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[Q] hc 3.2 rom?

I'm currently trying to downgrade my Acer a100 to hc 3.2 from the glitched up version of ics 4.0. I found several threads with a link to the download but the link appears to be dead. When I try to download it appears to try to fetch it but ends as download unsuccessfully. Does anyone have an answer for this? Thanks.

jdtablet said:
I'm currently trying to downgrade my Acer a100 to hc 3.2 from the glitched up version of ics 4.0. I found several threads with a link to the download but the link appears to be dead. When I try to download it appears to try to fetch it but ends as download unsuccessfully. Does anyone have an answer for this? Thanks.
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Have you tried just doing a factory reset on the ICS your on to see if it clears anything up?
If you need it, Here<< is the post I used to downgrade to 3.2.1, keep in mind that you will most likely need to factory reset after the tablet reboots. It might hang on the android logo. Just power down then follow the hard reset from the recovery to get it to go.

Yes. I tried the factory reset but it still hangs up when using apps, browser, email, etc. Constant hang ups. Btw, I got the from downloaded but now it will not extract. Any ideas? I've tried win zip, unrar, and archidroid to no avail.

jdtablet said:
Yes. I tried the factory reset but it still hangs up when using apps, browser, email, etc. Constant hang ups. Btw, I got the from downloaded but now it will not extract. Any ideas? I've tried win zip, unrar, and archidroid to no avail.
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You don't extract it. You need to rename it "update.zip" (make sure not to rename it "update.zip.zip"). Place it on the root of a freshly formatted microSD card. Then put it in the powered down tablet. Press and hold simultaneously the power button, and the volume down rocker (the one closest to the corner), until the tab vibrates. Then release, and you will see the it finding and installing the update file. After it restarts, if it hangs on the android logo (give it 5-10 minutes), perform the factory reset.

Gotcha, so there is noway to load it using the native memory or internal memory on the device? Or would that be a no-no anyways in the case it crashes during loading lol?
Thanks in advance!
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jdtablet said:
Gotcha, so there is noway to load it using the native memory or internal memory on the device? Or would that be a no-no anyways in the case it crashes during loading lol?
Thanks in advance!
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You never want to flash from internal memory, if something goes wrong you'll lose the file in the middle flashing right after your stuff is formatted. It may or may not format /data but if it does all of it, there goes internal SD.
Update.zip method is run from external SD I don't think it even checks internal SD when looking.
Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.

Ok. I see. But I'm still a little confused. I've finally got the file downloaded and placed on the sd card. Which I might add was ridiculous as apparently it can't be placed on there manually without placing the file on a pc and loading it that way. Nonetheless, how exactly do I flash it now. I have it named update.zip.
Sorry for the confused remarks and questions. I'm use to Windows and have little experience with Linux based platforms. It seems as if Acer intentionally locked a lot of features on the a100 such as host usb ports, movable file systems, etc. Unless I'm dreaming here lol. Either way I like the tablet for the price.
Thanks.

jdtablet said:
Ok. I see. But I'm still a little confused. I've finally got the file downloaded and placed on the sd card. Which I might add was ridiculous as apparently it can't be placed on there manually without placing the file on a pc and loading it that way. Nonetheless, how exactly do I flash it now. I have it named update.zip.
Sorry for the confused remarks and questions. I'm use to Windows and have little experience with Linux based platforms. It seems as if Acer intentionally locked a lot of features on the a100 such as host usb ports, movable file systems, etc. Unless I'm dreaming here lol. Either way I like the tablet for the price.
Thanks.
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Power off the tablet
Hold volume down, closest to the lock switch
Press and hold power
Let go when it says starting recovery kernel or update.zip in the upper left corner
When its done restart then hard reset
Hold volume up
Press power
Move the lock switch to lock and back a few times until it says resetting or whatever it says I forgot lol sorry
Restart tablet
Yeah Acer locked the boot loader which limits what we can do and how.
Tapatalked from my A100 - Aoikaze Alpha 3

Romman0 said:
Have you tried just doing a factory reset on the ICS your on to see if it clears anything up?
If you need it, Here<< is the post I used to downgrade to 3.2.1, keep in mind that you will most likely need to factory reset after the tablet reboots. It might hang on the android logo. Just power down then follow the hard reset from the recovery to get it to go.
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Omg, thank you so much for posting the links to get the HC 3.2 stock ROM! You are a lifesaver. I had issues after an update where the wifi on this tablet wouldn't connect to any router. I had almost given up until I found your post. Now I have ICS 4.0.3 on this thing!!!

I also have the same problem no one can answer.

OK. Finally got it... I think. Here's what I had to do. Because the rom download kept faulting out randomly on download, I ended up using my laptop to download a program called download accelerator plus (dap) from old version.com. I then used its download manager to complete the download. I know... crazy, but it did the trick. The rest was per the directions given by other users on xda.

jdtablet said:
OK. Finally got it... I think. Here's what I had to do. Because the rom download kept faulting out randomly on download, I ended up using my laptop to download a program called download accelerator plus (dap) from old version.com. I then used its download manager to complete the download. I know... crazy, but it did the trick. The rest was per the directions given by other users on xda.
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Crystal downloader is the same idea but for Android, check it out I use it ans get 3mb/s on my wifi.
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Re up?
Hey, really sorry to post in a dead thread, but I can't find a working download link for 3.2 anywhere; it appears that the site is down. You guys seem to have downloaded it successfully though, so I was wondering if maybe one of you could put it on rapidshare or something? I very much need it, and I would appreciate a working download link. Thanks.

Itaer said:
Hey, really sorry to post in a dead thread, but I can't find a working download link for 3.2 anywhere; it appears that the site is down. You guys seem to have downloaded it successfully though, so I was wondering if maybe one of you could put it on rapidshare or something? I very much need it, and I would appreciate a working download link. Thanks.
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http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.

Romman0 said:
http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
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Thank you, good sir. Thank you so much.

Romman0 said:
http://ftp.bauernfeindiii.com/Misc_Shared/A100/update.zip
This one is 3.2.1. Remember if you are gong from 4.0 to 3.2, after the update goes through and it reboots, it might hang on the android logo. You need to factory reset to get it back.
1. Place the rotation lock switch in the up position
2. Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the rotation lock
3. With the Volume down button held, press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds then release it. Continue holding the Volume down button.
4. Once the tablet vibrates, switch the rotation lock on and off repeatedly while still holding the Volume down button.
5. Release the Volume down button and stop switching the rotation lock once the "Erasing Userdata..." message appears in the upper left corner of the screen
6. Once the factory reset has been completed your tablet will load to the Welcome screen.
7. Your Factory Data Reset has completed now follow the onscreen steps to setup your tablet.
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Will this procedure work with the stock 4.0.3 that comes with the locked bootloader?

ponjanek said:
Will this procedure work with the stock 4.0.3 with locked bootloader?
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It will work on any ROM, its built into the boot process, so yeah, use it on anything installed it'll reset.
Edit: I was assuming you meant the reset thing, not the process of downgrading.

pio_masaki said:
It will work on any ROM, its built into the boot process, so yeah, use it on anything installed it'll reset.
Edit: I was assuming you meant the reset thing, not the process of downgrading.
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Sorry, I should have been more clear. I DID mean the whole process. Have you or do you know of anyone that has tried this?
response from anyone would be appreciated....Thanks

is it possible to make a flashable honeycomb zip we can flash in cwm, without relockuing the bootloader because im bored and want something new

ponjanek said:
Sorry, I should have been more clear. I DID mean the whole process. Have you or do you know of anyone that has tried this?
response from anyone would be appreciated....Thanks
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Np, here is a useful post,just what you need:
By Romann0

[Q] Stuck in ParanoidKANGdroid boot up screen *Please help!*

Hey guys, I"m new to the forums (as well as android).. Got my S3 yesterday (ditched my iPhone 5 for it and found touch wiz to be gruesome) So I rooted my i747 device, and installed the latest CWM, and put the new paranoidkangdroid ROM on my S3. I had it working all day, and it's incredible! I love every aspect of it. However, my phone just recently after trying to set a passcode rebooted itself and is stuck in the boot screen.. (the glowing pink android)..
I've tried rebooting, removing the battery, connecting to my computer, and tried to boot into the CWM screen without any success. Any suggestions for how I can get this thing to work again?
Thanks a lot for your time
- Ryan

Volume up+home button+power button until it disappears, let go of power and keep hokding other two. Yoh will see samsung screen with blue letters in top left for a brief second.
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Jammol said:
Volume up+home button+power button until it disappears, let go of power and keep hokding other two. Yoh will see samsung screen with blue letters in top left for a brief second.
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Thanks for the quick reply, tried your advice.. screen went black, vibrated every few seconds, showed the samsung logo quickly, restarted itself again, and is still stuck in the boot loop...
Any other ideas?'
[update] : got my phone into the CWM recovery (v6.0.1.4) Any ideas on my next step? I cleared my cache and rebooted, it restarted and a screen popped up saying "updating android" and it was updating all my apps, gave me a little bit of hope. But then it proceeded to go back into the boot loop. This is getting really frustrating, if anyone has any other suggestions I'd really appreciate it

thecartographersden said:
Thanks for the quick reply, tried your advice.. screen went black, vibrated every few seconds, showed the samsung logo quickly, restarted itself again, and is still stuck in the boot loop...
Any other ideas?'
[update] : got my phone into the CWM recovery (v6.0.1.4) Any ideas on my next step? I cleared my cache and rebooted, it restarted and a screen popped up saying "updating android" and it was updating all my apps, gave me a little bit of hope. But then it proceeded to go back into the boot loop. This is getting really frustrating, if anyone has any other suggestions I'd really appreciate it
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sorry for the double post - screen is all black no... getting no response at all now from the device, asides from an occasional vibration when I hold down the volume up + home + power...
please help

I just noticed the post for that ROM today so it is obviously fairly new, bugs are to be expected. Can you get to download mode, same process as recovery except substitute vol down for vol up. If so you can flash the stock rooted ROM of your choice and either try again or use a different ROM until they work the bug out. I would also suggest posting in the ROM OP so the dev is aware of the problem, or incase he has any suggestions.
EDIT - Just noticed you only have 3 posts, the forums require 10 to post in the development sub forums.

thecartographersden said:
sorry for the double post - screen is all black no... getting no response at all now from the device, asides from an occasional vibration when I hold down the volume up + home + power...
please help
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That happened to me. For that rom to work, don't change any settings.
Make sure it's disconnected from the power wire. Hold, Volume Up and Home button then hold the power button. Wipe both caches, and factory reset. Reflash PK and Gapps. Wipe caches again and reboot. It should work. If not flash back to PA like I did. I'm gonna wait for the next update.
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thecartographersden said:
Thanks for the quick reply, tried your advice.. screen went black, vibrated every few seconds, showed the samsung logo quickly, restarted itself again, and is still stuck in the boot loop...
Any other ideas?'
[update] : got my phone into the CWM recovery (v6.0.1.4) Any ideas on my next step? I cleared my cache and rebooted, it restarted and a screen popped up saying "updating android" and it was updating all my apps, gave me a little bit of hope. But then it proceeded to go back into the boot loop. This is getting really frustrating, if anyone has any other suggestions I'd really appreciate it
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Wipe "cache" AND "dalvik cache" found under advanced tab. If that fails, try a more stable rom. Cm10 nightlies maybe, which are more mature with less problems.
Also, you didn't flash a different kernel did you? From what I read only the kernel provided will work. Furthermore, make sure you flash the proper gaaps. That also will cause problems.
And of course. Welcome to XDA and Android. Once you get the hang of flashing you will be obsessed and never go back to iFail. Trust me.
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thanks a lot everyone above - I managed to reset all caches earlier, wiped the device, and then re-installed the ROM and gapps and everything is working fine now. I'll take your advice and not alter too many of the settings on this ROM (asides from this error, this OS runs beautifully!) I tried to post this problem in the post for this specific ROM but wasn't allowed as I have less than ten posts.. haha.
Again, thanks for all the help. I'm loving the device, iOS doesn't come close to what I've experienced so far.. And I've only been using it for a couple days.

[Q] Non-working, rooted and still under warrenty. Nothing I can do?

I've got a dilemma. My rooted Verizon GNex just stopped working today. Yesterday, it was working fine. I plugged it up at night before bed and about an hour ago, I grab it off the charge. Nothing happened when I hit the power button which was strange because I never turn it off and I didn't let the battery die. I pressed and held and "Google" and the little lock on the bottom came up so I set the phone down while it powered on. 5 minutes later, it's still in that state, then a few seconds later, the screen goes black and nothing happened. I took the battery out and put it back in twice and nothing happens. I can't remember downloading any apps other than Zagat and a guide for Ingress in the last few days. A PDF online or two. What do I do with a rooted phone that's still under warranty (just barely so time is a factor)? Can they really check if the phone won't even turn on?

My old roommate sent her unlocked/rooted Gnex back to VZW when her charging port stopped working. They never charged her for it or anything, but it did say something like "you would be responsible to pay $X if rooted blah blah.." Either they are bluffing or she slipped in.
Did you try clearing data, factory reset?

How can I do a factor reset if it won't turn on? All I know is pulling the battery or holding the power and volume buttons at once.
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WiredPirate said:
My old roommate sent her unlocked/rooted Gnex back to VZW when her charging port stopped working. They never charged her for it or anything, but it did say something like "you would be responsible to pay $X if rooted blah blah.." Either they are bluffing or she slipped in.
Did you try clearing data, factory reset?
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I don't think a factory reset wipes root.
If you hold volume (-) and power from a powered off state can you boot to fastboot mode and is it still recognized by your PC?
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RoyJ said:
I don't think a factory reset wipes root.
If you hold volume (-) and power can you boot to fastboot mode and is it still recognized by your PC?
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Unless it's different on the VZW than a GSM phone you need to hold volume up & volume down + power to get to the bootloader (fastboot mode)

LaWolfe said:
How can I do a factor reset if it won't turn on? All I know is pulling the battery or holding the power and volume buttons at once.
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With the phone off hold both volume buttons and the power button, then use the down volume key to navigate to recovery, and power to select the option. Once in recovery you will see wipe data/ factory reset option.
Also if you have a backup you can restore it from recovery.
RoyJ said:
I don't think a factory reset wipes root.
If you hold volume (-) and power can you boot to fastboot mode and is it still recognized by your PC?
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No a factory reset wont wipe root, but if it solves his problem and the phone is functional again he wont need to exchange it through warranty, so no need to unroot.

Holy crud that worked! It's on and it shows the green start arrow pointing toward the power button which does nothing when I press it (I hear some Samsungs have issues with the power button not working). Under the Android bot it says, "Downloading... Do not turn off target!" but my PC (W7) couldn't download whatever driver it needed. And I just realized I do have the Wugs toolkit. Can I unroot if I'm unable to get critical buttons on my phone top act properly?

Try the factory reset first. If that works you get to keep the phone like WiredPirate said. Check out this guide to install drivers and flash stock Google images if you have to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25477039
Edit: sorry I have been up for a while. Power off the phone. Pull battery if you need to. Power + BOTH volume buttons at the same time. Use the volume keys to navigate to recovery mode and power to select it. If the phone will boot to recovery try a factory reset and reboot. If that works, awesome. If not follow the guide above to flash the phone to stock.
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Instead of plugging it up to your computer before/after it boots, can you press the volume down key twice for it to display "recovery" on that green arrow?.. Then hit the power button to boot into recovery. No USB, no toolkit or computer. Then do a factory reset and/or restore a backup and see if the phone boots normal.

It wasn't working working without being plugged up to the computer and now the phone is on the lock screen. What I'm going to do is unroot, backup, and decide whether or not to take it to Verizon. I want to but if I can't actually show them anything, I wonder what they'll do. Looks like everything seemss normal for now. Thanks for the help!

Oh okay, well good deal.. Glad everything is back to a more stable state now. :good:

Hey!
I have got the same Problem (though GSM version)! I cant boot up my system. When I turn the device on the Google screen appears along with the unlocked lock.
I have already tried to full whipe it and restore it but it did not work. Bevore that the restore did not work either!
Can someone help me?

Andraxx said:
Hey!
I have got the same Problem (though GSM version)! I cant boot up my system. When I turn the device on the Google screen appears along with the unlocked lock.
I have already tried to full whipe it and restore it but it did not work. Bevore that the restore did not work either!
Can someone help me?
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RoyJ said:
Try the factory reset first. If that works you get to keep the phone like WiredPirate said. Check out this guide to install drivers and flash stock Google images if you have to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25477039
Edit: sorry I have been up for a while. Power off the phone. Pull battery if you need to. Power + BOTH volume buttons at the same time. Use the volume keys to navigate to recovery mode and power to select it. If the phone will boot to recovery try a factory reset and reboot. If that works, awesome. If not follow the guide above to flash the phone to stock.
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Problem is that my PC does not recognize my device even though I have installed the drivers and in device menager it says: Samsung Android ADB Interface

Andraxx said:
Problem is that my PC does not recognize my device even though I have installed the drivers and in device menager it says: Samsung Android ADB Interface
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Delete the drivers you see for the phone inside of device manager. Now go back to that topic, scroll all the way up to the very beginning and follow the steps. It tells you exactly how to correctly install the drivers to get your phone recognized.
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[Q] Can't get into recovery, phone is constantly force closing setup wizard

Ok so I installed Liquid Smooths new beta rom, it was running fine but didn't have GAPPS, so i went and flashed GAPPS and now my phone is stuck......
When it loads the rom it keeps saying "unfortunetly setup wizard has stopped working" i keep clicking ok but the same message keeps popping up over and over again.....
I have tried the vol down, powre and home button to get into recovery but all it does is turn off the phone
Pulled battery and tried holding VOL DOWN+power to get intro recover but all it does is vibrate every few seconds.....
I am stuck and have been trying to get my phone operational for three hours, anyone care to help me? I have tried ADB but it cant find my device and i can't get into the settings of my phone to turn on debugging mode

raul602 said:
Ok so I installed Liquid Smooths new beta rom, it was running fine but didn't have GAPPS, so i went and flashed GAPPS and now my phone is stuck......
When it loads the rom it keeps saying "unfortunetly setup wizard has stopped working" i keep clicking ok but the same message keeps popping up over and over again.....
I have tried the vol down, powre and home button to get into recovery but all it does is turn off the phone
Pulled battery and tried holding VOL DOWN+power to get intro recover but all it does is vibrate every few seconds.....
I am stuck and have been trying to get my phone operational for three hours, anyone care to help me? I have tried ADB but it cant find my device and i can't get into the settings of my phone to turn on debugging mode
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First, did you flash the correct gapps? You have to make sure what you are flashing is correct for the ROM before you flash it.
Second, you need to turn the phone off, then press power + volume up + home until it vibrates and then release to access recovery. To access download mode, its the same thing only with volume down.
Third, a bit of advice. I don't mean to belittle you, but it doesn't sound like you did your homework before you started flashing things to your phone. You need to read around a bit and get a good grasp of the basics, or you will end up in trouble, whether it be as simple as a bootloop or as bad as a hard brick. I hope you get it fixed quickly. Good luck!

Thetenthdr said:
First, did you flash the correct gapps? You have to make sure what you are flashing is correct for the ROM before you flash it.
Second, you need to turn the phone off, then press power + volume up + home until it vibrates and then release to access recovery. To access download mode, its the same thing only with volume down.
Third, a bit of advice. I don't mean to belittle you, but it doesn't sound like you did your homework before you started flashing things to your phone. You need to read around a bit and get a good grasp of the basics, or you will end up in trouble, whether it be as simple as a bootloop or as bad as a hard brick. I hope you get it fixed quickly. Good luck!
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Thanks, I finally got into recovery mode by holding the three buttons then letting go right after it vibrated and pressing again.... weird..
For the most part, i read every single post in a thread before i flash a rom, I have been flashing roms for years now ....... I guess i got comfortable and flashed this "beta" rom(stupidly) not thinking anything of it..... and no i didn't even check if it was the right gapp, i knew it was for 4.2.1 and i figured the beta was the same.
I am not back to a working rom, but now my phone is only able to get Edge speed, is that a modem issue?

That's an imei issue. Look around there is a thread about it. Happened to me but that got it all fixed. Under phone settings about phone if your imei is 0 you need to inject it back. Hope this helps
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tylerholbrook said:
That's an imei issue. Look around there is a thread about it. Happened to me but that got it all fixed. Under phone settings about phone if your imei is 0 you need to inject it back. Hope this helps
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I can't thank you enough for pointing me in the right direction, took me HOURS but finally got it working. Thanks!

Glad you got it back up and running.

No problem. Lol yeah I had to buy a PC because I couldn't fix it with a Mac
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tylerholbrook said:
No problem. Lol yeah I had to buy a PC because I couldn't fix it with a Mac
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Ouch. But on a positive note, you now have a PC

[Q] My Phone Won't Boot Into Any Mode

So, my Galaxy S3 suddenly shut off on me, so I tried to reboot it, and it would just say "Galaxy s3" then nothing would show. So I figured it was a software brick and I can just restore a backup. When I tried to access Recovery Mode, it would show that its trying to boot into Recovery, but nothing would happen. So I figured I can just go into Download Mode and restore it through ODIN to get all the partitions working again. It would go to Download Mode for a few seconds, and then just shut off on me before I can even do anything. Everytime I take out the battery and put it back in, it tries to auto boot, but it never gets passed the Samsung s3 logo. Do you think this is a software or hardware brick? And would any of you know how I should go about fixing this?
Thanks a bunch

neim81094 said:
So, my Galaxy S3 suddenly shut off on me, so I tried to reboot it, and it would just say "Galaxy s3" then nothing would show. So I figured it was a software brick and I can just restore a backup. When I tried to access Recovery Mode, it would show that its trying to boot into Recovery, but nothing would happen. So I figured I can just go into Download Mode and restore it through ODIN to get all the partitions working again. It would go to Download Mode for a few seconds, and then just shut off on me before I can even do anything. Everytime I take out the battery and put it back in, it tries to auto boot, but it never gets passed the Samsung s3 logo. Do you think this is a software or hardware brick? And would any of you know how I should go about fixing this?
Thanks a bunch
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i think the problem is on power button...
if the power button press contiues will be like that
i meet the same case like u...
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press thanks if i help...

I agree, the only way it should turn on when you replace the battery is if power was held down. It would explain everything else you mentioned as well. Try gently knocking it back out. Or if comfortable with it, open the device to have a closer kook.
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DocHoliday77 said:
I agree, the only way it should turn on when you replace the battery is if power was held down. It would explain everything else you mentioned as well. Try gently knocking it back out. Or if comfortable with it, open the device to have a closer kook.
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It just turned on, I guess it was the power button.
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i'm experiencing a similar issue. I can only get any result while it's plugged in. it wont boot past the second splash screen, I got it into download mode and flashed the stock package from sammobile.com with no change. the phone keeps trying to boot into recovery after flashing stock but it goes to the android with the open chest screen and reboots and tries again over and over. i've taken the phone apart and seen nothing wrong, no corrosion, no water damage and i've even replaced the battery with no success. i tried flashing clockworkmod recovery, the flash was successful but it still wont even boot to recovery. the power button isnt stuck, i can manipulate it when i have the bare motherboard in my hands and still it's fine. would replacing the power switch have any affect? please any thoughts would be appreciated
edit: since flashing stock, plugging the phone into the computer with oem cable causes it to vibrate intermittently. holding power causes it to try recovery mode. running windows 7 with samsung drivers properly installed and adb recognizes my galaxy s2 and captivate no problems. someone mentioned on a post i read about using a 3 part stock rom, modem, pda and phone to flash instead of the all in one tar file, any thoughts?
another edit. this phone has never to my knowledge been rooted or had any kernel/rom flashed onto it. as far as i know it's stock from Wind mobile, 3 months past warranty