So I was on a custom rom for a while and I decided to flash it back to stock to give the phone to my mom. However when I flash it back to stock PK1 (downloaded from sammobile and confirmed both the phone and file are for G900T) it doesnt go pst the white t-mobile screen. you can hear the chime for t-mobile but nothing more. It's weird because the stock recovery is on the phone instead of twrp and it works perfectly fine. If I put twrp back on and reflashed the custom rom (popwiz) the phone will boot fine. Anybody have any idea what it could be?
and RIP as soon as i post this thread the phone boots out of no where after days of hassle and struggle
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I got myself a bricked Vibrant from someone and trying to fix it.
I'm guessing the dude tried to flash captivate stuff on it, because the boot image is AT&T.
Anyway, I was able to odin back to stock 2.1, which seemed to make the power button work again because it would start up and show the AT&T logo but that's it.
Then I tried odin'ing a vibrant bootloader, which got me to replace the AT&T logo with a green andy logo, but same thing, stuck.
So I tried reflashing 2.1 with odin again. Now the boot logo is back to the stock i9000 > Vibrant, but then it stops here. I can't seem to be able to enter the 2e(or 3e?) stock recovery.
Any idea on what else I can try flashing to it?
Update: I tried flashing the froyo bootloader, which did get me to the stock recovery, but again - i can't seem to get this phone past this stage, doesn't boot into the OS.
wonshikee said:
I got myself a bricked Vibrant from someone and trying to fix it.
I'm guessing the dude tried to flash captivate stuff on it, because the boot image is AT&T.
Anyway, I was able to odin back to stock 2.1, which seemed to make the power button work again because it would start up and show the AT&T logo but that's it.
Then I tried odin'ing a vibrant bootloader, which got me to replace the AT&T logo with a green andy logo, but same thing, stuck.
So I tried reflashing 2.1 with odin again. Now the boot logo is back to the stock i9000 > Vibrant, but then it stops here. I can't seem to be able to enter the 2e(or 3e?) stock recovery.
Any idea on what else I can try flashing to it?
Update: I tried flashing the froyo bootloader, which did get me to the stock recovery, but again - i can't seem to get this phone past this stage, doesn't boot into the OS.
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So what is your desired ROM after flash?
I suggest that you should flash it to LidDroid with Vibrant bootloader. From that, you can upload the phone to 2.3, 3.0 or ICS 4.0 ROM.
On mobile now so I cannot giive you the download links for needed files. If you need them, just post a reply in the thread.
Thanks, I tried LidDroid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058802
And flashed Froyo and GB bootloaders, nothing is working. It just shows boot screen then still shuts down.
Update: Well I'm not sure what the issue is, I was able to get it to boot to the lock screen once, but then it shut down right after. Now I can only get it back to boot image before shutting down.
The thing I noticed is that the phone gets hot really fast, so maybe it's drawing too much power somewhere and its shutting down as a protection. Also the stock batteries don't seem to work for it, just this particular battery that it came with, which the contacts on the battery are flush with the edge of the battery instead of indented like the stock ones.
What you should do is take out your sim card and external sd card if you have one, use odin to flash back to stock rom (either 2.1 or 2.2), wait for it to load up as it might take a few minutes after you see the Vibrant logo (just be patient). If you get this far and you see the operating system, flash clockwork recovery on it.
If you can get this far, let us know then we'll talk about custom roms. The main purpose now is to get it running stock, we can worry about the custom stuff later.
Here's a couple of links to help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737 -- try this one first!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
I was running CM7 but decided to flash back to stock to see if it was going to fix the call issue I had.
I got the firmware from samfirmware and flashed using Odin, however after flash completed my phone sticks on the Samsung boot screen.
Can anyone please advise me on what to do?
Thanks
I had the same problem last night. I'd flashed CM7, extracted the unlock code, and flashed back to the "latest" stock ROM, and got the Samsung loop.
After my initial panic (experimenting with the girlfriend's phone!) I re-flashed CM7, and it still worked, so I gave it another go.
This time I downloaded an older ROM (I5500XWJPJ) from samfirmware and flashed that instead, and the phone was good to go again. The language with that ROM was initially set to German, but worked fine on the UK "Three" Europa GT-I5500. I put in a non-Three SIM card, entered my previously extracted unlock code, restarted the phone, and when I was sure it was unlocked and happy I re-flashed CM7 once again.
Everything's running fine now. Hope this helps.
Andy.
See this: http://www.madteam.co/forum/support-7/switching-back-to-stock/
Flash it using Odin Downloader.
It will work for sure.
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:
I was running a custom firmware before i went to go restore it back to stock (going to exchange it for credit at a store). I made sure everything important i needed was backed up, then i booted it to Download mode like i would to flash it back to stock with Odin, everything worked fine. It finished and after it rebooted, it just started flashing the samsung galaxy note 2 white text for a quarter of a second then shuts off and just does that until i take the battery out. I tried going into recovery mode but it doesn't. I can get to download mode and try reflashing the firmware but it fails everytime.
What can i do to fix it? In my 5 years of using custom ROMs iv'e never had this issue. is my phone bricked?
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I was running a custom firmware before i went to go restore it back to stock (going to exchange it for credit at a store). I made sure everything important i needed was backed up, then i booted it to Download mode like i would to flash it back to stock with Odin, everything worked fine. It finished and after it rebooted, it just started flashing the samsung galaxy note 2 white text for a quarter of a second then shuts off and just does that until i take the battery out. I tried going into recovery mode but it doesn't. I can get to download mode and try reflashing the firmware but it fails everytime.
What can i do to fix it? In my 5 years of using custom ROMs iv'e never had this issue. is my phone bricked?
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In the stock recovery do a full wipe as well. The wipe is more comprehensive than the custom recoveries. Perhaps that will help with the booting.
Which version did you try flashing? Mj9? More recent?
ryanskeltis said:
I was running a custom firmware before i went to go restore it back to stock (going to exchange it for credit at a store). I made sure everything important i needed was backed up, then i booted it to Download mode like i would to flash it back to stock with Odin, everything worked fine. It finished and after it rebooted, it just started flashing the samsung galaxy note 2 white text for a quarter of a second then shuts off and just does that until i take the battery out. I tried going into recovery mode but it doesn't. I can get to download mode and try reflashing the firmware but it fails everytime.
What can i do to fix it? In my 5 years of using custom ROMs iv'e never had this issue. is my phone bricked?
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I understand you are probably panicking a bit over the trouble you have gotten yourself into with your Note, but I think you've been around long enough to know where to start this sort of topic. If you posted in the correct sub-forum, then you'd get better results. Right? :good:
Anyway, I wish you the best of luck fixing your phone.
I was running a custom firmware before i went to go restore it back to stock (going to exchange it for credit at a store). I made sure everything important i needed was backed up, then i booted it to Download mode like i would to flash it back to stock with Odin, everything worked fine. It finished and after it rebooted, it just started flashing the samsung galaxy note 2 white text for a quarter of a second then shuts off and just does that until i take the battery out. I tried going into recovery mode but it doesn't. I can get to download mode and try reflashing the firmware but it fails everytime.
What can i do to fix it? In my 5 years of using custom ROMs iv'e never had this issue. is my phone bricked?
ryanskeltis said:
I was running a custom firmware before i went to go restore it back to stock (going to exchange it for credit at a store). I made sure everything important i needed was backed up, then i booted it to Download mode like i would to flash it back to stock with Odin, everything worked fine. It finished and after it rebooted, it just started flashing the samsung galaxy note 2 white text for a quarter of a second then shuts off and just does that until i take the battery out. I tried going into recovery mode but it doesn't. I can get to download mode and try reflashing the firmware but it fails everytime.
What can i do to fix it? In my 5 years of using custom ROMs iv'e never had this issue. is my phone bricked?
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What image did you flash in Odin? Also, when you flashed it did you use the pit file with it?