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[Q] Gnex wont boot. Cant flash from fastboot (too many links error)

CDMA GALAXY NEXUS> Hey guys, I was running Romanbb's 4.0.4 build earlier today. I clicked on a video (which may or may not have been on a porn site) all of a sudden my screen went all wacky. Where it was kind of fuzzy and running diagnal across the screen. I could only see part of it. I thought I might have gotten a virus or something because i have never had one of my devices do this before. So I immideatly rebooted the phone into recovery and wiped eveything including formatting system. I went to flash a nandroid I had of black ice and in the middle of flashing that my phone rebooted itself and stayed there (bootlooping at the google logo) I can get into fastboot and I can get into recovery about one out of every ten times but I cant do anything in recovery because the phone turns itself off insted of booting recovery most of the time (I have clockwork touch) When I do get into recovery without it turning off it reboots if I try to flash anything. It seems to be stable in fastboot (thank god!) but When I get it connected in Wugs Root tool kit and try to flash the stock image it goes through the motions and says FAILED on every step exept the first (which I believe is checking radio). It says ( error too many links) on the first two) and I cant remember the error on the last four but I have tried it a couple times so I can replicate it if needed. Can anyone tell me what to do from here? I really appreciate in advance!!! If this is a hardware error then I would like to get it back to stock to get it replaced. It is weird that it happened while running a rom. Its not like I messed up while flashing or anything.
ADB will recognize it in Fastboot. I already set all of that up when I rooted. when I try to flash the stock+unroot option on wugfresh's toolbox it errors out on every step like there is something wrong with my internal sd on my phone? Im wondering if I should try odin. IDK? Im hoping somebody who has seen this or had this happen before will save the day and tell me what to do.

lol why did you rush into CWM and start wiping things? you should have let it reboot and it probably could have been a one off..
you can try this http://rootzwiki.com/topic/14145-od...actory-odin-restore-402-with-radios-unrooted/

It is stable in fastboot but in cwr it is still geeking out
It still is glitching in cwr. most of the time it either turns off or reboots when I try to go into cwr. i can wipe but if I flash anything it freezes at the point where it starts writing to storage. I have never seen anything like this before.

I have now tried oden as well
It looks like it is a problem with the hardware. The phone is only a couple months old if that. So I really wish I could flash the stock image or at least get rid of cwm. but that is not looking likely. Here are a couple pics of odin showing the problem. Any guidace would be much appreciated. This SUCKS

Why in the heck are you trying to use Odin?

I can only get into fastboot and odin.
CWM wont let me do anything. it crashes and reboots into a bootloop if I try to flash anything. The poster above suggested odin. I dont know what else to do. Please help if you can!

Can you get a screencap of when it fails fastbooting the stock images?

yes
yes, give me couple min and I will post it. Thank you!
I guess I cant. This is all I get now

drumdestroyer said:
yes, give me couple min and I will post it. Thank you!
I guess I cant. This is all I get now
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How are you attempting to access fastboot?

Vol + and Vol - and power all at the same time
Vol + and Vol - and power all at the same time from powered off
And oden was Vol - and power at the same time from powered off
Now no matter what I push it goes to the screen with the yellow triangle.

That screen says you (now) have a corrupt partition.
At this point, you must use Odin, which is unfortunate. What URL did you use to download the image? The current image in that thread was on multiupload.

drumdestroyer said:
Vol + and Vol - and power all at the same time from powered off
And oden was Vol - and power at the same time from powered off
Now no matter what I push it goes to the screen with the yellow triangle.
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during my rooting attempt I had a problem with the two vol buttons. It was quite frustrating. Keep trying them and try pressing the power button a fraction of a second sooner.

I downloaded the one later in the thread
Here's the Modem: http://dl.dropbox.co...15.EK02_LTE.tar
Here's the System: http://dl.dropbox.co...L53F_signed.tar
from this thread on page 3 housry23 posted them from his dropbox:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/14145-od...restore-402-with-radios-unrooted/page__st__30
there were a couple other posts right around the same time with it but they all were the same file name
I thought I saw the same files in the xda thread i found also
I used that thread because it is the one that the second post linked for me.

drumdestroyer said:
Vol + and Vol - and power all at the same time from powered off
And oden was Vol - and power at the same time from powered off
Now no matter what I push it goes to the screen with the yellow triangle.
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Send it to me. I might be able to fix it. PM me.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

loveubuntu said:
during my rooting attempt I had a problem with the two vol buttons. It was quite frustrating. Keep trying them and try pressing the power button a fraction of a second sooner.
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no luck with that. it seems to only open to the "corupted partision" screen. Thanks for the suggestion.

ljwnow said:
Send it to me. I might be able to fix it. PM me.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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I pm'd you to ask how you could fix it. Just wondering if I could do it. I can follow instructions well. I have never had a problem and have been flashing stuff for a year or so. IDK what happened here.

I can't help but I wanted to share that I had a similar experience. I was bonne stock and clicked on a you tube video and my phone immediately shut down and tried to reboot itself, but only would boot loop. I had to manually reformat my partitions to recover. Sounds like your case might be even worse. Still don't know what my problem was.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

Thanks. Any feedback is appreciated.

so you can't get into bootloader or odin screen any more? if so try using a Jig it works to get the phone into odin mode for me. i used the same usb jig i made for the captivate.

I got the same suggestion from someone else. I have to wait until radio shack opens in the morning and I will give it a shot. Otherwise, I went by verizon and they are having samsung send me a replacment. I would much rather keep this one if I can though
I tried flashing the stock image from fastboot and it failed though when I could get there, and I also tried flashing the stock image through oden when I could get there and both failed multiple times so I don't have much hope. I think something broke.
I am headed to radio shack now. Be back soon with a answer as to wheather I can save my baby or not.

Flash back to 2.3, Where I can the ROM?

Hi,
I know your time is precious and I have already done hours of researching, googling, and downloading...
But believe me, no luck. I only found two 2.3 ROMs, one from this forum (but was a 'rooted' one) and one from SamMobile forum.
Both didn't work properly. I even cannot dial numbers (among other problems).
Can anyone, please, tell me from where do I find an official/good ROM for samsung captivate glide i927 ?
Sorry for taking much of your time, I really appreciate it.
Ali

Here is a good ROM from dman its stock ICS rooted (there is unrooted one at bottom of post if you dont want root) also it comes with CRT off i think so it looks cool when you turn off your phone. Hope it helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502

ItsMeBdon said:
Here is a good ROM from dman its stock ICS rooted (there is unrooted one at bottom of post if you dont want root) also it comes with CRT off i think so it looks cool when you turn off your phone. Hope it helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502
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thanks, but Isn't there an odin version of it?
Because I have tried the CWM method but I cannot boot into recovery mode, I can boot only into download mode.
Not sure why, although I press upper sound + home + power but still get the wrong mode...

I would really appreciate it if anyone can give me a link to a gingerbread ROM that is flashable from odin for i927.
I have tried this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391730
but it does not work properly (many errors appear)
I also tried the one from sampro.pl but still have many problems.
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Maybe when I flashed the ICS and then I want to downgrade to Ginger, I need something more than just PDA in odin...
maybe I also need to change bootloader ??
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I note after flashing: "cannot access csc...." something like that written just after flashing.... any idea?

You need to only press volume down and power button....try that to get into cmw
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda app-developers app

And if u just want stock 2.3.5 u need to use odin for the samsung stock tar from there website
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda app-developers app

ali_newyork said:
thanks, but Isn't there an odin version of it?
Because I have tried the CWM method but I cannot boot into recovery mode, I can boot only into download mode.
Not sure why, although I press upper sound + home + power but still get the wrong mode...
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Try using root booter, you gotta have root to use it but it will boot you into any mode supported by the phone.
I927UCLG9 Stock ICS 4.0.4
keyboard back light fix
super user 3.1.3 ARM Signed

ali_newyork said:
Not sure why, although I press upper sound + home + power but still get the wrong mode...
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As mentioned, the key combo for recovery is Volume Down + Power, that's the problem...

noob question...
Sorry to ask, but reading numerous forums has made me absolutely clueless as to what to do.
Long story short, My AT&T i927 is not rooted and i updated to official ICS via kies air and have been having multiple bugs, like the famous keyboard backlight issue (for which ive read the fix but was unable to implement it) and also, the pinch zoom gestures being of almost no use cuz they are THAT slow in response and the hd games on it have become extra laggy, the camera quality has become terrible.
I want to go back to gingerbread but dont know how so PLEASE, i request you to take few minutes out of your precious time and help me with one single post containing the step by step method and links to whatever it is that i need to download. I seriously appreciate this and would make sure this post is popular enough to not to be repeated again.
Eagerly awaiting your reply.
THANKS.

ali_newyork said:
thanks, but Isn't there an odin version of it?
Because I have tried the CWM method but I cannot boot into recovery mode, I can boot only into download mode.
Not sure why, although I press upper sound + home + power but still get the wrong mode...
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This isnt an odin version its a zip so all you have to do is flash it, but you want to make sure you have CWMR installed. I recommend the touch recovery because it makes it easier. Ill post link in bottom, also after you install you want to power off phone then hold power for 5 seconds and volume down to boot into recovery. To put CWMR on you need to use odin but once its on you will not need to use odin again unless another rom comes out that requires oneclick.
CWMR Touch
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766533

Go to gingerbread and try the kies emergency firmware recovery that might fix the issues but i havent tried so i dont know
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda premium

This seriously is a issue worth notifying to Samsung. They shouldn't have released Kies update for the phone if it as under development. This isn't anything like Samsung. Samsung always tests the build and then releases it. I hope some samsung Official falls upon this thread and replys us all.

PLEASE HELP!! Did I just brick my brand new SIII

Ok I was following this root toolkit step by step..... everything seemed to be going smoothly, I was flashing Odin and when the phone powered off to reboot, nothing happened. It did not reboot and on the toolkit page it just says ``waiting for device to be detected``.... but nothing. I tried to power up the phone manually and nothing...for a split second an image of a completely drained battery with a ``loading circle`` in the center of the battery, but then it disappears and still nothing but a dead phone. I tried to boot the phone up holding the home button, volume down and power and a warning message comes up saying....
Warning: A custom OS can cause critical problems in phone and installed applications. If you want to download a custom OS, press the volume up key. Otherwise, press the volume down key to cancel and restart phone``
I tried the volume down and `` SAMSUNG`` appears for a split second then dead again.
Can somebody PLEASE help me....... Im so stupid...Ive had this brand new phone for less than 12 hours!! Thank you all in advance and I hope to hear from anyone. .
This is the toolkit I used was Samsung Galaxy Root Toolkit V3.0....SGS3 Snapdragon Toolkit V1.0
At the end of the steps it stated xda was the source so I figured it was legit.
Jeff

how long did you wait for the phone to reboot?
if you can get to the warning about the custom os again, that's a good sign. when you do that, press volume up and use odin to load a stock rooted rom and you should be fine.
sent from my I747

cehf said:
how long did you wait for the phone to reboot?
if you can get to the warning about the custom os again, that's a good sign. when you do that, press volume up and use odin to load a stock rooted rom and you should be fine.
sent from my I747
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Thank you so much for the fast reply. Yes I pressed up and the downloading screen came up. On the top is says in red Odin Mode.... how do I go about usin Odin again... I was just following the step by step before and I dont want to screw anything else up, would you mind walking me through this.... Yes Im a super noob, Im sorry for the inconvenience.... is there still a chance of being able to root this device (sorry my exclaimation marks dont work)

This is step by step guide.. Visit it
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/how-to-recover-a-bricked-samsung-galaxy-s3-50009490/
Sent from my ST21i2 using xda premium

I want to do this but im worried that if I get off the Odin Mode screen I wont get it back again....is that possible

jscottbb6 said:
I want to do this but im worried that if I get off the Odin Mode screen I wont get it back again....is that possible
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Don't worry you'll get the odin screen again just use odin to flash back to stock and you'll be good to go
Sent from the scary door.....

jscottbb6 said:
I want to do this but im worried that if I get off the Odin Mode screen I wont get it back again....is that possible
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ok then, how do I get into recovery mode from the Odin Mode Downloading Do not turn off target!! screen

jscottbb6 said:
ok then, how do I get into recovery mode from the Odin Mode Downloading Do not turn off target!! screen
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Ok, I cant get into Recovery Mode... when I press Home, Volume up and power, Samsung appears for a split second with Recovery mode in blue letters... but then disappears along with a small vibrate pulse...

jscottbb6 said:
Ok, I cant get into Recovery Mode... when I press Home, Volume up and power, Samsung appears for a split second with Recovery mode in blue letters... but then disappears along with a small vibrate pulse...
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I just realized that wen I flashed Odin it told me to choose i9300 as my phone model and that is the European model correct...This is what most likely caused this headache isnt it.... Anyways, im still stuck on the Odin Mode screen and the volume home and power buttons do nothing.....

sorry i never replied after that haha.
try using this guide.
sent from my I747

cehf said:
sorry i never replied after that haha.
try using this guide.
sent from my I747
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the link doesnt work my friend

jscottbb6 said:
the link doesnt work my friend
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works for me!
maybe the second time is the trick?
sent from my I747

cehf said:
works for me!
maybe the second time is the trick?
sent from my I747
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ok it worked that time.... thank you so much...but right now im stuck on the red odin mode screen and I dont know what do do now

jscottbb6 said:
ok it worked that time.... thank you so much...but right now im stuck on the red odin mode screen and I dont know what do do now
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well use the odin-flashables in the thread i just linked you to. you'll want to keep it in download mode (which is what you're in)
is your battery charged? you're going to want it to be when your flash anything.
sent from my I747

cehf said:
well use the odin-flashables in the thread i just linked you to. you'll want to keep it in download mode (which is what you're in)
is your battery charged? you're going to want it to be when your flash anything.
sent from my I747
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I dont think my battery is charged and I have no way of charging it now or knowing exactly how much juice is in it

jscottbb6 said:
I dont think my battery is charged and I have no way of charging it now or knowing exactly how much juice is in it
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Please bare with me man... im a super noob and I really had no business trying this in the first place...all ive done in the past is some custom theming... I dont even know where you are talking about when u said go to Odin flashables.... I just got the phone and it was locked to Rogers.... I went online and found a free unlock service provider thread cuz Im with Fido and I did that, bought a micro SIM card and everything was working great... until i did this... now Ive been in front of this computer for the last 7 hours stuck on this and I just want to either fix this or have it rooted ASAP... I have a HUGE headache and I have to bring my daughter to daycare in an hour and then work 12 hourstonight so I have to get to bed soon... but I dont want to leave it like this..... im so upset with myself right now grrrr I really appreciate your help brother... sorry if im frustrating you

jscottbb6 said:
Please bare with me man... im a super noob and I really had no business trying this in the first place...all ive done in the past is some custom theming... I dont even know where you are talking about when u said go to Odin flashables.... I just got the phone and it was locked to Rogers.... I went online and found a free unlock service provider thread cuz Im with Fido and I did that, bought a micro SIM card and everything was working great... until i did this... now Ive been in front of this computer for the last 7 hours stuck on this and I just want to either fix this or have it rooted ASAP... I have a HUGE headache and I have to bring my daughter to daycare in an hour and then work 12 hourstonight so I have to get to bed soon... but I dont want to leave it like this..... im so upset with myself right now grrrr I really appreciate your help brother... sorry if im frustrating you
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What image would I flash if the phone WAS with Rogers but I unlocked the service carrier

Can someone please just tell me what to do. This is what ive done to it:
-Factory Rogers GalaxyS3
-used free online carrier unlock so I could use my Fido SIM.. (didnt know unlock was not necessary to go from Rogers to Fido)
-Idiot me used SGS3 International Root Toolkit from here - http://androidrootaccess.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rooting-samsung-galaxy-s3.html on a canadian model
-it didnt reboot back up after flashing Odin and cant get into recovery mode....only download screen in Odin Mode
WHAT DO I DO... someone please tell me what to do to either A) return it back to STOCK or B) ROOT IT Properly. Ive never done this before so telling me to go somewhere and download this and unzip it and yada yada yada means nothing to me. Can someone just give me a link to put into Odin that will make this all better....PLEASE... I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet and I need it for work at 7pm tonight and its 930am now. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.... and yes I know I sound pathetic and useless lol....Thanks in advance guys!!
Jeff
PS- what if I use ODIN and flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 .......will that allow me to wipe and factory reset

jscottbb6 said:
Can someone please just tell me what to do. This is what ive done to it:
-Factory Rogers GalaxyS3
-used free online carrier unlock so I could use my Fido SIM.. (didnt know unlock was not necessary to go from Rogers to Fido)
-Idiot me used SGS3 International Root Toolkit from here - http://androidrootaccess.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rooting-samsung-galaxy-s3.html on a canadian model
-it didnt reboot back up after flashing Odin and cant get into recovery mode....only download screen in Odin Mode
WHAT DO I DO... someone please tell me what to do to either A) return it back to STOCK or B) ROOT IT Properly. Ive never done this before so telling me to go somewhere and download this and unzip it and yada yada yada means nothing to me. Can someone just give me a link to put into Odin that will make this all better....PLEASE... I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet and I need it for work at 7pm tonight and its 930am now. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.... and yes I know I sound pathetic and useless lol....Thanks in advance guys!!
Jeff
PS- what if I use ODIN and flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 .......will that allow me to wipe and factory reset
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If you can still get into download mode (big yellow triangle) and ODIN will recognize you phone, you can get everything you need from this forum thread to root it and then install TWRP or CWM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
If you would prefer to just get back to stock for today, you can get what you need here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1968625
Do not deviate from these two threads. Everything you need is contained within the first post of each of those threads.
Make sure you get the correct files for your phone (AT&T, Bell, Rogers etc.) It actually doesn't really matter as long as they are files for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 or I747 model. For the sake of making it easy on you, use the Rogers files as you are in Canada on the Rogers/Fido network.
I know you are in panic mode but seriously, take your time and READ the posts about how to do it. Rushing anything in this game can easily screw your phone up for good as you have already experienced first hand.
If you cannot get your phone to go into full download mode and have ODIN on your PC connect to your phone, you have it borked it up beyond easy everyday repair.

jscottbb6 said:
Can someone please just tell me what to do. This is what ive done to it:
-Factory Rogers GalaxyS3
-used free online carrier unlock so I could use my Fido SIM.. (didnt know unlock was not necessary to go from Rogers to Fido)
-Idiot me used SGS3 International Root Toolkit from here - http://androidrootaccess.blogspot.ca/2012/07/rooting-samsung-galaxy-s3.html on a canadian model
-it didnt reboot back up after flashing Odin and cant get into recovery mode....only download screen in Odin Mode
WHAT DO I DO... someone please tell me what to do to either A) return it back to STOCK or B) ROOT IT Properly. Ive never done this before so telling me to go somewhere and download this and unzip it and yada yada yada means nothing to me. Can someone just give me a link to put into Odin that will make this all better....PLEASE... I havent even had this phone for 24 hours yet and I need it for work at 7pm tonight and its 930am now. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.... and yes I know I sound pathetic and useless lol....Thanks in advance guys!!
Jeff
PS- what if I use ODIN and flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 .......will that allow me to wipe and factory reset
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I am not in your position, so please don't blame if it gets worse, but I've done several flashes so I am going to explain what would I do.
Go into the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
and download this and follow the instructions there
Rogers Image
Current I747MVLDLK4 (JB 4.1.1)
Mirror 1: Download root66_RWC_I747MVLDLK4.7z
Second,
Extract the root66_xxx_.tar.md5 from the .7z file you downloaded.
Use Odin, put phone into download mode [with phone off, hold vol. down + home + power ], connect to computer and open Odin.
once in odin click the PDA field and select the root66_xxx_.tar.md5 you downloaded.
Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.
click start and
when done let phone reboot.
If you have issues flashing with Odin please ensure you are using the microusb cable that came with the phone, users have had issues using other cables.
If you just want a stock, rooted phone with no custom recovery, no plans to flash custom roms, etc. then you can stop HERE.
those instructions are very clear as to what to do, but if you don't understand one let me know and I will try to explain it
edit: this video might be easier to follow on how to get odin working http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-xda-developer-tv/

[Q] Samsung t989 Galaxy S II - Bootloop HELP please :(

I downloaded the Jedi Mind Trick JB 2 ROM and installed it via clocwork mod recovery .. That went fine but it took me a few days to realize I didnt have a working video camera anymore on my phone.. so I thought to flash a stock ROOTed rom instead...
Then I found this threat about an updated version of Jedi Mind Trick's ROM labled JB 3.. So I wiped as much as I could in recovery and chose to format all the options it gave me in recover , Format system , data , cache , emms(or something) .. and now when I boot the phone , it shows the first flash screen , and the samsung logo starts to shimmer then it reboots back to the splash screen and repeats this process everal times before just going black and sitting there..
So I've successfully bootlooped my phone doing this..
MY PROBLEM -- I don't know how to charge my phone or connect to it to install anything else..
Is this a serious problem? How can I charge my phone to continue troubleshooting it? It still has some battery to try some things but I don't know how to hook it up to transfer any other roms to it via USB cable and PC in it's current state..
I'm very computer savvy but I'm trying to learn this phone modding stuff and I realy hope I didn't brick my phone in this process.
Can someone please help me out here? I'll be on the forums religiously until I figure this out.
What should I start doing first??
Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

still working at it
I think I'm at the point of having to use ODIN to flash a new rom since i cannot simply copy this rom to the sdcard to use clockwork to flash it .. Am I correct on this ?
For some reason this rom I found (should be stock rooted tmobile gSII rom) does not want to open from ODIN's PDA button cause its in .zip and not .tar or anything... I'm not sure how to flash this rom with ODIN ( I'm not even 100% sure this is how its supposed to go) Any suggestions ?

phew
UPDATE - So I managed to research enough to find out that there is no way to flash a CUSTOM rom with ODIN.. SO I had to download a stock (presumably rooted) t-mobile rom and flash THAT ...
Now I'm back up with a rooted rom and will begin re-installing clockwork and then my custom deodexed rooted rom afterward.
Thanks for all who almost kinda tried to care to reply in this past 2 hours =) -- As previously mentioned.. I am a nerd.. I just suck at phone modding. Haha
So , looks like I'm in the clear now and don't need any more support on this particular topic yet.

zarklon said:
UPDATE - So I managed to research enough to find out that there is no way to flash a CUSTOM rom with ODIN.. SO I had to download a stock (presumably rooted) t-mobile rom and flash THAT ...
Now I'm back up with a rooted rom and will begin re-installing clockwork and then my custom deodexed rooted rom afterward.
Thanks for all who almost kinda tried to care to reply in this past 2 hours =) -- As previously mentioned.. I am a nerd.. I just suck at phone modding. Haha
So , looks like I'm in the clear now and don't need any more support on this particular topic yet.
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Is this true? Through a recommendation (haven't done anything to my phone from rooting/flashing KANGSJUGGERNAUT2 years ago), I tried to flash CM10 and ended up with a bootloop myself. Tried flashing through ODIN but it kept crashing; does anyone know why?
Afterward, I tried to reflash it through CWM and from then on bootloops into a installation process that never completes.
For some reason my CWM turned super slow, freezes/hangs and reboots after a few minutes.
I gave the phone to a friend who does this stuff on the regular but he said my initial flash wasn't complete cause in download mode says I'm still running official? No clue.
I was told this via email/chat: "No luck, it won't even boot anymore, I think I'll just bring it back tmrw morn
10:43 PM
Sorry I'm at a wedding (yea I know random) I left my phone with coat check
OK I've narrowed down the reason but not the solution, you had an AOKP based ROM which fundamentally is based on CyanogenMod, but it wasn't correctly flashed as the phone still thought it has factory ROMs still running
11:10 PM
Clockworkmod(even though it was working before) wasn't accessing the partitions of the phone correctly so it wasn't properly wiping or flashing properly.
11:12 PM
So basically from the first time you flashed cwm it didn't flash properly then the next time you flashed using the new recovery it didn't flash anything it was supposed to do itself properly , so basically it was a chain of events in addition to a bad boot loader, that's why it never went to recovery or download mode correctly
11:13 PM
That's something that had to do with the way the phone was built meaning you may of had a bad bootloader from the very begin and are now feeling the synptoms
Basically, and I would hate to be the reason or partially the reason you have a dead phone, basically it was a matter of coincedencr that it happened as this could of happened at anytime, once you have a bad boot loader its pretty much down hill from there"
Any helpful insight as how I can rectify this? is my phone truly dead? Sorry about the quoted format, it was copied and pasted.

If I were in your boat, I'd use Odin and flash the stock 4.1.2 ROM.
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tronmech said:
If I were in your boat, I'd use Odin and flash the stock 4.1.2 ROM.
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The phone won't turn on, unable to go into recovery and download mode; plugged in usb (hear connection beep but pressing power button plays disconnect button) to no avail. What can I do to unbrick?
Stock 4.1.2? Possible over a hardbricked T989 with old 2.3.6?

JahJahLoO said:
The phone won't turn on, unable to go into recovery and download mode; plugged in usb (hear connection beep but pressing power button plays disconnect button) to no avail. What can I do to unbrick?
Stock 4.1.2? Possible over a hardbricked T989 with old 2.3.6?
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sorry but i have to assume that you are not doing the 3 button recovery or download mode right.
Pull battery, put battery back in, hold power button & Vol +/- untill you see SAMSUNG on the screen ---> let go off power button(keep holding
Vol +/- button) .....u will see recovery. (assuming you did flash cwm before).
Let me know.
hit thanks.

sam.balia1012 said:
sorry but i have to assume that you are not doing the 3 button recovery or download mode right.
Pull battery, put battery back in, hold power button & Vol +/- untill you see SAMSUNG on the screen ---> let go off power button(keep holding
Vol +/- button) .....u will see recovery. (assuming you did flash cwm before).
Let me know.
hit thanks.
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I believe I am doing it correct, I have been entering recovery and download mode many times, right before I soft bricked it.
And sorry, no, I've tried many times, many methods and my phone is confirmed as entirely hard bricked.
SUPAR SAD, but thank you!

dont give up
JahJahLoO said:
I believe I am doing it correct, I have been entering recovery and download mode many times, right before I soft bricked it.
And sorry, no, I've tried many times, many methods and my phone is confirmed as entirely hard bricked.
SUPAR SAD, but thank you!
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you can try using adb and put the phone in dl mode.
sometimes its as easy as pull battery and wait awhile (20 min or more) and try again.
if you've exhausted all possibilities, you can use a jig to force a dl mode.
let me know

sam.balia1012 said:
you can try using adb and put the phone in dl mode.
sometimes its as easy as pull battery and wait awhile (20 min or more) and try again.
if you've exhausted all possibilities, you can use a jig to force a dl mode.
let me know
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I don't know what adb is, or how to use it; I have, however seen my friend RDP to my desktop and do something and used the term 'adb' in his attempt to code through the phone.
I've done that battery waiting period, for nearly an hour and still no result.
After doing some researching, I have found that many people have stated a USB JIG would not be applicable to a 'hard bricked' phone. I really wanted to try as it looked like the most, simple and inexpensive solution.

JahJahLoO said:
I don't know what adb is, or how to use it; I have, however seen my friend RDP to my desktop and do something and used the term 'adb' in his attempt to code through the phone.
I've done that battery waiting period, for nearly an hour and still no result.
After doing some researching, I have found that many people have stated a USB JIG would not be applicable to a 'hard bricked' phone. I really wanted to try as it looked like the most, simple and inexpensive solution.
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If you know for a fact that you bricked your s2, maybe wrong rom or kernel that u flashed by accident then.....
contact these guys.... http://brickedmyphone.com/contact-me/
good like and click thanks if you agree.

sam.balia1012 said:
If you know for a fact that you bricked your s2, maybe wrong rom or kernel that u flashed by accident then.....
contact these guys.... http://brickedmyphone.com/contact-me/
good like and click thanks if you agree.
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Lols, you're really fishing for them "Thanks"; you got it buddy. Very swift responses. :cyclops:
Anyway, I'm still searching the net for anymore possible solutions.
Thanks.

JahJahLoO said:
Lols, you're really fishing for them "Thanks"; you got it buddy. Very swift responses. :cyclops:
Anyway, I'm still searching the net for anymore possible solutions.
Thanks.
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fishing for them ???????
what the hell does that even mean? it seems that brick did hit u in the head!!!

sam.balia1012 said:
fishing for them ???????
what the hell does that even mean? it seems that brick did hit u in the head!!!
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It might as well have... :crying:

[DISCUSSION] Galaxy A10s successfully rooted! (SM-A107M)

Rooting A10s with Magisk [Very Early Root]​
Hello community. I wanted to post my progress on trying to root this device and maybe was hoping for some pointers.
Unfortunately the steps are somewhat complicated, especially since we don't have a custom recovery.
Would appreciate some of the more experienced developers if you could give me a hand, since my knowledge is very very limited (don't know how to compile my own custom recovery, have 0 knowledge on even using git hub lmao)
Thanks for reading, here's what I got so far
Things to know about the A10s​
It is a System As Root device
It is an AB device (after Android 10 update)
It has no custom recovery as of yet
The process may also work for the F variant
The process I used to root with Magisk is here: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html
Special thanks to @topjohnwu for his very detailed guide
Ok and now well, to explain where I'm currently stuck. The final step to finish installation off is to reboot to stock recovery and wipe data. I'm guessing that this will fix the signal problem I have, but can't know for sure until I try. The problem with that is that topjohnwu states as follows:
We now want to boot into the stock recovery to factory reset our device.
Full data wipe is mandatory! Do not skip this step.
Press Power + Volume Down to exit download mode. As soon as the screen turns off, immediately press the combo key to boot to recovery (e.g. on the S10 it is Power + Bixby + Volume Up). Since we want to boot into stock recovery, continue pressing the volume up button until you see the stock recovery screen.
Use volume buttons to navigate through the stock recovery menu, and the power button to select an option. Choose Wipe data/factory reset to wipe the data of the device.
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The problem here is that no matter how hard I try, I can't boot to stock recovery
I can boot the device as follows
System+No magisk (signal works here)
System+Magisk (RIL broken)
However I simply can't boot to stock recovery. Apparently I need to leave the VOL + button pressed and keep it pressed but it's simply not doing anything. Even using adb to reboot to recovery and holding the VOL + button since it even shuts down is not doing anything.
I don't know where to go from here, I simply can't boot to stock recovery
Would really like to know suggestions
Thanks for reading!

Currently I am hosting a Telegram group for anybody that wants to follow development as it progresses. But for questions, please keep them here on XDA
Link: https://t.me/a107X

I managed to boot to stock recovery by pressing power vol down and plugging usb in at the same time I think.

Update: Well, I flashed stock recovery with Odin. Managed to boot directly to recovery, wiped data and immediately flashed the magisk patched recovery. However this still did not fix the broken signal problem, as I expected. The search for a fix is still on.

you should follow topjohnwu's instructions for samsung devices..
edit: maybe you are, they are included in the link you posted but youre not specific in the steps youre taking for others to help you.
you could also im sure follow same steps as F variant id think but dont blame me for troubles lol

elliwigy said:
you should follow topjohnwu's instructions for samsung devices..
edit: maybe you are, they are included in the link you posted but youre not specific in the steps youre taking for others to help you.
you could also im sure follow same steps as F variant id think but dont blame me for troubles lol
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Yeah I'll try that method in due time. But I'm really in no hurry since I've got root anyway and I just use it from time to time, so I just reboot to system+magisk only when I need to and just boot system normally every other time.

ShaDisNX255 said:
Yeah I'll try that method in due time. But I'm really in no hurry since I've got root anyway and I just use it from time to time, so I just reboot to system+magisk only when I need to and just boot system normally every other time.
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Hey op, did you flash magisk with odin using patched file? if you did, could you share your patched file and the firmware version you used? Odin keeps failing when i try to patch.

MR2_Wei said:
Hey op, did you flash magisk with odin using patched file? if you did, could you share your patched file and the firmware version you used? Odin keeps failing when i try to patch.
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I think I'll have some time this weekend, I'll try to put a in-depth tutorial with all the files required.
But, can you tell me the error you get on Odin and/or any error messages on your phone?

By the way, the signal problem has been reported on other occasions.
It seems to be a problem on this Mediatek SoC
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/issues/1801
topjohnwu seems to have just brushed it off so it doesn't seem like it's going to get fixed anytime soon

Sorry for butting in and my ignorance...I need HELP!
ShaDisNX255 said:
Rooting A10s with Magisk [Very Early Root]​
Hello community. I wanted to post my progress on trying to root this device and maybe was hoping for some pointers.
Unfortunately the steps are somewhat complicated, especially since we don't have a custom recovery.
Would appreciate some of the more experienced developers if you could give me a hand, since my knowledge is very very limited (don't know how to compile my own custom recovery, have 0 knowledge on even using git hub lmao)
Thanks for reading, here's what I got so far
Things to know about the A10s​
It is a System As Root device
It is an A-Only device
It has no custom recovery as of yet
The process may also work for the F variant
The process I used to root with Magisk is here: https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html
Special thanks to @topjohnwu for his very detailed guide
Ok and now well, to explain where I'm currently stuck. The final step to finish installation off is to reboot to stock recovery and wipe data. I'm guessing that this will fix the signal problem I have, but can't know for sure until I try. The problem with that is that topjohnwu states as follows:
The problem here is that no matter how hard I try, I can't boot to stock recovery
I can boot the device as follows
System+No magisk (signal works here)
System+Magisk (RIL broken)
However I simply can't boot to stock recovery. Apparently I need to leave the VOL + button pressed and keep it pressed but it's simply not doing anything. Even using adb to reboot to recovery and holding the VOL + button since it even shuts down is not doing anything.
I don't know where to go from here, I simply can't boot to stock recovery
Would really like to know suggestions
Thanks for reading!
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I have a Samsung A10S (a107M) had it for a few days - I cannot get the bootloader unlocked. I can get it to the screen where it says long press vol up to unlock bootloader. When I do this it reboots, and starts 'normally' PLEASE if anyone can help I will happily buy you a beer!

SandsCayman said:
I have a Samsung A10S (a107M) had it for a few days - I cannot get the bootloader unlocked. I can get it to the screen where it says long press vol up to unlock bootloader. When I do this it reboots, and starts 'normally' PLEASE if anyone can help I will happily buy you a beer!
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Just keep trying, and leave the VOL + button pressed even after it reboots. I remember last time I rooted, it took me approximately 4 or 5 attempts to finally get bootloader unlocked. Keep doing it until you can finally see the message that your bootloader is unlocked.

Hii there...
I've been trying to root my SM-107F(Samsung a10s) for months now with no luck,honestly speaking am very close to giving up even I wanted it so bad...And I've tried almost every top recommended methods out there,including using kingoroot,kingroot,irobot,magisk,supersu...But still no luck,the main problem is that I can't reboot successfully into bootloader and when I do so by clicking the vol up and power button simultaneously it just reboot...Plz anyone who has successfully rooted their Samsung a10s plz help me and I know all the side effects and disadvantages of rooting a mobile device including bricking and void warranty and am willing to take the risk...So if there is someone out there who can help,your help will be most appreciated.

Aaron_MK said:
Hii there...
I've been trying to root my SM-107F(Samsung a10s) for months now with no luck,honestly speaking am very close to giving up even I wanted it so bad...And I've tried almost every top recommended methods out there,including using kingoroot,kingroot,irobot,magisk,supersu...But still no luck,the main problem is that I can't reboot successfully into bootloader and when I do so by clicking the vol up and power button simultaneously it just reboot...Plz anyone who has successfully rooted their Samsung a10s plz help me and I know all the side effects and disadvantages of rooting a mobile device including bricking and void warranty and am willing to take the risk...So if there is someone out there who can help,your help will be most appreciated.
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If you have Telegram, you can join our group and we can give you help in real time. TWRP will most likely be released soon so rooting is going to get a lot easier, if you can wait.

Aaron_MK said:
Hii there...
I've been trying to root my SM-107F(Samsung a10s) for months now with no luck,honestly speaking am very close to giving up even I wanted it so bad...And I've tried almost every top recommended methods out there,including using kingoroot,kingroot,irobot,magisk,supersu...But still no luck,the main problem is that I can't reboot successfully into bootloader and when I do so by clicking the vol up and power button simultaneously it just reboot...Plz anyone who has successfully rooted their Samsung a10s plz help me and I know all the side effects and disadvantages of rooting a mobile device including bricking and void warranty and am willing to take the risk...So if there is someone out there who can help,your help will be most appreciated.
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i already done rooted my A10s (A107F) but now i want to know if there's someone in here can unroot this devices without flashing the stock rom...
i try flash the original boot.img and it didn't work for me cause it make my phone bootloop..
any suggest maybe...?

ShaDisNX255 said:
If you have Telegram, you can join our group and we can give you help in real time. TWRP will most likely be released soon so rooting is going to get a lot easier, if you can wait.
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Telegram link please....?

jogijee said:
Telegram link please....?
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It's on the seccond post

Can you help me I am trying to root a SM-A107M

i need some help here, couldn't find the solution anywhere else, after everything done the way it should be, in the last rooting step when i should get the magisk message: "requires additional setup" so the system reboots into root, i do not get that message at all, it does not appear in the screen, does somebody know what is wrong?