so many people having the same issue than you, they keep on flashing as in trial & error and most times they come out winners.
GL!
gastonw said:
He's right.
Keep trying, consider pit files & bootloaders as a last resort.
Tried everything?
Used another usb cable for the flash? tried in another PC? tried in a laptop?
Are you sure kies is all shut down?
I've read about so many people having the same issue than you, they keep on flashing as in trial & error and most times they come out winners.
GL!
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I guess I'll keep at it then.
I'd tried another cable with kies shut down. Just tried a different machine, and flashed the ROM you suggested with heimdall. It flashed without complaining (unlike odin), but I'm still getting a boot loop.
Looking at the initial recovery guide I was following - I suspect that I might've flashed the bootloader (the guide shows in bold which file goes in which box, so I probably loaded them all). Maybe this is the source of my troubles...
I also noticed that heimdall can pull data from the phone too - if I can pull and mount these, am I likely to find any useful log files?
For completeness (and anyone else who finds themselves with the same issue): It seems I hit the EMMC brick bug, which rendered some of my EMMC storage unusable.
This helpful chap came up with a workaround to partition around the dead space. (Please read the post carefully and make sure this really is your problem before flashing!)
That method will let you know what part of your memory is corrupted. It's done via recovery as far as I remember.
Did you bring your device back to life?
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
That method will let you know what part of your memory is corrupted. It's done via recovery as far as I remember.
Did you bring your device back to life?
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Yes, that's right. IIRC, I flashed a working recovery with Odin, then did most of the work from adb shell.
I got my device back to life for the most part. I get the occasional hang but haven't investigated much (have since bought a Nexus 4, so not using the S2 so much).
Just thought I'd share for the next poor soul who has the same problem
Hi I tried to root my phone using this method ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504218 ) and it left my phone stuck on the reboot. I then tried to flash the stock kernel via odin, and when that didn't work I flashed cwm via odin and then a rogers kernel through cwm and it is still stuck on the rogers logo.......?
could someone help me......?
AirForce 1 said:
Hi I tried to root my phone using this method ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504218 ) and it left my phone stuck on the reboot. I then tried to flash the stock kernel via odin, and when that didn't work I flashed cwm via odin and then a rogers kernel through cwm and it is still stuck on the rogers logo.......?
could someone help me......?
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I see your post count and realize you cannot post in the development section yet. that should not however stop you from reading. maybe you have but you may not have read the whole thread. i know that may seem like a daunting task, it is for me. so what I o is go to the most recent post or last page and start reading backwards. that way I get the most up to date information even on an older thread as you are referring to.
if you did that you would have seen a post from AGOATTAMER.
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-note-i717-roms/how-to-root-att-galaxy-note-sgh-i717-icsgingerbreadeasiest-method/
this is also the method I used. believe me, if I can pull it off, anybody can.
more tips..............
make sure you have all the files you need
rehearse the process
I know it sounds crazy, but these phones aint cheap and if you mess it up, can be pretty screwed.
so what is more valuable???? your phone or acting crazy and talking to yourself for a few minutes.
if you can still get download mode, your good, no brick
good luck
You flashed an older incompatible kernel with a newer ROM, but I guess you know that now. Flash the stock ROM found here using odin.
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/213010140/75bf7e2/I717RUXMD1_I717RRWCMD1_RWC.zip.html
Go into recovery after install and do a factory reset. Then start over. Many have used the link that captemo has mentioned. There are newer versions of recovery than the one listed on that site but it will get you rooted. Look at this thread also. Since you are installing the stock ROM via odin you will not have to deal with the script mentioned here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485336
Just flash twrp with Odin, don't reboot into android, not directly into recovery after the flash finishes...
In recovery wipe data/factory reset.
When you go to boot it'll see you're not rooted and ask if you want to.
The easiest method to root.
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Self,
check links before posting to avoid repeating yourself
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Edit: note to self
Self,
check links before posting to avoid repeating yourself
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Good advice is always worth repeating.
Sent from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone.
Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
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Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
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Gotta tell us wat u did.
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Password1 said:
Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
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Like JellyYogurt said we need more detail your post is confusing this is probably a easy fix and you need to read up more on how to flash roms.First of all there is nothing wrong with slimrom I have flashed it many times without any problems..."unzip files" why would you want to unzip files to flash a rom?
Rom's come in a couple of formats zip files which you flash with a custom recovery ( you do not unzip them) or .tar files which you flash with odin (these are normally stock roms).
Can you get into recovery? (If yes perform a factory reset and reboot ) see if that works,if not you mention you have a backup can't you put your backup on ext SD card with a card reader and restore from recovery or do you mean you delated it ?
If you just want to go back to stock touchwiz and not bother with custom roms again just download your phone version from sammobile and flash with odin.Also another misconception is that you said you rooted then tried to flash a rom why? You only need to root your phone if you are going to stay on stock rom and use root apps and not flash custom roms. The reason is 99% of custom roms come already rooted so you can skip rooting your phone yourself.
More detail is needed so people can answer you correctly
tallman43 said:
Like JellyYogurt said we need more detail your post is confusing this is probably a easy fix and you need to read up more on how to flash roms.First of all there is nothing wrong with slimrom I have flashed it many times without any problems..."unzip files" why would you want to unzip files to flash a rom?
Rom's come in a couple of formats zip files which you flash with a custom recovery ( you do not unzip them) or .tar files which you flash with odin (these are normally stock roms).
Can you get into recovery? (If yes perform a factory reset and reboot ) see if that works,if not you mention you have a backup can't you put your backup on ext SD card with a card reader and restore from recovery or do you mean you delated it ?
If you just want to go back to stock touchwiz and not bother with custom roms again just download your phone version from sammobile and flash with odin.Also another misconception is that you said you rooted then tried to flash a rom why? You only need to root your phone if you are going to stay on stock rom and use root apps and not flash custom roms. The reason is 99% of custom roms come already rooted so you can skip rooting your phone yourself.
More detail is needed so people can answer you correctly
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I flashed the rom using the instructions on slimroms.net. but i think i didnt 'wipe data and cache'. the unzip thing is an example of how unstable it is. I can go recovery. But my comp is broke so i didnt get ro go to sammobile for the files. I created alot of backups with titanium but it seems they are all deleted (didnt move to another device, live and learn). Thanks for the speedy assistance. Ill try odin and sammobile tonight after work. Just figured out how to go back into recovery mode after i made this post.
You have to do a wipe data and format system as they said. Guess u didnt do both?
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Password1 said:
I flashed the rom using the instructions on slimroms.net. but i think i didnt 'wipe data and cache'. the unzip thing is an example of how unstable it is. I can go recovery. But my comp is broke so i didnt get ro go to sammobile for the files. I created alot of backups with titanium but it seems they are all deleted (didnt move to another device, live and learn). Thanks for the speedy assistance. Ill try odin and sammobile tonight after work. Just figured out how to go back into recovery mode after i made this post.
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Ok... Let us know how you get on.
Also titanium only backups up system and user apps it is not a complete backup of your system for that you needed to do a nandroid backup with your recovery (if you don't know what that is there are some stickies threads explaining what it is) Good luck.
tallman43 said:
Ok... Let us know how you get on.
Also titanium only backups up system and user apps it is not a complete backup of your system for that you needed to do a nandroid backup with your recovery (if you don't know what that is there are some stickies threads explaining what it is) Good luck.
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Okay. Got it. First I had to go to my slimkat settings and check root access etc, thats why nothing worked. then I kept trying to unzip the gapps folder, not knowing it had to be flashed also(stopped reading right before that in the instructions, oops). After i flashed the gapps i could get into playstore np and its running smooth. First rooting attempt alittle panicky but my s3 now has 11.01gbs of storage and all the apps i really need. Thank you both for the quick reply. Sorrying for noobing out back there. Im starting to understand alittle more. Im going to read on back-up/recovery and hopefully be rooting this Gflex on Tuesday.
Good to hear ur fone is working once again
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Hi a bit back I tried flashing my SGS2 with Cyanogenmod12 and it didn't go great. No boot loops or bricking but it was supposed to be an upgrade, a dirty flash (i think thats the term) so I thought ok, I will just do a clean flash by wiping everything buuuut, no go, I tried with the new recovery thingy that apparently came with CM12 and it is not seeing the zip for the rom or gapps. I then thought I'd try flashing a few recovery rom via fastboot then retry but I can't get ADB/fastboot to work now? More accurately I can't get the driver working to see my SGS2, on two different computers, tried this adb/fastboot package and this one.
Now I can't even remember what ODIN is or if it requires that the same drivers that ADB/fastboot do but is that even an option?
Any help would really really be appreciated because I am at witts end here as I have a near useless phone that totally doesn't have to be!
This thread contains every detailed step you can try when attempting the recovery of an S2......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/general/guide-t2345831
If it ain't in that thread, it ain't worth trying....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
Thanks, I will take a look at it and give them a try!
gaikokujinkyofusho said:
Thanks, I will take a look at it and give them a try!
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Good luck fella.....My advice is to read through the first post in it's entirety BEFORE starting any of the processes, then pick out the parts that seem most appropriate/relevant to your case.....If that doesn't work, then work through every applicable step in order as many times as it takes to recover your device.....
Perseverance is the name of the game here....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
keithross39 said:
Good luck fella.....My advice is to read through the first post in it's entirety BEFORE starting any of the processes, then pick out the parts that seem most appropriate/relevant to your case.....If that doesn't work, then work through every applicable step in order as many times as it takes to recover your device.....
Perseverance is the name of the game here....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
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Well that worked! Kinda I think. I finally managed to get ODIN to work and flashed the 4.1.2 JellyBean leaked ROM so now I have what I think is a stock recovery. My next question is can I flash CM12 with that stock recovery or do I need to somehow put something like twrp on first then flash CM12?
Thanks (so much) again!
gaikokujinkyofusho said:
Well that worked! Kinda I think. I finally managed to get ODIN to work and flashed the 4.1.2 JellyBean leaked ROM so now I have what I think is a stock recovery. My next question is can I flash CM12 with that stock recovery or do I need to somehow put something like twrp on first then flash CM12?
Thanks (so much) again!
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Unfortunately you can't flash *any* custom roms with a stock recovery.
The only thing you *can* flash using the stock recovery is PhilZ kernel which will root your phone and provide you with a custom recovery that you can use to flash a rom.......
Here's the thread link....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270
Look for the version of the kernel that matches your current on device build and then look for the ZIP version of that kernel.....All the instructions are in the OP....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg