Hello everybody,
I have a Galaxy S5 (G900F) running on CM13 6.0.1. My problem is that wheter the auto rotation, nor the auto screen brightness works at all. I already had the same problem on CM12.1, I don't know exactly when it happened, so I can't tell if the issue originated due to an update, app or something else. However, none of the sensors are working except for the thermal sensors. In CPU-Z You can only see the thermal sensors that are fine, the other sensors are blank, it doesn't even show any numbers. I already did factory resets, installed an older backup (not exactly sure if it was still working there), I only didn't install a complete new (stock) rom. I just went from CM12.1 to CM13. Also, my microphone seems to be not working, too.
Thanks in advance and happy holidays to You guys
TheDoubIeD said:
Hello everybody,
I have a Galaxy S5 (G900F) running on CM13 6.0.1. My problem is that wheter the auto rotation, nor the auto screen brightness works at all. I already had the same problem on CM12.1, I don't know exactly when it happened, so I can't tell if the issue originated due to an update, app or something else. However, none of the sensors are working except for the thermal sensors. In CPU-Z You can only see the thermal sensors that are fine, the other sensors are blank, it doesn't even show any numbers. I already did factory resets, installed an older backup (not exactly sure if it was still working there), I only didn't install a complete new (stock) rom. I just went from CM12.1 to CM13. Also, my microphone seems to be not working, too.
Thanks in advance and happy holidays to You guys
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flash clean stock, if its still broken, the deice is defective.
bweN diorD said:
flash clean stock, if its still broken, the deice is defective.
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I formatted data, dalvik cache and cache, is this enough? I installed stock 5.0 but still had the same problem.
TheDoubIeD said:
I formatted data, dalvik cache and cache, is this enough? I installed stock 5.0 but still had the same problem.
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alone, no those things are not enough. if you flashed stock with odin, it would have wiped those for you, which makes me think you flashed a stock rom with recovery, and didnt properly restore stock. if thats the case, do it properly, or you cant tell if the problem is hardware or not.
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alone, no those things are not enough. if you flashed stock with odin, it would have wiped those for you, which makes me think you flashed a stock rom with recovery, and didnt properly restore stock. if thats the case, do it properly, or you cant tell if the problem is hardware or not.
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I now wiped cache, dalvik, data and system, that is it, right? Flashed the stock again but no difference.
TheDoubIeD said:
I now wiped cache, dalvik, data and system, that is it, right? Flashed the stock again but no difference.
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no lol, you are missing the point. i know you arent doing it right because those wipe options are not in stock recovery.
go here and download your phones stock firmware.
then go to your devices general forum and look for a post called return to stock. follow that, flashing your phone with odin, using the file you just got from sammobile.
bweN diorD said:
no lol, you are missing the point. i know you arent doing it right because those wipe options are not in stock recovery.
go here and download your phones stock firmware.
then go to your devices general forum and look for a post called return to stock. follow that, flashing your phone with odin, using the file you just got from sammobile.
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Alright, got the file. Searched the whole forum but there was nowhere a post called return to stock. Anyway, it's basically flashing the stock and then doing a factory reset and wiping cache through the stock recovery, isn't it?
TheDoubIeD said:
Alright, got the file. Searched the whole forum but there was nowhere a post called return to stock. Anyway, it's basically flashing the stock and then doing a factory reset and wiping cache through the stock recovery, isn't it?
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found this right away with google and the search term i told you.
you just need to use the odin part.
it is exactly flashing the stock firmware, but doing it properly. a stock rom is not stock firmware like you got from sammobile.
there should be no need to wipe afterwards in stock recovery. the odin flash will wipe the device while its flashing.
since you seem to have never done this before, i urge you to read a couple times the instructions you will be using, so you check only the proper boxes and add the firmware in the right place. setting up odin wrong will cause more problems.
bweN diorD said:
found this right away with google and the search term i told you.
you just need to use the odin part.
it is exactly flashing the stock firmware, but doing it properly. a stock rom is not stock firmware like you got from sammobile.
there should be no need to wipe afterwards in stock recovery. the odin flash will wipe the device while its flashing.
since you seem to have never done this before, i urge you to read a couple times the instructions you will be using, so you check only the proper boxes and add the firmware in the right place. setting up odin wrong will cause more problems.
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Flashed the stock firmware, on the first boot up it stayed at the Samsung boot logo ( I waited several minutes, though), so I went to recovery and did the factory reset and the wipe of the cache partition. No change. Seems like all the sensors and the one microphone is dead.
I really appreciate Your help and actually, I did this stuff already. What I was saying is that I flashed a normal stock and eventually a custom recovery where I then wiped all that things... sorry, should have better described that.
Anyway, do You maybe know how to fix this or what could cause that? I didn't opened the phone to check for water damage, yet(pretty possible btw, since it's often in contact with water), because I want to keep the phone waterproof. The water indicators are all still completely white, though.
TheDoubIeD said:
Flashed the stock firmware, on the first boot up it stayed at the Samsung boot logo ( I waited several minutes, though), so I went to recovery and did the factory reset and the wipe of the cache partition. No change. Seems like all the sensors and the one microphone is dead.
I really appreciate Your help and actually, I did this stuff already. What I was saying is that I flashed a normal stock and eventually a custom recovery where I then wiped all that things... sorry, should have better described that.
Anyway, do You maybe know how to fix this or what could cause that? I didn't opened the phone to check for water damage, yet(pretty possible btw, since it's often in contact with water), because I want to keep the phone waterproof. The water indicators are all still completely white, though.
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sorry, i dont know what precisely would cause it, other than some sort of hardware issue now that we have confirmed on clean stock.
you maybe can find some tear down videos on youtube that might help you determine what parts could be broken.
bweN diorD said:
sorry, i dont know what precisely would cause it, other than some sort of hardware issue now that we have confirmed on clean stock.
you maybe can find some tear down videos on youtube that might help you determine what parts could be broken.
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Alright, I'm already on it. Thanks, though, really appreciate Your help.
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Hi,
I rooted my GSII, using step 2c from the guide found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081 with the UCKK6 Stock + Root package found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Afterwards, I used CWM to flash PhoneBricker v2.7 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560759). After only a few minutes of use, my phone began locking up and rebooting randomly. It didn't matter what I was doing at the time. After reading through some threads, I tried wiping cache, factory reset, and flashing only the ROM again, to no avail. I also noticed the phone would get pretty hot when it would lock up.
I thought the ROM was the issue, so I flashed Mystic's Glory ROM (v.4.9.2beta) after wiping cache, factory reset. Same behavior.
I've resorted to restoring the first nandroid backup I did, which is just stock + root.
Would anyone have any suggestions? Thank you.
I'm not sure i have a suggestion, but i do have a couple of questions, maybe these will at least rule out some obvious possibilities:
- first, the obvious. This is probably not the issue in your case, but since this happens so often i figured I'd ask: we often see people here who have a different SGS2 variant than the I-777 the ROMs on this forum are for. Which variant of the SGS2 do you have? To use the ROMs here it should be I-777, which is AT&T's version of the SGS2, but NOT the skyrocket. If you have a skyrocket or a non-AT&T version, you need to get the ROMs from the appropriate forums.
-Since the FCs are happening with different ROMs, maybe the problem is being caused by an app or app restore method. Do the problems start before you even restore or install your apps, or after? If you are restoring apps with Titanium Backup, make sure you don't restore any system apps, only user apps. Restoring system apps with TiBu is known to cause problems, specially if you restore system apps that you backed up from a different base
Edit: still in the spirit of ruling out the obvious, when you wipe cache before installing the ROM, i assume you are ALSO wiping the dalvik cache?
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I'm not sure i have a suggestion, but i do have a couple of questions, maybe these will at least rule out some obvious possibilities:
- first, the obvious. This is probably not the issue in your case, but since this happens so often i figured I'd ask: we often see people here who have a different SGS2 variant than the I-777 the ROMs on this forum are for. Which variant of the SGS2 do you have? To use the ROMs here it should be I-777, which is AT&T's version of the SGS2, but NOT the skyrocket. If you have a skyrocket or a non-AT&T version, you need to get the ROMs from the appropriate forums.
-Since the FCs are happening with different ROMs, maybe the problem is being caused by an app or app restore method. Do the problems start before you even restore or install your apps, or after? If you are restoring apps with Titanium Backup, make sure you don't restore any system apps, only user apps. Restoring system apps with TiBu is known to cause problems, specially if you restore system apps that you backed up from a different base
Edit: still in the spirit of ruling out the obvious, when you wipe cache before installing the ROM, i assume you are ALSO wiping the dalvik cache?
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wgoldfarb,
I do, in fact, have the I777 variant.
Can you please tell me what you mean by FCs?
The random lockups/reboots began even before I started installing other apps. I do not have Titanium Backup. I installed the apps from the Play store.
Yes, I made sure to do a factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache.
Could it be an issue with the way the ROM is handling CPU usage? Perhaps there is a preset that is on by default that may be causing lockups.
I'm also wondering rooting using the UCKK6 package was the correct way, as opposed to rooting back to the UCKH7.
I appreciate your help.
What kernel are you running? That sounds like the issue to me
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What kernel are you running? That sounds like the issue to me
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jthatch,
When I rooted, it remained as stock kernel (2.6.35.7).
When I flashed PhoneBricker and Mystic's Glory, I stayed with the kernels that were supplied by the ROM zip package.
wwjd3 said:
jthatch,
When I rooted, it remained as stock kernel (2.6.35.7).
When I flashed PhoneBricker and Mystic's Glory, I stayed with the kernels that were supplied by the ROM zip package.
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You can't flash a "rom zip package" from the stock kernel with 3e recovery. You need to install a custom kernel with ClockworkMod Recovery first before you install a "rom zip package". So what you are saying is not making sense.
I really don't think it would make any difference whether you used the UCKK6 plus root or the UCKH7 plus root.
Whenever you change base, it is necessary to perform a wipe data/factory reset, and also recommended to wipe cache and to wipe dalvik cache. These should be performed from within Recovery. The wipe data/factory reset should not be performed from the phone settings.
If you flash a new firmware after doing the proper wipes in recovery before flashing, then the new firmware should run without problems, unless the download was bad, causing a bad flash. You should also check the md5 sum of the downloaded file to verify a good download before you flash it.
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You can't flash a "rom zip package" from the stock kernel with 3e recovery. You need to install a custom kernel with ClockworkMod Recovery first before you install a "rom zip package". So what you are saying is not making sense.
I really don't think it would make any difference whether you used the UCKK6 plus root or the UCKH7 plus root.
Whenever you change base, it is necessary to perform a wipe data/factory reset, and also recommended to wipe cache and to wipe dalvik cache. These should be performed from within Recovery. The wipe data/factory reset should not be performed from the phone settings.
If you flash a new firmware after doing the proper wipes in recovery before flashing, then the new firmware should run without problems, unless the download was bad, causing a bad flash. You should also check the md5 sum of the downloaded file to verify a good download before you flash it.
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I'm sorry. I failed to mention that after rooting, I used MobileOdin to flash a custom kernel (Siyah 2.6) with CWM (step 3a in the first link I provided). From there, before flashing PhoneBricker, I did a factory reset, cache wipe, dalvik cache wipe, all from within CWM. I did NOT perform factory reset from phone settings.
I have not performed a md5 sum check. I guess that would be the next step.
Wwjd3
You are now getting help from extremely knowledgeable people, so i wont even try to add any suggestions...you are in excellent hands
I only wanted to answer your question about "FCs". By FCs I meant forced closes...it's when an app has a problem or stops responding and you get a message saying the app had a problem and had to close. When you said your phone locks up i assumed you meant you were experiencing forced closes.
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Wwjd3
You are now getting help from extremely knowledgeable people, so i wont even try to add any suggestions...you are in excellent hands
I only wanted to answer your question about "FCs". By FCs I meant forced closes...it's when an app has a problem or stops responding and you get a message saying the app had a problem and had to close. When you said your phone locks up i assumed you meant you were experiencing forced closes.
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Ah, I understand. What I meant by lockup is that the system freezes. The capacitive buttons no longer respond. Neither do the volume/power buttons. The screen simply freezes, and I have to force a restart by holding down the power button for a number of seconds. I hope that makes sense.
Wow. Well, I hate to say it, but...lol I would go back to stock 2.3.4 with Odin, wipe everything, and try again. I mean that answer sucks. But it may help rule out some things and give u an idea if its hardware or software related. U could also try different kernels and using the kernel cleaning script, just Google it with xda in the search and it'll come up.
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Wow. Well, I hate to say it, but...lol I would go back to stock 2.3.4 with Odin, wipe everything, and try again. I mean that answer sucks. But it may help rule out some things and give u an idea if its hardware or software related. U could also try different kernels and using the kernel cleaning script, just Google it with xda in the search and it'll come up.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk 2
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Phalanx7621,
heh. That's what I'm thinking of doing. Can someone clarify, though: according to the forum stickies, when flashing a custom kernel with CWM after rooting, there are only two available, correct? Daily Driver and Siyah.
Secondly, can you briefly describe what the kernel cleaning script accomplishes. I've seen the term in some posts, but didn't think it was relevant. Thank you.
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Phalanx7621,
heh. That's what I'm thinking of doing. Can someone clarify, though: according to the forum stickies, when flashing a custom kernel with CWM after rooting, there are only two available, correct? Daily Driver and Siyah.
Secondly, can you briefly describe what the kernel cleaning script accomplishes. I've seen the term in some posts, but didn't think it was relevant. Thank you.
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1. Short answer - yes. Long answer - no (I remember a few other options floating around). For all intents and purposes, just pick one of those; either will accomplish what you need.
2. From what I remember about looking at the script, it wipes dalvik cache and deletes the contents of /etc/int.d (to prevent incompatible scripts across kernels - not exactly relevant since you're doing clean installs). No rom should have kernel specific scripts anyway. I think it wipes some system caches or something also.
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not exactly relevant since you're doing clean installs). No rom should have kernel specific scripts anyway. I think it wipes some system caches or something also.
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If I read correctly, Phalanx was offering up a secondary option to try out before taking the complete stock route which would make it relevant. However, if he does the return to stock... Then you're right, not gonna do much for him. (though it wouldn't hurt)
Clay
Team Pirate
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You've described following the correct procedure for rooting and flashing a custom firmware. I don't see anything in that procedure that could cause firmware problems, except perhaps corrupt downloads. But the odds are against getting two corrupd downloads in a row.
If it were my phone, I would probably flash back to stock, and run it a few days to see if it runs correctly, to rule out hardware problems. If there is developing hardware issues, bad memory perhaps, then it should be evident even on straight stock.
The next thing is to just start from scratch, and do everything over again. When I flashed SHOstock2 1.4.1 over 1.3.2 (change of base) I did everything right, but I got apps freezing and other problems, so much that the phone was unusable. I went back to 1.3.2 for a week, then flashed 1.4.2 successfully. So the answer could be just a bad flash even though you can't put your finger on the exact reason.
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You've described following the correct procedure for rooting and flashing a custom firmware. I don't see anything in that procedure that could cause firmware problems, except perhaps corrupt downloads. But the odds are against getting two corrupd downloads in a row.
If it were my phone, I would probably flash back to stock, and run it a few days to see if it runs correctly, to rule out hardware problems. If there is developing hardware issues, bad memory perhaps, then it should be evident even on straight stock.
The next thing is to just start from scratch, and do everything over again. When I flashed SHOstock2 1.4.1 over 1.3.2 (change of base) I did everything right, but I got apps freezing and other problems, so much that the phone was unusable. I went back to 1.3.2 for a week, then flashed 1.4.2 successfully. So the answer could be just a bad flash even though you can't put your finger on the exact reason.
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I just used your guide to return back to stock UCKH7. I am attempting to root again, this time using DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit. Not having any luck with that one (complaining about "cannot stat files"). I'm looking through the I777 forums but there is no chatter about this issue. There is for other phones, however. And the search continues. Thanks for your help!
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I just used your guide to return back to stock UCKH7. I am attempting to root again, this time using DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit. Not having any luck with that one (complaining about "cannot stat files"). I'm looking through the I777 forums but there is no chatter about this issue. There is for other phones, however. And the search continues. Thanks for your help!
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How did you root your phone b4? which method?
Use that.
votinh said:
How did you root your phone b4? which method?
Use that.
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I used method 2c, Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + Rooted System Package with Modem using Odin3 One-Click Downloader previously. I was thinking of using a different method, since I ran into problems using Entropy512's method. Try something different.
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I'm sorry, I was wrong. Since I had UCKK6 build previously I used Odin to flash the Kernel + cache + rooted UCKK6 system package found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
So, using method 2c would, in fact, be a different method altogether. I'm beginning to think that initially rooting using Odin+UCKK6 package is what got me into trouble in the first place.
wwjd3 said:
I'm beginning to think that initially rooting using Odin+UCKK6 package is what got me into trouble in the first place.
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It's as good a theory as any other... I guess.
I got a brand new BELL SGS2HDLTE yesterday model SGH757 and flashed CWM, everything was ok. This morning I decided I wanted to flash a samsung based ICS rom specifically this on here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569686). I booted into CWM Recovery, wipe/factory reset wiped cache and dalvik cache and installed the ROM. The setup show up and eventually said complete please reboot. I pressed reboot and the phone turned off and refuses to turn on anymore. The battery was at 44% when I was flashing, even if I plug the phone in via usb nothing happens. I've tried taking out the battery for a few second and putting it back in but nothing happens. I can't boot into CWM or DL mode either, its as if the phone is completely dead... Can someone tell me whats going on here??? I never had an issue like this on my old SGS.. Thanks in advance!
I'm guessing the infamous brick bug is responsible.
What was your configuration before flashing the new ROM?
What ROM and kernel?
Sent from a GT-I9100 having a mind of its own
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I got a brand new BELL SGS2HDLTE yesterday model SGH757 and flashed CWM, everything was ok. This morning I decided I wanted to flash a samsung based ICS rom specifically this on here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569686). I booted into CWM Recovery, wipe/factory reset wiped cache and dalvik cache and installed the ROM. The setup show up and eventually said complete please reboot. I pressed reboot and the phone turned off and refuses to turn on anymore. The battery was at 44% when I was flashing, even if I plug the phone in via usb nothing happens. I've tried taking out the battery for a few second and putting it back in but nothing happens. I can't boot into CWM or DL mode either, its as if the phone is completely dead... Can someone tell me whats going on here??? I never had an issue like this on my old SGS.. Thanks in advance!
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I'm sorry bro but you might have suffered from the infamous super brick bug and your inability to read.
Solution:
Package the phone and send it to Samsung repair center
Swyped from Samsung Galaxy SII
TechnicallyImpaired said:
I got a brand new BELL SGS2HDLTE yesterday model SGH757 and flashed CWM, everything was ok. This morning I decided I wanted to flash a samsung based ICS rom specifically this on here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569686). I booted into CWM Recovery, wipe/factory reset wiped cache and dalvik cache and installed the ROM. The setup show up and eventually said complete please reboot. I pressed reboot and the phone turned off and refuses to turn on anymore. The battery was at 44% when I was flashing, even if I plug the phone in via usb nothing happens. I've tried taking out the battery for a few second and putting it back in but nothing happens. I can't boot into CWM or DL mode either, its as if the phone is completely dead... Can someone tell me whats going on here??? I never had an issue like this on my old SGS.. Thanks in advance!
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No offense to the two responders above me, but you can ignore them.
The problem is that you attempted to flash a firmware not meant for your phone.
You yourself said you have an SGH-I757. Well, that ICS ROM you linked that you tried to flash is for the GT-i9100. The two models have different hardware, so firmwares, kernels, and ROMs are NOT compatible between them.
This probably screwed up the bootloader. Your only course of action at this point will probably be either JTag repair, or sending it to Samsung for repair.
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No offense to the two responders above me, but you can ignore them.
The problem is that you attempted to flash a firmware not meant for your phone.
You yourself said you have an SGH-I757. Well, that ICS ROM you linked that you tried to flash is for the GT-i9100. The two models have different hardware, so firmwares, kernels, and ROMs are NOT compatible between them.
This probably screwed up the bootloader. Your only course of action at this point will probably be either JTag repair, or sending it to Samsung for repair.
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Thanks for not being a douche bag in your response, much appreciated. Thanks for the info BTW, I just got myself a new one and I'll be more careful now. My biggest annoyance with native ICS on this phone is one is looks like gingerbread and two it comes with a tonne of bloatware that you can't remove without rooting ect. At this point should I flash CWM again since it installed successfully last time, root, and use that as a method to remove the unwanted bloatware. I'm so hesitant to flash this phone now, it seems it was much ease on my SGS1.
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Thanks for not being a douche bag in your response, much appreciated. Thanks for the info BTW, I just got myself a new one and I'll be more careful now. My biggest annoyance with native ICS on this phone is one is looks like gingerbread and two it comes with a tonne of bloatware that you can't remove without rooting ect. At this point should I flash CWM again since it installed successfully last time, root, and use that as a method to remove the unwanted bloatware. I'm so hesitant to flash this phone now, it seems it was much ease on my SGS1.
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Just make sure you stick to flashing things meant for your model. Those things compatible with your device will be clearly labeled with the model number.
Problem is the SGH-i757 doesn't have its own forum, so stuff for it gets posted in here.
ctomgee said:
Just make sure you stick to flashing things meant for your model. Those things compatible with your device will be clearly labeled with the model number.
Problem is the SGH-i757 doesn't have its own forum, so stuff for it gets posted in here.
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Yup, I've found a few but I also have a few questions maybe you can help me with. According to this thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242) only stock ICS v 4.0.4 is effected by this superbrick. The SGS2 I hardbricked earlier today was updated to this version via keys to 4.0.4 before installing the custom ROM. So provided I stick to ROMS such as lets say the one here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740188) and avoid upgrading to 4.0.4 I should be able to CWM + Flash + Root correct? I should also be able to do the standard factory reset / wipe cache / wipe dalvik? I also used the eMMC Brickbug Check app in the first post I liked under how to AVOID the superbrick and it came up saying my chip was sane. Thanks in advance and also I pressed the thank you button
TechnicallyImpaired said:
Yup, I've found a few but I also have a few questions maybe you can help me with. According to this thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242) only stock ICS v 4.0.4 is effected by this superbrick. The SGS2 I hardbricked earlier today was updated to this version via keys to 4.0.4 before installing the custom ROM. So provided I stick to ROMS such as lets say the one here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740188) and avoid upgrading to 4.0.4 I should be able to CWM + Flash + Root correct? I should also be able to do the standard factory reset / wipe cache / wipe dalvik? I also used the eMMC Brickbug Check app in the first post I liked under how to AVOID the superbrick and it came up saying my chip was sane. Thanks in advance and also I pressed the thank you button
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The brick bug may not affect you at all. The most common Galaxy S2 affected is the i9100, which we have established is NOT your device. And you already used the app that said your chip is "sane", so it's confirmed you don't have to worry about it.
Again, you bricked the device by flashing a ROM meant for a different device. Had nothing to do with the brick bug.
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The brick bug may not affect you at all. The most common Galaxy S2 affected is the i9100, which we have established is NOT your device. And you already used the app that said your chip is "sane", so it's confirmed you don't have to worry about it.
Again, you bricked the device by flashing a ROM meant for a different device. Had nothing to do with the brick bug.
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Thanks, I wasn't aware flashing a rom not meant for your device can cause a hard brick to the point where you cant turn anything on and no buttons are responsive ect. Thanks for the help.
New here. (also apologies for probable duplicate topic)
I've rooted a phone in the past with no problem. This time round was with an S2, and I flashed an insecure kernel on it, got a green pass on Odin however it's now stuck on the boot screen with the yellow triangle.
I can access recovery mode and download mode but it will never boot properly, always stuck on the yellow triangle. What's the best course of action from here?
Need a lot of help with this guys as I'd rather not have a bricked phone ><
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New here. (also apologies for probable duplicate topic)
I've rooted a phone in the past with no problem. This time round was with an S2, and I flashed an insecure kernel on it, got a green pass on Odin however it's now stuck on the boot screen with the yellow triangle.
I can access recovery mode and download mode but it will never boot properly, always stuck on the yellow triangle. What's the best course of action from here?
Need a lot of help with this guys as I'd rather not have a bricked phone ><
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Seriously dude? Use some common sense please and give relevant information on what you have. What model/variant do you have, rom are you on, what kernel have you flashed?
How do you expect anybody to be able to help you if you dont give such basic info???
Are you sure the kernel supports the rom/version you have installed?
ikradex said:
New here. (also apologies for probable duplicate topic)
I've rooted a phone in the past with no problem. This time round was with an S2, and I flashed an insecure kernel on it, got a green pass on Odin however it's now stuck on the boot screen with the yellow triangle.
I can access recovery mode and download mode but it will never boot properly, always stuck on the yellow triangle. What's the best course of action from here?
Need a lot of help with this guys as I'd rather not have a bricked phone ><
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Maybe because you wiped all data....so...there's no ROM to boot up to.
Try flashing one via Odin
gastonw said:
Maybe because you wiped all data....so...there's no ROM to boot up to.
Try flashing one via Odin
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Wiping data doesnt wipe rom , It just wipes appdata, ie settings etc. All that happens is a factory reset so when you next boot its back to default. For example you would need to re-enter google account and re-install apss either manually or from a backup.
You can only wipe rom by formatting system partition.
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Wiping data doesnt wipe rom , It just wipes appdata, ie settings etc. All that happens is a factory reset so when you next boot its back to default. For example you would need to re-enter google account and re-install apss either manually or from a backup.
You can only wipe rom by formatting system partition.
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Thought you had me in ignore.
So there's no way you can wipe your OS via recovery? Good to know that, it's like ROM over ROM then. The new one clears the old one.
gastonw said:
Thought you had me in ignore.
So there's no way you can wipe your OS via recovery? Good to know that, it's like ROM over ROM then. The new one clears the old one.
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I did have you on ignore but I still see little boxes saying this comment has been ignored etc which was actually more annoying so I removed ignore.
Yes you can wipe OS via recovery but only by formatting system/deleting partition etc. All the "wipe" options do is remove files that have been created by rom like app settings/cache etc.
Your confusion was probably also the reason why you made a big thing in a previous topic about you trying to avoid wiping data, because you thought it wiped rom? :silly:
Wiping data/factory reset in cwm is one of the best ways to get rid of system issues, Its basically like doing a clean install of Windows on a PC. After you have wiped you can simply restore your needed apps from a backup using Titanium Backup. Other things like sms/mms etc can be also backed up easily and contacts will be synced via Google account.
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I did have you on ignore but I still see little boxes saying this comment has been ignored etc which was actually more annoying so I removed ignore.
Yes you can wipe OS via recovery but only by formatting system/deleting partition etc. All the "wipe" options do is remove files that have been created by rom like app settings/cache etc.
Your confusion was probably also the reason why you made a big thing in a previous topic about you trying to avoid wiping data, because you thought it wiped rom? :silly:
Wiping data/factory reset in cwm is one of the best ways to get rid of system issues, Its basically like doing a clean install of Windows on a PC. After you have wiped you can simply restore your needed apps from a backup using Titanium Backup. Other things like sms/mms etc can be also backed up easily and contacts will be synced via Google account.
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hum...okay.
I actually know what Factory Reset does, I mean..."factory"..."reset", kinda......gives it away.
And yes, it made sense to me that you could wipe the ROM you are on before installing a new one, just like the format c:/s days in win98.
You learn something every day, speaking of which, how come no one recommends noobs to root their device with exynos abuse? It's because they're noobs and wouldn't be able to handle/understand the exploit?
I still don't do factory resets because I don't need to, and I avoid needing to perform it.
TheATHEiST said:
Seriously dude? Use some common sense please and give relevant information on what you have. What model/variant do you have, rom are you on, what kernel have you flashed?
How do you expect anybody to be able to help you if you dont give such basic info???
Are you sure the kernel supports the rom/version you have installed?
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Thanks for the reply Figured if someone was willing to help me I'd give them the information they wanted.
Have Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100) (couldn't tell you what "variant" it is). I was following this guide. It told me to get an insecure kernel from here. The guide said it didn't really matter which kernel I picked so I picked the first one (GT-I9100_BGKF5_insecure) and used Odin to flash it. Got a green pass and the phone began reboot but it's now stuck on the yellow triangle (the warning message that you've flashed an insecure kernel).
I couldn't tell whether there would be compatibility issues as the thread just seems to be one big list of kernels and nothing else. AFAIK the phone was running ICS.
Looking at the replies, I keep seeing factory reset. Is that a liable option to restore my phone back to its original state. I don't care as long the phone works again. If not can someone run through how to fix my predicament I heard if I can access download and recovery mode I should be able to fix it.
ikradex said:
Thanks for the reply Figured if someone was willing to help me I'd give them the information they wanted.
Have Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100) (couldn't tell you what "variant" it is). I was following this guide. It told me to get an insecure kernel from here. The guide said it didn't really matter which kernel I picked so I picked the first one (GT-I9100_BGKF5_insecure) and used Odin to flash it. Got a green pass and the phone began reboot but it's now stuck on the yellow triangle (the warning message that you've flashed an insecure kernel).
I couldn't tell whether there would be compatibility issues as the thread just seems to be one big list of kernels and nothing else. AFAIK the phone was running ICS.
Looking at the replies, I keep seeing factory reset. Is that a liable option to restore my phone back to its original state. I don't care as long the phone works again. If not can someone run through how to fix my predicament I heard if I can access download and recovery mode I should be able to fix it.
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Of course, you're not bricked yet.
Before trying your back up, why don't you flash a stock ROM via odin and take a long breath?
This is JB leak.
These are ICS, look for 4.0.3 unbranded.
gastonw said:
Of course, you're not bricked yet.
Before trying your back up, why don't you flash a stock ROM via odin and take a long breath?
This is JB leak.
These are ICS, look for 4.0.3 unbranded.
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I know this is leading onto another thread but my phone now is having trouble connecting to my computer. Keep getting "USB not recognized" error. Installed/Uninstalled kies & drivers then installed drivers again alone and still won't recognize it
Tried another usb port? another pc/laptop? sure kies is not running in background? reinstalled kies?
Don't worry, your pc WILL see your device.
Sent from the little guy
Wow! I need some help. I've acquired a Samsung Galaxy Note (i717, I believe) that shows all the signs of being healthy (appearance, touch screen, etc.) but persistently slows down at the ATT opening splash screen, begins to load Android, dies and reboots. Whatever variant rooted ROM I received it with (sluggish and unreliable) I have written over and now I can't get any farther than the Android settings screen. Therefore I do not know the exact version nor can I begin to set it up (wifi, etc.).
That's the 'presenting problem', so let me explain what I've done to this point (about 25 hrs. worth!). I have reloaded latest version of CWM (runs great) and then Padawan JB . . . same symptoms. I have loaded the ATT JB and ICS via the latest Odin successfully . . . with same symptoms. I have loaded TWRP (touch screen is snappy and works as it should) and Padawan JB again . . . with same symptoms. I have wiped caches before, after, and in between till I'm blue in the face, each time with the same symptoms. Most recently I have done a hard reset to native/factory settings . . . with no change! I've tried to scour the XDA (and any other sites) trouble shooting articles and seem to have come to a dead end.
Here's a couple things that I'm wondering: because I can't get deep enough into Android to check out the model number, could the phone be something other than an ATT model? At the top of the front face it simply says 'Samsung', not ATT at top and Samsung at bottom like my previous ATT Note. Right after boot I persistently get an ATT splash screen which would lead me to believe that it is ATT. Is there some other way to find model, say in TWRP? Do I need a phone specific version of Android? Second, everything seems to be working fine physically (i.e., no hardware problems). Could this thing have gotten a virus in an earlier life that's preventing the ROM from working right? I've not been able to get far enough to register it with my cell provider (second party, not ATT). Must you be up and running with the cell service to correctly load and use the ROM (wouldn't think so)? And if so, how without Android working? I've been using and playing with computers for 25 years, but I'm fairly new to the Android system (but learning fast!) Any help would sure be appreciated. I'd really like to resurrect this baby. I loved my first Note (till it fell off the car and disappeared).
pstrulm said:
Wow! I need some help. I've acquired a Samsung Galaxy Note (i717, I believe) that shows all the signs of being healthy (appearance, touch screen, etc.) but persistently slows down at the ATT opening splash screen, begins to load Android, dies and reboots. Whatever variant rooted ROM I received it with (sluggish and unreliable) I have written over and now I can't get any farther than the Android settings screen. Therefore I do not know the exact version nor can I begin to set it up (wifi, etc.).
That's the 'presenting problem', so let me explain what I've done to this point (about 25 hrs. worth!). I have reloaded latest version of CWM (runs great) and then Padawan JB . . . same symptoms. I have loaded the ATT JB and ICS via the latest Odin successfully . . . with same symptoms. I have loaded TWRP (touch screen is snappy and works as it should) and Padawan JB again . . . with same symptoms. I have wiped caches before, after, and in between till I'm blue in the face, each time with the same symptoms. Most recently I have done a hard reset to native/factory settings . . . with no change! I've tried to scour the XDA (and any other sites) trouble shooting articles and seem to have come to a dead end.
Here's a couple things that I'm wondering: because I can't get deep enough into Android to check out the model number, could the phone be something other than an ATT model? At the top of the front face it simply says 'Samsung', not ATT at top and Samsung at bottom like my previous ATT Note. Right after boot I persistently get an ATT splash screen which would lead me to believe that it is ATT. Is there some other way to find model, say in TWRP? Do I need a phone specific version of Android? Second, everything seems to be working fine physically (i.e., no hardware problems). Could this thing have gotten a virus in an earlier life that's preventing the ROM from working right? I've not been able to get far enough to register it with my cell provider (second party, not ATT). Must you be up and running with the cell service to correctly load and use the ROM (wouldn't think so)? And if so, how without Android working? I've been using and playing with computers for 25 years, but I'm fairly new to the Android system (but learning fast!) Any help would sure be appreciated. I'd really like to resurrect this baby. I loved my first Note (till it fell off the car and disappeared).
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Well, if you keep flashing an AT&T based rom, then yes, you will get an AT&T boot animation simply because it's part of the rom you are flashing.
You said "you think" you have an I717, did you take the battery off and physically look at the sticker beneath it to see the model?
Try TWRP, go to WIPE, and WIPE everything, which means checking every checkbox. Then flash a stock rom with a fresh phone (no data, nothing at all)
You said you did CWM->Padawan.. these are two totally different roms, so you should always do a factory reset whenever flashing two totally different roms.
You can't just rely on the Android->settings to see the info since roms overwrite these stuff in build.prop so if you flash a wrong rom, wrong info will show up.
Here's my advice:
1. Flash TWRP
2. Wipe in TWRP, check every checkbox
3. Flash a stock i717 rom
4. Reboot
If that doesn't work, either hardware is bad or your phone isn't for the I717 roms.
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Question, have you ever come to a point that the phone boots successfuly at all? You did mention CM works great. But you can't go from CWM->TW Based rom without factory reset in between.
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Well, if you keep flashing an AT&T based rom, then yes, you will get an AT&T boot animation simply because it's part of the rom you are flashing.
You said "you think" you have an I717, did you take the battery off and physically look at the sticker beneath it to see the model?
Try TWRP, go to WIPE, and WIPE everything, which means checking every checkbox. Then flash a stock rom with a fresh phone (no data, nothing at all)
You said you did CWM->Padawan.. these are two totally different roms, so you should always do a factory reset whenever flashing two totally different roms.
You can't just rely on the Android->settings to see the info since roms overwrite these stuff in build.prop so if you flash a wrong rom, wrong info will show up.
Here's my advice:
1. Flash TWRP
2. Wipe in TWRP, check every checkbox
3. Flash a stock i717 rom
4. Reboot
If that doesn't work, either hardware is bad or your phone isn't for the I717 roms.
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Question, have you ever come to a point that the phone boots successfuly at all? You did mention CM works great. But you can't go from CWM->TW Based rom without factory
I would reflash cwm thru odin after that I would flash the latest TWRP 2.5. Then you can flash whatever. If padawan is givin u problems try something else like AOSP or AOKP. Padawan is TW based. JaimeD builds are pretty sweet.
sent from my GalaxySuperNote running OC Padawan JB
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androidmechanic said:
fbauto1 said:
Well, if you keep flashing an AT&T based rom, then yes, you will get an AT&T boot animation simply because it's part of the rom you are flashing.
You said "you think" you have an I717, did you take the battery off and physically look at the sticker beneath it to see the model?
Try TWRP, go to WIPE, and WIPE everything, which means checking every checkbox. Then flash a stock rom with a fresh phone (no data, nothing at all)
You said you did CWM->Padawan.. these are two totally different roms, so you should always do a factory reset whenever flashing two totally different roms.
You can't just rely on the Android->settings to see the info since roms overwrite these stuff in build.prop so if you flash a wrong rom, wrong info will show up.
Here's my advice:
1. Flash TWRP
2. Wipe in TWRP, check every checkbox
3. Flash a stock i717 rom
4. Reboot
If that doesn't work, either hardware is bad or your phone isn't for the I717 roms.
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Question, have you ever come to a point that the phone boots successfuly at all? You did mention CM works great. But you can't go from CWM->TW Based rom without factory
I would reflash cwm thru odin after that I would flash the latest TWRP 2.5. Then you can flash whatever. If padawan is givin u problems try something else like AOSP or AOKP. Padawan is TW based. JaimeD builds are pretty sweet.
sent from my GalaxySuperNote running OC Padawan JB
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If you want TWRP, flash TWRP. No need to flash CWM
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AT&T Phones have a [logo}AT&T] on the top-center!!
But if you are in doubt, use kies to do a full recovery-restore [WILL ERASE EVERYTHING ON YOUR DEVICE].
See post #4 on this thread.
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If you want TWRP, flash TWRP. No need to flash CWM
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If you go thru Odin you would have cwm first. With the problems talked about, I would go back factory stock then re-root with Odin. Then thru cwm, flash twrp or whatever floats your boat.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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androidmechanic said:
If you go thru Odin you would have cwm first. With the problems talked about, I would go back factory stock then re-root with Odin. Then thru cwm, flash twrp or whatever floats your boat.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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Nope. If you want TWRP, then flash TWRP via Odin. No need to go through CWM first. You can flash TWRP via Odin, you know that, right?
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Nope. If you want TWRP, then flash TWRP via Odin. No need to go through CWM first. You can flash TWRP via Odin, you know that, right?
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No I didn't know that. All of the Odin programs that I dealt with flash cwm. Than for the Intel tho. :thumbup:
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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Nope. If you want TWRP, then flash TWRP via Odin. No need to go through CWM first. You can flash TWRP via Odin, you know that, right?
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No I didn't know that. All of the Odin programs that I dealt with flash cwm. Than for the Intel tho. :thumbup:
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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you are both actually correct, however, I am looking at PSTRULM's stats. if he is anything like me when I started, the more simple and less complication involved in the process, the more he may understand.
ANDROIDMECHANIC is stating the most basic and beginner way to do this and understand simply. after doing this a few times as I did, the basic mechanics of the process will become more fluent.
then he can make his own decisions as to methods which might be easier for him, without confusing.
I am sure you both are a huge help to everyone and I thank members such as yourself for your efforts. ME, I prefer baby steps, cause I know I can really EFF things up if I get confused
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No I didn't know that. All of the Odin programs that I dealt with flash cwm. Than for the Intel tho. :thumbup:
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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Just a reminder.. when flashing through Odin, make sure it's an ODIN-flashable tarball, i.e., you can't flash a recovery-type zip through Odin and vice versa.
The Auto Rotation worked on Miui, and then Lineage when I flashed it. But YouTube didn't work
Then I wanted to try Pixel experience, youtube still didn't work, then auto rotate didn't work
Then I tried Havoc, my favorite UI so far; youtube finally worked, but auto rotate still didn't work, and now Fire Emblem wouldn't install via APK or show up as compatible in the play store...
I want to know if there's a fix for auto rotate or a lightweight rom that will give me rotate and spare me from app issues.
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The Auto Rotation worked on Miui, and then Lineage when I flashed it. But YouTube didn't work
Then I wanted to try Pixel experience, youtube still didn't work, then auto rotate didn't work
Then I tried Havoc, my favorite UI so far; youtube finally worked, but auto rotate still didn't work, and now Fire Emblem wouldn't install via APK or show up as compatible in the play store...
I want to know if there's a fix for auto rotate or a lightweight rom that will give me rotate and spare me from app issues.
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Probably caused rotation bug yourself, dont remember exactly now, but you wiped partition you shouldnt have wiped. Maybe vendor partition, im not 100% sure. Just flash stock rom, get everything working again, and dont wipe what you not supposed to wipe. Do it only on cache, data, system. Also, be sure to follow guides exactly when flashing stock rom, you can easily brick the device if you relock bootloader or do other mistakes.
Edit. Remembered, its persist partition. You wiped it and lost all your sensors. There is absolutely no reason to wipe it. Just do everything as suggested in tutorials and everything will work as its supposed to.
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Probably caused rotation bug yourself, dont remember exactly now, but you wiped partition you shouldnt have wiped. Maybe vendor partition, im not 100% sure. Just flash stock rom, get everything working again, and dont wipe what you not supposed to wipe. Do it only on cache, data, system. Also, be sure to follow guides exactly when flashing stock rom, you can easily brick the device if you relock bootloader or do other mistakes.
Edit. Remembered, its persist partition. You wiped it and lost all your sensors. There is absolutely no reason to wipe it. Just do everything as suggested in tutorials and everything will work as its supposed to.
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Any wiping I did was Dalvik, Internal, Data, System, and Cache, and if you can even count it, SD and OTG. There were no options to wipe vendor. Maybe vendor got overwritten, but I never specifically went to an option where I could wipe or delete any partitions. Everything I do/did was is in the Wipe or Install menu, with the exception of language change.
But now everything is destroyed because the mi flash tool bricked my device. I now learned that what the tool is known for, but being my first Xiaomi devices, it's not exactly on the user manual or common knowledge that Xiaomi likes bricking devices. I only heard of it after I started having problems
I wasn't cautious about the actions I was making because never before had I owned a device I couldn't recover from, including bricks. So I figured anything I did, I could just reverse it and go to stock
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Any wiping I did was Dalvik, Internal, Data, System, and Cache, and if you can even count it, SD and OTG. There were no options to wipe vendor. Maybe vendor got overwritten, but I never specifically went to an option where I could wipe or delete any partitions. Everything I do/did was is in the Wipe or Install menu, with the exception of language change.
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Well thats how it happens. You delete persist partition and you lose sensors. And im 100% sure thats what happened to you. So doesnt matter what you think you did or didnt, fact is it happened. Flash stock rom and fix it.
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Well thats how it happens. You delete persist partition and you lose sensors. And im 100% sure thats what happened to you. So doesnt matter what you think you did or didnt, fact is it happened. Flash stock rom and fix it.
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Flashing stock rom is what bricked my device
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Flashing stock rom is what bricked my device
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Again, didnt follow guide properly then. Everyday hundreds of people do these things and nothing bad happens. Probably choose bad settings in flash software, like lock bootloader again
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Again, didnt follow guide properly then. Everyday hundreds of people do these things and nothing bad happens. Probably choose bad settings in flash software, like lock bootloader again
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Im not arguing my ineptitude, you're right...
But the official flashing tool shouldn't be bricking devices regardless if there is or isn't a locked bootloader option, and should probably warn the user before hand the risks.
The flashing tool is supposed to be saving people from bricks, not causing them. Until I bricked my device, I wasn't seeing the "oh man I bricked my device using this" or "don't do this you'll brick your device" comments, it wasn't until after I did, did I have to search my issue.
But I've had time to sit down and tinker, I did manage to get it up and running regardless that the bootloader was locked.
Now my biggest regret is how I had to mangle the paint job just to get the damn thing open. By far one of the most difficult covers I had to remove
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Im not arguing my ineptitude, you're right...
But the official flashing tool shouldn't be bricking devices regardless if there is or isn't a locked bootloader option, and should probably warn the user before hand the risks.
The flashing tool is supposed to be saving people from bricks, not causing them. Until I bricked my device, I wasn't seeing the "oh man I bricked my device using this" or "don't do this you'll brick your device" comments, it wasn't until after I did, did I have to search my issue.
But I've had time to sit down and tinker, I did manage to get it up and running regardless that the bootloader was locked.
Now my biggest regret is how I had to mangle the paint job just to get the damn thing open. By far one of the most difficult covers I had to remove
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It shouldnt, same as you shouldnt be flashing custom made roms by random developers. Yet we do . If you only use phone as it was supposed to be used, and flash only official firmwares you will never brick.
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It shouldnt, same as you shouldnt be flashing custom made roms by random developers. Yet we do . If you only use phone as it was supposed to be used, and flash only official firmwares you will never brick.
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Can you give backup files persistant twrp ? I lost my sensors too.. flash to stockrom is so harmful ..