Read the full thread. Well that's my fault.. I downloaded the wrong kernal and flashed and yeah.
So did i soft brick my s3? I cant get to download mode but i can get to recovery mode..
i was told to get to download then use odin.. but i cant
atm i am searching the forums for how to fix this..
Supernovav said:
Read the full thread. Well that's my fault.. I downloaded the wrong kernal and flashed and yeah.
So did i soft brick my s3? I can get to download mode but i can get to recovery mode..
i was told to get to download then use odin.. but i cant
atm i am searching the forums for how to fix this..
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If I'm reading this right, you can get into recovery but not download, correct? If so, put the correct kernel and/or rom on an external sd card, and flash it in recovery from the external sd card. I'm assuming you have a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) if you flashed a kernel.
lordmorphous said:
If I'm reading this right, you can get into recovery but not download, correct? If so, put the correct kernel and/or rom on an external sd card, and flash it in recovery from the external sd card. I'm assuming you have a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP) if you flashed a kernel.
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Hm. I was able to get my phone into download mode right now actually.
I flashed with Touchwiz JELLYBEAN: Download CWM flashable zip kernel from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
but i had cm10 on it
Supernovav said:
Hm. I was able to get my phone into download mode right now actually.
I flashed with Touchwiz JELLYBEAN: Download CWM flashable zip kernel from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
but i had cm10 on it
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This is why you should always have a nandroid backup available. When a flash goes bad and you can't do anything with except recovery mode, you can restore the nandroid and at least have a working base to begin with again even if you aren't around a pc. Anyways, good luck with your phone and happy flashing!
I made a back up in there but apparently that doesn't help
I'll do the nandroid like you said.
And just for the future if i hardbrick it i can always fix that with a Jig right?
Supernovav said:
I made a back up in there but apparently that doesn't help
I'll do the nandroid like you said.
And just for the future if i hardbrick it i can always fix that with a Jig right?
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I don't know anything about a jig as I've never had to use one. I've always been able to get into recovery and/or download mode. It sometimes takes a few tries for me to get the timing right, but its always eventually worked. Maybe someone else will pipe in about the jig.
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I don't know anything about a jig as I've never had to use one. I've always been able to get into recovery and/or download mode. It sometimes takes a few tries for me to get the timing right, but its always eventually worked. Maybe someone else will pipe in about the jig.
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Okay well anyways.
You said to have a "nandroid backup" im guessing that is different from the backup i made in Clockwork
Supernovav said:
Okay well anyways.
You said to have a "nandroid backup" im guessing that is different from the backup i made in Clockwork
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That is a nandroid backup if you made it in clockwork. Why didn't it do you any good? There is a typo in your OP, as you stated you can get into download mode but you can get into recovery mode. I assumed you could not get into download mode but could get into recovery; maybe it was the other way around then.
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That is a nandroid backup if you made it in clockwork. Why didn't it do you any good? There is a typo in your OP, as you stated you can get into download mode but you can get into recovery mode. I assumed you could not get into download mode but could get into recovery; maybe it was the other way around then.
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oh haha you assumed right, i didnt see that typo
Yeah it was supposed to say i couldnt get into download mode but i was able to get into recovery mode.
yeah i made a backup in clockwork but it still wouldnt turn on even after i restored it.
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oh haha you assumed right, i didnt see that typo
Yeah it was supposed to say i couldnt get into download mode but i was able to get into recovery mode.
yeah i made a backup in clockwork but it still wouldnt turn on even after i restored it.
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Well that is weird. Restoring the nandroid would have overwritten the kernel. I'm assuming you did create the nandroid prior to flashing the kernel...correct? Randomly, I have had something refuse to boot, even though there is no real reason for it not to. I have found that clearing cache, clearing dalvik, and running fix permissions in clockwork will allow it to boot about 95% of the time.
yup. i always made a backup before doing anything.
and i did all that actually haha. stilll didnt work
Supernovav said:
yup. i always made a backup before doing anything.
and i did all that actually haha. stilll didnt work
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Your phone isn't bricked if you can still get into recovery mode.
If you can't restore your backup from your recovery mode. Just download cm10 on your computer, and transfer it onto your external sd card. Then flash it in cwm
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How do you get into recovery mode? Power + Volume Down, right?
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My phone will not boot past the SAMSUNG, I just booted in to CWM 3.0.0.6 and id did the EXT4 conversion thing.
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My phone will not boot past the SAMSUNG, I just booted in to CWM 3.0.0.6 and id did the EXT4 conversion thing.
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You are supposed to flash the compatible ROM BEFORE rebooting. Turn off the phone, boot back into CWM with 3 finger and flash the EXT4 compatible ROM.
I never had a ROM on it jut rooted it.
I want the stock stuff just rooted so I can get the wireless tether.
gamerfantic said:
I never had a ROM on it jut rooted it.
I want the stock stuff just rooted so I can get the wireless tether.
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That was kind of an important part of the OP on CWM 3.0.0.6. You need to pick a ROM that is EXT4 compatible, download it onto your computer, pop the sd card out of your phone, put it in a card reader on your computer and copy the ROM to it and then put it back into the phone and boot with 3 finger salute and choose install zip from sd card and flash the ROM.
Or you can Odin a prerooted EC05 stockish ROM for that.
An upgrade to CWM 3.0.2.5 will fix the problem?
*know how to upgrade from a previous post*
Here is a stock EC05 ROM for EXT4 you can Odin in:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061912
Odin instructions are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
Yhe important thing is not to panic. We will fix this.
There are also videos on how to's here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
Yah, rather not re odin as I just did from a bad rom so I had decided to stay stock except for root, will CMW 3.0.2.5 fix my problem?
gamerfantic said:
An upgrade to CWM 3.0.2.5 will fix the problem?
*know how to upgrade from a previous post*
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Yes, this may work. You are just having that kind of day, huh? Do you have access to a card reader on your computer?
I thought we had you all set with CWM 3.0.2.5? How did you end up with CWM 3.0.0.6?
Thats what I said! Idk how I got there let me put it on. Give me about 10 minutes.
gamerfantic said:
Thats what I said! Idk how I got there let me put it on. Give me about 10 minutes.
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I must be hungry...I just thought of something. Go into CWM and go to restore. There is a file there which says beforeEXT4 or something like that. Restore that and then put the other CWM 3.0.2.5 on and you should be good.
It wont let me do that.
Says no files found etc.
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It wont let me do that.
Says no files found etc.
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Is your sd card still in your phone? The conversion to EXT4 makes a backup on your sd card.
Yup i saw cwm saying it was creating a backup
when i go to clockworkmods/backup/
its there but says when i try to flash it as .zip no files found.
gamerfantic said:
Yup i saw cwm saying it was creating a backup
when i go to clockworkmods/backup/
its there but says when i try to flash it as .zip no files found.
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Not flash...restore. Go to backup and restore, restore then pick that file.
Oh ok =D one moment!
Edit:
Got the error while flashing boot image.
gamerfantic said:
Oh ok =D one moment!
Edit:
Got the error while flashing boot image.
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Arghhh! Try a second time. Otherwise just Odin a prerooted EC05 and be done with it.
I lose all my apps?
gamerfantic said:
I lose all my apps?
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Yes, right now you don't have them at all. When you log into the Market and your gmail, your apps will eventually show up and you will be able to download them again.
Here is a stock rom backup for the Sprint G S III. I made the backup after doing a data wipe, so the rom is pure, no lingering data, ect.
Instructions:
-unzip the .zip file
-move the backup folder into your existing CWM folder on the S III internal memory
-restore in recovery
Again, this is a stock backup as some people need it.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/19699565/fresh_GSIII_backup.zip
From my dropbox, so hit it easy.
Nice, know of some that will appreciate this.
bizdady said:
Nice, know of some that will appreciate this.
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Me too
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<3
Warning: if you flash this make sure you clear Google wallets data as shown in a qbking77 video so you don't brick the secure element
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How is this in any way a stock rom?
nabbed said:
How is this in any way a stock rom?
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Give him a break. At least this isn't in development.
And he at least did something that could be useful until we get a real stock rom .zip or .tar
~E.R.A.
nabbed said:
How is this in any way a stock rom?
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You have been in every thread criticizing everyone else s contributions...what the hell have you contributed?
nabbed said:
How is this in any way a stock rom?
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It's not, it's a backup. That's not the point, it's still useful to many users that have possibly screwed their device but still have access to recovery. Especially until something official comes out.
will there be a stock package on odin different than just the stock boot image? my phone is bricked for no apparent reason(see my thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731416) and flashing the stock boot image in odin does nothing. i Also cant get into CWM to flash my backup...
pizzlewizzle said:
will there be a stock package on odin different than just the stock boot image? my phone is bricked for no apparent reason(see my thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731416) and flashing the stock boot image in odin does nothing. i Also cant get into CWM to flash my backup...
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Eventually there will be, but a lot of people [to include major developers] still don't have the phone yet, so we'll have to be patient. I looked over it, though currently are you able to get into recovery still or no? Additionally did you try re-flashing the cwm recovery in odin?
I can get into download mode but not into CWMR. The only thing i have tried flashing since it bricked is boot-stock-sprint-sph-l710.tar (which sort of worked the first time). I'm at work and don't have my phone on me so i guess i could try flashing CWMR again later but this is really weird. Thanks for the reply. This is my first Sprint phone, but on my Droid X we had a program similar to Odin where you could push a .sbf file that included everything stock and basically just reset your phone to stock. Do these exist for Sprint phones? The . SBF files were usually rather large(around 350mb or so) but the boot-stock-sprint-sph-l710.tar is around 10 or 15 mb so i know it doesn't include all the system files...
Thanks again
teh roxxorz said:
Eventually there will be, but a lot of people [to include major developers] still don't have the phone yet, so we'll have to be patient. I looked over it, though currently are you able to get into recovery still or no? Additionally did you try re-flashing the cwm recovery in odin?
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Lol i just replied the same thing over on another thread he posted in. Stop jumping around pizzle! if you can get into Odin chances are good you can flash cwm and then restore the backup
hahaha sorry about that. When I try and boot into recovery it looks like its about to go to Recovery and then freezes on the Galaxy S III screen. I'll try reflashing CWMR when I get home...Thanks for the advice
So is a back up a nandriod?
I have made a few but never resorted one, you just flash it same as a ROM and your done?
I misplaced my stock nandroid when I flashed CM10 build 2 and my extFs SD card had to be formatted to use again, I was sure I had in on PC but can't find it.
Thanks!
I was installing a 4.2 build along with 4.2 gapps.. Something was funky so I wanted to re-do it. When I went to flash the zip from internal sd card, it wasn't there. Nothing is there. All my backups are gone as well. I tried to restore, and it says it can't find any files. I can get into recovery mode, but I have no clue what to do from here?!
Please help!
Thanks
odin back to stock once that is done reboot into recovery and factory reset then start over this happened because your recovery is outdated
Is there a folder named 0?
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yulet said:
Is there a folder named 0?
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forgot about that
yulet said:
Is there a folder named 0?
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Yes, there are 3 files when I go to choose zip from internal sdcard... They are:
0/
legacy/
obb/
if i remember right 4.2 moved all your files to 0 because of multi-user support thats where all your files are if you can move them back you should be able to get to your backup
jerrycoffman45 said:
if i remember right 4.2 moved all your files to 0 because of multi-user support thats where all your files are if you can move them back you should be able to get to your backup
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Ahh okay. I found the zips to reflash 4.2 so I'm just going to do that. Didn't see any of my backups though? Are those somewhere else?
not sure exactly have not used 4.2 yet just read up on it do a search in the thread you got the rom in and you will find a answer
I'll try looking. Because I have to restore. None of my stuff from Titanium Backup is there anymore. All my stuff is gone, except pictures, those stayed.
alright good luck
Does anyone know if the backups are somewhere else? Or are they basically gone? Can't find anything
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Boot loop - I think.....
I was running cwm nightlies for a year or more, i was using rom manager to update the nightlies on a regular basis with no issues, then i went to the stable cwm10 rom with no issue, again with rom manager, now after a while of enjoying that, I tried to return to stock and lay low for a while, I just backed up everything with TB and flashed a stock rom using odin, well now my gs3 just sits on the samsung logo as it pulses, this does not change, I have tried to flash and reflash the stock rom and others, i have tried to flash and reflash stock recoveries and custom recoveries too. I just dont have the needed knowledge or experience to get passed this issue, until i get it fixed, i have nothing.......... : (
ywngmn454 said:
I was running cwm nightlies for a year or more, i was using rom manager to update the nightlies on a regular basis with no issues, then i went to the stable cwm10 rom with no issue, again with rom manager, now after a while of enjoying that, I tried to return to stock and lay low for a while, I just backed up everything with TB and flashed a stock rom using odin, well now my gs3 just sits on the samsung logo as it pulses, this does not change, I have tried to flash and reflash the stock rom and others, i have tried to flash and reflash stock recoveries and custom recoveries too. I just dont have the needed knowledge or experience to get passed this issue, until i get it fixed, i have nothing.......... : (
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i would do a factory reset in recovery
jerrycoffman45 said:
i would do a factory reset in recovery
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i cant get into recovery..........
i can get into download mode, but not recovery, is there a technique to force it into recovery ?
what button combo are you trying should be volume up+power+ home and let go of power soon as you see the blue print at top of screen do this after a battery pull
jerrycoffman45 said:
what button combo are you trying should be volume up+power+ home and let go of power soon as you see the blue print at top of screen do this after a battery pull
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wow, that seemed so easy, i have used root and custom roms and recoveries for so long now, that i completely forgot about the default way to get into factory recovery, it worked and now i am up and running, thanks for the support dude, i have never wanted to go backwards but now it is ok that i did,
glad you got it fixed
Basically this is what happened, I rooted my phone using TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip and CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.zip with Odin without any problems. Then I tried tampering with the framework-res.apk and I thought I did it correctly, I replaced it with the current res in the /system/framework folder of the internal sd. Then I rebooted my phone and bam stuck at the Samsung Galaxy S III screen. I've now tried finding a way to get into the internal sd card to replace the framework-res.apk back to original but my computer wont recognize it when in recovery or downloading mode. I have trying reflashing Clockworkmod several times and I've tried wiping the cache and factory reset. When I factory reset it says error mounting sd card, aborting. I am now out of ideas as to how to fix it and I'm not sure what to do with PIT files, which could be a possible solution. I am running Tmobile's Galaxy S3 T-999 16gb. All that being said, anyone who can help me get my phone back up and running I will reward you with $10 through paypal, because that's how desperate I am to fix my phone before someone finds out I bricked it!
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Something similar happened to me. What I did was use a different lower version of Odin and reinstalled the drivers, and everything worked fine. It may not work for you but it's just a, thought, and try reflashing with the T-Mobile Stock ICS rom.
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camacho.kyle said:
Something similar happened to me. What I did was use a different lower version of Odin and reinstalled the drivers, and everything worked fine. It may not work for you but it's just a, thought, and try reflashing with the T-Mobile Stock ICS rom.
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Thanks for the reply, what do you mean by reinstall drivers, like kies? I can't flash any rom's because I can't transfer the zip files over to the sd card since my phone won't recognize it since it won't go past the samsung screen. All I can do is flash clockwork mod from odin like .md5 and .tar. If I install a lower version of Odin what version did you use, and do you think flashing clockwork mod will be able to replace the framework-res.apk through odin?
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iAmYoungSpiffy said:
Thanks for the reply, what do you mean by reinstall drivers, like kies?
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Reinstall the drivers for Odin, and you can even try reinstalling Kies too. Make sure you restart your pc after you reinstall kies and the drivers.
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Are the files you flashed for a I9300? They do not look familiar to me.
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Aerowinder said:
Are you using a SGH-T999 or an I9300? If the former, use the links in my signature. Should fix it if it's not hosed.
Uninstall Kies (and the drivers if the Kies uninstall doesn't do it).
You may want to Odin a stock rom. If you do, it it before flashing a recovery.
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He's using a T999
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camacho.kyle said:
He's using a T999
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Do you think changing the clockworkmod .tar.md5 file and flashing something different will have any affect? If so, what do you suggest?
Check out my signature, it has everything you should need (save the OS you want).
Aerowinder said:
Check out my signature, it has everything you should need (save the OS you want).
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Wow thanks for that clockworck mod! It has much more features than v5 I'm gonna play around with it and see what I can come up with.
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Check out my signature, it has everything you should need (save the OS you want).
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Thank you for the files, I'm now able to flash roms from my sd. I"ve flashed your clockwork and superuser. However, when I load up the phone I'm still getting stuck at the samsung logo
no external sdcard?
Did you try to flash another rom? What were you using, and what did you flash?
Why are you trying to fix a bricked ROM with CWM?
Just Odin a stock rom, and work from there. I don't know why you would keep trying to reflash recovery, that isn't going to do squat for you.
Go to the section/post in the general section on ODIN and pick a STANDARD ODIN image...Odin isn't that hard to manage.
Or use the S3 toolbox posting in the general section.
Most likely, this is because the rom has something funny in the cache...WIPE it to factory if you can get into a recovery...
Scott
mt3g said:
no external sdcard?
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I do, 64gb
Aerowinder said:
Did you try to flash another rom? What were you using, and what did you flash?
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I used Odin v307 to flash TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip, i used clockwork mod to flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 (I got both of these from a post on these forums. I also tried superuser. Nothing is working do you have a download link to a ROM I could try?
You can't flash a rom from your external sdcard? or your internal? or either?
sbaeder said:
Go to the section/post in the general section on ODIN and pick a STANDARD ODIN image...Odin isn't that hard to manage.
Or use the S3 toolbox posting in the general section.
Most likely, this is because the rom has something funny in the cache...WIPE it to factory if you can get into a recovery...
Scott
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I've now tried flashing Team Epic's ROM and I've wiped all cache restored to factory settings wiped dalvik cache, no progress.
mt3g said:
You can't flash a rom from your external sdcard? or your internal? or either?
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Now that I updated my clockwork mod I'm able to flash from my sd card. Trouble for me is finding the right ROM that is compatible and appealing. I've tried a few now and whenever I flash them I go to boot up the phone and I get stopped on the samsung galaxy s iii logo. There has to be a way to wipe everything and flash a fresh clean rom. I've stayed up till 2 in the morning only to get up at 6 in the morning two nights in a row now totaling almost 10 hours of trying to fix my phone
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I used Odin v307 to flash TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip, i used clockwork mod to flash CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar.md5 (I got both of these from a post on these forums. I also tried superuser. Nothing is working do you have a download link to a ROM I could try?
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From this quote it seems that you are flashing TWRP recovery and the flashing CWR right after it. That makes no sense. I don't use CWR on this phone but have used it before. So I'm not sure that LTE should be in the description as T999 isn't an LTE device. I could be wrong though. You can get an Odin-able version of either TWRP or CWR from this page.
Go here and download the stock image TMO T999UVDLJA. Follow the directions in the OP (make sure you unzip it first. Read and then read it again) . Fire up Odin and put the Root66 tar in the PDA slot (nothing in PIT). Flash the Root66. It will take about 5 minutes or so. Once it says Pass it should reboot. It WILL bootloop. If you have already flashed EITHER TWRP or CWR, then boot into recovery and Factory Reset. If you haven't flashed EITHER TWRP or CWR, then pull your battery and boot back into Download Mode. From there you put EITHER TWRP or CWR into the PDA slot and flash it. Pass. The reboot into recovery and Factory Reset.
First boot will take the longest bc it has to rebuild the /cache and /dalvik-cache. Let's get you up and running before you move on to flashing a custom ROM, OK?
I really hate to start a new thread but I really can't find a reason/solution to this issue. It's just as the title says. I tried flashing the MIUI ROM just as any ROM and got a failed error. Then went to do my nandroid restore and it just hangs on the splash screen (boot screen). Anyway I thought there could be a bad download so I took out the SD and redownloaded synergy on my laptop, then put it back in the phone and nothing but the nandroid should let me restore. I even tried moving the files to the internal SD and nothing. The only thing I can think of is to Odin back to stock? Is it the same method as rooting? I'm sure I can find that out, but I'm just confused why it seems TWRP doesn't want to work. Thanks for any help, it's 4 a.m. here and I'm dog tired.
Are you on the latest TWRP?
If all else fails you could go back to stock and root again.
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Are you on the latest TWRP?
If all else fails you could go back to stock and root again.
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I think so. Yeah, just didn't want to go throught it all, and didn't know why.
jtadak said:
I think so. Yeah, just didn't want to go throught it all, and didn't know why.
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Can I just reflash recovery from the state I'm in, or do I still need to unroot? I've moved some of my files to the ext SD within recovery but some things won't move and I really don't want to wipe it.
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Try wiping everything 3X, then go to the reboot menu, and reboot system, wipe both the cache and dalvik cache and try to restore.
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Do you mean reboot recovery? I can't reboot system. Sorry, not trying to split hairs, just trying to be specific.
Odin back to stock seems like the best option.
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are you able to flash a different rom, say a stock rom? It's possible you got a corrupted TWRP download.
Since they just released another update 2.4.3, you might want to try and download the zip file, wipe cashe and davick (may want to do it three times). Reboot back into TWRP 2.4.3 and see if it gives you some better luck.
I've had Nandroid backup that didn't work for whatever reason. I didn't test it prior to needing it, and got burned. It just wouldn't show up in the restore menu.
On a side note, what error did you get when you tried flashing MIUI?
Try rebooting recovery when you are in recovery already once before flashing/restoring anything anything.
mexiking713 said:
Odin back to stock seems like the best option.
Sent from a galaxy note 2 far far away...
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Yes, that's what I did. I'm just bummed I had to wipe storage. Oh well, it's inevedible... I dig that sig though, with phone line up.
lovekeiiy said:
are you able to flash a different rom, say a stock rom? It's possible you got a corrupted TWRP download.
Since they just released another update 2.4.3, you might want to try and download the zip file, wipe cashe and davick (may want to do it three times). Reboot back into TWRP 2.4.3 and see if it gives you some better luck.
I've had Nandroid backup that didn't work for whatever reason. I didn't test it prior to needing it, and got burned. It just wouldn't show up in the restore menu.
On a side note, what error did you get when you tried flashing MIUI?
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I tried multiple ROMs, but not a stock one. Hmm, I was on 2.3.2.3. I did'nt get a special error, just said a red message saying failed.
Evo_Shift said:
Try rebooting recovery when you are in recovery already once before flashing/restoring anything anything.
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Tried that. Did'nt work.
jd14771 said:
no, i meant reboot system, the recovery will warm you that there is no os installed but go fourth with it, it will turn off and reboot back to recovery. at that point in time, wipe cashe/dalvik cache and try to install.
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Ok, I was'nt sure. I just went back to stock. I just wanted to know what exactly was going on and why.
The only thing different on my phone is I got a 32 gig SD card. I transfed some of my files a couple days before doing anything of this. That's the only thing I can think of. Even after root/unroot it STILL won't do my nandroid restore. I had so much time and work into the apps I set up, games, ect. Really freakin sucks. I even went into the the TWRP backup folder and made sure the backup files were there before doing anything. I never even got to flash many ROMs, I kinda just stayed on Jellybomb.
I had the uTorrent app installed and I noticed that it changed a lot of files with the "u" in front that the uTorrent app has. Anyone know why that is?
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This is what it did to a lot of my files. But not the ones I tried to flash.
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