[Q] Bricked with no ROM - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So after trying to completely wipe my GS3 and put it back to Stock before selling it, I think ive somehow managed to delete my current ROM and now cant boot.
It can enter recovery mode (CWM) and enter download mode and flash other recoveries throw Odin But I cant load a ROM back on.
I can't access the SD card and can't mount: /System, /preload, /external_sd, /sdcard
I tried sideloading throw ADB but it cant detect the device and Kies did recognize it when I tried a "firmware upgrade and initialization" but refused to work because of its 'current version' (or something like that)
Are there any recoveries that could help? can you flash a ROM directly throw Odin? (i cant seem to find any that work), how do I fix the storage mounting / folder tree?
i9305, CWM recovery v6.0.2.9 and was running CM 11, dont have any usable backups.
Thanks:good:

Go to sammobile and download the stock rom to your phone. If you want to put your phone totaly stock flash the stock recovery too

Bath Salts said:
So after trying to completely wipe my GS3 and put it back to Stock before selling it, I think ive somehow managed to delete my current ROM and now cant boot.
It can enter recovery mode (CWM) and enter download mode and flash other recoveries throw Odin But I cant load a ROM back on.
I can't access the SD card and can't mount: /System, /preload, /external_sd, /sdcard
I tried sideloading throw ADB but it cant detect the device and Kies did recognize it when I tried a "firmware upgrade and initialization" but refused to work because of its 'current version' (or something like that)
Are there any recoveries that could help? can you flash a ROM directly throw Odin? (i cant seem to find any that work), how do I fix the storage mounting / folder tree?
i9305, CWM recovery v6.0.2.9 and was running CM 11, dont have any usable backups.
Thanks:good:
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You need to ask your question here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305 << wrong forum this is 19300.Hope you have not flashed anything from here this could brick your device! If you haven't do as suggested in post above but make sure it is for your model of phone.
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eskorpiao112 said:
Go to sammobile and download the stock rom to your phone. If you want to put your phone totaly stock flash the stock recovery too
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Stock recovery gets flashed with stock rom unless it is custom rom which sammobile ones are not

tallman43 said:
You need to ask your question here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305 << wrong forum this is 19300.Hope you have not flashed anything from here this could brick your device! If you haven't do as suggested in post above but make sure it is for your model of phone.
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Stock recovery gets flashed with stock rom unless it is custom rom which sammobile ones are not
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And i flashed one before flashing the stock...

eskorpiao112 said:
And i flashed one before flashing the stock...
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Why? Odin files overwrite it so whatever you flash before flashing stock rom with odin gets wiped...Also I mentioned it so that the op would not get confused not to have a go at you .

Ok dude

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[Q] Is my phone bricked?

I tried to recover a rom today using nandroid and I got some error after the md5 check saying something like error unable to load recovery. (I am currently in recovery console). I then proceded to reboot the phone and now it just shows the Vibrant logo and doesn't do anything I can not reboot into recovery or anything. Is my phone bricked? If not how do I fix this?
Try Odin'ing back to stock JFD... http://rootzwiki.com/topic/605-guid...nja-apps-everything/page__p__11106#entry11106
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Tell me how that goes for yah.
Thanks that seem to work, now all I have to do is reload a different rom and I should be good to go correct? Or do I have to reflash clockwork recovery or anything else?
Thanks
control1110 said:
Thanks that seem to work, now all I have to do is reload a different rom and I should be good to go correct? Or do I have to reflash clockwork recovery or anything else?
Thanks
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ODIN will not remove the update.zip so you can add a ROM and then go into clockwork then flash and your good to go. Try out Toxic or the new D9, there awesome.
control1110 said:
Thanks that seem to work, now all I have to do is reload a different rom and I should be good to go correct? Or do I have to reflash clockwork recovery or anything else?
Thanks
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Yes, you will have to re-flash recovery. If you have the update.zip on your SD card already (like ransz28 mentioned above) then just boot into stock recovery and (using the volumes to navigate and the power button to select) click on 'Reinstall Packages'. It will cycle a bit and you will see that yellow text again then it will return to the stock recovery. Select Reinstall packages again. You are now in CWR. Now you can flash your new ROM
If you get lost, don't have an update.zip, or want a step by step guide on flashing a new rom there's a guide for that to... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028 Just start at "GREAT, I AM ON JFD NOW - HOW DO I ROOT?"

problem "kernel panic" and cant install XXLPQ

hello everyone, i have a question when i install a custom rom with firmware XXLPQ it stops and get "KERNEL PANIC" thread. when i install the stock rom XXLPQ, it stops at the logo. If anyone know this tissue, please help me. thnaks
Go in recovery and format you sd card, then flash rom again with odin
078gregory said:
Go in recovery and format you sd card, then flash rom again with odin
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thnaks, but i got problem that "cant mount sd card"
try this it worked for me
1.have your nandroid and custom ROM on the internalSD.The wont be touched by a format.
2.Boot to recovery and go to Mounts and Storage and format System,Data;Cache
3.Go back and wipe battery stats.Go back and do a Factory reset.
4.Reboot your device.
It wont boot properly cos you have formatted the system so pull the battery,put it back in and boot into download mode.Now flash via Odin the Official LPQ firmware that you can download from SamMobile and root with chainfires CF kernel.Now flash your custom rom
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http://hotfile.com/dl/149514867/aea2f22/I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ_XEO.zip.html try this
djseaneq said:
1.have your nandroid and custom ROM on the internalSD.The wont be touched by a format.
2.Boot to recovery and go to Mounts and Storage and format System,Data;Cache
3.Go back and wipe battery stats.Go back and do a Factory reset.
4.Reboot your device.
It wont boot properly cos you have formatted the system so pull the battery,put it back in and boot into download mode.Now flash via Odin the Official LPQ firmware that you can download from SamMobile and root with chainfires CF kernel.Now flash your custom rom
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http://hotfile.com/dl/149514867/aea2f22/I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ_XEO.zip.html try this
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thanks but it is failed
Had this problem every time I have tried LPQ. I've lost my USB jig and today I had real problems getting back into download mode.
Will try formatting the SD card when my new JIG turns up and try again.

[Q] Stuck on Android recovery system

Okay so I am stuck on the recovery screen. I have rebooted several times and I have ended up in the same place. I also chose wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. Some one help
ya know, some steps of what you have done before hand will probably help, what rom did you have, what have you done etc etc,
So either you have sticky buttons or your gonna need to re-flash a rom, but as we dont know wether you mean recovery or cwm recovery this post is about as much help as a chocolate fire-guard in all honesty,
If you are on CWM download a connect your phone up via mounts and storage put the rom on your phone and install it via zip,
if your stock by the sounds of it something went bad...... try grabbing a rom from samfirmware and flash it via odin.
usually happens if you format system partition, if you dont have a hardware issue simply flash stock ROM using odin
I already flash stock rom but im still stuck at the android system recovery e3
Download mode and flash a stock rom . Boot it to run and let it set up .
jje
Is Kernel_I9100DXKL3.tar.md5 a stock rom sorry im noob
No its a KERNEL .
jje
Example of stock rom? GT-I9100_DXKL3_original??? sorry i need you help
If you are on CWM download a connect your phone up via mounts and storage put the rom on your phone and install it via zip,
This option is there in CWM but we cant mount it, I tried many times...
So it is always a good idea to keep your running custom ROM zip file on your SDcard undeleted, to flash on the emergency even while you are on the go...
yesturday only my son fingured my phone and got non stop FC...just flashed ROM again but bootloop, flashed again after Factory Reset...worked.
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min469 said:
Example of stock rom? GT-I9100_DXKL3_original??? sorry i need you help
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jsut read the complete guide in the link in my signature "All Stock Roms & Guide How to use ODIN"
and download any then see how it looks like....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
i say you read first as you have zero knowledge.
inshort download stock firmware, flash using odin.
Im still stuck on CWM even after stock roming it.
min469 said:
Im still stuck on CWM even after stock roming it.
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what do you mean by stock roming, and waht did you do?
I flash stock rom on my phone but still stuck on cwm, i not really sure what i did to my phone before the problem
min469 said:
I flash stock rom on my phone but still stuck on cwm, i not really sure what i did to my phone before the problem
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which CWM???, once you successfully flash a stock rom from ODIN, then you will get only stock recovery...what happens after flashing automatically reboot to Recovery?????
Yup i got the Android system recovery e3 now, now im stuck there
more information you give more you will get help,
we cant help with least information,
Try to flash cwm or siyah in recovery. Then flash some rom and see if that helps
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
I flash cwm and flash some rom but still stuck on the cwm )):
Can u upload a pic of which recovery mode your on? Your best bet is go to samfirmware download a rom for your country or what ever you want put phone in download mode, install kies on your open task manager make sure kies isnt running grab odin and flash the stock rom,
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
I am in the same situation, stuck on the CWM Android system recovery screen. My Kernel is fine, I entered it not realizing I couldn't get out because my home button hasn't worked in over a year. I've tried resetting with the power button, and the power button + down key, but it always comes back to this screen. All I need to do is select the "reboot system now" button but without a Home Key I can't select it. Any way around this?

[Q] accident installing ROM

hi guys, i have came here to ask for some professional advice since i am completely stuck.
i am new to android and custom ROMS. I did my research into how to install custom ROMS to my android though made a mistake.
I basically wiped my phone from the:
"ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS:
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no"
.... its now stuck on either stock recovery mode or on the screen where it shows the colorful S and the words Samsung GALAXY S II screen.
What i did
I installed clockworkMod to my android since i wanted to directly install the cyanogenMod from the clockwordMod app. i watched some you tube tutorials and did some research on how to. I followed the steps up until it was time to install the CyMod. i cant access my phone anymore to be exact but an error message along the lines of:
E: cannot install this ROM
E: another failed install message
installation canceled.
(sorry it vague, i struggle to remember the exact messsages)
So i tryed it again and the same error messages came up. previous to this stage i had taken all the backup recommendations though due to a ...Mistake i wiped everything off the phone from the example above thinking it was a step before installing the new ROM. and now im here...
I assume this is a very noob thing to do but...well everyones got to start somewhere.
my phone does not get recognized by my computer so cant transfer files into it and reboot like that so i have no idea how to get it back?
any advice or help would be great.
thanks.
**EDIT**
i am also able to access Download mode (if this helps for a solution)
restore your phone from recovery backup... (if you made nandroid)
Peaceful Droid said:
restore your phone from recovery backup... (if you made nandroid)
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i didnt make nandroid. i only backed up using clockworkMod
Itch82 said:
i didnt make nandroid. i only backed up using clockworkMod
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restore it from recovery. you will be in last ROM in which you have made backup.
and you sure you wipe everything????
Peaceful Droid said:
restore it from recovery. you will be in last ROM in which you have made backup.
and you sure you wipe everything????
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im not too sure how i would do this.
i can enter recovery mode and the options i have are :
reboot system now
apply from sdcard
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
so i chose apply from sd card and the list is:
../
update.zip
update1.zip
.adc/
.adobe
ETC
but there is no 'clockworkMod' backup folder or anything which i would assume the backup is stored!!
the update.zip and update1.zip is the CyMod that didnt work (failed to verify whole-file signiture)
?
you are on stock recovery try wipe data n cache. if after reboot same problem,go in download mode n flash stock rom via odin n thn proceed as directed in Cyanogenmod threads... dont try to flash via CWM app it causes such issues...
Peaceful Droid said:
you are on stock recovery try wipe data n cache. if after reboot same problem,go in download mode n flash stock rom via odin n thn proceed as directed in Cyanogenmod threads... dont try to flash via CWM app it causes such issues...
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ok so i have the Odin Multi Downloader v4.38.exe up on screen. i have my phone in download mode and plugged into my computer. Heading off to cyanogenmod threads now to find out about flash stock ROM.
does it matter what version of Odin i use.
and does it matter that i plug my phone to my computer but in 'My Computer' folder it has not coe up with phone being connected?
Itch82 said:
ok so i have the Odin Multi Downloader v4.38.exe up on screen. i have my phone in download mode and plugged into my computer. Heading off to cyanogenmod threads now to find out about flash stock ROM.
does it matter what version of Odin i use.
and does it matter that i plug my phone to my computer but in 'My Computer' folder it has not coe up with phone being connected?
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wait odin 3.04 or 1.83 is for sgs2 i9100 so if you have i9100 then dont use it v4.38 is for galaxy pop/mini
for stock firmwares go here
or sammobile.com
read everything carefully n DONT DONT FLASH IN V4.38
for all odin info go here
Peaceful Droid said:
wait odin 3.04 or 1.83 is for sgs2 i9100 so if you have i9100 then dont use it v4.38 is for galaxy pop/mini
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ok thanks.
ok got odin3 v3.04 on screen but cant get it so my phones connected
to be honest after opening Odin im a bit lost!
ok go here n do lot of reading and searching...
and where you lost????
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Peaceful Droid said:
ok go here n do lot of reading and searching...
and where you lost????
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
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GENIUS... thanks alot. got it back on using odin and the stock flash. thanks
Itch82 said:
GENIUS... thanks alot. got it back on using odin and the stock flash. thanks
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Now flash a custom kernel to overwrite stock and avoid brick bug. It will also give you root.
TheATHEiST said:
Now flash a custom kernel to overwrite stock and avoid brick bug. It will also give you root.
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and do i use the same method? download a rom and use odin to flash it?
will i to wipe the phone again or can i overwrite?
Itch82 said:
and do i use the same method? download a rom and use odin to flash it?
will i to wipe the phone again or can i overwrite?
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Overwrite, pre-rooted kernel.
gastonw said:
Overwrite, pre-rooted kernel.
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got another problem. I have downloaded the CyMod ROM zip file and have it on my root sd card but when i go into recovery mode now it has no option to 'apply update from sd card' it only has 'apply update from external storage' and when i click into it there is nothing there?
Q how do i get it so i can 'apply update frm sdcard'
i have the stockflash 4.0.0 and i have installed ROM manager on the phone too
Itch82 said:
got another problem. I have downloaded the CyMod ROM zip file and have it on my root sd card but when i go into recovery mode now it has no option to 'apply update from sd card' it only has 'apply update from external storage' and when i click into it there is nothing there?
Q how do i get it so i can 'apply update frm sdcard'
i have the stockflash 4.0.0 and i have installed ROM manager on the phone too
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you have not flashed pre rooted kernel... which cCM rom??? 10 or 10.1???
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go here
and here
and follow accurately...
Peaceful Droid said:
you have not flashed pre rooted kernel... which cCM rom??? 10 or 10.1???
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go here
and here
and follow accurately...
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so farfrom the first link you posted - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693)
Power your device off
Boot into Download-Mode using Volume Down + Home + Power
Hit Volume Up to accept the warning
Start Odin
Choose "GT-I9100_ClockworkMod-Recovery_X.X.X.X.tar" as PDA (no repartition)
so i clicked:
Downloads
ICS - 5.5.0.4: Download <=
and it opens in winrar with zImage thats all. no .tar file to use with odin.
will one of these files be ok?
http://www.filecrop.com/gt-i9100-ClockworkMod-Recovery.html
does it have to be 5.5.0.4?
Itch82 said:
so farfrom the first link you posted - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693)
Power your device off
Boot into Download-Mode using Volume Down + Home + Power
Hit Volume Up to accept the warning
Start Odin
Choose "GT-I9100_ClockworkMod-Recovery_X.X.X.X.tar" as PDA (no repartition)
so i clicked:
Downloads
ICS - 5.5.0.4: Download <=
and it opens in winrar with zImage thats all. no .tar file to use with odin.
will one of these files be ok?
http://www.filecrop.com/gt-i9100-ClockworkMod-Recovery.html
does it have to be 5.5.0.4?
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pls try attached file. its same one but lets try if your file is corrupted...
Peaceful Droid said:
pls try attached file. its same one but lets try if your file is corrupted...
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nope. i tryed this one too. it unzips as zImage just the same
I think you have to unzip that via recovery, not windows.

[Q] Serious help needed. Stuck in Recovery

Downloaded the new Clockworkmod Recovery from ROM Manager only to find that I could not back up to the external SD Card. So I tried reverting back to an older version (v5.8.4.0) and try backing up again to the SD card.
My phone booted into what appears to be a broken version of CWM where none of the volume and power buttons work correctly. Pressing the volume down only makes the screen scroll down. I can't select anything at all. I can boot into download mode but Odin doesn't recognise my phone. Should I download Samsung drivers and try to flash a stock ROM?
This is really stressing me out as I'm afraid I might have screwed my phone up! Any help is greatly welcome.
[SOLUTION]: Flashed a stock ROM and gave myself a stern talking to.
Just flash a stock ROM, sure
Glebun said:
Just flash a stock ROM, sure
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Thanks. Restarted my PC and Odin managed to recognise my phone so I could flash my stock ROM :laugh:
Don't use Rom manager in future, it has problems with this phone
slaphead20 said:
Don't use Rom manager in future, it has problems with this phone
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I noticed
Also Recovery version 6.0.2.7 refuses to mount external SD card. Any suggestions for an alternative to ROM manager? Or should I just uninstall it from my current ROM?
AdamDN said:
I noticed
Also Recovery version 6.0.2.7 refuses to mount external SD card. Any suggestions for an alternative to ROM manager? Or should I just uninstall it from my current ROM?
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Have you flashed back to a stock Rom?
Yeah I have.
Then I suggest rooting with auto root and flashing philz recovery after and if it still won't see the card then you might need to format it.....and personally I always do that in the phone.
Hopefully a clean install, with fresh root and recovery will get it going again, fingers crossed
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What do you use Rom manager for anyway?
slaphead20 said:
Then I suggest rooting with auto root and flashing philz recovery after and if it still won't see the card then you might need to format it.....and personally I always do that in the phone.
Hopefully a clean install, with fresh root and recovery will get it going again, fingers crossed
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What do you use Rom manager for anyway?
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I don't really use it. It just happened to come with the root file I used.

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