Hey all,
I bought my phone back in USA (i9300) and I decided to flash my carrier's latest ROM (ELL6) so I downloaded it and flashed away with odin.
Everything went great, except that my phone is now bootlopping between carrier's bootanim and samsung's. I already tried to flash it again.
I was coming from CM10.1 official and had recovery 6.0.2.8.
What can I do to fix this?
thanks!
ok nevermind, fixed it by going to stock recovery (volup+home+pwr) and wiping data / factory defaults.
mikeflash said:
Hey all,
I bought my phone back in USA (i9300) and I decided to flash my carrier's latest ROM (ELL6) so I downloaded it and flashed away with odin.
Everything went great, except that my phone is now bootlopping between carrier's bootanim and samsung's. I already tried to flash it again.
I was coming from CM10.1 official and had recovery 6.0.2.8.
What can I do to fix this?
thanks!
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wipe data a factory reset, if that doesn't work then reflash rom again.
If still doesn't work format system, data and cache and reflash then factory reset.
thanks. It worked.
Not sure if it was odin stock or wipe data that deleted all my personal files on the internal card... grrr. This is my 3rd galaxy phone, and it's the first time I ever go back from custom to stock ROM. Didn't know I was about to lose my pictures and mp3.
was stuck on the same problem on a gs2, backup all and wipe away
Hi all,
I'm having a very strange issue with my i9300 today. I left it charging switched off overnight, and when I tried to switch it back on, it hangs on the Samsung bootscreen. I thought it was odd, but solvable. I went into recovery to try and reflash with the backup I have stored on my sdcard, however when it tried to wipe /Data, it rebooted and hung on the bootscreen again.
I initally had CWM 6.0.4.4 recovery installed, however I have tried PhilZ and TWRP to no avail. All three reboot on flashing /Data.
Anyone have any ideas?
For information, I was running 4.4 KitKat Unofficial. If you need any more information (preferably what can be pulled in Recovery/Download), I'll be happy to post it.
I need my phone running back normally ASAP!
Hi just a little confused..When you say all three reboot on flashing data do you mean data from your backup? If so your backup might be corrupt have you tried doing a clean flash with another rom or tried returning to stock?..Also if you don't want to lose data stored on your backup you can try flashing the original rom that you where on when you made the backup then using philz recovery in advanced settings/ restore you can then just restore data from your backup not the whole rom...And try formatting data system and cache but don't forget this will leave you without a rom so have one ready to install on your sd card....Hope all that makes sense
tallman43 said:
Hi just a little confused..When you say all three reboot on flashing data do you mean data from your backup? If so your backup might be corrupt have you tried doing a clean flash with another rom or tried returning to stock?..Also if you don't want to lose data stored on your backup you can try flashing the original rom that you where on when you made the backup then using philz recovery in advanced settings/ restore you can then just restore data from your backup not the whole rom...And try formatting data system and cache but don't forget this will leave you without a rom so have one ready to install on your sd card....Hope all that makes sense
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Sorry, I should have been clearer. I was trying to Format the /Data partition in recovery in preparation to restore the backup, and every time a Recovery attempts to Format the partition the phone reboots.
I understand now thanks..Mmm..If you can't format data I would probably just flash stock again with Odin get your phone stable, then try to restore your backup...
tallman43 said:
I understand now thanks..Mmm..If you can't format data I would probably just flash stock again with Odin get your phone stable, then try to restore your backup...
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Bleh. Returning to stock didn't work. It went past the bootscreen to the green android loading bar screen, went part way then rebooted, and stuck on boot again. >.>
Stickied faqs and guides .
But first what does Product Code say in download mode .
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I understand now thanks..Mmm..If you can't format data I would probably just flash stock again with Odin get your phone stable, then try to restore your backup...
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Bleh. Returning to stock didn't work. It went past the bootscreen to the green android loading bar screen, went part way then rebooted, and stuck on boot again. >.>
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You now have to go to recovery and wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and reboot. It'll most probably work.
Sent from my silky smooth Samsung GALAXY S3
Rayan28 said:
You now have to go to recovery and wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and reboot. It'll most probably work.
Sent from my silky smooth Samsung GALAXY S3
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Ah, that would make sense. I'll give that a try now.
Nope. It's still hanging on the Samsung Bootscreen. Sigh.
I think I'm resigned to the fact I'm going to have to replace this. Most likely with a Nexus 5. Oh well. That sets back some of my luxury spending for the month again.
TermyJW said:
I think I'm resigned to the fact I'm going to have to replace this. Most likely with a Nexus 5. Oh well. That sets back some of my luxury spending for the month again.
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Are you even flashing the correct ROM for your device with the correct model number? If yes, redownload the ROM. It could be a bad download. This time try the latest 4.3 Jelly Bean.
I searched the internet and threads on XDA for this problem but couldn't really find one!
The problem is- My Galaxy S3 (GT-I9300) doesn't boot any AOSP/AOKP/CM ROMs! It's just the bootanimation and DONE! For hours and hours the bootanimation only! But I can flash any Sammy 4.3 / 4.4 ROMs! They boot! They work properly!
I used to change to AOSP to Sammy and vice versa so many times with no issues. One day I downloaded the UltimaAOSP Valhalla ROM and flashed it. This was the first time my S3 didn't boot. I flashed custom Kernels like boeffla on it but all in vain. It was stuck on the bootanimation. I flashed NeatROM AOSP on top of it, which worked properly. Then it was with the fusion sp ROM that it didn't boot again. Again I flashed NeatROM AOSP on top of it (it's my favorite ROM), which I used just to copy some other ROM from my PC to my phone.
Now, I'm on my Stock ROM which came with my phone since so long! I'm shocked to see now NO AOSP ROMs are booting! I've used C-ROM, NeatROM, Resurrection Remix and SOKP Milestone. I have the ROMs' ZIP files and also a Nandroid Backup which I made when I changed to other ROMs. Not the ZIP files neither the Nandroid Backups are helping! ZIP files get flashed succesfully (I wipe the data & cache & dalvik-cache every time) and the Nandroid Backups get restored successfully! But always the phone gets stuck on the bootanimation!
I always moved to AOSP from Sammy (never Sammy to Sammy) but this time I gave it a shot.
Result : All the Samsung ROMs are flashing, working properly, even the Nandroid restores boot. I flashed my newly downloaded FlashingDroid Sammy 4.4 ROM which also works.
BUT I CAN'T GET THE AOSP ROMs onto my phone!
My thought (it could be wrong) : Is it to do something with the data in a partition other than system, data, and cache? Some partition which has stored files needed to boot Sammy ROMs and is preventing AOSP ROMs to start?
HELP!
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MORE UPDATED INFO ON POST #6
::ROBLEM SOLVED:::
Wipe system, data, cache and preload partitions manually in mounts and storage in CWM Recovery.
DONE! AOSP Working!
Suggests something is being left behind that aosp objects to. Try the rescue firmware in general forum, wipe internal sd and preload.
boomboomer said:
Suggests something is being left behind that aosp objects to. Try the rescue firmware in general forum, wipe internal sd and preload.
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Have lots of data on my internal memory! Still I deleted lots of unwanted files. Any other way to wipe the hidden preload partition other than using Philz Recovery? I remember I flashed Philz after which I couldn't restore any of my Nandroid Backups backed up with CWM Recovery..
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In cwm mounts and storage wipe preload
Press thanx if i helped you in anyway...
Update - Got More Info
Update : Just noticed that when it's the bootanimation on the screen after flashing an AOSP ROM, pressing any of the buttons on the phone vibrates the phone vigorously 2 times.. why??
Also, I want to ask about the connection between a kernel and a bootanimation without starting a new thread 'cause I think it's the solution to my problem here.. The data which I probably suspect that prevents AOSP ROMs from booting is some different bootanimation file? I mean when I'm on a Sammy ROM, I started to flash different bootanimations after flashing some CWM Custom Bootanimation ZIP file. The bootanimation changes on all Kernels on Sammy ROMs -except 1 that is the boeffla kernel. The strange thing is that the first custom bootanimation I had flashed (after flashing Boeffla's Sammy Kernel) when I switched to Sammy from my last AOSP was the hTC One Bootanimation which worked fine (the bootanimation successfully changed). After that, it never changed. My phone always booted up showing the hTC One Bootanimation no matter how many times I flashed another bootanimation ZIP or the CWM ZIPs which enable/disable Custom bootanimations. But! When I changed to any other kernel (the stock that came with the ROM/GoogyMax 2/AGNi), the bootanimation was the last one flashed by me before changing the kernel. I could change the bootanimations successfuly every time after that. Now, I flashed Android Revolution HD ROM and was on Stock Kernel. As soon as I changed to boeffla kernel (without flashing any other ZIP), the bootanimation changed! (automatically!) And it was again the same old hTC One Bootanimation.
Can someone please tell me WHERE is this bootanimation data and the data that prevents AOSP ROMs to boot is stored? Certainly not in the data or system or cache partition...
Update 2 : Just figured out where the automatic htc bootanimation magic happened. The hTC bootanimation.zip file was found in data/local . However, I always knew the bootanimation directory as system/media.. So now, is it safe for me to delete all files in data/local 'cause it seems it is the problem for AOSP ROMs?
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the main thing i can think of is your trying to go back to jb roms which you cant do as far as i know try flashing kitkat based roms
jimbobpro87 said:
the main thing i can think of is your trying to go back to jb roms which you cant do as far as i know try flashing kitkat based roms
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I'm not trying to go back to Jelly Bean! I'm flashing AOSP based ROMs of KitKat 4.4.2 which don't boot!
SOLVED!
Yayy!
I guess I got a solution!
Wiped system, data, cache and preload partitions manually in mounts and storage in my CWM Recovery.
DONE! AOSP Working!
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THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED! :angel:
Thank you for your post.
I am having the same problem, phone not booting past boot animations using aosp ROMs. Haven't tried Sammy ROM to test the theory yet but will try soon.
How do you wipe preload? In mounts and storage, I get an error when trying to mount or format preload using CWM 6.0.4.7
I don't see an option to wipe anything other than data, cache, or dalvic.
alaska_ryder said:
How do you wipe preload? In mounts and storage, I get an error when trying to mount or format preload using CWM 6.0.4.7
I don't see an option to wipe anything other than data, cache, or dalvic.
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Strange- it happened that day but not now. Even I get an error formatting preload. But! I guess the problem is the system partition! There IS an option to format /system in mounts and storage option on the first screen.
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This is really an old post i think.
But, can someone answer me please, ive been searching for This maybe for more than a year. Can someone please help me? @Paresh Kalinani
I have the exact same issue.
My device: Grand Prime (G530FXXU1AOJI baseband)
Stock android: 5.0.2
Recovery: TWRP 3.1.0.0
I have booted many Samsung roms and also ported many of them like J5's 5.1.1 , On7's 5.1.1 rom and many other 5.1.1 and 5.0.2 roms and all of them work perfectly. But when it comes to AOSP ROMS each of them keeps loading at the booting animation screen. Ive tried many roms like RR, AOSP Extended, Cyanogenmod, LINEAGEOS, All of these 5.1.1 , 7.1.1.
It booted for others with the exact Same variant as mine too.
Please help me?
Id been really grateful.
Thanks,
Eden532
Eden532 said:
This is really an old post i think.
But, can someone answer me please, ive been searching for This maybe for more than a year. Can someone please help me? @Paresh Kalinani
I have the exact same issue.
My device: Grand Prime (G530FXXU1AOJI baseband)
Stock android: 5.0.2
Recovery: TWRP 3.1.0.0
I have booted many Samsung roms and also ported many of them like J5's 5.1.1 , On7's 5.1.1 rom and many other 5.1.1 and 5.0.2 roms and all of them work perfectly. But when it comes to AOSP ROMS each of them keeps loading at the booting animation screen. Ive tried many roms like RR, AOSP Extended, Cyanogenmod, LINEAGEOS, All of these 5.1.1 , 7.1.1.
It booted for others with the exact Same variant as mine too.
Please help me?
Id been really grateful.
Thanks,
Eden532
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Have you flashed the rom then factory reset?
Beamed in by telepathy.
shivadow said:
Have you flashed the rom then factory reset?
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Nope.
I wiped system, data, cache and dalvik cache the flashed the rom and the rebooted?
Do I have to do a factory reset then?
Thanks a lot for the immediate response.
Eden532 said:
Nope.
I wiped system, data, cache and dalvik cache the flashed the rom and the rebooted?
Do I have to do a factory reset then?
Thanks a lot for the immediate response.
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Well, what you did was butter than a factory reset.
Factory reset means wiping data, cache and dalvik cache.
I would like you to do something first, try downloading the latest stock firmware for your phone from sammobile, and then flash it with Odin, then try flash AOSP roms again, maybe you have an old bootloader.
MigoMujahid said:
Well, what you did was butter than a factory reset.
Factory reset means wiping data, cache and dalvik cache.
I would like you to do something first, try downloading the latest stock firmware for your phone from sammobile, and then flash it with Odin, then try flash AOSP roms again, maybe you have an old bootloader.
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Im running the latest firmware which id flashed through odin.
AOSP roms still not booting.
I had wiped those partitions before i flashed the rom. I did not wipe after i flashed them.
Eden532 said:
Im running the latest firmware which id flashed through odin.
AOSP roms still not booting.
I had wiped those partitions before i flashed the rom. I did not wipe after i flashed them.
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Are you sure it's the latest one?
Did you check Sammobile.com?
The latest one was released in 1st Feb 2017.
Also please check the IMEI of your phone by typing *#06#, because if you've a problem with efs partition you may not be able to flash any AOSP Rom (happened to a friend before..he had sim working without IMEI!!)
Also what is your country code?
As stated above, check your imei is still OK then from a working stock state:
Root it.
Flash custom recovery.
Flash the custom rom twice and then wipe data/cache. Do not wipe system!.
If that doesn't work then try the above but instead of wipe data/cache do a factory reset.
Beamed in by telepathy.
MigoMujahid said:
Are you sure it's the latest one?
Did you check Sammobile.com?
The latest one was released in 1st Feb 2017.
Also please check the IMEI of your phone by typing *#06#, because if you've a problem with efs partition you may not be able to flash any AOSP Rom (happened to a friend before..he had sim working without IMEI!!)
Also what is your country code?
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My country code is XSG but ill try flashing the THL latest version and again report.
I was trying to check my IMEI number it shows UNKNOWN APPLICATION but sim and other modem related stuff works really fine.
Is it something to do with this?
shivadow said:
As stated above, check your imei is still OK then from a working stock state:
Root it.
Flash custom recovery.
Flash the custom rom twice and then wipe data/cache. Do not wipe system!.
If that doesn't work then try the above but instead of wipe data/cache do a factory reset.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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I did flash the custom rom twice but still no good.
(And also i checked the IMEI via a custom Sammy rom)
Eden532 said:
My country code is XSG but ill try flashing the THL latest version and again report.
I was trying to check my IMEI number it shows UNKNOWN APPLICATION but sim and other modem related stuff works really fine.
Is it something to do with this?
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This is the latest firmware for United Arab Emirates:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224412750
Flash it and see if the problem solved :good:
MigoMujahid said:
This is the latest firmware for United Arab Emirates:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=385035244224412750
Flash it and see if the problem solved :good:
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Thank you so much for sending the link, Its really difficult to download from sammobile.com . Ill check it right away and report. Thanks.
I was using my phone and all had been working fine for ages. It was in my pocket for a while and when i took it out to use it I saw that it was on the boot animation of CM11. My phone was already on when I last used it so I had assumed it had crashed. I took the battery out and turned the phone on again but it got stuck on the CM boot animation. The last time I turned on my phone before that was when I flashed a supersu zip file to make my root work as I was having some problems. After flashing the supersu zip and told my CWM recovery to restart the system, it prompted me to "fix root" or something like that, and I clicked yes and it booted normally. That was the last time it booted normally before being stuck as it is now. First thing I did after it got stuck was go into recovery and reflash my current rom ( a CM11 snapshot) I then got faced with a status 7 error and so couldnt flash the rom. So then I flashed multiple other CM11 roms, none of which worked, so I flashed a CM10.2 stable rom which worked. I then got faced with the fix root before reboot thing and so I clicked yes. Still had the stuck booting thingy. I tried many things, flashing kernals roms gapps etc and nothing made a difference. I wiped cache, dalvik cache and no difference. I even wiped the system and tried to flash roms but only the 10.2 one would work, still got a status 7 with the CM11 ones. When I wiped my data however and flashed CM 10.2, it booted. I still couldn't flash the CM11 roms though even after a factory reset. So I have the reason to believe something in the data is wrong, not cache system or anything like that. What could it be? I don't want to have to lose all my data in order to be able to use my phone again, even then, something is still wrong as my phone won't flash CM11 roms anymore. So my questions are;
What things could have caused this?
Can this be a problem from flashing the supersu zip (a root issue)
Is it possible to somehow view or copy the internal data on a computer (since I cant get into the operating system), and this would allow me to get all my pictures contacts music etc anything so I can use my phone by wiping data?
Thanks, sorry this is quite long and probably hard to understand whats going on, but help is appriciated thanks
Don't fix root if you wish to use SuperSU instead builded-in cm superuser. Also try to flash via Odin latest recovery. TWRP should be fine. You can mount partitions from recovery level to download data to your computer. Of course if it still exists. If not, if they are corrupted you need to flash stock ROM and repeat whole cm11 adventure again. If Odin successfully flash the stock then it's a chance your partition layout and user data are untouched.
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