I have really hosed my phone and have no idea what is going on. So I have been playing around with the puzzle lock mod and deodexed theme for a couple of days. So today I flashed the blue puzzle lock mod to check it out again. Than I made a few image changes to the theme I was using. Flashed it and it won't boot up. Kept saying force closed on google search and a whole bunch of other apps. So I wiped everything dalvik and all. odined the deodexed file again and applied the theme I was using yesterday before any changes. Same thing. So I repeated the process clearing cache formatting sdcard. I tried everything. I should meantion that the phone works fine before I apply the theme. So I odin stock ec05, rooted and applied the theme I have been using for months and it does the same thing. At some point it stopped force closing and just wouldn't boot past the samsung logo. Does anyone have any idea what the heck is going on and how to get this fixed?
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I have really hosed my phone and have no idea what is going on. So I have been playing around with the puzzle lock mod and deodexed theme for a couple of days. So today I flashed the blue puzzle lock mod to check it out again. Than I made a few image changes to the theme I was using. Flashed it and it won't boot up. Kept saying force closed on google search and a whole bunch of other apps. So I wiped everything dalvik and all. odined the deodexed file again and applied the theme I was using yesterday before any changes. Same thing. So I repeated the process clearing cache formatting sdcard. I tried everything. I should meantion that the phone works fine before I apply the theme. So I odin stock ec05, rooted and applied the theme I have been using for months and it does the same thing. At some point it stopped force closing and just wouldn't boot past the samsung logo. Does anyone have any idea what the heck is going on and how to get this fixed?
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You didn't restore any backups after rooting?
Nope. Nothing. I have tried 20 times at least. I just tried a new cable also.
It sounds like that a update hosed the theme. Was there a update to say your launcher? Sorry all I got
No updates. I am using ODIN to put a clean system on. It boots and everything works fine. I boot into clockwork and apply the theme zip. Same one I have been using for months that has always worked. And it won't boot. I just don't get it. I thought ODIN was supposed to wipe the phone clean. If that is so than what is going on?
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No updates. I am using ODIN to put a clean system on. It boots and everything works fine. I boot into clockwork and apply the theme zip. Same one I have been using for months that has always worked. And it won't boot. I just don't get it. I thought ODIN was supposed to wipe the phone clean. If that is so than what is going on?
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What root method did you use and is that the same as you had? Did you need to flash a custom kernel first before the theme?
I used the one click root, same one I have always used. I have used the odexed prerooted EC05 and the deodexed prerooted EC05 also. None of them work. No kernels. All stock.
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I used the one click root, same one I have always used. I have used the odexed prerooted EC05 and the deodexed prerooted EC05 also. None of them work. No kernels. All stock.
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Don't most themes require a custom kernel for things like the boot animation and such?
Not for basic themes. I am not using boot images or anything special. Just image changes mainly. I have never used a custom Kernel. This just doesn't make any sense.
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Not for basic themes. I am not using boot images or anything special. Just image changes mainly. I have never used a custom Kernel. This just doesn't make any sense.
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After the changes were done, did you re-sign the apps?
Nope. Didn't make any app changes. And I have tried old themes that I have used before any changes and they don't work.
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Nope. Didn't make any app changes. And I have tried old themes that I have used before any changes and they don't work.
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I would try flashing a custom kernel and see if they work then.
I will try that but like I said I have never used a custom kernel and have never had a problem. I am about to flash the simply-blue-mod-6lockscreens.zip file again to make sure I am not losing my mind. I flashed that file yesterday and earlier today without problems. I am beginning to think something is wrong with the nand or something very serious. I don't know much about this though so I am really lost.
Doesn't ODIN wipe out the nand? If not is there a way to format it?
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I will try that but like I said I have never used a custom kernel and have never had a problem. I am about to flash the simply-blue-mod-6lockscreens.zip file again to make sure I am not losing my mind. I flashed that file yesterday and earlier today without problems. I am beginning to think something is wrong with the nand or something very serious. I don't know much about this though so I am really lost.
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It may be a bad Odin flash. You could try again and use the .pit and repartition.
I have ODIN'ed more the 20 times now. It looks like it is permissions. I tried fix permissions before but maybe I didn't follow the right sequence or maybe it just took more than once. This time I wiped 3x everything, fixed perms, odin, let boot and sit for a while, boot to cwm and apply theme zip, reboot and it loaded. I am going to try again with the current theme.
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I have ODIN'ed more the 20 times now. It looks like it is permissions. I tried fix permissions before but maybe I didn't follow the right sequence or maybe it just took more than once. This time I wiped 3x everything, fixed perms, odin, let boot and sit for a while, boot to cwm and apply theme zip, reboot and it loaded. I am going to try again with the current theme.
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Cool. I am just now having a "fix permissions" discussion with another beta tester.
It sounds like odin is working fine and it's the theme that is causing the issue. If you had it working before with that specific combination of firmware+theme and you know it should be working, then it may be the recovery format... What CWM recovery are you using? Is it converting to EXT4, if so is the theme package compatible? I'd recommend using the latest version (if not already) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13746457&postcount=1
it doesn't force EXT4 or RFS. Best of luck.
Using 2.5 same as always. Not on ext4. Something is just not right. It is doing it again. I am not sure what is going on.
WTF. Now I think there is some conspiracy by maddoggin to take over all epics . I can flash simply-blue-mod-6lockscreens.zip with no problem. And if I flash a theme that doesn't work after flashing his theme it works. I could see that in some strange deodexed thing but I have flashed back to stock odex and can't get my odex theme to work either, which has always worked. I am about to go nuts over here.
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I hope someone can help me. My Epic 4g was on EC05, RFS, and I tried to install Bonsai 4.0.0 exactly as written in the installation instructions. Now my phone is trapped in a boot loop, and it's booting into CWM 2.5.1.0 for some reason. I could have sworn I installed CWM 3.0 something.
Anyway, I installed Bonsai, and it seemed to go just fine, but then it froze on the samsung screen. Nothing would work, so I pulled the battery to reboot. And then I was trapped in the boot loop.
I did do a CWM backup before I installed bonsai, but even after restoring, I still get the boot loop.
CW keeps saying something about the sd-ext.img not found, skipping restore of sd-ext.img. and it can't find cache/log or something
I tried to odin back to the EC05 I had before, but even though it says successful, I'm still stuck in the boot loop. It just will not boot back into the main OS.
Is there anything I can do, or is my phone just hosed?
Please someone help me.
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I hope someone can help me. My Epic 4g was on EC05, RFS, and I tried to install Bonsai 4.0.0 exactly as written in the installation instructions. Now my phone is trapped in a boot loop, and it's booting into CWM 2.5.1.0 for some reason. I could have sworn I installed CWM 3.0 something.
Anyway, I installed Bonsai, and it seemed to go just fine, but then it froze on the samsung screen. Nothing would work, so I pulled the battery to reboot. And then I was trapped in the boot loop.
I did do a CWM backup before I installed bonsai, but even after restoring, I still get the boot loop.
CW keeps saying something about the sd-ext.img not found, skipping restore of sd-ext.img. and it can't find cache/log or something
I tried to odin back to the EC05 I had before, but even though it says successful, I'm still stuck in the boot loop. It just will not boot back into the main OS.
Is there anything I can do, or is my phone just hosed?
Please someone help me.
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Try to Odin to the EB13 version prerooted with CWM 3.0.0.6 found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209
And then after the conversion to EXT4 then flash Bonsai.
Ihad this exact same issue. Had cwm 3.0 installed and somehow it got changed to 2.5. I had to odin back to stock.
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Ihad this exact same issue. Had cwm 3.0 installed and somehow it got changed to 2.5. I had to odin back to stock.
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I think this is an EXT4 conversion issue. When it encounters an error it reverts to 2.5.x with RFS. So best thing is odin and reflash.
BONSAI 4 and loving it!
Thank you so much. That worked like a charm. I guess I just needed to do a full wipe instead of the no wipe version I had been using. I haven't tried bonsai again yet. I'm kinda scared. I guess though now that I have EXT4, I shouldn't have this problem anymore, right? Woulda been nice if they would've said that RFS will crash your phone on the bonsai install instructions.
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Thank you so much. That worked like a charm. I guess I just needed to do a full wipe instead of the no wipe version I had been using. I haven't tried bonsai again yet. I'm kinda scared.
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No problem. You should have no problems with Bonsai if you have the fresh odin'd eb13 and have the clockwork mod 3.0.0.6 set up. Then follow instructions to odin ec05 modem after Bonsai install.
BONSAI 4 and loving it!
A phone is not bricked if it turns on. A bricked phone is nothing more than a paperweight. I see this word get used so much but 99% of the time the phones go into download mode and then Odin works
Sent From My Evo Killer!
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A phone is not bricked if it turns on. A bricked phone is nothing more than a paperweight. I see this word get used so much but 99% of the time the phones go into download mode and then Odin works
Sent From My Evo Killer!
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To the user asking the question it is a brick
Until someone helps them get it working again.
The term brick means the phone can not enter download mode. Bonsai doesn't support rfs that's what your problem was. There is only one custom rom that is rfs and I won't mention it. Also make sure you go into cwm or you haven't converted to ext4 yet.
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Yeah, I guess technically it wasn't a brick. I was flippin out though because I thought my phone was done for.
Anyway, I got brave and installed bonsai. It's working fine, but I'm not sure I like it. Like where did the clock on the statusbar go? Now I only have the date. And my accuweather clock is gone from the widgets. So is the task manager widget.
So if I wanted to go back to stock, I can just use kenny's first link to odin back? Or do I need to do something special now? Is there a way I can do it without wiping all my data again?
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Yeah, I guess technically it wasn't a brick. I was flippin out though because I thought my phone was done for.
Anyway, I got brave and installed bonsai. It's working fine, but I'm not sure I like it. Like where did the clock on the statusbar go? Now I only have the date. And my accuweather clock is gone from the widgets. So is the task manager widget.
So if I wanted to go back to stock, I can just use kenny's first link to odin back? Or do I need to do something special now? Is there a way I can do it without wiping all my data again?
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There is a mod in the bonsaigeek.com website to put the clock back. There is also links there to point you to reinstalling stock apps and widgets. One of the places I remember that has the stock stuff is Frankenstein ROM thread in Development section. If u have trouble finding any of this I can post the links when I get home this evening.
BONSAI 4 and loving it!
And yes, you can always go back to stock with the method I posted. There are EC05 stock links in the threads as well.
BONSAI 4 and loving it!
Thanks man. I just noticed my bluetooth won't connect either. This is getting to be more trouble than I want to go through with my phone. I think I'm just gonna go back to stock. Is there a way I can do it without wiping all my data? Not that I have much now anyway, just what I've put in since last night.
i got fix and this will take you back to the basic
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Thanks man. I just noticed my bluetooth won't connect either. This is getting to be more trouble than I want to go through with my phone. I think I'm just gonna go back to stock. Is there a way I can do it without wiping all my data? Not that I have much now anyway, just what I've put in since last night.
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Since you are rooted you can get titanium backup from the market and backup your apps and data. Then after you Odin back to stock you can download titanium again and restore it. Before you Odin back you might try a factory data reset after backing up and then check your bluetooth.
BONSAI 4 and loving it!
Try this to fix bluetooth before wiping. Might save you some time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12120496&postcount=1392
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Dear spamming user,
You are proving why there needs to be a post count requirement on the development forum. Please jump in a well and drown.
Love,
k0nane
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Dear spamming user,
You are proving why there needs to be a post limit on the development forum. Please jump in a well and drown.
Love,
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THANK YOU!
Makes me wish there was a way for the OP to ban someone from a thread!
Hmmmm, out of curiosity, is there any work around if the phone wont go into Download mode? scanning posts and i caught this. I have only heard of a few sincerely bricking the epic.... just curious (info for the arsenal..lol)... thx
Odin back to a previous stock and one click root to the right verision of cw mod. Cw3 for ext4 file sytem.
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I've tried to install midNIGHT rom 6 times now with the same result. I cannot install any apps from the market, titanium backup, or from sdcard. It will vibrate once at the beginning of install than again 2 or 3 times. My phone will then show the bootup animation and return to the homescreen. Ive odined back to stock and rerooted 4 times and wiped everything 3x each time. Each time I get the same result. Ive also tried reformatting my sd card and starting with a fresh download. Other roms work, just not this one. I dont have enough posts to reply to the midnight thread, so what should I try next to make it work?
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I've tried to install midNIGHT rom 6 times now with the same result. I cannot install any apps from the market, titanium backup, or from sdcard. It will vibrate once at the beginning of install than again 2 or 3 times. My phone will then show the bootup animation and return to the homescreen. Ive odined back to stock and rerooted 4 times and wiped everything 3x each time. Each time I get the same result. Ive also tried reformatting my sd card and starting with a fresh download. Other roms work, just not this one. I dont have enough posts to reply to the midnight thread, so what should I try next to make it work?
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what rom did u have before that workd ??
i had acs with ext then flashed to rooted ec05 with rfs. had several eclair roms installed.
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i had acs with ext then flashed to rooted ec05 with rfs. had several eclair roms installed.
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MAYBE YOUR flashing the wrong rom to update from the midnight ex: if you use dk28 ... i dnt think thats gets the proper update ec05
so lets see if you flash a dI18 or better get eb13 stick rom ... now u can either flash the ec05 modem or as my phone did when i used the stock eb13 it sent me the update for ec05 then i rooted w 3.0.6 clockworkmod then i went to BONSAI .. i left BONSAi to midnight ... i wiped factory data 3x - cache petition 3x and davlik cache 3x ... then i installed the zip MIDNIGHT V5.2 JOURNALING ON .... THEN AFTER IT BOOTED .... i went back into RECOVERY and flash the ZIP EXTRAS .. bang it was magic ... lol'
but basically im tryn to give you steps that maybe something might help u or give u and idea ..... IT WORKED FOR ME .....
DISCLAIMER : im not a professional if something major goes wrong i dnt not claim responsibility ...
I have the same problem. Worked the first time I installed it but I restored back to stock. Now when I install I can't install from market. Tried odin back to stock but It still doesn't work. Haven't seen a solution in the midnight thread besides going to EXT.
I am having issues as well and cannot post a reply. I have wiped and re installed 3x but my phone will randomly turn off and I have to pull the battery to reset device. If the device stays plugged in I do not have this issue. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
You note that this version is the one with journaling enabled... have you tried the version without journaling? You can manually re-enable it by making a CWM Nandroid backup and then restoring that backup immediately after.
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i had acs with ext then flashed to rooted ec05 with rfs. had several eclair roms installed.
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On the instructions for midNIGHT 5.2 with Journaling On it says not to start with a pre-rooted EC05. Start with stock EC05 and then root with CWM 2.5.5 for RFS or 3.0.0.6 if you are wanting to use the EXT4 one. There is a link for a stock EC05 on the instructions in the thread for the ROM
And how to check if the journaling is actually on or off.
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And how to check if the journaling is actually on or off.
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I'm not sure if there's a quick and easy way to detect this through the Terminal Emulator. I tried a line of code that I believed would tell me but I didn't get the answer I was looking for. Someone else may have the answer.
The quick and dirty way, however, is to make a Nandroid backup through Clockworkmod, as you should generally just have one at all times anyway. Now turn your phone on, and pull the battery out. If when you turn your phone back on you don't encounter any FC's, then your journaling is on and your data is protected. If not, then restore your Nandroid backup you just made and that will enable journaling.
If you installed a no-journaling rom, rest assured, journaling is off if you haven't restored. Either way you should have a Nandroid backup just in case.
Note: This process has been documented and posted many many many times across XDA at this point.
I was also having this issue so I installed the EXT4 Journal On version and problem solved. No one knows why LOL.
I was running Starburst v1.9 and saw a thread on Themes & Apps with ICS transitions. I downloaded both just in case (ICS Transitions & Revert back to stock). I went into Root Explorer and checked my Clockwork/Backup and saw that I had a backup in there. I booted into Recovery and flashed the theme transitions for ICS zip and thus problem began.
I then went to restore to restore the backup and it seems like that file was corrupted because it wouldn't restore. I ended up flashing the revert zip file and wiping my rom. It doesn't boot but I can still get into recovery. I believe that the issue is that the theme was made for the v1.9.5 and I had v1.9 of Starburst.
I was messing around with it and I was able to boot back in and click on the Android to set it up. After a while the phone will go crazy and the screen will flicker on and off. The buttons at the bottom became useless. How can I recover from this.
** I used my friend's Sensation and downloaded v.1.9.5 and threw it on my SD. I booted into Recovery and flashed the ROM and it still won't boot up. Any suggestions? **
The phone booting up I think was a luck of the draw thing. Since then the phone has not been able to boot into the actual ROM. I've been without a phone since yesterday and I'm planning on going into the Sprint store and getting it swapped.
Did you wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik?
THEN reflash the rom?
Yes. I was a flashaholic on my Evo.
I notice another thread in q&a with people the same issue as mines. I'm lost and haven't had my phone working for two days now.
Here's what I did:
Delete system, wipe factory reset, cache and dalvik, flashed ROM.
Could it be kernel related? I'm confused. I have a wedding tomorrow and this couldn't have happened at a worse time. Coincidentally something happened on my At&t dumb phone so I'm phoneless.
stupid suggestion...is your battery low?
with the evo it would see corrupted if the battery was low. may not apply, but hey its a shot.
if you cant figure out, theres always Odin to cure your issues
ReDL the ROM and reflash. Try mounting USB storage while in recovery. Alternatively, Odin the stock .tar for a full refresh.
If you've already retired reflashing I'd go with odin back to stock
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here is the link for a format all then you can try and flash a rom again if you like. If not I would do like previously suggested and flash return to stock in Odin- link here
playya said:
here is the link for a format all then you can try and flash a rom again if you like. If not I would do like previously suggested and flash return to stock in Odin- link here
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Awesome. The wedding made me forget about my phone but now that it's over I'm missing it.
I will flash to stock and re-root.
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Is there a way I can just root EI22 with superuser and CWM, and just apply a mod to convert from RFS to EXT4, without any fancy ROMs or tweaks, etc? Since my epic is having issues with all EI22 ROMs I've had so far (my phone isn't friendly to the voodoo sound hack for whatever reason), I was hoping i could start from scratch and apply individual mods on my own.
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Is there a way I can just root EI22 with superuser and CWM, and just apply a mod to convert from RFS to EXT4, without any fancy ROMs or tweaks, etc? Since my epic is having issues with all EI22 ROMs I've had so far (my phone isn't friendly to the voodoo sound hack for whatever reason), I was hoping i could start from scratch and apply individual mods on my own.
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Yes but you still need to flash a modded kernel like Nubernel or Samurai. Put the kernel of choice your phone. Run RFS2EXT4 ad flash the kernel before booting. Or vice a versa since most of those kernels support both file systems.
alright cool. thanks. I'm assuming I run "rfs2ext4" straight from CWM? (sorry, I'm not a n00b in most mods, I promise )
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alright cool. thanks. I'm assuming I run "rfs2ext4" straight from CWM? (sorry, I'm not a n00b in most mods, I promise )
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Yes that is correct. I recommend Samurai kernel also.
thanks, man
How long should it take to boot after this? i rooted and CWMed EI22, went to recovery, wiped data, etc, applied RFS2EXT4.zip, then applied samurai kernel 2.0.4, wiped data, etc again, and rebooted, and i've been stuck at the "SAMSUNG: www.samsungmobile.com" logo for about 20 minutes now.
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How long should it take to boot after this? i rooted and CWMed EI22, went to recovery, wiped data, etc, applied RFS2EXT4.zip, then applied samurai kernel 2.0.4, wiped data, etc again, and rebooted, and i've been stuck at the "SAMSUNG: www.samsungmobile.com" logo for about 20 minutes now.
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If you wipe data/factory reset after flashing something then your booting nothing.
-Wipe everything
-Install CWM of choice
-Flash rfs2ext4
-Flash stock EI22
-Root
-Flash kernel of choice
-reboot
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If you wipe data/factory reset after flashing something then your booting nothing.
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You sure about that? I do that on a regular basis with all other mods, and they work fine... but thanks. I'm using ODIN to get back to stock and CWM, and then I'll follow your steps.
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How long should it take to boot after this? i rooted and CWMed EI22, went to recovery, wiped data, etc, applied RFS2EXT4.zip, then applied samurai kernel 2.0.4, wiped data, etc again, and rebooted, and i've been stuck at the "SAMSUNG: www.samsungmobile.com" logo for about 20 minutes now.
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It should take no more than 5 minutes. I assume you meant you Flashed Clean GB. Flash just the ROM then try to boot. Then go back into CWM and flash the kernel and boot, then go back into CWM and run rfs2ext4.
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You sure about that? I do that on a regular basis with all other mods, and they work fine... but thanks. I'm using ODIN to get back to stock and CWM, and then I'll follow your steps.
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No he's not. Wiping data does just that, only system data and 3rd party apps. It does not wipe system apps or the OS. Do not flash RFS2EXT4 before the CleanGB otherwise you will get stuck again.
um... i just followed all those steps, and have the same result... hang at the samsung logo.
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um... i just followed all those steps, and have the same result... hang at the samsung logo.
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If you Odin a stock EC05, root and flash clean GB and boot what happens? It should boot. Then you should be able to flash rfs2ext4 and flash the kernel right after.
alright... but after i flash rfs2ext4, do i reboot, go back to recovery, and then flash the kernel, or do i flash rfs2ext4, flash the kernel before rebooting, and then reboot?
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alright... but after i flash rfs2ext4, do i reboot, go back to recovery, and then flash the kernel, or do i flash rfs2ext4, flash the kernel before rebooting, and then reboot?
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Flash the kernel right after the rfs2ext4 without booting. If that still gets you stuck I don't see voodoo sound mentioned in this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=875075
That's perfect! thanks! A working EXT4 ROM without the sound mod is precisely what i need. :-D
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That's perfect! thanks! A working EXT4 ROM without the sound mod is precisely what i need. :-D
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Yeah, I felt we were taking the long way there...lol.
Unfortunately, i cracked open the zip file, and this one has the sound mod too... i applied anyway just in case, but the issue still persists. :-(
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Unfortunately, i cracked open the zip file, and this one has the sound mod too... i applied anyway just in case, but the issue still persists. :-(
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What would happen if you pull it out? If it is embedded substitute that file from CleanGB.
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I've tried that with every ROM i've tested so far. no luck. I also finally got EXT4 to work with stock/rooted/cwm ei22 and put the samurai kernel 2.0.4+ on top, and apparently that has the mod too, cuz sound with headphones doesnt work there, either. :-(
I'm practically, for the first time in my life ready to throw my phone against a brick wall and claim TEP on Sprint. -_-
Ahahahahahaahah i finally got it to work with clean gb!!! I am badass, hear me roar! Mwahahahahahaha!!!!
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Ahahahahahaahah i finally got it to work with clean gb!!! I am badass, hear me roar! Mwahahahahahaha!!!!
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Congrats! It's been a long day for you. What finally got it working?
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Hi xda,
I ran into a problem I've never faced today. Before you start assuming, I've done my research. I've searched all over the forums, tried multiple solutions (none worked) and... potentially permabricked it?
Rooted for 7 months, running Jedi Mind Tricks v5.1 Android 4.0.3
How it happened: Today I noticed my phone running really wierdly. It would crash apps constantly, which didn't happen yesterday. So I put it on *close all apps after exiting* on developer options and limited it to run 2 background apps. Throughout the day, my phone would just restart out of absolutely nowhere: in the middle of a text, after unlocking my phone. Each time progressively got shorter between the restarts. It would also freeze a lot of the time. This never happened before today. Maybe a freeze or two, but not this bad.
Did a few battery pulls, no dice. Then this is where it gets worse. The time between boot loops were from 1-2 minutes now. I was getting pissed, so I decided I needed to wipe it and install a new rom. I enter recovery mode CMW 5.0 and do an initial factory reset. Half way through, it crashes again. Now all it does is vibrate constantly until I turned it back on into recovery. Launches recovery. I try to super wipe it. Half way through, crashes again. I try this several times in conjunction with battery pulls. Doesn't work.
I pull sim card, SD card and battery out, let it rest before I reset it.
Then I tried to Odin its ass. I bricked it into the yellow warning screen about a updated system error because I fail with Odin. I searched around to find a solution. I redid Odin to stock kernel it. When it revived, it went into the loading screen. Yes! Progress! It was 99% done with loading when it froze on it. Fml. Battery pull, reboot, and it goes back into its habitual boot loop pattern. I can still access CMW, but it still crashes when I try to super wipe/wipe it.
I have to fix this because, well I bought this from someone with no warranty and using a no contract provider.
Help?
UPDATE: I was able to successfully superwipe my phone, then reinstall Mind Tricks as the rom of choice onto it. It doesn't freeze. Simply bootloops again and again. I don't know what to do.
eaudexs said:
UPDATE: I was able to successfully superwipe my phone, then reinstall Mind Tricks as the rom of choice onto it. It doesn't freeze. Simply bootloops again and again. I don't know what to do.
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Firstly I suggest upgrading your recovery to 6.x via odin. Then superwipe. Redownload mind trick fresh, flash mind trick, wipe data/factory reset via recovery and try to boot letting it settle for about five minutes. If this fails, flash back to stock via Odin to rule out hardware faults.
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Firstly I suggest upgrading your recovery to 6.x via odin. Then superwipe. Redownload mind trick fresh, flash mind trick, wipe data/factory reset via recovery and try to boot letting it settle for about five minutes. If this fails, flash back to stock via Odin to rule out hardware faults.
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I've been looking through some how-to's but I can't seem to find how to upgrade recovery using odin. I can only find the .img file and instructions on how to do it via command lines. Any advice?
Thanks
Good suggestion but better yet ...... I had the same issue on cwm.... get twrp 2.2 look for the flashable download....... 2.3 has a few bugs so stick wit .2
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Definitely get twrp on it. Flashing twrp solved 99% of my problems running cm10. Zero rr in weeks. If I were you I would go back to stock for your device. After confident its running like it should. Then root and and go nuts.
I've personally never really had to pull the battery, very rarely. I'm worried about your ram. Could it b corrupted? A short somewhere? All unrecoverable.
I wonder if you could somehow mount your device using Linux. And run memory tests or drive diagnostics.(just thinking out loud).
Twrp is definitely a must. Good luck
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Try doing complete wipes and reflashing a different more stable rom and see if it happens again. There are scripts to do complete and total wipes just to make sure you get a clean install (kind of like the others suggested) atleast yours can turn on so your not hard-bricked.
That's great how you guys are saying twrp solved your issues! It's really funny when cm10 supports cwm recovery. But op, let me see if I still have mine.
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Thank you guys for all the suggestion. I was able to finally install CMW 5.5 on Odin, then go to 6.0 through flashing it. Then I super wiped it several times, normal wipe data/user settings, Darkside super wipe, then install Jedi Mind Trick X, super cache wipe, mount system, then rebooted. It worked for several minutes before locked on boot loop again.
Can someone post the link to TWRP touch for flash? That would be awesome.
I've also been thinking if it could be an external hardware problem and not a software problem. How could I run the diagnostics like you had suggested?
Thanks!
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Thank you guys for all the suggestion. I was able to finally install CMW 5.5 on Odin, then go to 6.0 through flashing it. Then I super wiped it several times, normal wipe data/user settings, Darkside super wipe, then install Jedi Mind Trick X, super cache wipe, mount system, then rebooted. It worked for several minutes before locked on boot loop again.
Can someone post the link to TWRP touch for flash? That would be awesome.
I've also been thinking if it could be an external hardware problem and not a software problem. How could I run the diagnostics like you had suggested?
Thanks!
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my sgs2 did this last month i did the same you did. after no fix i installed a cwmtouch through odin just to be able to restore a back up and worked flawlessly. After that i switched to TWRP again flashed it with no problem through odin and my s2 has been working fine ever since, but fyi i updated twrp to its 2.3.1.1 version and now i get errors can still restore but cant flash jb roms and can only do dirty flashes of ics roms
I'm currently in the process of trying to flash twrp. Is it uncommon that when I went into recovery, it also boot looped on me several time?
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I'm currently in the process of trying to flash twrp. Is it uncommon that when I went into recovery, it also boot looped on me several time?
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what version of TWRP are you trying to use? NO it does not bootloop
I did a full wipe, script wipe, with Darkside using CMW6 and restored an old backup. It still crashes. I'm starting to think it's hardware problems. I haven't gone to TWRP because I can't find a flashable 2.2 version.
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I did a full wipe, script wipe, with Darkside using CMW6 and restored an old backup. It still crashes. I'm starting to think it's hardware problems. I haven't gone to TWRP because I can't find a flashable 2.2 version.
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Nah my man you do not use the script with CWM6 thats your problem right there
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I did a full wipe, script wipe, with Darkside using CMW6 and restored an old backup. It still crashes. I'm starting to think it's hardware problems. I haven't gone to TWRP because I can't find a flashable 2.2 version.
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Come on now the flashable version is in the thread...tisk tisk tisk also there are a few version in flashable form in there as well my friend. Got to get your hands dirty sometimes.... LOL Good luck
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Thank you my friend. I was able to finally find a 2.2 TWRP and I flashed it via odin. Did full wipes, full cache wipes, flashed a rom. Fixed permission and all that good stuff. Left it off for 10 minutes. Came back, it started running through initialization. About 4 minutes in, it crashes again. I'm starting to think this could be hardware problem.
eaudexs said:
Thank you guys for all the suggestion. I was able to finally install CMW 5.5 on Odin, then go to 6.0 through flashing it. Then I super wiped it several times, normal wipe data/user settings, Darkside super wipe, then install Jedi Mind Trick X, super cache wipe, mount system, then rebooted. It worked for several minutes before locked on boot loop again.
Can someone post the link to TWRP touch for flash? That would be awesome.
I've also been thinking if it could be an external hardware problem and not a software problem. How could I run the diagnostics like you had suggested?
Thanks!
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Do not use scripts with the new CWM 6 as it will cause this. Manually wipe everything and do not use scripts. You can use scripts with twrp but not the latest cwm
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