Hey guys, in light of me getting my SGS i decided to put my Gio back to a stock firmware. Just cause i can. I seem to have downloaded the wrong firmware, it thinks its an s5660L now haha, (should be an M). It passed in Odin but is now bootlooping . I am downloading the correct firmware now, but i just remembered that odin does not reformat the cache and data partitions back to RFS, hence the boot loop. So does anyone have a empty cache and data img that i can DD back into place with ADB? thanks.
Woah delete this thread i am stuipid.... Just format from recovery i am laughing at myself... that was embarrasing...
Lool
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I was running Starburst v1.9 and saw a thread on Themes & Apps with ICS transitions. I downloaded both just in case (ICS Transitions & Revert back to stock). I went into Root Explorer and checked my Clockwork/Backup and saw that I had a backup in there. I booted into Recovery and flashed the theme transitions for ICS zip and thus problem began.
I then went to restore to restore the backup and it seems like that file was corrupted because it wouldn't restore. I ended up flashing the revert zip file and wiping my rom. It doesn't boot but I can still get into recovery. I believe that the issue is that the theme was made for the v1.9.5 and I had v1.9 of Starburst.
I was messing around with it and I was able to boot back in and click on the Android to set it up. After a while the phone will go crazy and the screen will flicker on and off. The buttons at the bottom became useless. How can I recover from this.
** I used my friend's Sensation and downloaded v.1.9.5 and threw it on my SD. I booted into Recovery and flashed the ROM and it still won't boot up. Any suggestions? **
The phone booting up I think was a luck of the draw thing. Since then the phone has not been able to boot into the actual ROM. I've been without a phone since yesterday and I'm planning on going into the Sprint store and getting it swapped.
Did you wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik?
THEN reflash the rom?
Yes. I was a flashaholic on my Evo.
I notice another thread in q&a with people the same issue as mines. I'm lost and haven't had my phone working for two days now.
Here's what I did:
Delete system, wipe factory reset, cache and dalvik, flashed ROM.
Could it be kernel related? I'm confused. I have a wedding tomorrow and this couldn't have happened at a worse time. Coincidentally something happened on my At&t dumb phone so I'm phoneless.
stupid suggestion...is your battery low?
with the evo it would see corrupted if the battery was low. may not apply, but hey its a shot.
if you cant figure out, theres always Odin to cure your issues
ReDL the ROM and reflash. Try mounting USB storage while in recovery. Alternatively, Odin the stock .tar for a full refresh.
If you've already retired reflashing I'd go with odin back to stock
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here is the link for a format all then you can try and flash a rom again if you like. If not I would do like previously suggested and flash return to stock in Odin- link here
playya said:
here is the link for a format all then you can try and flash a rom again if you like. If not I would do like previously suggested and flash return to stock in Odin- link here
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Awesome. The wedding made me forget about my phone but now that it's over I'm missing it.
I will flash to stock and re-root.
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Trying to install CM9 ICS on two Gio GT-S5660M from Bell, one is working but the other just boot/flash SAMSUNG (not the Samsung GIO) screen, therefor i can not go back into the CWM (recovery) ... i only can go to download mode; Emergency Download.
I have flashed all ROM i know and read all the unbrick (One-click-Unbrick do not detect it) and still not able to reflash it ... do you thing it is a done deal and need to be services?
Thanks
Oh! the other one that run CM9-ICS, how do you get back to stock since the files systems is now difference, and flash stock via Odin only get it to boot loop.
After flashing with odin, you need to wipe data too.
For your brick, install ADB, search xda how.
Then do
Adb reboot recovery
Or
Adb reboot download
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After flashing with odin, you need to wipe data too.
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I already did that, but i think the Stock do not reformat the Files system?
For your brick, install ADB, search xda how.
Then do
Adb reboot recovery
Or
Adb reboot download
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adb cannot find the device (adb devices)
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y2k-inc said:
I already did that, but i think the Stock do not reformat the Files system?
adb cannot find the device (adb devices)
Thanks
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Ohhhhh that's right! When you come from the new roms these days, it formats your device to EXT4. So if you try to go back to RFS (Stock), the phone bootloops.
ADB needs the phone to be turned on and running for it to work.
Darkshado, any help here?
Sure, here's a really quick reply:
If you want to reformat your /data and /cache partitions to RFS, here are empty RFS images you can dd into place.
http://www.mediafire.com/?mfa671ly79w0zc6
(I'll have to make an update zip out of those someday.)
Good luck,
Darkshado
Darkshado said:
Sure, here's a really quick reply:
If you want to reformat your /data and /cache partitions to RFS, here are empty RFS images you can dd into place.
http://www.mediafire.com/?mfa671ly79w0zc6
(I'll have to make an update zip out of those someday.)
Good luck,
Darkshado
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Thanks Darkshado & Peteragent5, i will try out to DD it over my ICS one, but for the Bricked one, anyone have any ideal how to fix it? lock like ODIN flash to rom, but the memory inside these phone is protected, therefore it won't write any update to it ... i got one Xoom doing to samething, wondering if the write cycle of the ROM/WRAM has been reached?
I have also tried to use Odin Debug and PDA format but Odin crashed!
Thanks
gioM is diffrent from gio so it has diffrent chip
Using Darkshado empty RFS images just fine, but cannot restore to the stock firmware for Unlock All other firmware than the GalaxyICS-UNOFFICIAL-beta8 rom it's all end up in boot loop
For the other Gio, i just bring it to the Samsung center in MTL and they said it's under warranty and will fix it.
Can you get Odin to work on the "first" Gio?
If so, once you've restored the RFS data and cache partitions, flash the stock backup ROM with Odin. I don't see any obvious reason this should leave you boot-looping. (ddms should give some clues if i does...)
Otherwise, and maybe easier even, just dd system.rfs and boot.img back into place from recovery.
ArpegGioMod, even the ext4 0.9 version, allows SIM unlocking as it is a stock-based ROM. A factory reset with it might even perform the unlock due to the modified CSC files.
Thanks Darkshado, but every time i installed a ROM (other than the GalaxyICS), my efs folder is blank ... wondering if i can restore a NAND from another GIO to this one
Thx
Some stuff you're not telling us here then...
What did you do, SIM unlock-wise?
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Some stuff you're not telling us here then...
What did you do, SIM unlock-wise?
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Not much that i have not mentioned, but here is how it's get started; it was my father phone, brand new from Solo, got it to root it, but got into boot loop, so saw a new version 2.3.6 and updating it, just to find out it not for the "M" version, so what the heck, since it's already got a wrong version on it, why not flash it with the GalaxyICS ... yeah, it's great working, but i got No Service, oh! sh!t no problem, going to flash back to the stock "M" version, cannot, only got boot loop ... ok ... flashed to your version? still boot loop ... now flashed back to ICS ... working just fine but got "no service" ... there it's at GalaxyICS right now and cannot go back ...
for the other that i will pickup today, same thing happened, but this time i won't play with it, since i need at least a working phone so sent it to service and its ready to pickup today, look like that replacing it with a new one. So i was wondering if i backup the NAND from that replacing one and flash it to this one will i got it back?
I just want to keep one for playing/learning the Android, so it's OK if i f$xk up this one, warranty it's still good until Nov. 2012
Thanks
y2k-inc said:
Not much that i have not mentioned, but here is how it's get started; it was my father phone, brand new from Solo, got it to root it, but got into boot loop, so saw a new version 2.3.6 and updating it, just to find out it not for the "M" version, so what the heck, since it's already got a wrong version on it, why not flash it with the GalaxyICS ... yeah, it's great working, but i got No Service, oh! sh!t no problem, going to flash back to the stock "M" version, cannot, only got boot loop ... ok ... flashed to your version? still boot loop ... now flashed back to ICS ... working just fine but got "no service" ... there it's at GalaxyICS right now and cannot go back ...
for the other that i will pickup today, same thing happened, but this time i won't play with it, since i need at least a working phone so sent it to service and its ready to pickup today, look like that replacing it with a new one. So i was wondering if i backup the NAND from that replacing one and flash it to this one will i got it back?
I just want to keep one for playing/learning the Android, so it's OK if i f$xk up this one, warranty it's still good until Nov. 2012
Thanks
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Did you wipe after flashing stock?
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Did you wipe after flashing stock?
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Of cause i did, event before and then after flash all other firmware
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I can't clear data the phone just restarts before it begins like it's fine until i go to clear data press ok then it restarts.
ever format /data causes it to restart is there an issue with my /data or something? How Can I fix this?
I tried TWRP cwm zip and teamwin pops up and the phone restarts
I tried TWRP tar odin 2.3.3.1 and 2.3.3.2 and teamwin pops up and the phone restarts
How Do I Fix This Issue?
Thank you
Dude stop creating new posts. You have other post in which you coukd address these issues
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Everyone just keeps posting the complete and utter obvious and no one thinks about a solution to the problem. I can't clear data the phone just restarts.
Can you answer this? How do I wipe everything out completely and go back to completely stock? That should be an easy enough question to answer.... Rather than addressing the issue at hand doing the above "SHOULD" be a solution.
Thanks and I appreciate the help if anyone can do so thank you
1chris89 said:
Everyone just keeps posting the complete and utter obvious and no one thinks about a solution to the problem. I can't clear data the phone just restarts.
Can you answer this? How do I wipe everything out completely and go back to completely stock? That should be an easy enough question to answer.... Rather than addressing the issue at hand doing the above "SHOULD" be a solution.
Thanks and I appreciate the help if anyone can do so thank you
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Odin to stock. What is obvious is you didnt read enough before you jumped into this and now your begging for help.
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Please search next time before posted three pretty much same threads with different titles.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2089549
Edit: heres another link. Odin back to stock and please read read and read some more before coming back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076745
Semt from my Galaxy Note 2 running SkyNote2.2
I restored to stock and it succeeded and I still can't boot into the os and I installed TWRP via odin and it won't boot it just restarts after a few seconds on the teamwin screen. I can install cmw but when i clear /data it restarts. Is /data corrupt? can I re-partition all the partitions on the phone to stock via odin not including internal sd card or external sd? Only the nand.
any solutions?
thanks
When you flash the stock odin tar boot into "stock" recovery and wipe everything. It will take a min to boot after that
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I had to use a pit file to re partition the device and then went to stock recovery cleared wiped /data /cache.
twrp is working fine now and I installed jelly beer. Any experiences?
thanks
Stock rom booted up by now jelly beer has been loading for over 10 minutes now ... about 15-20 minutes does it take 30 minutes to load up? I guess the gapps caused the issue it was the one they posted but i guess it's incorrect... looking for a working one now.
Hello. First post because I'm usually pretty good at finding solutions to my problems just searching. I can't find the solution to my current issue and I hope you fine folks can give me some advice.
Issue arose while clean flashing my d2att to the most recent Task650 AOKP build using the latest TWRP. Did my nandroid to internal sd like usual, factory reset, and format system. Done this 100 times with no issues. This time, TWRP crashed while formatting system and phone vibrates, reboots, hangs on the new kernel splash screen for Task650s Rom. Pull the battery, replace, then boot recovery with the volume home power method. TWRP splash screen shows, screen goes black, vibrates twice, then reboots back into previously mentioned kernel splash and hangs.
So I can't boot recovery and I can't boot my phone. I enter download mode and try to Odin the most recent twrp tar. Same. I try a previous twrp tar. Same.
I think I can use a rooted stock image to get back up and running, but I don't want to lose the contents of my internal sd.
How can I fix this with minimal data loss? Thanks for the help.
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Ugh.
AFAIK, you're stuck and will have to Odin back to stock JB just to get running properly again.
Maybe try to Odin stock recovery? I'm pretty sure it's out there somewhere to flash. Then use it to wipe cache/dalvik and then Odin TWRP again. Or try to Odin CWM?
You can use ADB to copy all the files from your phone over to your computer so you don't lose anything. The commands to do this are out there somewhere. I don't know them off the top of my head.
CZ Eddie said:
Ugh.
AFAIK, you're stuck and will have to Odin back to stock JB just to get running properly again.
Maybe try to Odin stock recovery? I'm pretty sure it's out there somewhere to flash. Then use it to wipe cache/dalvik and then Odin TWRP again. Or try to Odin CWM?
You can use ADB to copy all the files from your phone over to your computer so you don't lose anything. The commands to do this are out there somewhere. I don't know them off the top of my head.
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Thanks for the feedback CZ. I didn't want to mess around with ADB so I just used Odin to flash rooted stock and expected to lose some data. Much to my surprise, once the phone was back up and running, my data was still on the internal SD. So everything is good now and I shall go back to lurking!
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Thanks for the feedback CZ. I didn't want to mess around with ADB so I just used Odin to flash rooted stock and expected to lose some data. Much to my surprise, once the phone was back up and running, my data was still on the internal SD. So everything is good now and I shall go back to lurking!
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Odin won't delete /data only a factory reset in stock recovery will
So i reset my GS3 yesterday. I am running a stock rooted phone.. My phone has always been fine but after a reset through the phone the phone never loaded back up. It was stuck on the samsung screen. I tried pulling the battery out a few times. I went into my CWM recovery and tried wiping both caches with no luck. I tried restoring the phone and that didn't work. I finally tried wiping all data and now the phone won't boot at all. It says phone can not boot and will go into odin mode. Odin will recognize my phone though. What should i do? Should I try to restore my phone to factory through odin? I can't find the stock sprint version tar file. I could only find the verizon one. Can someone help me and tell me what is the best step for me? I can get into CWM but the phone won't boot.
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So i reset my GS3 yesterday. I am running a stock rooted phone.. My phone has always been fine but after a reset through the phone the phone never loaded back up. It was stuck on the samsung screen. I tried pulling the battery out a few times. I went into my CWM recovery and tried wiping both caches with no luck. I tried restoring the phone and that didn't work. I finally tried wiping all data and now the phone won't boot at all. It says phone can not boot and will go into odin mode. Odin will recognize my phone though. What should i do? Should I try to restore my phone to factory through odin? I can't find the stock sprint version tar file. I could only find the verizon one. Can someone help me and tell me what is the best step for me? I can get into CWM but the phone won't boot.
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If you can get into recovery mode, you can just restore a nandroid backup (if you have one made). If you don't have one, you can wipe /system, /data, and the caches and reflash your Rom (provided you have it saved on your SD card).
If none of the above work, download mode is your best friend.
You can get into Download (Odin) Mode. That's a good thing. Sextape has the md4 TAR file for your over in their thread (warning, outside link). They have the stock unrooted as well as stock rooted file. Since you have already wiped your data, you might as well flash the "Restore" version:
"Restore" Versions - Wipes your user data
SPH-L710_MD4_1130792_Stock_Restore [EXE|TAR.MD5.GZ]
SPH-L710_MD4_1130792_Rooted_Restore [EXE|TAR.MD5.GZ]
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If you know how to use Odin, you can just downlaod the TAR file, but I recommend using their auto-extractor (the exe file), since it's well tested and there's less chance of user error.
All that being said, I'm curious to how your phone became "softbricked." Did you install any apps or mods recently that could've caused it? Custom Kernel?
It sounds like you eventually ended up wiping /system, which would be why you can't boot up now. I haven't heard of it automatically going into download mode because of that, but I haven't tested it on my phone, either.
try rwilco 12's android file repository. he has everything you will need
http://www.rwilco12.com/
You can also take the sd card out plug into a computer download a rom zip put it on the sd card pop it back into the phone and flash through the custom recovery which should be there.
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Thanks for the help everyone. I guess I didn't soft brick the phone I just wiped it and there was no rom on it.