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please help...bootloop

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Thanks for starting this thread. When i do a search for "bootloop" all threads have at least 500 postings and i really don't want to spend all day trying to find the part that pertains to this.
I've tried and tried to flash an ics rom (any ics rom) and today decided to flash cm9 stable. Still the same problem...stuck in a bootloop.
Btw. I always clear all 3 caches 3-5 times.
I would assume my problem is with ROM Manager/ because when I go back and load my backup, it says the md5 sum is missing or doesn't match. I'm a;lways able to find one of my backups that match. Any suggestions?
T-Mobile
CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7
Dewizzed V2.5.2
Kernel Version 2.6.35.14
Android2.3.6

If you have access to a computer, download the ROM you want to flash, and if you can boot into recovery on your phone do that and mount your sd card. You should be able to move the file via USB to your phone and flash it.
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Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
Thanks for starting this thread. When i do a search for "bootloop" all threads have at least 500 postings and i really don't want to spend all day trying to find the part that pertains to this.
I've tried and tried to flash an ics rom (any ics rom) and today decided to flash cm9 stable. Still the same problem...stuck in a bootloop.
Btw. I always clear all 3 caches 3-5 times.
I would assume my problem is with ROM Manager/ because when I go back and load my backup, it says the md5 sum is missing or doesn't match. I'm a;lways able to find one of my backups that match. Any suggestions?
T-Mobile
CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7
Dewizzed V2.5.2
Kernel Version 2.6.35.14
Android2.3.6
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You should just backup ur phone up using ur recovery...thats what people mean when they say nandroid...

phordych05 said:
You should just backup ur phone up using ur recovery...thats what people mean when they say nandroid...
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Unfortunately CWM won't do a reliable backup. With my Nexus One I never had these problems. I flashed countless ROM's from ROM Manager.
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RTFOP said:
If you have access to a computer, download the ROM you want to flash, and if you can boot into recovery on your phone do that and mount your sd card. You should be able to move the file via USB to your phone and flash it.
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Downloaded CM 9.0.0 to PC, Rebooted into Recovery, connected to PC, Mounted USB, Dragged and dropped zip to SD card, wiped all three caches 3 times, installed zip from SD Card via CWM (should I use amon ra?), rebooted phone.....bootloop.

Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
Unfortunately CWM won't do a reliable backup. With my Nexus One I never had these problems. I flashed countless ROM's from ROM Manager.
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so you think rom manager is better then cwm....really...?... ive never had a problem and im a flashaholic... but did you try a different kernel...?and you did a cache wipe after you rebooted the first time...?

phordych05 said:
so you think rom manager is better then cwm....really...?... ive never had a problem and im a flashaholic... but did you try a different kernel...?and you did a cache wipe after you rebooted the first time...?
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I Thanks for the input. Not sure what the question is inferring. CWM is a recovery. Rom Manager isn't, but it only works (to my knowlege) with CWM.
Anyway. I'm looking for help.

Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
I Thanks for the input. Not sure what the question is inferring. CWM is a recovery. Rom Manager isn't, but it only works (to my knowlege) with CWM.
Anyway. I'm looking for help.
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What recovery are you using? It is a known issue when flashing CM9, if you use non-touch recovery and you use it to wipe your cache partition, you will hang during boot. Download TDJ,s cache wipe script to the same sd card as your ROM. After your done flashing CM9 & Gaaps, flash his cache wipe script as your last step, and you should be able to boot up. His scripts are stickied. Some say they don't have this issue, but a lot do and can't get past the booty screen. Good luck and let us know.

Thanks for the help. I just flashed CWM Touch and it solved the problem. I'm now rockin' CM 9.0!

T989D/Rom manager/ Downloading roms

Ok I looked all over the place and I could find anything about this issue. I have the telus s2x t989d and I went on rom manager and downloaded cyanogenmod 9 for my phone( only one available). Then I went in to install it and when it finished it just stayed on the really cool cyanogen boot screen and I had to power off and restore. Ive tried it a few times and nothing changed. I wiped the cache and stuff too. what should I do?

Are you trying to lead it directly from the app or are you trying to flash from recovery? Rom manager is buggy on the t989/t989D series. Flashing from an app is not recommended AT ALL due to potential of bricking the device
I guess my question is, what's your exact process you took...(i.e. steps taken)
sent from my T989 full of CM awesomeness and a touch of Venom from the Darkside!!

Ya I have been using the app. Can I still use the app to download roms? And then can I go into recovery from the app or just exit it and reboot it myself?

LostMoonOfPoosh said:
Ya I have been using the app. Can I still use the app to download roms? And then can I go into recovery from the app or just exit it and reboot it myself?
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its recommended to simply download the rom zip the boot into recovery and install there. I use cm9 stable with tdj Darkside kernel 6 and flash everything through twrp recovery never had a single boot loop in any room I've flashed. What rom are you running currently?
1.Download rom and place in external sd card.
2. Reboot into recovery
(You may want to wipe data/factory reset depending on what rom you are running and clean install are typically recommended unless coming from a previous version from same developer (i.e. cm, aokp, etc)
3. Flash darkside super wipe and cache wipe if using cwm non touch
4. Flash rom, gapps and kernel (if so desired on the gapps and kernel)
5. Reboot and wait 10mins
6. Reboot again and have fun!
Let me know if that helps
sent from my T989 full of CM awesomeness and a touch of Venom from the Darkside!!

EnigmaticGeek said:
its recommended to simply download the rom zip the boot into recovery and install there. I use cm9 stable with tdj Darkside kernel 6 and flash everything through twrp recovery never had a single boot loop in any room I've flashed. What rom are you running currently?
1.Download rom and place in external sd card.
2. Reboot into recovery
(You may want to wipe data/factory reset depending on what rom you are running and clean install are typically recommended unless coming from a previous version from same developer (i.e. cm, aokp, etc)
3. Flash darkside super wipe and cache wipe if using cwm non touch
4. Flash rom, gapps and kernel (if so desired on the gapps and kernel)
5. Reboot and wait 10mins
6. Reboot again and have fun!
Let me know if that helps
sent from my T989 full of CM awesomeness and a touch of Venom from the Darkside!!
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So I should just find the rom on my computer instead then?

Im downloading cyamogenmod 9 now from their website. I guess rom manager is pretty much useless for me then? I liked it because it would only show me roms that work for my phone so I dont make any mistakes.

ok I did it. but it didnt work... it just loaded up stock unrooted ics. with all my stuff gone. i have backups so im not worried about that, but i dont know why CM didnt flash...

LostMoonOfPoosh said:
ok I did it. but it didnt work... it just loaded up stock unrooted ics. with all my stuff gone. i have backups so im not worried about that, but i dont know why CM didnt flash...
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I would use only super wipe
then flash ROM
reboot
wait ten minutes WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING!!
reboot.
Its a proven formula that has worked for me, many, many times
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Also, super wipe and cache wipe are found here read OP carefully
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477955

LostMoonOfPoosh said:
ok I did it. but it didnt work... it just loaded up stock unrooted ics. with all my stuff gone. i have backups so im not worried about that, but i dont know why CM didnt flash...
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Stock unrooted ics? What recovery are you using, have you flashed a recovery through odin at all with this device?

EnigmaticGeek said:
Stock unrooted ics? What recovery are you using, have you flashed a recovery through odin at all with this device?
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is work fist root then factory reset then flash.

kiruba8 said:
is work fist root then factory reset then flash.
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You need to have a recovery flashed to your phone to even start the root process. Cwm, cwm touch, or twrp. All are available in the sticky section as well as development section. If you are running stock recovery then that's your primary issue.
sent from my T989 full of CM awesomeness and a touch of Venom from the Darkside!!

LoopDoGG79 said:
I would use only super wipe
then flash ROM
reboot
wait ten minutes WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING!!
reboot.
Its a proven formula that has worked for me, many, many times
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Also, super wipe and cache wipe are found here read OP carefully
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477955
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Ok i looked at the darkside link you gave me. Will it for sure work with the telus version s2?

LostMoonOfPoosh said:
Ok i looked at the darkside link you gave me. Will it for sure work with the telus version s2?
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Yes, the only difference between T-Mobile and Telus versions is cosmetic. Telus is the T989D, T-Mobile is the T989. There is a reason why they are so closely named.
Sent from the pink Unicorn from the Darkside.

EnigmaticGeek said:
Stock unrooted ics? What recovery are you using, have you flashed a recovery through odin at all with this device?
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oh ya I have CWM recovery flashed so im good in that department. Im going to try out darkside superwipe now and see if that helps.

well I used darkside and then flashed my rom. Now it wont even go past the telus loading screen... Ive restored back again. I made it alot farther than this with rom manager haha. I actually saw the cyanogenmod opening cinematic... Ill try the darkside cache wipe this time and see if that helps. I downloaded the rom right from the cyanogen website...

Well neither is working. It just stays in the Telus loading screen. Not even the Samsung screen will load. I don't know what else to do...
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[Q] How to go from 4.0.3 Jedi Mind Trick to Cyanogenmod 10.0.0 Stable Release

Hello all just bought a new Samsung Galaxy SII from craigslist already rooted with 4.0.3 Jedi Mind Trick. After reading for what seems 4-5 hours i have been trying to put together how to properly without bricking switching it to 10.0.0 Stable as i use to use Cyanogenmod 2-3 years ago on my devices. Seem alot of things have changed and there is a cluster**** of stuff out there now. If you could direct me to a how to or show me how to do it i would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks all!

Assuming you have nothing personal to back up that you can't just download from google play or your google account again: download cyanogen 10 and it's gapps. reboot into recovery mode. factory reset, wipe data, wipe system, wipe cache, wipe dalvik. pick the install zip from sd card or so option, browse to cyanogen, then install gapps the same way. wipe dalvik again and reboot.

I was thinking of doing this myself JMT to CM10. I didn't think there was anything special to do same as flashing from any other ROM to CM10. If there is a special requirement I would think they'd post in in with the ROM post information.

Alawishis said:
I was thinking of doing this myself JMT to CM10. I didn't think there was anything special to do same as flashing from any other ROM to CM10. If there is a special requirement I would think they'd post in in with the ROM post information.
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so I attempted to install it and got stuck on the boot logo for 20 minutes or so. So I bricked it lol... Anyway I just flashed it with Odin to 2.3.5 but the link to download file for root capabilities is broken. What can i do? Do i have to go to ics first before i reattempt to go to 10.0.0?

melvinator said:
so I attempted to install it and got stuck on the boot logo for 20 minutes or so. So I bricked it lol... Anyway I just flashed it with Odin to 2.3.5 but the link to download file for root capabilities is broken. What can i do? Do i have to go to ics first before i reattempt to go to 10.0.0?
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honestly - i backed up everything to my external and then formatted the internal when i went from TW to AOSP for the last time. well worth it. nice folder clean up and then you can just manually take all the stuff you want back.
and you should just be able to odin on cwm or twrp - then flash the rom of your choice.

new ion? said:
honestly - i backed up everything to my external and then formatted the internal when i went from TW to AOSP for the last time. well worth it. nice folder clean up and then you can just manually take all the stuff you want back.
and you should just be able to odin on cwm or twrp - then flash the rom of your choice.
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trying to look up how to do that now .... Searching the forum now... Might you be able to tell me real quick how? I already Downloaded the 5.2 file they suggest to use but can't find a working toturial that is just for flashing the cwm.

melvinator said:
so I attempted to install it and got stuck on the boot logo for 20 minutes or so. So I bricked it lol... Anyway I just flashed it with Odin to 2.3.5 but the link to download file for root capabilities is broken. What can i do? Do i have to go to ics first before i reattempt to go to 10.0.0?
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If you get stuck at the boot logo, it's called a soft brick. You don't have to use ODIN or go back to ICS. Just make sure the ROM zip you downloaded isn't corrupt (check the size/m5d if possible), wipe everything, and reboot into recovery to try installing again.

arcsine said:
If you get stuck at the boot logo, it's called a soft brick. You don't have to use ODIN or go back to ICS. Just make sure the ROM zip you downloaded isn't corrupt (check the size/m5d if possible), wipe everything, and reboot into recovery to try installing again.
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I already used Odin to go back to 2.3.5
Btw I appreciate the help
My woman's is waiting that I fail to say I told you so -_-

melvinator said:
I already used Odin to go back to 2.3.5
Btw I appreciate the help
My woman's is waiting that I fail to say I told you so -_-
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You won't fail. Follow the guidelines step by step. Print it out, make notes. Anything. Read. The step by step guide works... that'll get you with cwm. Then, you can flash the zip you will put on your phone... either a SU zip or just a rooted ROM. Follow flashing instructions.
Just realized - you'll be way better off if, once you have cwm on, just format the internal ONCE YOU HAVE A ROM ON AN EXTERNAL SD CARD. then flash CM10. THEN you'll have a fresh AOSP install.
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new ion? said:
You won't fail. Follow the guidelines step by step. Print it out, make notes. Anything. Read. The step by step guide works... that'll get you with cwm. Then, you can flash the zip you will put on your phone... either a SU zip or just a rooted ROM. Follow flashing instructions.
Just realized - you'll be way better off if, once you have cwm on, just format the internal ONCE YOU HAVE A ROM ON AN EXTERNAL SD CARD. then flash CM10. THEN you'll have a fresh AOSP install.
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how long does the boot logo stay on for?
Had 2.3.5 - rooted via odin and have recovery 5.2.6 - did everything in proper order and wiping properly.
what am i skipping here? Still spinning taunting me, wish there was a way it would tell me if i did something wrong.

melvinator said:
how long does the boot logo stay on for?
Had 2.3.5 - rooted via odin and have recovery 5.2.6 - did everything in proper order and wiping properly.
what am i skipping here? Still spinning taunting me, wish there was a way it would tell me if i did something wrong.
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Go back, format system, and then reinstall.
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Update your recovery to twrp or cwm 6+ and don't use dark side scripts
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Please excuse my harshness but this is not as hard as many make it seem. I would say if it takes you more than a couple attempts maybe it is just not for you. I only say this because I would hate to see you mess up your phone. Now if you think a bootloop is a brick then we need to do things at a slower pace with you.
If you already have your phone rooted then
1.download goomanager from the playstore and then
2.open it up and allow it to grant permission from CM
3.hit menu button while goo manager is open
4.click on install OpenRecoveryScript
5.let it do its thing
6.reboot into your new TWRP recovery
7.Wipe/Data Factory Reset
8.Flash Rom
9.Flash Gapps
10.Reboot
You can throw in a backup of files somewhere in there if you like.... Your choice

melvinator said:
how long does the boot logo stay on for?
Had 2.3.5 - rooted via odin and have recovery 5.2.6 - did everything in proper order and wiping properly.
what am i skipping here? Still spinning taunting me, wish there was a way it would tell me if i did something wrong.
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I had a bootloop when using CWM v6.0.1.5. So a friend of mine told me he had success with CWM v6.0.1.5 Touch. So I switched to the touch recovery and... SUCCESS.
Here's the link to CWM touch and non-touch:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1893464

A boot loop could mean a bad download or bad flash but it is most definitely NOT a bricked device. All you needed to do was get a fresh download and move it to your SD card by mounting it in recovery. Then, wipe EVERYTHING but the SD. EVERYTHING. Then flash the ROM, Gapps and whatever radio. I go from CM to AOKP to other random TW roms all the time and never have issues.

The 2 best recoveries are twrp or my favorite because I'm used to it is cwm 6.0.1.5. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844637
Also if your phone boot loops don't freak out' just either reboot to see if that works out first and if not reboot into recovery. Also with these new recoveries do not use dark side scripts.
Factory reset
Format system
Format cache
Format data
Flash ROM
Flash gapps
Reboot and enjoy
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This did it!
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Sorry for the necro on the thread, but I didn't want it to be stated I didn't look around some either.
I am going from JMT to CM and want to make sure it's as seamless as possible. I use CWM and usually usually use darkside complete wipes, but I read in a previous post not to use darkside. Is there a reason for this? I can't see why this wouldn't work as it's just a wipe.
Also I use Titanium Backup. Is it possible to backup my apps and data and restore them since its not TW any longer? I want to be able to restore as much of my data as possible and make sure I don't lose it.
P.S. - If thread necroing is not appreciated, I apologize.

Twrp requires password

So I was looking at vines when my rom (newest liquidsmooth) froze and hard booted. It got stuck at kernel splash screen (newest att kt747). Rebooted into recovery (Twrp 2.6.0.0) and it's asking for a password. I have never set a password and I can't see/install anything. Just empty folders.

Naturesretard said:
So I was looking at vines when my rom (newest liquidsmooth) froze and hard booted. It got stuck at kernel splash screen (newest att kt747). Rebooted into recovery (Twrp 2.6.0.0) and it's asking for a password. I have never set a password and I can't see/install anything. Just empty folders.
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I cannot wipe any partitions or perform any actions. My phone also refuses to boot.

No download mode?
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Try this If TWRP is asking for a password and not booting do this: Re odin recovery twrp 2.4.4.0, wipe ALL data, odin twrp 2.6.1.0 back on to the device, reboot recovery, re-wipe data, flash desired COMPATIBLE rom.
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ssingh0247 said:
Try this If TWRP is asking for a password and not booting do this: Re odin recovery twrp 2.4.4.0, wipe ALL data, odin twrp 2.6.1.0 back on to the device, reboot recovery, re-wipe data, flash desired COMPATIBLE rom.
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ssingh0247 said:
Try this If TWRP is asking for a password and not booting do this: Re odin recovery twrp 2.4.4.0, wipe ALL data, odin twrp 2.6.1.0 back on to the device, reboot recovery, re-wipe data, flash desired COMPATIBLE rom.
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I am in the exact same situation, from the random reboot, non-booting phone, and password in TWRP on my d2vzw. I'll try the above and let you know what I come up with.
On a different note, if I take my SD card out and reinstall it, TWRP 2.6.1.0 reads it. I will try putting a ROM and GAPPS package on it, reflashing from the SD and using GOOManager to fix my recovery. This might be a viable option B.
Hopefully one of these will do the trick.

scubamike said:
I am in the exact same situation, from the random reboot, non-booting phone, and password in TWRP on my d2vzw. I'll try the above and let you know what I come up with.
On a different note, if I take my SD card out and reinstall it, TWRP 2.6.1.0 reads it. I will try putting a ROM and GAPPS package on it, reflashing from the SD and using GOOManager to fix my recovery. This might be a viable option B.
Hopefully one of these will do the trick.
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To all besieged by the TWRP 2.6.x.x problems, it has a bug in reading or even mounting internal SD Partition. That may cause this or other issues for you. Strongly suggest reverting to 2.5.0.0

scubamike said:
I am in the exact same situation, from the random reboot, non-booting phone, and password in TWRP on my d2vzw. I'll try the above and let you know what I come up with.
On a different note, if I take my SD card out and reinstall it, TWRP 2.6.1.0 reads it. I will try putting a ROM and GAPPS package on it, reflashing from the SD and using GOOManager to fix my recovery. This might be a viable option B.
Hopefully one of these will do the trick.
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try that and let me know how it goes. and a word of advice don't flash ROM's to often because you can brick your phone and don't flash random kernals like i did so now my phone is hard bricked meaning it wont do anything but i bought a jig so it should work again

No go so far...
I've tried reflashing the PacMan Rom, which started this whole problem, from the ext-SD. It will not get past the Samsung boot screen. I tried reflashing an older, AOKP ROM with the same result.
I Odined back to TWRP 2.4.4.0, but I could not wipe any data because I still can't mount anything other than the ext-SD. I went all the way to 2.6.3.0 without success. So far, I've settled on TWRP 2.5.0.0.
I've also tried restoring an old nandroid that I had on the SD card, but it failed at "Wiping Data". At this point, I'm planning on Odin back to stock and see where that leaves me. I'd really like to access some of the data on the internal storage, but I will settle for a phone that makes calls for now. My factory image is almost downloaded. I may get to it tonight.
Again, I'll keep you posted.
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I also tried flashing the newest version of CWM recovery, but it couldn't mount the internal storage either.
Has my internal data actually been physically changed to an unreadable format, or is the way it is being read from recovery(s).
Where did the encryption come from? I've flashed literally over 100 roms between my GNex and my S3 with zero issues. This is baffling.
Lastly, if I Odin back to 4.1.2, will my data be decrypted by the ROM, or could I do more harm than good?
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Odined back to VRBMB1. Rebooted. Wouldn't boot. I booted into stock recovery and did a factory reset. I was finally able to boot into stock Samsung software.
I don't know how many of you are praying people, but this was an answer to my prayers!

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Sorry. Been away. Managed to fix my own problem. Let me explain:
Crashed while watching video in ROM. Rebooted into recovery to clean cache and dalvik just to see if it would fix. Asked for password.
Odined 2.5 and same problem. The only way to fix was flash my t999l back to stock. Weird as hell... but I'm running better on stockorama.
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[Q] What kind of brick is this?

I flashed a new ROM after an annoying bug from the previous ROM,then I installed some applications (including busybox),restarted it without problems,but after the next restart it was bootlooping (I don't know why,I didn't installed any other application after the first restart).I did a factory reset,I wiped the data,cache,dalvik cache,but it was still bootlooping.I wiped it again and I tried to flash another ROM (and yes,they were all compatible with my phone,and I respected the instructions,I flashed a lot of ROMs before),but,again,it was bootlooping.I wiped it one more time,and I performed a nandroid restore (from another ROM),but it was still bootlooping.WTF?I have never experienced a thing like this.Should I try to flash a ROM (stock,GioPro) with Odin?What if it would still bootloop?What should I do?
BTW:I don't know if this is important,but before I preformed the nandroid restore,I accidentally made a backup (it was made very fast),and I noticed that the date was messed up(showing year 1970).It says that it has only 16mb and the only folder existing in /system is lost+found.However,I can see my boot animation
Sorry for the eventually spelling mistakes.

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aveq8 said:
I flashed a new ROM after an annoying bug from the previous ROM,then I installed some applications (including busybox),restarted it without problems,but after the next restart it was bootlooping (I don't know why,I didn't installed any other application after the first restart).I did a factory reset,I wiped the data,cache,dalvik cache,but it was still bootlooping.I wiped it again and I tried to flash another ROM (and yes,they were all compatible with my phone,and I respected the instructions,I flashed a lot of ROMs before),but,again,it was bootlooping.I wiped it one more time,and I performed a nandroid restore (from another ROM),but it was still bootlooping.WTF?I have never experienced a thing like this.Should I try to flash a ROM (stock,GioPro) with Odin?What if it would still bootloop?What should I do?
BTW:I don't know if this is important,but before I preformed the nandroid restore,I accidentally made a backup (it was made very fast),and I noticed that the date was messed up(showing year 1970).It says that it has only 16mb and the only folder existing in /system is lost+found.However,I can see my boot animation
Sorry for the eventually spelling mistakes.
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Flash A stock rom with odin 4.42 and start from scratch! :highfive: :fingers-crossed:

waqaswasil said:
Flash A stock rom with odin 4.42 and start from scratch! :highfive: :fingers-crossed:
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I flashed GioPro 1.6 (I know it's old),it worked,but I couldn't see the settings app,so I copied one from CM 7.2 with adb,and guess what? It bootlooped.Even after I wiped data and cache (I can't wipe dalvik because of CWM 5.0.2.7) and now I can't even see the boot animation,it just restarts after "Galaxy Gio".Tomorrow I will try to flash the stock one(enough with flashes for today).Can you send me the link for the stock rom(I can't find it)?

aveq8 said:
I flashed GioPro 1.6 (I know it's old),it worked,but I couldn't see the settings app,so I copied one from CM 7.2 with adb,and guess what? It bootlooped.Even after I wiped data and cache (I can't wipe dalvik because of CWM 5.0.2.7) and now I can't even see the boot animation,it just restarts after "Galaxy Gio".Tomorrow I will try to flash the stock one(enough with flashes for today).Can you send me the link for the stock rom(I can't find it)?
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Dont Worry, It Will Be Fixed
Just Do This:
1. Download A Good Custom Rom (Like Maclaw's CM9 As I Am Using This Right Now)
2. Download CWM 6.0.3.2 By MMB Team
3. Flash CWM Like You Would Flash A ROM
4. Reboot Recovery, Now You Will See The New Recovery With Greenish Background
5. Go To "Mounts And Storages" And Format System
6. Go To "Install ZIP From SD Card" And Flash The Rom
7. Now "Wipe Data/Factory Reset"
8. Reboot System Now
Your Phone Will Be Fixed If You Follow All The Instructions.
Link For CWM 6.0.3.2 By MMB Team:
https://moltenmotherboard.googlecode.com/files/cwm-6.0.3.2-ext4only.zip
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Or Do This:
1. Go To "Mount And Storages" And Try To Mount System/Data/Cache
0. If You cant mount even one of them download and flash this (https://moltenmotherboard.googlecode.com/files/EXT4-formatter.zip) with your existing recovery and then flash any rom (dont flash any old rom as they use RFS File System All of the newer ROMS Use ext4 FileSystem) :laugh: :good: :highfive:
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or if you want to flash stock rom with odin, download stock roms from here for your region:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
(You need to register an account to download files from sammobile) :laugh::laugh:

waqaswasil said:
Dont Worry, It Will Be Fixed
Just Do This:
1. Download A Good Custom Rom (Like Maclaw's CM9 As I Am Using This Right Now)
2. Download CWM 6.0.3.2 By MMB Team
3. Flash CWM Like You Would Flash A ROM
4. Reboot Recovery, Now You Will See The New Recovery With Greenish Background
5. Go To "Mounts And Storages" And Format System
6. Go To "Install ZIP From SD Card" And Flash The Rom
7. Now "Wipe Data/Factory Reset"
8. Reboot System Now
Your Phone Will Be Fixed If You Follow All The Instructions.
Link For CWM 6.0.3.2 By MMB Team:
https://moltenmotherboard.googlecode.com/files/cwm-6.0.3.2-ext4only.zip
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Or Do This:
1. Go To "Mount And Storages" And Try To Mount System/Data/Cache
0. If You cant mount even one of them download and flash this (https://moltenmotherboard.googlecode.com/files/EXT4-formatter.zip) with your existing recovery and then flash any rom (dont flash any old rom as they use RFS File System All of the newer ROMS Use ext4 FileSystem) :laugh: :good: :highfive:
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or if you want to flash stock rom with odin, download stock roms from here for your region:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/
(You need to register an account to download files from sammobile) :laugh::laugh:
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Thanks,I will try.Is CM7 fine?It's less laggy for me.And if it is,should I use the "ext4 formatter"?because now it's rfs

Flash your default firmware or download a compatible rom
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aveq8 said:
Thanks,I will try.Is CM7 fine?It's less laggy for me.And if it is,should I use the "ext4 formatter"?because now it's rfs
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first flash ext4 formatter and then the rom
Yup CM7 has less lag and better battery life as compared to CM9/10/11:laugh:

waqaswasil said:
first flash ext4 formatter and then the rom
Yup CM7 has less lag and better battery life as compared to CM9/10/11:laugh:
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It worked!I hope it doesn't bootloop again after installing some applications -_-

aveq8 said:
It worked!I hope it doesn't bootloop again after installing some applications -_-
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Seems like I asked for too much.Who needs applications,anyway?I don't mind reflashing the ROM after installing one...

aveq8 said:
Seems like I asked for too much.Who needs applications,anyway?I don't mind reflashing the ROM after installing one...
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Just Dont Try To Change System Apps With Apps That Are Not Compatible and use a good custom rom. Some Best Custom ROMS are:
CM7 By MMB Team (and all others based on it)
CM9 By Maclaw Studio
CM10.1 By Mardon
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waqaswasil said:
Just Dont Try To Change System Apps With Apps That Are Not Compatible and use a good custom rom. Some Best Custom ROMS are:
CM7 By MMB Team (and all others based on it)
CM9 By Maclaw Studio
CM10.1 By Mardon
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I didn't.I installed the same apps that I had before it was bricked.I will try again without installing any app.
EDIT:I followed the same instructions more than once (tried to wipe everything),tried 3-4 different ROMs but it's still bootlooping.Also,I noticed the following error in CWM "can't format unknown volume /emmc".I think I should buy a new phone,lol...

There's Still Hope!!!
aveq8 said:
I didn't.I installed the same apps that I had before it was bricked.I will try again without installing any app.
EDIT:I followed the same instructions more than once (tried to wipe everything),tried 3-4 different ROMs but it's still bootlooping.Also,I noticed the following error in CWM "can't format unknown volume /emmc".I think I should buy a new phone,lol...
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Download A stock rom for you region from the link that i gave and flash it via ODIN V4.42
Search For A Tutorial and if you cant under it, just reply and i will post an easier one (step-by-step guide) for you :victory: