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I NEED HELP: [Q] S-ON and phone boot loops... did i brick my phone?

i was going between ROMS trying out different versions. then i installed Vision BaconBits 0.3 on a Modaco DESIRE Z rom (i know, i know) & now the phone is stuck in a boot loop.
then i noticed i couldn't revert back to the stock ROM like i've done before. i wiped & tried again, but to no avail.
says MAIN VERSION is older or something like that.
i even tried the Modaco ROM again too, but nada. it fails.
oh yeah... and for some reason i got S-ON again. i'm like wtf?
so... did i brick my phone? or is there a way to get it going again?

btw, i did install ClockworkMod Recovery for G2 & did a back up before i tried out the DESIRE Z ROM.

DJ ELITE said:
i was going between ROMS trying out different versions. then i installed Vision BaconBits 0.3 on a Modaco DESIRE Z rom (i know, i know) & now the phone is stuck in a boot loop.
then i noticed i couldn't revert back to the stock ROM like i've done before. i wiped & tried again, but to no avail.
says MAIN VERSION is older or something like that.
i even tried the Modaco ROM again too, but nada. it fails.
oh yeah... and for some reason i got S-ON again. i'm like wtf?
so... did i brick my phone? or is there a way to get it going again?
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it sounds like your phone is screwed!if there truly is no way to fix this return it for hinge issues or something,even pop the hinge if you have to lol

Try to get into clock work wipe if you can the system should try to reinstall stock , or see if you have adb access and then you can go from there . Good luck
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

DJ ELITE said:
btw, i did install ClockworkMod Recovery for G2 & did a back up before i tried out the DESIRE Z ROM.
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So your not able to Volume Down + Power and get into clockwork still? If so then why couldnt you just restore the backup you made.

thx for the expedient reponse...
bled82 said:
Try to get into clock work wipe if you can the system should try to reinstall stock , or see if you have adb access and then you can go from there . Good luck
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the phone boot loops. how do i get in CWM?
userfriendlyme said:
So your not able to Volume Down + Power and get into clockwork still? If so then why couldnt you just restore the backup you made.
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i can def do the Volume Down + Power. how does that get me in to CWM?

I'm still new to this so take my advice with a grain of salt but I think that "Main version is older issue" can be avoided by using the hex editor to change the build number on the ROM. Try changing the version with the hex editor as per this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831398
and then try to flash it. Hopefully thats all you need to do.

pull the battery, wait a couple seconds and put back in. now hold the volume down button and press power. the phone will boot into fastboot. use volume down key to select recovery and hit the power button to confirm. if CW is still on your phone it will load, if you have s-on idk if it will load without su privilages or not im not a dev but try it.
edit: i have soft bricked my g1 like 10 times, the main thing to remember is backup, wipe wiPE WIPE! and follow instructions to a T.

DJ ELITE said:
i can def do the Volume Down + Power. how does that get me in to CWM?
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If you can get vol dwn + pwr to work, then you can scroll to recovery. from there, you should be able to restore your backup from rom manager. If it's not in that one, then hold trackpad button + power and scroll to recovery.

if you can get into the clockwork recovery and can successfully get adb to recognize the phone, try the downgrade from OTA. it will restore your phone back to out of the box.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831398
you might need a usb microsd reader to get the files onto and off of the sd card

thx for the reponses...
Azrael3123 said:
I'm still new to this so take my advice with a grain of salt but I think that "Main version is older issue" can be avoided by using the hex editor to change the build number on the ROM. Try changing the version with the hex editor as per this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831398
and then try to flash it. Hopefully thats all you need to do.
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yikes... sounds a lil too experimental to me. thx for chiming in tho. truly appreciated.
EdTeach1680 said:
pull the battery, wait a couple seconds and put back in. now hold the volume down button and press power. the phone will boot into fastboot. use volume down key to select recovery and hit the power button to confirm. if CW is still on your phone it will load, if you have s-on idk if it will load without su privilages or not im not a dev but try it.
edit: i have soft bricked my g1 like 10 times, the main thing to remember is backup, wipe wiPE WIPE! and follow instructions to a T.
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yeah... i don't see CMW.
digikid said:
If you can get vol dwn + pwr to work, then you can scroll to recovery. from there, you should be able to restore your backup from rom manager. If it's not in that one, then hold trackpad button + power and scroll to recovery.
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in RECOVERY i don't see ROM MANAGER. just the standard:
Rebooty system now
Apply sdcard:update.zip
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition

thx for the response.
pr0naLd said:
if you can get into the clockwork recovery and can successfully get adb to recognize the phone, try the downgrade from OTA. it will restore your phone back to out of the box.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831398
you might need a usb microsd reader to get the files onto and off of the sd card
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i'm using my old HTC Rhodium to rename/transer files on the SD.
unfortunately... no CMW that i can see.

I can understand your hesitation but if you read through the post you will see that many people have tested it and it should work fine. At this point its the only way to downgrade to stock due to the "Main version is older" issue and, assuming you truly can't access clockwork recovery, I don't see what other method there is. Whats really got me twisted is the S-on part; I could've predicted some issue by flashing BB onto the Z rom but I wouldn't have seen that coming. Is it even possible to flash anything while S-on is enabled?

maybe you can use an offical update.zip that is signed. i dunno

DJ ELITE said:
in RECOVERY i don't see ROM MANAGER. just the standard:
Rebooty system now
Apply sdcard:update.zip
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
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Hmmm...then you didn't install the CWM recovery. You should try to flash the rom that shipped with the phone. You can get it here. To do that, you need to get it onto your memory card as update.zip, then boot to recovery and choose "Apply sdcard:update.zip" and then you should have a bootable phone again.

thx for the reponses...
Azrael3123 said:
I can understand your hesitation but if you read through the post you will see that many people have tested it and it should work fine. At this point its the only way to downgrade to stock due to the "Main version is older" issue and, assuming you truly can't access clockwork recovery, I don't see what other method there is. Whats really got me twisted is the S-on part; I could've predicted some issue by flashing BB onto the Z rom but I wouldn't have seen that coming. Is it even possible to flash anything while S-on is enabled?
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don't get me wrong, i feel u. i may have no choice but to try that. i'm getting desperate.
however, the current ROM loaded is the Modaco DESIRE Z w/the Vision BaconBits 0.3 updated to it... and after that, it kept boot looping. plus the fact that i have S-ON.
supergear said:
maybe you can use an offical update.zip that is signed. i dunno
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have em. renamed em. tried em. (e.g.: PC10IMG.zip[, updated.zip)

oh that sucks
I was stuck in the same boat as you were. I had a stock rom permarooted and messed up editting on of the /system/ files. and got stuck with endless reboot. i then flashed this: [ROM] Desire Z Sense on the G2 (via HBOOT) because it was the only rom out at the time. It successfully loaded, but i wanted to go back to stock. i then flashed the OTB rom and got stuck with a desire z rom with s-on. No other rom would flash so i proceeded to temp-root and do the downgrade from OTA.

You lost root. Have to install the PC10.img and re-root.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

But in order to edit the files necessary to flash down to the stock ROM, he needs to have at least temp root so he can pull and edit the misc.img (I think). If he has S-on and is stuck in a boot loop, how can he access visionary or terminal emulator in order to set up that temp root? I think that's the biggest issue unless I'm missing something.

Shouldn't the stock rom have everything that's needed? Plus it's signed so it should flash with s-on.

Stuck on black "Google" with open lock screen

I tried using the franco kernel app to install the kernel on my rooted Galaxy Nexus. There was the "download the .zip" option and the "we'll flash it for you" option. Of course I took the easy option which was probably stupid on my part. My phone downloaded the kernel and then rebooted. Now that it has rebooted... it wont get beyond the black screen that says "Google" and has the little open lock image at the bottom.
Questions:
Has anyone seen this?
Did I brick this thing (I really hope not)?
What steps can I do to try to get it back working?
Or does it just take a long time 20+ minutes to download/install/whatever once it reboots?

patriot95 said:
I tried using the franco kernel app to install the kernel on my rooted Galaxy Nexus. There was the "download the .zip" option and the "we'll flash it for you" option. Of course I took the easy option which was probably stupid on my part. My phone downloaded the kernel and then rebooted. Now that it has rebooted... it wont get beyond the black screen that says "Google" and has the little open lock image at the bottom.
Questions:
Has anyone seen this?
Did I brick this thing (I really hope not)?
What steps can I do to try to get it back working?
Or does it just take a long time 20+ minutes to download/install/whatever once it reboots?
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i think that flash a new rom would solve this

patriot95 said:
I tried using the franco kernel app to install the kernel on my rooted Galaxy Nexus. There was the "download the .zip" option and the "we'll flash it for you" option. Of course I took the easy option which was probably stupid on my part. My phone downloaded the kernel and then rebooted. Now that it has rebooted... it wont get beyond the black screen that says "Google" and has the little open lock image at the bottom.
Questions:
Has anyone seen this?
Did I brick this thing (I really hope not)?
What steps can I do to try to get it back working?
Or does it just take a long time 20+ minutes to download/install/whatever once it reboots?
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I did this last night to see, and it didn't work. I had to pull the battery, and reboot. I then just downloaded the new zip, and rebooted into Recovery to flash it as I normally would.

I wanted to do this... but with my root toolkit it looks like my phone doesn't have usb debugging on (which it was before I tried to flash this kernel). And I can't turn my phone on to turn it on... so hmm.

RMarkwald said:
I did this last night to see, and it didn't work. I had to pull the battery, and reboot. I then just downloaded the new zip, and rebooted into Recovery to flash it as I normally would.
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This is what I want to do. Is I pull the battery and restart... I'm still stuck at the same screen though.

patriot95 said:
This is what I want to do. Is I pull the battery and restart... I'm still stuck at the same screen though.
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Pull the battery, hold Vol Up/Vol Down/Power to get into Recovery. Do you have the ROM zip file or another kernel on your SD card? You could just re-flash the ROM zip file over your existing installation, which would leave your data alone and install the ROM's kernel. Wipe /cache and Dalvik Cache before flashing.
EDIT: When you get into the bootloader, hit Vol Up until Recovery shows up, then hit the Power button to boot to Recovery.

RMarkwald said:
Pull the battery, hold Vol Up/Vol Down/Power to get into Recovery. Do you have the ROM zip file or another kernel on your SD card? You could just re-flash the ROM zip file over your existing installation, which would leave your data alone and install the ROM's kernel. Wipe /cache and Dalvik Cache before flashing.
EDIT: When you get into the bootloader, hit Vol Up until Recovery shows up, then hit the Power button to boot to Recovery.
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This is KIND of what I'm doing. I can't access my phone from the computer because of the damn usb thing... but I'm going to try to flash back to stock and see if that works.

It's booting now and it's been on the start screen for a minute or two. How long should it take on a stock flash? Just curious how long to wait before yanking the battery and trying again.

How did you flash stock, using fastboot or a zip? These are the stock images correct?

I boot into Recovery Mode and did the factory reset.
I also have a su.zip on my sdcard that I think is the rooted image that was used when I used the WugFresh root toolkit. But I'm not sure.
Shouldn't the Factory Reset... do a Factory Reset?
Edit: I see it's just data not an actual factory reset as I am thinking.

patriot95 said:
I boot into Recovery Mode and did the factory reset.
I also have a su.zip on my sdcard that I think is the rooted image that was used when I used the WugFresh root toolkit. But I'm not sure.
Shouldn't the Factory Reset... do a Factory Reset?
Edit: I see it's just data not an actual factory reset as I am thinking.
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If you don't have a ROM or kernel zip file on your SD card, you'll want to put one there. Factory Reset already reset any data you have, so you'll want to flashing a ROM would be recommended here.
You can use ADB to push files to your SD card. You'll need to get into Recovery, mount /data (which is under Mounts and Storage menu), then open a command prompt window and change directories to your Android SDK folder, specifically Platform-tools. Then use ADB to push the zip files to your SD card:
adb push <name of file>.zip /data/media
EDIT 2: You'll want to download and put the zip file in your SDK - Platform-tools folder before you use ADB to push it there.
You can then flash the ROM via Install file from SD card.
Does this make sense?
EDIT: The su.zip is just to get root access, not a full ROM zip.

RMarkwald said:
If you don't have a ROM or kernel zip file on your SD card, you'll want to put one there. Factory Reset already reset any data you have, so you'll want to flashing a ROM would be recommended here.
You can use ADB to push files to your SD card. You'll need to get into Recovery, mount /data (which is under Mounts and Storage menu), then open a command prompt window and change directories to your Android SDK folder, specifically Platform-tools. Then use ADB to push the zip files to your SD card:
adb push <name of file>.zip /data/media
You can then flash the ROM via Install file from SD card.
Does this make sense?
EDIT: The su.zip is just to get root access, not a full ROM zip.
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It makes sense... but I'm a little new so I will try this. Might take me a while.
By the way... these captcha images suck.

Thank you for the help... I am re-rooting my phone now. I was able to get back to stock.

Good job, glad to help!

RMarkwald said:
Pull the battery, hold Vol Up/Vol Down/Power to get into Recovery.
EDIT: When you get into the bootloader, hit Vol Up until Recovery shows up, then hit the Power button to boot to Recovery.
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I LOVE YOU!
(I did the same thing with the auto-flash kernel and was stuck. I totally forgot that you had to hold BOTH up/down with the power button.)
Franco's app SUCKS!
Thanks my man!!! :good:
BTW...Jelly Bean rocks!

Hello guys i have tha same problem with patriot95 (black screen Google and one small lock lower) ... my device is optimus 3d p920 and i cant reboot it .
can you help me ? PLz

This is a problem with the toolkit...
Do you have any adb and fastboot downloaded? No? Download it. There's more than enough instructions on that.
You didn't need to factory reset AT ALL. All you needed to do was just re-flash your ROM and you would've been good to go.
Next time learn how to use adb and fastboot command please. Then, there will be less chance of messing it up and not being able to fixing it.

Hi, sorry this thread is kinda old already but I don't really want to start new thread about same problem. So, similar to OP, I stupidly use the 'autoflash' option from franco app, and I'm stuck now. But I can still have access to CWM recovery. I was using the stock 4.2.2 takju before. I already tried to re-flash stock kernel -> fail. Tried re-flash stock rom - fail. Tried wipe cache and dalvik then flash deodexed 4.2.2 -> also fail. Please help me, I really need to use my phone right now.

Are you flashing a 4.2.2 kernel with a 4.2.2 ROM?
What ROM and kernel?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

I flashed the stock 4.2.2 rom from the google website but it doesn't work. Then I tried the stock 4.2.2 from this link,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737849 but also failed.
I also flashed the stock kernel from this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2151154

[Q] Help - Cannot do a Factory Reset on my S III - Questions

Hi All,
I just purchased a used Stock S III i747m off Ebay.
I played around with it fine for 20-30 minutes and it worked great.
I then went into settings to do a Factory reset, and the phone powered off and didn't start up again. It flashes the Samsung logo and in top left corner has "Reboot recovery" and then powers off again. I tried for 2 hours (Removing battery, etc) to get it to turn on without luck.
I then found a post that you can hold volume down + home + power to get into download mode. I tried this and it worked. It went into download mode, I then clicked volume down to restart the device, and sure enough, It now boots into Android and works fine. I restarted it a couple times to make sure it worked and it did.
Now I attempted to do a factory reset, and the EXACT same problem happens.
With doing some reading, it appears the Google Recovery is not working properly on this device, which suggests to me it was flashed back to stock by the seller but didn't flash quite right.
I want to use custom Roms on it anyways, but I'm a bit nervous of the device now.
Do you think If I flash TWRP or CWM on it using the Mskip Toolkit, and then flash a custom Rom, it will eliminate this problem? I'm thinking yes as the phone works fine when its on. It just seems to be the Stock Google Recovery is not working.
Thanks!!

bigystyle84 said:
Hi All,
I just purchased a used Stock S III i747m off Ebay.
I played around with it fine for 20-30 minutes and it worked great.
I then went into settings to do a Factory reset, and the phone powered off and didn't start up again. It flashes the Samsung logo and in top left corner has "Reboot recovery" and then powers off again. I tried for 2 hours (Removing battery, etc) to get it to turn on without luck.
I then found a post that you can hold volume down + home + power to get into download mode. I tried this and it worked. It went into download mode, I then clicked volume down to restart the device, and sure enough, It now boots into Android and works fine. I restarted it a couple times to make sure it worked and it did.
Now I attempted to do a factory reset, and the EXACT same problem happens.
With doing some reading, it appears the Google Recovery is not working properly on this device, which suggests to me it was flashed back to stock by the seller but didn't flash quite right.
I want to use custom Roms on it anyways, but I'm a bit nervous of the device now.
Do you think If I flash TWRP or CWM on it using the Mskip Toolkit, and then flash a custom Rom, it will eliminate this problem? I'm thinking yes as the phone works fine when its on. It just seems to be the Stock Google Recovery is not working.
Thanks!!
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Have you tried the Google recovery? Volume+ power and home button?
I would suggest using Odin and download mode to put a stock rom on to guarantee that it was flashed correctly, than you can go from there. Decide if you wavy to root and install any roms or keep it stock.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app

KorGuy123 said:
Have you tried the Google recovery? Volume+ power and home button?
I would suggest using Odin and download mode to put a stock rom on to guarantee that it was flashed correctly, than you can go from there. Decide if you wavy to root and install any roms or keep it stock.
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Yes. I should have stated that.
The Google Recovery does not work with Volume Up + Power + Home. It attempts to enter recovery and then phone shuts off.
It has the stock rom on it now, build # and kernel confirmed. Just the Recovery doesn't seem to work.
Odd thing is - I flashed the Stock recovery back on it using Odin a few mins ago. It completed fine and booted into the phone.
I then shut the phone down, and did the volume up + power + home to get into Google Recovery, and sure enough, Phone powers off... Back to the exact same issue. It won't turn on. Just shows "reboot recovery" for a split second in top left and powers off.
I then hold volume down + power + home to enter Download mode, and simply click Volume Down to restart the device, It restarts fine.

bigystyle84 said:
Yes. I should have stated that.
The Google Recovery does not work with Volume Up + Power + Home. It attempts to enter recovery and then phone shuts off.
It has the stock rom on it now, build # and kernel confirmed. Just the Recovery doesn't seem to work.
Odd thing is - I flashed the Stock recovery back on it using Odin a few mins ago. It completed fine and booted into the phone.
I then shut the phone down, and did the volume up + power + home to get into Google Recovery, and sure enough, Phone powers off... Back to the exact same issue. It won't turn on. Just shows "reboot recovery" for a split second in top left and powers off.
I then hold volume down + power + home to enter Download mode, and simply click Volume Down to restart the device, It restarts fine.
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I suggest you go to the Root without tripping flahs counter thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Flash the stock rooted tar and using the steps given. Then try to get into stock recovery and how it goes. If it doesn't work I suggest you try to install TWRP or CWM. See if that will clear up the problem. Seems like maybe it wasn't a thorough return to stock process by OG owner

hednik said:
I suggest you go to the Root without tripping flahs counter thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Flash the stock rooted tar and using the steps given. Then try to get into stock recovery and how it goes. If it doesn't work I suggest you try to install TWRP or CWM. See if that will clear up the problem. Seems like maybe it wasn't a thorough return to stock process by OG owner
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Thank You for the help.
I will read the thread over thoroughly. Right away I have a question
I am using a Rogers S III, but the phone has been unlocked by code and I am using it with Telus.
Should I flash the Rogers or Telus files?

bigystyle84 said:
Thank You for the help.
I will read the thread over thoroughly. Right away I have a question
I am using a Rogers S III, but the phone has been unlocked by code and I am using it with Telus.
Should I flash the Rogers or Telus files?
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Odin flash wont really matter because phone will stay unlocked. Flash for whatever carrier you are using it on.

hednik said:
I suggest you go to the Root without tripping flahs counter thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
Flash the stock rooted tar and using the steps given. Then try to get into stock recovery and how it goes. If it doesn't work I suggest you try to install TWRP or CWM. See if that will clear up the problem. Seems like maybe it wasn't a thorough return to stock process by OG owner
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hednik said:
Odin flash wont really matter because phone will stay unlocked. Flash for whatever carrier you are using it on.
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Really appreciate the help.
Looks simple enough and I've used Odin on a Note II before.
Only question - I see quite a few people stated they need to wipe data and cache after flashing this to avoid a boot loop. Are they doing this within Google Recovery? Wouldn't wiping data after a this flash erase it? (not cache, but data)
Thanks again, I will give this a go in a couple hours when I'm back home. Hope it resolves my issues.

bigystyle84 said:
Really appreciate the help.
Looks simple enough and I've used Odin on a Note II before.
Only question - I see quite a few people stated they need to wipe data and cache after flashing this to avoid a boot loop. Are they doing this within Google Recovery? Wouldn't wiping data after a this flash erase it? (not cache, but data)
Thanks again, I will give this a go in a couple hours when I'm back home. Hope it resolves my issues.
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You will just do a factory reset in stock recovery to get it back to out of the box stock to remove any possible conflicts. This is especially helpful if you are going from a 4.1 ROM back to a 4.0 stock ROM. Wiping data means removing everything in your /data folder. You can find the /data folder using a root file explorer like root explorer or es file explorer and see what you have stored in there or might want to backup on an ext SC card. I.E. pictures, videos. It will make the phone as if no one has ever used it before and a clean slate.

hednik said:
You will just do a factory reset in stock recovery to get it back to out of the box stock to remove any possible conflicts. This is especially helpful if you are going from a 4.1 ROM back to a 4.0 stock ROM. Wiping data means removing everything in your /data folder. You can find the /data folder using a root file explorer like root explorer or es file explorer and see what you have stored in there or might want to backup on an ext SC card. I.E. pictures, videos. It will make the phone as if no one has ever used it before and a clean slate.
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Awesome.
It makes sense. I guess I never truly knew what Factory reset means within Recovery. (I've flashed tons of Roms before on other phones but always did Factory Reset before flashing a rom, so I was thinking it an erasing tool)
Thanks. Will report back in a few hours once I get home and attempt this.

I have a feeling the recovery is messed up. The one selling phone took out non stock recovery, but didn't flash stock recovery.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

I just wanted to report back that flashing using the non trip thread above fixed my issues. Everything is back to working including the stock recovery. Thank you so much!

[Q] HELP!! dead android help me give him CPR!!

so i rooted my s3 for sprint and beleive everything went fine i do have root...but everytime i am gonna install a rom..(tried 3 diffrent ones) while is installing the android drops flat on his back with the hood open and exclamation on his chest...can some one pls HELP ME AND THE LIL GUY OUT!!!
p.s i tried unrooting and and when checking .md5 file it fails so i cancelled..
HELP ME!!!!!

kay131108 said:
so i rooted my s3 for sprint and beleive everything went fine i do have root...but everytime i am gonna install a rom..(tried 3 diffrent ones) while is installing the android drops flat on his back with the hood open and exclamation on his chest...can some one pls HELP ME AND THE LIL GUY OUT!!!
p.s i tried unrooting and and when checking .md5 file it fails so i cancelled..
HELP ME!!!!!
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Your going into download/odin mode. You need to go into whatever custom recovery you have to flash roms....
Damn its been a while since i did the 3 finger salute but i think it's power+home+ volume down.
If thats not it then its volume up lol.
Sent from a planet far far away.

Speedin07si said:
Your going into download/odin mode. You need to go into whatever custom recovery you have to flash roms....
Damn its been a while since i did the 3 finger salute but i think it's power+home+ volume down.
If thats not it then its volume up lol.
Sent from a planet far far away.
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i have tried that and nothing.go into recovery mode and try installing the guy still drops dead.

kay131108 said:
i have tried that and nothing.go into recovery mode and try installing the guy still drops dead.
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Recovery shouldn't have the android guy. What recovery are you using?
Sent from a planet far far away.

Speedin07si said:
Recovery shouldn't have the android guy. What recovery are you using?
Sent from a planet far far away.
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ok.sorry you are right that was not recovery..can u pls be a little more specific.. if i press the three buttons with volume down is just an android in download mode..so what do i do next?...clockworkmodrecovery

kay131108 said:
ok.sorry you are right that was not recovery..can u pls be a little more specific.. if i press the three buttons with volume down is just an android in download mode..so what do i do next?...clockworkmodrecovery
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If it's putting you in download switch the volume button your holding... so if holding volume down gold up instead and vice versa
SPRINT GS3 FAQ

kay131108 said:
ok..can u pls be a little more specific..i if i press the three buttons with volume down is just an android in download mode..so what do i do next?...clockworkmodrecovery
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Ok, let's start at the very beginning (it's a very good place to start).
Before we get started, I'm going to make the following assumptions:
You successfully rooted your phone through Odin.
You currently have a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM).
You have a Rom you'd like to flash on either your internal storage or your SDcard (I'd recommend the SDcard, but that's your prerogative).
If either of the first two is not true, I'd recommend going back to qbking77's thread and check out the videos on how to use Odin to gain root and a custom recovery.
If number 3 above is not true, download a ROM (nor someone new to flashing/custom Roms, I'd recommend Freeza's stock rooted Rom, as it's identical to stock TW, but just with Root). Once you download a Rom, check it's md5sum to verify that it's a good download. Copy the file to your SD card and get ready to flash (make sure you have decent battery life left, I try to keep at least 50% or more when flashing Roms, although it shouldn't take too long.
I'll give directions on how to flash a Rom below. The instructions will be for TWRP, but CWM has similar options/settings
Turn your phone completely off (hold down power for 3-5 seconds)
Boot your phone into recovery. Hold Up, Menu, and Power for a few seconds (until SAMSUNG appears on your screen and the phone vibrates)
Make a Nandroid backup. I can't emphasize this enough. In flashing, it's almost a certainty that one time, something will mess up. When that happens, you want to be able to restore a backup. In TWRP, just go into Backup Menu and choose where you want it (internal vs. External storage). It takes my phone a few (5-10) minutes to completely backup my data.
In TWRP, click the wipe button, then system. This will completely wipe the Rom from your phone. Doing this will allow you to get a "clean" install, without any settings or leftover files from your old Rom getting in the way. Instead, you could only wipe data (factory reset), which is good enough for most Roms. I'd still recommend a system wipe, though.
Also while in the Wipe menu, wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache.
Go back to the TWRP main menu.
Click Install, then find your Rom zip file (may have to switch from internal to external storage).
Let TWRP do it's thing.
If you're installing a TW-based Rom, chances are it had gapps already installed. If not, you should now flash the correct gapps package from goo.im. Make sure you're flashing the correct one, as if you don't, your google apps will force close upon use.
Reboot into system and give it time to boot (first boot sometimes takes a couple of minutes).
Set up your phone the way you like.
These should be the directions to follow whenever you flash a new Rom. Some Roms have the Aroma installer, so you'll have more options once you choose to flash the Rom zip, but those are typically easy to follow (and vary from Rom to Rom, so I won't be able to give you a good guide on that).
Hope this helps!

This guy and his mini-guide posts^

CNexus said:
This guy and his mini-guide posts^
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He's spot on though, lol... great job topherk
SPRINT GS3 FAQ

topherk said:
Ok, let's start at the very beginning (it's a very good place to start).
Before we get started, I'm going to make the following assumptions:
You successfully rooted your phone through Odin.
You currently have a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM).
You have a Rom you'd like to flash on either your internal storage or your SDcard (I'd recommend the SDcard, but that's your prerogative).
If either of the first two is not true, I'd recommend going back to qbking77's thread and check out the videos on how to use Odin to gain root and a custom recovery.
If number 3 above is not true, download a ROM (nor someone new to flashing/custom Roms, I'd recommend Freeza's stock rooted Rom, as it's identical to stock TW, but just with Root). Once you download a Rom, check it's md5sum to verify that it's a good download. Copy the file to your SD card and get ready to flash (make sure you have decent battery life left, I try to keep at least 50% or more when flashing Roms, although it shouldn't take too long.
I'll give directions on how to flash a Rom below. The instructions will be for TWRP, but CWM has similar options/settings
Turn your phone completely off (hold down power for 3-5 seconds)
Boot your phone into recovery. Hold Up, Menu, and Power for a few seconds (until SAMSUNG appears on your screen and the phone vibrates)
Make a Nandroid backup. I can't emphasize this enough. In flashing, it's almost a certainty that one time, something will mess up. When that happens, you want to be able to restore a backup. In TWRP, just go into Backup Menu and choose where you want it (internal vs. External storage). It takes my phone a few (5-10) minutes to completely backup my data.
In TWRP, click the wipe button, then system. This will completely wipe the Rom from your phone. Doing this will allow you to get a "clean" install, without any settings or leftover files from your old Rom getting in the way. Instead, you could only wipe data (factory reset), which is good enough for most Roms. I'd still recommend a system wipe, though.
Also while in the Wipe menu, wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache.
Go back to the TWRP main menu.
Click Install, then find your Rom zip file (may have to switch from internal to external storage).
Let TWRP do it's thing.
If you're installing a TW-based Rom, chances are it had gapps already installed. If not, you should now flash the correct gapps package from goo.im. Make sure you're flashing the correct one, as if you don't, your google apps will force close upon use.
Reboot into system and give it time to boot (first boot sometimes takes a couple of minutes).
Set up your phone the way you like.
These should be the directions to follow whenever you flash a new Rom. Some Roms have the Aroma installer, so you'll have more options once you choose to flash the Rom zip, but those are typically easy to follow (and vary from Rom to Rom, so I won't be able to give you a good guide on that).
Hope this helps!
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ok..first thanx guys for taking your time to helping this noob..ok so on to biz.
You successfully rooted your phone through Odin...........YES I DID
You currently have a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM)................I BELEIVE I HAVE CWM..AND I SEEN TWRP THROGH ROM MANAGER.
You have a Rom you'd like to flash on either your internal storage or your SDcard (I'd recommend the SDcard, but that's your prerogative). YES I HAVE A FEW ROMS ALREADY TO GO>
ok now here......
Turn your phone completely off (hold down power for 3-5 seconds)
Boot your phone into recovery. Hold Up, Menu, and Power for a few seconds (until SAMSUNG appears on your screen and the phone vibrates)................THE PHONE GOES TO A SCREEN THAT SAYS ANDROID SYSTEM RECOVERY <3e>.........
in this screen is a dead android with the hood open and red triangle with exclamation on it....and on the left hand side of the android in Yellow letters it says
# MANUAL MODE #
__APPLING MULTI-csc...
APPLIED the csc-code : SPR
succefully applied multi-csc.
hope this gives you some info on whats going on......
UPDATE:
i downloade goo manager and now have twrp recovery...going to try an install rom now....will update.

kay131108 said:
ok..first thanx guys for taking your time to helping this noob..ok so on to biz.
You successfully rooted your phone through Odin...........YES I DID
You currently have a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM)................I BELEIVE I HAVE CWM..AND I SEEN TWRP THROGH ROM MANAGER.
You have a Rom you'd like to flash on either your internal storage or your SDcard (I'd recommend the SDcard, but that's your prerogative). YES I HAVE A FEW ROMS ALREADY TO GO>
ok now here......
Turn your phone completely off (hold down power for 3-5 seconds)
Boot your phone into recovery. Hold Up, Menu, and Power for a few seconds (until SAMSUNG appears on your screen and the phone vibrates)................THE PHONE GOES TO A SCREEN THAT SAYS ANDROID SYSTEM RECOVERY .........
in this screen is a dead android with the hood open and red triangle with exclamation on it....and on the left hand side of the android in Yellow letters it says
# MANUAL MODE #
__APPLING MULTI-csc...
APPLIED the csc-code : SPR
succefully applied multi-csc.
hope this gives you some info on whats going on.
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You're still on stock recovery you need download goomanager from the play store hit the menu button and select install open recovery script to install twrp. Then reboot recovery and flash your rom :thumbup:
☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆
I like to break stuff!

Ok, it sounds like your recovery is bonked (and yes, that is the technical term). Something must've gone wrong when you were flashing the recovery through Odin (not necessarily your fault, sounds like it might've been a corrupted download).
One thing you can do is to download the latest TWRP. The way to do this is to install the GooManager app from the play store.
Once GooManager is installed, click on the "menu" button, then choose "Install OpenRecoveryScript." This will download and install the latest version of TWRP. Let it do it's thing then try to reboot into recovery again (you can do it directly from GooManager, it's one of the main options).
Let me know if that works.
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Originally Posted by -EViL-KoNCEPTz-
You're still on stock recovery <3e> you need download goomanager from ths play store hit thw menu button and select install open recovery script to install twrp. Then reboot recovery and flash your rom :thumbup:
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Bah! Beat me to it! I had to get all wordy with my response!

topherk said:
Ok, it sounds like your recovery is bonked (and yes, that is the technical term). Something must've gone wrong when you were flashing the recovery through Odin (not necessarily your fault, sounds like it might've been a corrupted download).
One thing you can do is to download the latest TWRP. The way to do this is to install the GooManager app from the play store.
Once GooManager is installed, click on the "menu" button, then choose "Install OpenRecoveryScript." This will download and install the latest version of TWRP. Let it do it's thing then try to reboot into recovery again (you can do it directly from GooManager, it's one of the main options).
Let me know if that works.
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Ninja'd they're still on stock recovery, the <3e> is a dead giveaway
☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆
I like to break stuff!

I know one of the steps with the Odin flashing it to reboot into Recovery before rebooting into the Rom (otherwise it re-installs the stock recovery). Do you think this person forgot to do that?

topherk said:
I know one of the steps with the Odin flashing it to reboot into Recovery before rebooting into the Rom (otherwise it re-installs the stock recovery). Do you think this person forgot to do that?
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Most likely. Alot of people miss that step. You need to reboot recovery to disable the recovery install script that reflashes stock clockwork on boot.
☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆
I like to break stuff!

To the OP why do you say you are rooted? Have to tried to install an app which requires root access and where able to? I think you failed to root the device at all. I think you need to go through the process all over again to root your device. Once you flash the custom recovery via odin you can not let the phone reboot, you must pull the battery then boot into the custom recovery flash the team Epic root zip which will prevent the stock recovery from being installed again. Then at this point will you be able to reboot the phone. Once it boots up verify you have SU installed and have root access. Now the MOST IMPORTANT thing you are going to do is shut down, boot back into custom recovery (cwm) and make a nandroid backup.
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flastnoles11 said:
He's spot on though, lol... great job topherk
SPRINT GS3 FAQ
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I know

To the OP please remember to use a heavy duty or Blackberry cable when using Odin or copying files to your phone from the computer.

YOU GUYS ARE THE GREATES SOB"S ON THIS EARTH,THNX TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP..i will be donating soon!!!.

kay131108 said:
YOU GUYS ARE THE GREATES SOB"S ON THIS EARTH,THNX TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP..i will be donating soon!!!.
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If you don't mind telling us where was the issue?
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Back to stock rom??

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction. I have a acer iconia a100 rooted and currently running the carbon rom (4.2.2) and twrp recovery (2.6.3.0). I would like to go back to stock rom (ICS). I have not changed any kernals or anything like that. Can I just restore my nandroid backup of my stock rom or is there something specific I have to do? Also, I just looked and I dont have a stock backup with twrp, only with cwm. When I unlocked bootloader, I installed cwm, then must have done a backup of stock rom, then flashed carbon rom, then switched to twrp and made another backup so I would have to go back to cwm to restore nandroid. How do I go back to cwm from twrp?? Thanks for the feedback.
I looked in my internal storage and it looks like I have 2 zips, fastbootrecovery.zip and xsposeddisabler-cwm.zip, do I flash one of these?? and if I do, can I do it with es explorer?? Thanks

jreink01 said:
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction. I have a acer iconia a100 rooted and currently running the carbon rom (4.2.2) and twrp recovery (2.6.3.0). I would like to go back to stock rom (ICS). I have not changed any kernals or anything like that. Can I just restore my nandroid backup of my stock rom or is there something specific I have to do? Also, I just looked and I dont have a stock backup with twrp, only with cwm. When I unlocked bootloader, I installed cwm, then must have done a backup of stock rom, then flashed carbon rom, then switched to twrp and made another backup so I would have to go back to cwm to restore nandroid. How do I go back to cwm from twrp?? Thanks for the feedback.
I looked in my internal storage and it looks like I have 2 zips, fastbootrecovery.zip and xsposeddisabler-cwm.zip, do I flash one of these?? and if I do, can I do it with es explorer?? Thanks
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Just the stock ROM or completely back to stock, 100%?
If you don't know what those zips are, or how to use them, then don't use them, period.
To get back cwm you can use fastboot to flash it back on or use one of the cwm installers in development, if any are still there, if you want to do it with fastboot you'll need some stuff to get ready, most of it should be there from when you rooted the first time, then a couple lines in a command prompt and you'll have it back. There's also stock rooted ICS ROMs available, so depending on what you want we can go from there.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Akakaze

pio_masaki said:
Just the stock ROM or completely back to stock, 100%?
If you don't know what those zips are, or how to use them, then don't use them, period.
To get back cwm you can use fastboot to flash it back on or use one of the cwm installers in development, if any are still there, if you want to do it with fastboot you'll need some stuff to get ready, most of it should be there from when you rooted the first time, then a couple lines in a command prompt and you'll have it back. There's also stock rooted ICS ROMs available, so depending on what you want we can go from
I am going to sell my tablet so I would like to go to my backup of my stock rom. When I restore my stock backup, I can just do a full wipe, that will get me back to the starting point of just the basic rom, right?? That will wipe all my data from the backup rom, or will a full wipe erase the rom too?? I want to get back to the basic rom (just like if I install a new rom) have to set up accounts, wifi, etc).
Also, is there a tutorial or a step by step guide to reinstall cwm back on my tablet, since my stock rom was backed up with cwm? And where do I have the files to reflash cwm. Thanks for your assistance in helping me return my tablet to the state I want.
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I found a site that has it step by step, installing cwm. Here it is.
Here it is guys, Stock CWM Recovery for the ACER A100.
Before anything make sure you have the latest ICS leak C/O Vache, Root, and Unlocked Bootloader.
Official ICS Leak c/o Vache:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1510706
Root Instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1531646
Unlock your bootloader for fastboot, follow here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1557445
once you have done all of the above, you should be ready to flash this recovery. Make sure you have ADB up and working properly. And place the recovery.img in your working folder (see below)
1- Open a command prompt in your working folder (usually in your platform tools, mine is C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools) make sure you are administrator.
2- Connect Tablet to pc and get excited.
3- Type: adb devices (verify your Tab is connected and listed)
4- Type: adb reboot bootloader
5- Once bootloader is in fastboot type: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
You will see writing recovery, flashing recovery, etc.
6- Once flashed Type: fastboot reboot
7- Profit
But it says make sure you have the latest ics leak?? Are they refferring to the rom?? If so, I currently have carbon rom istalled which is jellybean. This will not work then?? I am a little confused and any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

jreink01 said:
I found a site that has it step by step, installing cwm. Here it is.
Here it is guys, Stock CWM Recovery for the ACER A100.
Before anything make sure you have the latest ICS leak C/O Vache, Root, and Unlocked Bootloader.
Official ICS Leak c/o Vache:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1510706
Root Instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1531646
Unlock your bootloader for fastboot, follow here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1557445
once you have done all of the above, you should be ready to flash this recovery. Make sure you have ADB up and working properly. And place the recovery.img in your working folder (see below)
1- Open a command prompt in your working folder (usually in your platform tools, mine is C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools) make sure you are administrator.
2- Connect Tablet to pc and get excited.
3- Type: adb devices (verify your Tab is connected and listed)
4- Type: adb reboot bootloader
5- Once bootloader is in fastboot type: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
You will see writing recovery, flashing recovery, etc.
6- Once flashed Type: fastboot reboot
7- Profit
But it says make sure you have the latest ics leak?? Are they refferring to the rom?? If so, I currently have carbon rom istalled which is jellybean. This will not work then?? I am a little confused and any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Does anyone have any suggestions?? Thanks

Well, before the tab got official ICS, we had a leak. If you had read down the topics some you would've found it. You do not want cwm, you want twrp.
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das_webos_transformer said:
Well, before the tab got official ICS, we had a leak. If you had read down the topics some you would've found it. You do not want cwm, you want twrp.
Does anyone have any suggestions on whether it is ok to do this? Thanks
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I need cwm to restore my stock rom. If I use the steps quoted below to reinstall cwm, will I run into any problems since I'm coing from carbon rom (jellybean) to stock rom which is (ICS)?

jreink01 said:
I need cwm to restore my stock rom. If I use the steps quoted below to reinstall cwm, will I run into any problems since I'm coing from carbon rom (jellybean) to stock rom which is (ICS)?
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Does anyone know if this how to guide is good to use when coming from carbon rom (jellybean) to stock rom (ics))? Thanks

jreink01 said:
Does anyone know if this how to guide is good to use when coming from carbon rom (jellybean) to stock rom (ics))? Thanks
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To just go back to stock to sell it you'll run into a couple issues coming from 4.2+, namely the storage path changes, you'll retain the /0 folders, however many were made. Otherwise following the guide that roman made will work to go back to 100% stock, I'll see if I can get a link, I'm in a waiting room with crappy data lol
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That guide will work for installing cwm, basically get your cwm image then get fastboot going, fastboot flash recovery cwmimageyougot.IMG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33574648
Best way to return to 100% stock. No need to fuss with recoveries just install what he says then the ROM does the rest. While in twrp remember to go delete /0 directories or they'll remain there forever. Or until its deleted at a later date, but if you have stuff in there you should do it prior to going fully stock again.
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pio_masaki said:
To just go back to stock to sell it you'll run into a couple issues coming from 4.2+, namely the storage path changes, you'll retain the /0 folders, however many were made. Otherwise following the guide that roman made will work to go back to 100% stock, I'll see if I can get a link, I'm in a waiting room with crappy data lol
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That guide will work for installing cwm, basically get your cwm image then get fastboot going, fastboot flash recovery cwmimageyougot.IMG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33574648
Best way to return to 100% stock. No need to fuss with recoveries just install what he says then the ROM does the rest. While in twrp remember to go delete /0 directories or they'll remain there forever. Or until its deleted at a later date, but if you have stuff in there you should do it prior to going fully stock again.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Akakaze
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Thanks for the response, youve fully confused me with the /0 folders?? What exactly is that?? When I go to es file explorer, I see sdcard0 (which looks like the internal storage) and sd01 which looks like my ext sd card. Is it one of those your are talking about??
Also, you said something about go delete in twrp, I went into twrp and did not find anything with that name?? am I deleteing something in twrp. Could you spell it out for me since I am a noob when it comes to reverting a device to stock. Thanks for taking the time to explain this.

jreink01 said:
Thanks for the response, youve fully confused me with the /0 folders?? What exactly is that?? When I go to es file explorer, I see sdcard0 (which looks like the internal storage) and sd01 which looks like my ext sd card. Is it one of those your are talking about??
Also, you said something about go delete in twrp, I went into twrp and did not find anything with that name?? am I deleteing something in twrp. Could you spell it out for me since I am a noob when it comes to reverting a device to stock. Thanks for taking the time to explain this.
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that is something happening with cwm. i had this problem. it keeps creating a folder names 0 and keep moving old files into that whenever you install a new rom.

Hello guys. I need your feedback. I have a A100 that is rooted and is currently running carbon rom 4.2. I am going to be selling this in the next couple weeks because I just don't use it anymore now that I have a second pc.Do you think it would be more advantagious to sell this just the way it is (rooted and custom rom) or should I take it back to completely stock? Or if it is more advantagious to sell it with a custom rom, which rom would you guys suggest?? Thanks again for any and all suggestions.

Please Help!! I was trying to go to stock ics and these are the steps I used.The simple method to revert back to stock ICS from a custom ROM on an A100.
+++Locked bootloader, no custom recovery, no root. Full stock .014 rom. It will recieve OTA updates to latest Acer version.+++
Get Ready
1) Download this flashable Stock recovery zip, and place in your normal flashing location, - Thx 4 help pio
http://db.tt/VLmnMCzq
Also uploaded below
2) Download the Official .014 Stock ICS rom
The stock ICS zip from zeronull. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1611696
Here is a second link to it. http://ubuntuone.com/7DZtbNqZzOk7qsaQxNk99a - thx zleto
3) Rename the Stock ICS rom to "update.zip", no quotes (make sure you have "hide known file extensions" UNCHECKED, in the folder options). And place it on the root of your microSD card. This will allow you to see the file extension to verify that it is named properly.
Get it Done
1) Flash the Stock recovery zip with your custom recovery. Then wipe cache, davlik cache, and wipe data/factory reset.
2) Reboot to system.
3) Allow it to sit for 5 minutes or so.
4) Then Power off.
5) Update from the microSD card by holding down the power and volume rocker closest to the corner at the same time, until you see "erasing cache .".. ect, ect. The stock rom install should start by itself, dont touch anything, wait for it to reboot.
****** If it won't boot do a factory reset (with the hardware buttons, see below) and/or try to reflash the ics rom one more time. ******
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To perform a Factory Data Reset use the following steps:
1.Place the rotation lock switch in the up position (tablet held in portrait). Or to the left if held in landscape.
2.Press and hold the Volume down button, which is located farthest from the corner (it is volume up, if held in landscape).
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
Now I get the android symbol with the red triangle, that stays for about a minute, then it reboots and stays on thye acer screen. When I did the steps and was going to reboot, I received a waring while in recovery sayiny that I dont have a op installed. I did it anyway, as posted and now I'm stuck, can anyone PLEASE help me.I tried doing a reset with steps 2 though 4 but while pressing the vol up and letting go of the power button, it does not vibrate.
I try to boot into recovery with vol up + power, it boots than says erasing cache, then booting into recovery, the the android synbol comes up with the red triangle.

I can't even get into recovery. It says bootloader (unlock mode) when I pwer it on. If I press power + vol up, it says erasing cache, then booting into recovery kernal, then the android symbol comes up with the red triangle.Thanks for responding and since this is the wrong thread, can we discuss this in the other thread?? While I was typing this, the android symbol with the triangle was on the screen for about 2 minutes, then it just rebooted and now its saying acer acer acer acer acer on the bottom of the screen.

Can anyone help me out with this please?