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Hey everyone,
So this is my last ditch effort to attempt to save my device. I would really prefer not to perform another warranty exchange given that I am not under insurance, but I'm afraid I have no choice.
My phone was rooted and I was using Darkside without issues, as I had been for the past two weeks. I am always careful when I flash roms and I made sure to follow every possible protocol. That's the background information.
My battery life was running at approximately 6 percent yesterday and I sent a text message as normal, and it was stuck at sending. I tried turning wireless data off from the toggles in the pull-down and it was unresponsive. When I went to Wireless Network in the settings option, my phone rebooted. Once it started up again, my service would not come back, and the phone would continually bootloop once it got past the traditional "media scanner running", etc. My window of opportunity to do anything was really slim.
I charged my phone to see if it made a difference, but it didn't. Tried with my SIM card removed and it still bootlooped. I was able to get to CWM from the advanced power menu before it rebooted again and I fixed permissions and cleared cache and dalvik. Now the phone wouldn't even get past the boot animation before rebooting.
I put the phone into download mode and reverted back to stock using Odin. The phone now got past the boot animation in stock mode, but was unable to find service and after about 10 seconds fell into the same bootloop pattern. I tried removing the SD card but that didn't help either. Using Odin again, I reflashed recovery, followed by root and tried reinstalling a rom through CWM (I have only used regular CWM, not the touch version) with a superwipe to ensure a clean flash. Once again, it wouldn't make it past the boot animation before bootlooping. I reverted back to stock using Odin, and this is where I stand.
I have tried all traditional methods to salvage the phone and, for the life of me, I cannot understand what happened. The only thing I notice is that regardless of how long the phone stays on before rebooting, it is never able to find service. It's like the radio or modem broke and the phone has no other choice but to restart forever. But reflashing the stock UVKL1 should also reflash the proper modem and radio, right?
Has this ever happened to anyone? Any suggestions (aside from the typical reverting to stock) as to how I might be able to stop it? I searched but haven't been able to find a situation quite like this one. Thanks in advance for your help.
Really sorry to hear about your problem. Assuming the 2.3.6 stock image you flashed via Odin is the one provided by Przekret and that that didn't work, then I'd try one or both of these two longshots to try to clear possible corruption problems in either the kernel or modem spaces:
For each of the following wipe cache and Dalvik cache in CWM before flashing and again wipe Dalvik afterwards and also fix permissions:
1) Format system (do this 3x) under mounts & storage in CWM. Flash the standalone Darkside kernel X v1 final immediately after flashing, e.g., the current Darkside rom. (You'll need to wipe data, too, if not coming from a Darkside rom. Do not do any Superwipe - neither the standalone version nor using a flag.)
2) Flash the KID modem (do this 3x). Both Odin- and CWM-flashable versions are available. (You can always flash back to KL1 if the problem is fixed.)
Hope this is clear. It's late! These are both things that have helped get my phone out of troubles, though not as bad as yours. Good luck!
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Also if u used the one from przekret then I'm almost positive that Odin package flashes the new radio too. If memory serves me right. Op let us know what happened
Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, nothing has worked. I'm on the phone with T-Mobile, I see no other solution but to get it exchanged under warranty and it's not getting here until March 15th, according to the representative. I suppose I'll just use a replacement phone in the meantime. It's just really weird and frustrating... I could understand a bad flash or something similar, but I followed every step accurately as I always have and everything was working just fine until it randomly decided to die without warning.
Well since you're getting another one anyways I would continue trying to fix this one, just in case you come up with a solution and for another worst case scenario for your new phone.
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I think your efs folder got corrupted. Its scary to see this happening so often. Many other users have also reported corrupted efs ....
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shehrammajid said:
I think your efs folder got corrupted. Its scary to see this happening so often. Many other users have also reported corrupted efs ....
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Hello,
I am new to this forum, so If this is the wrong place I do apologize.
Ive recently purchased a new ET4G and decided to root it. I had another one rooted with no problems. Ive been using a couple different roms and this random reboot has became more frequent and has followed me with each ROM.
I have tried to ODIN back to a stock ICS build with Root and then flashing ROMS over again. I still received the same problem.
I am currently using FD26 stock with the addition of root. When the reboots happen. It seems to drain my battery drastically.
Example:This morning at 50% phone reboots and I am at 9% when it comes back on. After a couple reboots it becomes stuck and only a battery pull will allow it to reboot once again.
Anytime I flash a ROM I always follow the recommended flashing method. I do all the appropriate wipes. Id usually think It was the kernel, but even after trying different kernels the issue still happened.
If anyone could shed some light on what could be happening. I would be very appreciative.
do you do complete wipes prior to flashing?
Yes, I do. I usually wipe Davlik and then will run Caulkins format all zip before I flash any Rom. I always odin back to EL26 w/ CWM to flash through to avoid any conflicts with that.
I have no idea what to try next. I've went back to stock a couple times.
This same thing was happening to me honestly about 10 reboots a day and sometimes it would drain me down about 50% battery. I odined back to stock gingerbread using sfhubs latest method, reinstalled clockwork mod and have not had one reboot since. I think I may have heard though that the fd26 build has reboot issues so I would look into that as well. Though I see that you have tried what I have said not sure if you used sfhubs method or not but if so I would just take it back to sprint.
Have you tried flashing this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
I would flash the full restore and if it keeps rebooting unroot and return to Sprint for repair. In the meantime make sure you are not using a cheapo charger and even charge via usb only if its not too much trouble.
someguyatx said:
Have you tried flashing this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
I would flash the full restore and if it keeps rebooting unroot and return to Sprint for repair. In the meantime make sure you are not using a cheapo charger and even charge via usb only if its not too much trouble.
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Seriously, if you're having problems, to narrow it down you should not be on a leaked Android OS that is still in the testing stages. Always odin back to stock rooted to troubleshoot any issues, report back and we can get go from there.
Edit: If you need help getting back to stock rooted, please ask for help too.
Thanks for all the replies guys. I didn't try flashing the EL29 Restore, But I did try the EG30 and just OTA updated to EL29. It still didn't fix the reboot issue. Even when the phone wasn't rooted, it still would still power cycle. I just went ahead and restored it again and took it to sprint.
It happened about 10times while waiting to talk to a rep in the store. They didn't have a problem setting me up with a replacement. For now I will just use my old 3D. Thanks for the help though everyone.
I'm still stock EL29 till ICS comes out, but I get a reboot every couple days. It actually happened last night about 2AM and woke me up when the Sprint sound came on. Thought maybe there was some update (ICS?) that had caused it, but i didn't see any reason for it. It wasn't charging at the time and the battery was pretty full... Was hoping ICS update was going to fix this, but it doesn't sound promising.
RaheemA said:
Thanks for all the replies guys. I didn't try flashing the EL29 Restore, But I did try the EG30 and just OTA updated to EL29. It still didn't fix the reboot issue. Even when the phone wasn't rooted, it still would still power cycle. I just went ahead and restored it again and took it to sprint.
It happened about 10times while waiting to talk to a rep in the store. They didn't have a problem setting me up with a replacement. For now I will just use my old 3D. Thanks for the help though everyone.
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On a previous phone (Samsung Moment) I had that issue and it turned out to be a bad battery. They let me borrow a battery in the store and it went away.
Reboots are ICS related.
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revamper said:
Reboots are ICS related.
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got reboots in GB as well so I don't think its solely ICS related... IMO
Yeah... I still was hitting the problem while on Complete stock GB. The phone could have honestly had the problem prior to rooting and flashing. I didn't keep it stock long enough to know for sure haha
Probably not related, but I was having reboot problems due issues with App2SD, so i figure it is worth mentioning just in case...
Issue 25563: OS keeps rebooting when lots of apps are moved to SDcard! HUGE BUG IN ANDROID OS 2.3.5 (and higher)!
My phone seems to freeze randomly when I'm using it and when I try to reboot it, it says the battery is completely drained even when it clearly isn't. I then have to boot it up plugged it in to a charger then it'll either charge quickly starting from 0% or it'll jump right back to the percentage it was at when it froze.
This started happening when I flashed from cm9 alpha 6 the cm10 ROM. I thought that the freezing was just caused from the ROM, so I put cm9 back on it, and it continued to do this. I flashed the beta 1 version hoping that would fix it, but the freezing still occurs. Has anyone else experienced something similar to this? Could it be caused by the kernel or modem that I have installed on my phone?
freeze issue
htb723 said:
My phone seems to freeze randomly when I'm using it and when I try to reboot it, it says the battery is completely drained even when it clearly isn't. I then have to boot it up plugged it in to a charger then it'll either charge quickly starting from 0% or it'll jump right back to the percentage it was at when it froze.
This started happening when I flashed from cm9 alpha 6 the cm10 ROM. I thought that the freezing was just caused from the ROM, so I put cm9 back on it, and it continued to do this. I flashed the beta 1 version hoping that would fix it, but the freezing still occurs. Has anyone else experienced something similar to this? Could it be caused by the kernel or modem that I have installed on my phone?
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Did you do a clean install? I.e. factory reset/wipe all or agats format all then wipe d catche and catche. Then flash cm10 then gaps? Are you using op gaps?
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Did you do a clean install? I.e. factory reset/wipe all or agats format all then wipe d catche and catche. Then flash cm10 then gaps? Are you using op gaps?
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Yes, clean install. Didn't use agats format all though. Wiped both cache. Then flashed the ROM then gapps. Yes, I'm using the op gapps. The ICS ones didn't cause any issues before my phone started freezing up on me.
I'm not running any tweaks or mods. I just load up the ROM for the first time after a fresh install, and it freezes right away.
Just a cache wipe would certainly leave lots behind.
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That's the ics power save mode, while phones frozen you don't use any battery. Now that's genius .
Pp. .....LoL.
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Odin back to el26 and then flash CM10 with an unlocked recovery. Just make sure to fully wipe when switching roms
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patrao_n said:
Just a cache wipe would certainly leave lots behind.
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I formatted /data as well...Is this not enough? Is there a more proper way to wipe the phone?
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Odin back to el26 and then flash CM10 with an unlocked recovery. Just make sure to fully wipe when switching roms
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Does a full wipe consist of more than formatting data, cache and d cache?
I've used calk's format all and it is still freezing up on me.
htb723 said:
My phone seems to freeze randomly when I'm using it and when I try to reboot it, it says the battery is completely drained even when it clearly isn't. I then have to boot it up plugged it in to a charger then it'll either charge quickly starting from 0% or it'll jump right back to the percentage it was at when it froze.
This started happening when I flashed from cm9 alpha 6 the cm10 ROM. I thought that the freezing was just caused from the ROM, so I put cm9 back on it, and it continued to do this. I flashed the beta 1 version hoping that would fix it, but the freezing still occurs. Has anyone else experienced something similar to this? Could it be caused by the kernel or modem that I have installed on my phone?
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Hi htb,
I replied to your post in the CM10 thread with the following:
I had the exact same issue and it happened about the time I tried a new ROM. For me it was a bad battery. It was physically swollen and obviously bad. My nearest Sprint store have me a new one free.
If you're able, ODIN back to stock and take it in.
If not, a new battery is about $12 on Amazon.
Take out your battery and set in on a flat table. If it's bulged out at all, it's probably bad. It shouldn't spin like a top.
What you're describing is the exact same problem I had. I've tried two other batteries now and the problem seem fixed. No issues with ICS whatsoever. Good Luck!
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Hi htb,
I replied to your post in the CM10 thread with the following:
I had the exact same issue and it happened about the time I tried a new ROM. For me it was a bad battery. It was physically swollen and obviously bad. My nearest Sprint store have me a new one free.
If you're able, ODIN back to stock and take it in.
If not, a new battery is about $12 on Amazon.
Take out your battery and set in on a flat table. If it's bulged out at all, it's probably bad. It shouldn't spin like a top.
What you're describing is the exact same problem I had. I've tried two other batteries now and the problem seem fixed. No issues with ICS whatsoever. Good Luck!
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This was going to be my next step. I've got to complete stock and back, and I still get the freezing. Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely do that today. Hopefully this is the cause, because I don't know what else it could be.
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I formatted /data as well...Is this not enough? Is there a more proper way to wipe the phone?
Does a full wipe consist of more than formatting data, cache and d cache?
I've used calk's format all and it is still freezing up on me.
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Wipe it manual through the recovery then flash calks format all then there is no question if it got wiped or not
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Sorry I only saw you said you wiped cache. Yes the battery is bad from my understanding.
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This is my last ditch before I pull my tail between my legs and run off to ATT and concede defeat.
Bought my GS3 from ATT in september and have ran CM10 Nightlies since the first day. No issues and everything worked great. It took me all of 5 hours to begin to hate TouchWiz. Anyway when CM10.1 (4.2) was released I immediately upgraded using the recommended method this thread here. Used TWRP, factory reset, installed the rom and correct 4.2 gapps. Reboot, worked great, fell in love. However, my cell data was nothing (no edge, 3g etc...) at first I thought it was the modem issue being discussed by some ATT users, I flashed a couple modems with absolutely no affect. Entered a whole array of ATT APN's. I fresh reinstalled CM10 using the same process, factory reset, 4.1 gaps. Now I can only get Edge data, again cycled through a whole array of APN's and modems. I reverted back to stock TouchWiz, nothing, still only edge. Somewhere in the mix my IMEI was erased and showed 0. I restored the correct IMEI and it displays correctly. Still only edge, installed CM10.1 again, antenna works, however only in edge, back to CM10, only edge. Now I'm running Unrooted, stock Touchwiz with the flash counter reset. Completely bone stock, no root, 4.1.1 ATT Touchwiz, fixed IMEI.
I'm at a loss guys, I've looked at similar "edge only" ATT threads and nothing helps.
Do you have the right network type set?
Did you see this thread?
It sounds like you lost your IMEI.
Settings > About Phone > Status > IMEI
Does it say '0' or 'unknown'?
If so, hit up this post to get it back in there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
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It sounds like you lost your IMEI.
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Somewhere in the mix my IMEI was erased and showed 0. I restored the correct IMEI and it displays correctly.
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So, that's not the immediate problem...
smelenchuk said:
Do you have the right network type set?
Did you see this thread?
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Network type is LTE/GSM/WCDMA and doesn't allow me to change it. Well, I can select the whole option list but defaults back to it.
DeathKoil said:
It sounds like you lost your IMEI.
Settings > About Phone > Status > IMEI
Does it say '0' or 'unknown'?
If so, hit up this post to get it back in there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
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IMEI was corrupted however has been restored and is correct.
New symptom. Battery is all over the place, shows sporadic draining, recharging while not being plugged in. Phone will shut off when battery reaches 0. I remove the battery and boot the phone and it has substantially more. This last time it went back to 50%.
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New symptom. Battery is all over the place, shows sporadic draining, recharging while not being plugged in. Phone will shut off when battery reaches 0. I remove the battery and boot the phone and it has substantially more. This last time it went back to 50%.
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I've never seen a device do that before - I'm guessing something's wrong with your phone hardware. Sorry.
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I've never seen a device do that before - I'm guessing something's wrong with your phone hardware. Sorry.
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I was halfway thinking this. I have absolutely no clue how a flash could have caused this. It has been in a case its entire life and is so far without any significant impacts.
fedexsentmeahead said:
I was halfway thinking this. I have absolutely no clue how a flash could have caused this. It has been in a case its entire life and is so far without any significant impacts.
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Maybe try recalibrating your battery?
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amgpower63 said:
Maybe try recalibrating your battery?
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It's nearly impossible to cycle a battery in full now. I get maybe a few minutes of uptime, shows massive drain, reboot and it's back to normal only to recycle its process.
You should just Odin back to stock and start over.
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You should just Odin back to stock and start over.
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It is bone stock and has been the last week and a half. Unrooted, att touchwiz 4.1.1, flash counter reset.
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It is bone stock and has been the last week and a half. Unrooted, att touchwiz 4.1.1, flash counter reset.
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Something similar happened to me. It didn't matter that I had restored what should be the proper IMEI (I hadn't backed it up first, only recovered it). I never could get the phone to do anything past EDGE network. I spent over an hour on the phone with AT&T support trying to get it to work, but couldn't.
That being said, did you make a backup of your IMEI before you began flashing, or did you try (like I did) to restore it after it had been corrupted? From what I know, if you have a backup from before it got corrupted, you should be ok. However, if the IMEI restore was done after it had been corrupted, then it may not ever work.
I eventually had to send my device back and get another one.
In past devices I've owned lately (can remember which cuz there's been A LOT) I've noticed that at times, when i restore a back up i suddenly have bugs that weren't there b4. I'm not saying it's common but i HAVE seen it. I wanna try installing some mods my phone but b4 i do I'm gonna create a back up. Im just hoping that if i do have too restore a back up that it's not gonna suddenly create problems. My set up is dam near perfect right now. So I'm just putting some feelers out here: has anyone restored a back up using TWRP? And if so, was everything running perfectly afterwards?
Thanks.
Never had an issue.
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If I restore a backup I usually do a factory reset first and foremost everything, that way its restoring to a clean space.
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Just did it today. No problems at all.
I have noticed stuff like google play services needing to be updated even though it was just updated and smart cards stop working. Never anything major though and it only happens every now and then.
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If I restore a backup I usually do a factory reset first and foremost everything, that way its restoring to a clean space.
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Yeah, i do too. I think it was a while back on the note 3 that even when wiping fully you'd still get issues. Just glad to see others aren't having problems with this device. Thanks.
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Yeah, i do too. I think it was a while back on the note 3 that even when wiping fully you'd still get issues. Just glad to see others aren't having problems with this device. Thanks.
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That's because TWRP was horribly broken on the Note 3 for a long time. It wasn't restoring SELinux contexts properly so you'd wind up with a non-functional device (e.g. every app FC'd on launch, device would bootloop, etc.). It was also corrupting exFAT-formatted SD cards due to a buggy FUSE implementation. (I helped bigbiff troubleshoot and fix all of it over the past year.)
I had to restore contexts manually via adb after a TWRP restore before rebooting into Android. They only fixed that in the 2.7.1.0 release IIRC.
I haven't had a single problem. Restores perfectly. I do wipe like 3 times first though.