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ok so yesterday i rooted my telus fascinate and i was going to isntall the MIUI rom. Following a guides instructions i installed rom manager and did a clockwork mod recovery, i then put the rom on my root file of my sd card and tried to install it through the "install rom from sd card option" on the app. Problem was i only got into the stock recovery mode and not the clockwork one it aslo gave me signature failures. I then followed the guide of this video:
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7xV0yE9ZcA
when i installed the kernel everything went fine but then after i got into CW recovery and installed the rom my phone booted and it just kept repeating the normal splash screen (it said galaxy I9000 instead) followed by a screen that said something like cryogenic mod. I got freaked out from here and tried to install stock kernels to get my phone running. As of right now my phone will boot but only stay on the splash screen. I can not access recovery mode. I really need some help, thanks.
these are some of the files i used:
the rom i used,
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150045
the kernel i used,
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756
thanks
the links are broken. Did you install a rom / kernal specifically for the telus fascinate?
i believe it could have been for the galaxy I9000,
ill try to fix the links btw
update*
i managed to get it into clockwork recovery mode by holding the dam buttons for a solid 5 minutes, after doing this i pressed factory reset, now my phone is stuck saying:
-- wiping data...
Formatting DATA
0_0' im not having a great day
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227807Until I know what version miui and kernal you are trying to flash, it's hard to help. It definately sounds like your phone is soft bricked tho.
Edit* Here are some links you should read up on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=923712
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227807
try to type this inot your browser:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150045
aswell as this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756
it takes a little longer but i cant fix the links sorry.
So as of now i got i managed to wipe all of the data on my phone and i am in recovery mode, if i click reboot it does the same thing and stays on the boot screen. If i click the mod from the sd card it flashes from the normal model number screen to one saying cryogen mod. It then keeps going back and forth with a flash of a screen that has a bunch of commands on it for about 2 seconds
brodydj said:
try to type this inot your browser:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150045
aswell as this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756
it takes a little longer but i cant fix the links sorry.
So as of now i got i managed to wipe all of the data on my phone and i am in recovery mode, if i click reboot it does the same thing and stays on the boot screen. If i click the mod from the sd card it flashes from the normal model number screen to one saying cryogen mod. It then keeps going back and forth with a flash of a screen that has a bunch of commands on it for about 2 seconds
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The rom you are trying to flash is for a i500 fascinate. I suggest taking the time to do alot of research before you turn the phone into an expensive paperweight. Read this link!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921285
K well i ran that rom and it works now but he only problem is i dont have any cell service, do you know how to fix that. I know that you are probably laughing at my mild retardism at this subject but i am a big noob. As for what you said in your previous reply is their an MIUI version for the fascinate from telus because i basically rooted my phone so i could get this rom.
thanks
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i followed the instructions on the link you posted and chose the rom for MIUI I9000 as the one i was going to install but when i istall zip from sd it only says installed correctly and then when i reboot it keeps changing from the sgh-t959d to the galaxy s cyanogen screen
yea your boot looped now. I would run the rom that worked just install the compatible radio and kernal for it and you should get cell service back.
ok thanks i got all my cell service back and i got the MIUI rom to work. Now to just ry to remember all the apps i had
Your welcome...glad you got everything working!
After rooting my phone for the first time about a month ago, I though to myself "This is awesome!". After thinking that, I dug deeper and deeper into the Android Universe and found custom ROMs. The first one I flashed was just a standard 4.0.3 ROM that worked fine. The second one I flashed was a CM10 JB ROM (for my device), and this also worked. But yesterday, (22nd August) I realised that flash player wouldn't work, even though I had the .apk installed on my phone. I found out what dual-booting was when I flashed the CM10 ROM but I didn't need to do it at that time. I downloaded the latest Siyah kernel, flashed it, turned on my phone and it worked fine (CM10) and then I realised I had to go back into recovery mode to change my primary and secondary ROM. I did this, and then next time I tried to turn it on, it just stays on the boot logo. (Siyah logo when I had the SIyah kernel on there and the default SGS2 boot logo with the yellow triangle when I changed back to a plain, old, boring, nothing special kernel). I am currently downloading an OSP file to see if that will help.
That is pretty much all the info I can supply with my knowledge of Android devices but I can try and give some more if needed.
Also, do you think if I took my phone back to **** Sith (Australian retailer where I bought it from) and played dumb (eg. I went to turn it on and the screen just stayed like this, I even left it like that over night and nothing happened) they would give me a new one? I know it voids warranty when you root but maybe if I get someone who doesn't know much about these phones I could get lucky.
Please give me as much help as you can. I haven't told my parents yet because I'm not prepared to face their wrath yet. God knows what they'll do to me!
So your hoping theres someone like you on the other side of the counter when you take the phone back?
Can you get into recovery/download mode lol
Maustin96 said:
After rooting my phone for the first time about a month ago, I though to myself "This is awesome!". After thinking that, I dug deeper and deeper into the Android Universe and found custom ROMs. The first one I flashed was just a standard 4.0.3 ROM that worked fine. The second one I flashed was a CM10 JB ROM (for my device), and this also worked. But yesterday, (22nd August) I realised that flash player wouldn't work, even though I had the .apk installed on my phone. I found out what dual-booting was when I flashed the CM10 ROM but I didn't need to do it at that time. I downloaded the latest Siyah kernel, flashed it, turned on my phone and it worked fine (CM10) and then I realised I had to go back into recovery mode to change my primary and secondary ROM. I did this, and then next time I tried to turn it on, it just stays on the boot logo. (Siyah logo when I had the SIyah kernel on there and the default SGS2 boot logo with the yellow triangle when I changed back to a plain, old, boring, nothing special kernel). I am currently downloading an OSP file to see if that will help.
That is pretty much all the info I can supply with my knowledge of Android devices but I can try and give some more if needed.
Also, do you think if I took my phone back to **** Sith (Australian retailer where I bought it from) and played dumb (eg. I went to turn it on and the screen just stayed like this, I even left it like that over night and nothing happened) they would give me a new one? I know it voids warranty when you root but maybe if I get someone who doesn't know much about these phones I could get lucky.
Please give me as much help as you can. I haven't told my parents yet because I'm not prepared to face their wrath yet. God knows what they'll do to me!
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Can you still boot to your second Rom ie CM10?
Can you still get to CWM recovery?
If your answer are yes.
-boot to CWM recovery
-flash your Samsung custom ROM again
-wipe dalvik cache
-wipe permissions
-flash Siyah kernel
-reboot phone
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Dude, take a chill pill. This is XDA, there are a lot of awesome people here who might know a solution to your problem
Luckily, you are not the only person alive to screw up their flash player while they were on cm.
If you can go to download mode, you can start all over again from scratch by flashing a stock firmware.. and from there, let your custom stuffs begin!cheers
Sent from my brain using telekinesis
Thanks for all the responses guys!
I have managed to fix through scouring every corner of the internet. It probably took a lot longer than it should have since it i sme, oh well! I'm just so thankful everything is working again.
I think I'll stay away from dual booting!
How do I close this thread?
Send a PM to prbassplayer. He's the moderator.
Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
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Per request.
Hello all,
I have tried many things before asking for help, but nothing worked so far.
Here is the story:
I was on ICS 4.0.4, with default ROM coming from carrier.
I wanted to install CM9.1,
spent countless hours doing all backup and reading tutorial.
Tried finally yesterday and it was stuck doing "wiping data". Left it for 20min+ and nothing.
After restarting it, it is now stuck on the boot logo.
I couldn't enter anymore CWM or stock recovery (up+home+power), but could enter Download mode.
So I tried a couple of things I have read on the forum, like installing Siyah-s2-v5.0.1.tar through Odin 3.04 but I still cannot enter recovery mode.
I've read (too late) about the mmc brick bug (couldn't find anyone speaking about it in any tutorial until I reached this point... nothing on CM wiki or in other tuto... classic!).
I hope I'm not in this case though as I can still go to DL mode, and the phones having the brick bug are completely dead (blank screen or no DL mode), as per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
I managed to finally get CWM working only by using GT-I9100_ICS_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.5.0.4.tar from Odin, then tried to install CM9.1 from SD card but after reboot it is stuck on the blue cyanogenmod animation boot screen and nothing happens.
Tried also to restore from CWM my nandroid backup, but during the restore it seems to hang then restart by itself, and then I'm back to Galaxy S boot logo (the animated one with the big S).
And after this I have lost again access to recovery mode.
I can't go back to stock and I can't install CM... I was not expecting such issues, it all seemed pretty basic on paper.
I'm really stressed and don't know what to do
Flash a stock rom in Odin (download mode), re-root your phone/flash a kernel with CWM, restore your backup ?
Hi,
thanks for answering,
I have tried to locate such a rom, but I'm not sure which one... is there a specific one to try ? could you point me to it please ?
so far I have tried I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ_I9100XXLPQ_HOME.tar.md5
but no luck
you also say "re-root", at the time I used this method:
[GUIDE] ROOT/UNROOT Stock ICS Firmware without flashing unsecure kernel - xda-developers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
Do I need root to install Siyah kernel from Odin ?
I'm trying one from sammobile... let's hope :/
The bad thing is I had no Yellow triangle at the beginning since I'm stuck in this boot loop or no boot to be precise.
Now that I have tried different things to fix it, it is still not working and I have my flash counter = 10.
I cannot even go back to the shop, is there a way to reset it knowing I cannot even reach the OS, I have only DL mode or CWM...
Use a stock rom for your region/carrier (or any stock rom from any region really), it doesn't really matter as I presume you'll be restoring a backup and/or going back to a custom rom anyway won't you ?
Samfirmware & AndroidFirmwares.net have lots of stock roms.
No, you don't need root to flash an Odin version of Siyah. So yes, you can flash that after you've got stock up & running to root your phone rather than re-rooting your phone by flashing a CFRoot kernel or using another root method. Just make sure the version of Siyah you're going to flash matches up with the stock rom you've got on (I.E if you flash a GB stock rom use GB Siyah, ICS stock = use ICS Siyah, etc, etc).
thank you again, I'm downloading the rom from sammobile matching my carrier,
Would you be so kind to send me a PM with your skype username or anything to "chat" with you ? I'm really worried and I spent all night already trying to fix it with no progress at all
Don't worry about the flash counter. That's the least of your problems while your phone is borked Worry about it when it's fixed. There's nothing you can do about the triangle while your phone is cactus.
When you've got it up & running again, use Triangle Away.
But first things first.
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You're welcome.
Um, no. Absolutely not. Nothing personal, but if I did that for every person who's asked me for 'hands on' help since I've been here, I'd have spent my time doing nothing else. I don't do 'personal' with people from XDA (which is why I have PM's blocked except for mods).
Besides, you're going to learn much more fixing this yourself. I've given you a stack of information thus far, ball is in your court. Every answer to every question you could possibly ask is on this site. It just sometimes takes a bit of work/reading on your part to find it.
megosu said:
thank you again, I'm downloading the rom from sammobile matching my carrier,
Would you be so kind to send me a PM with your skype username or anything to "chat" with you ? I'm really worried and I spent all night already trying to fix it with no progress at all
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ok I understand.. it is just I have literally spent more than 8 hours on it and had not make any progress at all (even worse I cannot return it to the shop because of the yellow triangle).
I appreciate your help, it gives me a bit of hope but I'm in a very bad situation and I feel I have read and do so much already with no success at all.
I will try your option of restoring the one from Sammobile, I have tried other before without any luck, maybe this one will do... (5min left to DL it).
thanks again for your support
I know where you're coming from. The first flash I tried when I got my phone in 2011 borked because I was careless, and it took me a bit over a day to get the right info/files/etc to get it fixed. I know it's frustrating/tiring/annoying & you're wondering at the start whether you can even fix it. But as long as you've got download mode 99 times out of 100 you can save it.
And as I said, it's good experience; once you've fixed it, you'll be able to handle anything that comes up in future
Let us know how you go. I'm going to bed shortly, but I'm sure someone else will step up & help if you have any further problems.
You're welcome Happy to point you in the right direction.
I have flashed the rom, the exact same one as I had before everything happened...
if it helps, I flashed it from Odin 3.04 as PDA.
I9100BVLPH_I9100TMULPH_I9100BVLPE_HOME.tar.md5
I'm now back to the Samsung GALAXY S2 GT-I9100 logo and nothing happens.
I cannot use recovery mode,
I can use DL mode (it shows 11 counts and current binary as Samsung official.)
update:
I left the phone on the first logo for about 5min and it moved to the next Samsung Galaxy S2 logo, with the big animated S.
I'm waiting but nothing else is happening.
I'm still desperate to fix it.
One thing which can be relevant, whenever I try to wipe or format /data from CWM, my phone is restarting after a few minutes or is saying it cannot be done.
I can format /cache and /system.
Could it be the root cause ? Any way of fixing it ?
Thank you
update: I cannot mount /data from CWM, it says Error mounting /data!
is it the brick bug ? :|
Easy now....your device is still good.
Those animations should take like 1-2 mins when you flash a rom.
Now, you are completly sure that you are actually flashing the right ROM for your device model?
If so, just keep flashing stock roms until you're up and running again, so you can start from scrap.
I tried, the issue is as soon as I flash a stock rom (through Odin), then I can't get into stock recovery mode anymore, I have to flash GT-I9100_ICS_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.5.0.4.tar to get back the recovery mode.
I tried to flash several times, I think it is down to the fact I cannot mount or format /data.
Which is why I'm wondering if it is the famous brick bug.
My device is GT-I9100 and I took the stock rom from sammobile:
I9100BVLPH_I9100TMULPH_I9100BVLPE_HOME.tar.md5 which is ICS 4.0.4 (that I had before trying to move to CM9.1 and having all this mess in my hands.)
flash this:
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/11/15/i9100xxlsj-%E2%80%93-galaxy-s-ii-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-test-firmware/.
you are on siyah kernel right?
what you wanna do know is to get to whatever rom your flashing, forget about cmw for now.
this also might help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457458
So it is not lost yet ? Not the brick bug ?
just to be sure:
you want me to install through Odin: Siyah-s2-v5.0.1-CWM.zip
then going back to DL mode
I flash through Odin: I9100XXLSJ_I9100OXXLS1_OXX.zip (coming from your link).
anything I'm missing (even if it seems obvious, please let me know as I'm maybe missing something important)
?
I still cannot do Factory reset... is it a problem ?
I dunno what kernel you are using, If stock 4.0.4 kernel you should flash siyah first (safe kernel, no brick bug), and then countinue flashing the ROM. Check out the brick bug thread in general SII forum for directions if you want.
BTW, Odin recognizes your phone right? Check it out, you'll get a huge long breath.
BTW 2: you don't have any kies applications running in your pc.....am I right? if so, CLOSE THEM ALL!
I did had stock 4.0.4 kernel when I first tried to follow CM9.1 wiki, and I did a factory reset through CWM... which is why I think I might have bricked it...
I have checked the brick bug thread (too late it seems...) but so far I can't be sure if I'm in this case or not as they say they can't even reach DL mode, and I can.
Odin recognizes my phone, yes, but anything I flash is stuck on the animated logo.
I do not have Kies installed, just installed the drivers.
So ,im sorry but its a long story. Hopefully someone can help. My note is Rooted Ive been using TWRP. Everything had been fine until 2 days ago. I tried flashing a ROM i found on Goomanger.( I had been running liquid smooth) just wanted to try something different. Anyways it got stuck on a boot loop. Cant remember the name of the Rom. Anyways i was able to get back to recovery, thankfully. But when i wiped and flashed back to liquid smooth it would say optimizing apps, then it would reach a certain number then reboot and star all over again. So then i tried another Rom and the same thing happened. tried flashing back to stock rooted but it would turn on then completely crash and star booting up again. So finally i was able to flash paraandroid 4.1.2 and Gapps, but here is the kicker i have no service (AT&T) says cannot locate network, my IMEI is gone basically the cellular isn't working. Everything else works fine WiFi,apps, camera. Just cant make calls. I really need your guys help please.:crying:
If you have a suggestion please let me know, i hate using an old Iphone
dar101978 said:
So ,im sorry but its a long story. Hopefully someone can help. My note is Rooted Ive been using TWRP. Everything had been fine until 2 days ago. I tried flashing a ROM i found on Goomanger.( I had been running liquid smooth) just wanted to try something different. Anyways it got stuck on a boot loop. Cant remember the name of the Rom. Anyways i was able to get back to recovery, thankfully. But when i wiped and flashed back to liquid smooth it would say optimizing apps, then it would reach a certain number then reboot and star all over again. So then i tried another Rom and the same thing happened. tried flashing back to stock rooted but it would turn on then completely crash and star booting up again. So finally i was able to flash paraandroid 4.1.2 and Gapps, but here is the kicker i have no service (AT&T) says cannot locate network, my IMEI is gone basically the cellular isn't working. Everything else works fine WiFi,apps, camera. Just cant make calls. I really need your guys help please.:crying:
If you have a suggestion please let me know, i hate using an old Iphone
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Just odin back to stock. Get a complete factory stock image from the main sticky thread and flash it with Odin and Download Mode. There's a bug on one of the TWRP versions with 4.3-based ROMs that will put it into a bootloop by breaking device reboots. I was unable to flash my way out of the problem and was forced to do a complete reimage which solved all the problems and put me right back to clean-out-of-the-box state, then I reinstalled TWRP (though an older version before the boot loop bug) and re-flashed my custom ROM. The package I used was the stock image and Odin tool all in one .exe, just plug in to download mode and run it and it flashed bootloader, recovery, system, kernel, etc. all back to stock.
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Just odin back to stock. Get a complete factory stock image from the main sticky thread and flash it with Odin and Download Mode. There's a bug on one of the TWRP versions with 4.3-based ROMs that will put it into a bootloop by breaking device reboots. I was unable to flash my way out of the problem and was forced to do a complete reimage which solved all the problems and put me right back to clean-out-of-the-box state, then I reinstalled TWRP (though an older version before the boot loop bug) and re-flashed my custom ROM. The package I used was the stock image and Odin tool all in one .exe, just plug in to download mode and run it and it flashed bootloader, recovery, system, kernel, etc. all back to stock.
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Thanks thats what i did, I just basically had to use KIES to use the emergency recovery, then root my phone again. My question is what version of TWRP causes this? cause i used the newest version i could find off GOO. My other concerne is, will it accept or be safe to use a custom ROM? Well i gues ill find out :laugh: THANKS AGAIN!
Everyone with the sgh-i717 is having problems with the latest TWRP and the most stable version is 2.5.0.0. Go with that one or you'll be starting all over again I imagine. And don't just stop at the download link in the OP's, read the thread and find out what's going on. The problems with TWRP have been going on for a while and the development threads have a lot of comments about the latest build causing problems. Good luck! :good:
Hi all, my Prime is stuck at the Asus splash screen out of nowhere! I looked through these q & a, googled, and tried a few simple options before i posted this.I was not trying to flash a new rom or anything like that. I actually hadn't used it for a few days because i'm moving, i charged it up, used it for a few hours, came back later to use it, and the browser froze. No big deal, it does that once every day or two. I hold the power button to restart it and now it just stays at the flash screen. I haven't tried to flash anything in so long i forgot for a bit how to access recovery or what exact rom im using. I can access recovery(twrp 2.2.2.1) and fastboot, i remember unlocking without a problem, and doing the nvflash backup on ics before i believe i flashed a stock jb rom(which i think i'm still on.) I was able to copy my pictures to an external sd card through twrp , and after that i tried to restore a backup, and wiping data and cache but still stuck at the splash screen. Any help would be greatly appreciated, right now im going to look through and see if i can find the stock jb rom, or lookup fastboot guides or something. Thanks for any help!
I flashed this rom and got it up and running. I love this forum! w00t http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927494