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Ok I'm really irritated right about now. I am unable to flash any custom ROMS on my phone. Actually let me rephrase, I can flash them but many things do not work. I have tried Wicked, FreeGS3 and CapROM. They all have the same issues. Let me explain.
Once the ROM is booted I get odd string of numbers and TXT in the status bar, (goes away, think nothing of it)
Root not avail/accessible by root apps.
Home button does not work
Play store missing
standard Google login prompt at first boot is missing, it never asks me to login
Using CWM 5.8.4.5 Touch Recovery
TMO GS3 Rooted with Odin no trip method
I don't get it. I am i just stuck using stock ROM? If anyone can help I would love you forever.
are you clearing /cache and dalvik-cache before you reboot to the custom rom?
mrmako777 said:
are you clearing /cache and dalvik-cache before you reboot to the custom rom?
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If you mean clearing those after the install (in recovery completes) then no. Basically after the install I just reboot. Obviously clear and reset everything before I install though.
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Ok I'm really irritated right about now. I am unable to flash any custom ROMS on my phone. Actually let me rephrase, I can flash them but many things do not work. I have tried Wicked, FreeGS3 and CapROM. They all have the same issues. Let me explain.
Once the ROM is booted I get odd string of numbers and TXT in the status bar, (goes away, think nothing of it)
Root not avail/accessible by root apps.
Home button does not work
Play store missing
standard Google login prompt at first boot is missing, it never asks me to login
Using CWM 5.8.4.5 Touch Recovery
TMO GS3 Rooted with Odin no trip method
I don't get it. I am i just stuck using stock ROM? If anyone can help I would love you forever.
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Touch recovery might be your problem
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horr1blek1tten said:
Touch recovery might be your problem
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Really? A recovery can cause these kinds of issues. Haven't heard of that before. Any other thoughts? What recovery are you using?
Try TWRP 2.2.1.1
hd2Raz said:
Really? A recovery can cause these kinds of issues. Haven't heard of that before. Any other thoughts? What recovery are you using?
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Yeah I've heard touch recovery has its problems so I don't use it. Try using the recovery rom manager gives you.
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horr1blek1tten said:
Yeah I've heard touch recovery has its problems so I don't use it. Try using the recovery rom manager gives you.
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I use TWRP and have no problems.
Do a Factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, fix permissions.
If that doesn't work, flash stock and reroot and try again.
I use touch recovery 5.8.4.7 and flashed it with adb. I've flashed almost everything. Cyanogenmod and every other ROM. NEVER had a problem with an instalation. Or even lost IMEI. I think people specifically aren't reading over OP's and figuring out what's safest for their devices and end up with these kind of results. Just my input.
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Use mskips tool for our phones. It does everything you can image and then some. I have been using his tools since the HD2 and no issues to date.
The odd string of numbers that flashes upon boot in the status bar sounds like it's just identifying your external sd card. Totally normal.
OK so nothing worked. TWRP did the same thing. Tried diff ROM, same thing. I flashed back to 100% stock, unrooted ROM. Wiped the phone in the standard Android recovery. Then I rooted again, installed TWRP and flashed my ROM of choice and voila. Everything works. Problem solved. Thanks all for the inputs.
I was wondering how in the hell do i get updated to all the new updates and such.
Currently i'm rooted with Twrp 2.3.1.0, i used the toolkit back some time ago and game me the option to basically install custom roms and such but never did anything except for a kernel.
So my question is Im still on LJC, 4.1.1, and i'm sick of the pop ups for the install update, and i know its going to fail so i'd figure can i just install a custom rom and it will take care of all that crap like for instance just go ahead and start fresh and install CyanogenMod?
XxLostSoulxX said:
I was wondering how in the hell do i get updated to all the new updates and such.
Currently i'm rooted with Twrp 2.3.1.0, i used the toolkit back some time ago and game me the option to basically install custom roms and such but never did anything except for a kernel.
So my question is Im still on LJC, 4.1.1, and i'm sick of the pop ups for the install update, and i know its going to fail so i'd figure can i just install a custom rom and it will take care of all that crap like for instance just go ahead and start fresh and install CyanogenMod?
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That could be an option if you're looking to move over to AOSP but if you wanted to stick with TW you could always just flash a ROM based off stock 4.1.2, MA7 or MC2.
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LuigiBull23 said:
That could be an option if you're looking to move over to AOSP but if you wanted to stick with TW you could always just flash a ROM based off stock 4.1.2, MA7 or MC2.
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Well i tried to install CM 10 getting stuck at bootani its seriously pissing me off. i wiped everything and followed directions and nothing is working
XxLostSoulxX said:
Well i tried to install CM 10 getting stuck at bootani its seriously pissing me off. i wiped everything and followed directions and nothing is working
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Will need more info, like your exact installation process to help you any further.
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LuigiBull23 said:
Will need more info, like your exact installation process to help you any further.
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Okay Well i wiped(factory reset under TWRP 2.5) then did advanced wipe and chose system option; then wiped. Then i had flashed CM10 then after flashed GApps, rebooted and bam into bootloop, and as i typing this i 'm doing the avatar rom and same thing bootloop. also i should mention it skips the md5 check and says there is no md5 file.
Just tried rootbox same thing gets as far as the boot ani then bam sits there
XxLostSoulxX said:
Okay Well i wiped(factory reset under TWRP 2.5) then did advanced wipe and chose system option; then wiped. Then i had flashed CM10 then after flashed GApps, rebooted and bam into bootloop, and as i typing this i 'm doing the avatar rom and same thing bootloop. also i should mention it skips the md5 check and says there is no md5 file.
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When you say CM 10 I'm assuming you're referring to CM 10.1? If so make sure your using the correct gapps and if you still face issues I suggest redownloading the ROM and gapps through Goomanager, make sure the MD5 match up, and then fully wipe and flash again. Keep me updated.
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LuigiBull23 said:
When you say CM 10 I'm assuming you're referring to CM 10.1? If so make sure your using the correct gapps and if you still face issues I suggest redownloading the ROM and gapps through Goomanager, make sure the MD5 match up, and then fully wipe and flash again. Keep me updated.
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Yess 10.1, and yes i did exactly as it says im uploading a youtube video for you to watch so you can see what im doing exactly.
Just followed Rootbox instructions as i just literally tried that rom out, and same results. i cant match the md5 as it skips it during install process as it says there is no md5 file
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Thanks. I'll watch it and get back to you asap.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Yess 10.1, and yes i did exactly as it says im uploading a youtube video for you to watch so you can see what im doing exactly.
Just followed Rootbox instructions as i just literally tried that rom out, and same results. i cant match the md5 as it skips it during install process as it says there is no md5 file
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Ok I see what you're doing. My brother had a similar problem and there seems to be something wrong with the kernel script not running through properly and to fix this you will need to perform a factory reset as the OP instructs BUT I would try it twice. Once before the flash and another after the flash. Try it and if that doesn't work try the same steps with a 3rd party kernel. Flashing a kernel after the ROM is not recommended but if it helps to boot up the phone then you'll know it was the stock kernel. Let me know
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Thanks. I'll watch it and get back to you asap.
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Ok I see what you're doing. My brother had a similar problem and there seems to be something wrong with the kernel script not running through properly and to fix this you will need to perform a factory reset as the OP instructs BUT I would try it twice. Once before the flash and another after the flash. Try it and if that doesn't work try the same steps with a 3rd party kernel. Flashing a kernel after the ROM is not recommended but if it helps to boot up the phone then you'll know it was the stock kernel. Let me know
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tried with 3rd party kernel i.e matrix kernel and nope still not working WTF.
XxLostSoulxX said:
tried with 3rd party kernel i.e matrix kernel and nope still not working WTF.
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No AOSP ROMs at all? I would go back to complete stock, update to MA7 or MC2 then reroot and try flashing again.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Okay Well i wiped(factory reset under TWRP 2.5) then did advanced wipe and chose system option; then wiped. Then i had flashed CM10 then after flashed GApps, rebooted and bam into bootloop, and as i typing this i 'm doing the avatar rom and same thing bootloop. also i should mention it skips the md5 check and says there is no md5 file.
Just tried rootbox same thing gets as far as the boot ani then bam sits there
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Wipe 3X. Data, System, cache, Dalvik.
Anything less and you're bound to get problems.
Skripka said:
Wipe 3X. Data, System, cache, Dalvik.
Anything less and you're bound to get problems.
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i did; wiped data 3x, system 3x, cach and dalvik 3x, installed cm 10.1 then right after Gapps but again says skip md5 check there is no md5 file and bootloops on CM 10 boot animation
XxLostSoulxX said:
i did; wiped data 3x, system 3x, cach and dalvik 3x, installed cm 10.1 then right after Gapps but again says skip md5 check there is no md5 file and bootloops on CM 10 boot animation
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Does it bootloop...or have you just been impatient? 1st boots of a new ROM can take a while.
Presuming it is stuck at boot splash...either an unstable build, or a corrupt download are possible. Verify the MD5 of your downloads.
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Does it bootloop...or have you just been impatient? 1st boots of a new ROM can take a while.
Presuming it is stuck at boot splash...either an unstable build, or a corrupt download are possible. Verify the MD5 of your downloads.
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did you watch my video? it was sitting for 5 minutes,on the cyanogenmod boot animation.
i just restored and back on ljc perfectly fine. but i guess my phone does not like flashing as i said and in the video it hangs and skips the md5 check
okay i used Toolkit 4.1.0 and chose to flash to stock and it didnt work because i still have root and still on ljc, and same setup as before, i cant update to ma7, however i chose to install stock recovery, but i know if i do update it will fail.
EDIT: **** it wont even reboot to install the update. says rebooting now and nothing. F THIS PHONE.
I CANT EVEN UNROOT
XxLostSoulxX said:
did you watch my video? it was sitting for 5 minutes,on the cyanogenmod boot animation.
i just restored and back on ljc perfectly fine. but i guess my phone does not like flashing as i said and in the video it hangs and skips the md5 check
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Every device handles things differently, including first boot up times. It can take anywhere from 5-10min. So don't worry about how short Josh's boot up time was in his video. I highly suggest you:
1) Wipe system, data, cache/dalvik 3x
2) flash ROM and Gapps
3) Go back and perform a "factory reset" 3x
4) Reboot
5) Let phone sit at most 15min.
Just do this one final time exactly as instructed and assuming you've tried earlier nighties, if it doesn't boot up by 15 min then you'll know it's the phone and NOT you.
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LuigiBull23 said:
Every device handles things differently, including first boot up times. It can take anywhere from 5-10min. So don't worry about how short Josh's boot up time was in his video. I highly suggest you:
1) Wipe system, data, cache/dalvik 3x
2) flash ROM and Gapps
3) Go back and perform a "factory reset" 3x
4) Reboot
5) Let phone sit at most 15min.
Just do this one final time exactly as instructed and assuming you've tried earlier nighties, if it doesn't boot up by 15 min then you'll know it's the phone and NOT you.
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what do i do if its the phone? i cant even unroot, i cant even flash to stock WTF! tried using toolkit but nothing. only thing i accomplished was being able to install stock recovery, and went back into android and chose to reboot to install update from OTA wont even reboot when it says rebooting now.
XxLostSoulxX said:
what do i do if its the phone? i cant even unroot, i cant even flash to stock WTF! tried using toolkit but nothing. only thing i accomplished was being able to install stock recovery, and went back into android and chose to reboot to install update from OTA wont even reboot when it says rebooting now.
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Ok... Do you still have that LJC nandroid backup?
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Ok... Do you still have that LJC nandroid backup?
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correct yeah because i restored so i can atleast use my phone to try to fix it using toolkit
EDIT: Hooray i finally got it that did the trick this time. however basband is still LJC but is 4.2.2 because i went through setup this time and was able to boot up
Hey guys, this isn't my first time going back to stock through ODIN but using the root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5 md5, everything goes well however when it boots up it goes straight into my homescreen with all my old stuff on it. Why is this happening? the internal sd card hasn't been wiped for some reason. Previous times I've done this there hasn't been this sort of problem. So I just wiped everything manually from recovery after also odin flashing twrp.
I have had that happen. But I go straight to recovery and do a factory reset and it is wiped.
Also, are u on the latest version?
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abc123pro said:
Hey guys, this isn't my first time going back to stock through ODIN but using the root66_TMO_T999UVDMD5 md5, everything goes well however when it boots up it goes straight into my homescreen with all my old stuff on it. Why is this happening? the internal sd card hasn't been wiped for some reason. Previous times I've done this there hasn't been this sort of problem. So I just wiped everything manually from recovery after also odin flashing twrp.
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Odin does not wipe data. Working as intended.
Aerowinder said:
Odin does not wipe data. Working as intended.
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So then how was I able to get it fully wiped all previous times? Maybe I had already wiped from twrp before ODIN flashing and it just hadn't occurred to me this time. Thanks!
alloycowboy said:
I have had that happen. But I go straight to recovery and do a factory reset and it is wiped.
Also, are u on the latest version?
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I was on the newest Dandroid 4.1.2. I just did the same, thanks for the input.
abc123pro said:
So then how was I able to get it fully wiped all previous times? Maybe I had already wiped from twrp before ODIN flashing and it just hadn't occurred to me this time. Thanks!
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Unsure. Perhaps older firmwares wiped data. But if you look in the .tar file, you will not see a data image, which means that partition won't be flashed (aka wiped).
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Unsure. Perhaps older firmwares wiped data. But if you look in the .tar file, you will not see a data image, which means that partition won't be flashed (aka wiped).
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That must be it considering this was my first time going from a 4.1.2 ROM (usually from 4.2.2)
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I think its more confusion on many peoples part. Odin may have done this on older phones or okder versions, but I've never had my data wiped by odin flashing. And I've done it a lot!
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Alright, im not completely new to rooting but I have encountered a new problem.
I rooted my phone through odin (galaxy s3 T999), had some hiccups with that so I ended up downloading the stock rom tar and reflashed using that, problem solved good to go still rooted. awesome.
So, I attempted to flash the cyanogen rom using clockwork mod. it wouldn't come past the load screen, went into clockwork mod to recover my backup but for some reason it wouldn't let me access the SD card to get it. next thought was to go back to odin and flash the same file I used previously to get back to where I was, for some reason this is not working, I can get to download, use odin to flash it, says success and all that, then upoon rebooting it stays at the Samsung loading screen.
So from there I went and downloaded the GS3 toolkit and tried all of their recovery files, all having the same issue. about 18 flashes later I tried reformatting from the phone itself, same issue with the samsung logo being stuck. And now, I am currently baffled, anyone wanna help me out? I have a feeling it has something to do with the .pit option on odin, but I am not that advanced and its just a hunch. so...thanks in advance guys!
So I understand not to touch pit, roger, reading other posts makes that clear, but still cant find a fix, the top right of my download says
ODIN MODE
Product Name SGH-T999
Custom Binary yes: 19 counts
Current Binary Samsung Offical
System Status Custom
Qualcomm secureboot Enable
Okay, what is the current state of the device?
Whst do you see when you boot into recovery ( take battery out of phone the put it back in and do the following: hold volume up, home button and power button, let go of all buttons when you feel the phone vibrate and blue text flashes in the upper left corner of the screen)?
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I just tried to send a rom over that had CWM 6.0.2.3 and it installed that, but still stuck on logo. going into recovery I am in CWM 6.0.2.3
have the standard options wipe/factory, install from zip etc.
You flashed a rom that had cwm 6.0.2.3 or did you flash a rom while on 6.0.2.3?
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I'd say about 98% of the time, when it hangs like that you just need to factory reset.
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Flashed a rom that had 6.0.2.3. I do not have any roms on my ZIP, been doing everything through ODIN. Very confused as to why it suddenly stopped working.
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I'd say about 98% of the time, when it hangs like that you just need to factory reset.
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tried to factory reset and it does the same logo stuck business. That was the last thing i tried after attempting to back up and reflash numerous times. tried flashing again recently, it will install CWM if it is attached to the rom but still gets stuck on the logo. tried re installing odin as well, it is working as usual, starts, restarts the phone, sits awhile, success. then i restart the phone and never get past logo.
I would do what Doc said.
If it still doesnt work, download a rom of your choice (in the t-999 section) and do a full wipe before flashing the rom you picked.
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Da Kine said:
I would do what Doc said.
If it still doesnt work, download a rom of your choice (in the t-999 section) and do a full wipe before flashing the rom you picked.
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what do you mean by full wipe, factory reset? or something else?
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what do you mean by full wipe, factory reset? or something else?
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When flashing a new rom, you have to do a full wipe or youll run into problems like you are currently having.
If you dont know what a full wipe is, then stop what you are doing and put your phone down. Just about every rom thread here on xda explains what a full wipe is, it will be in the first post of the thread.
Like I said, find a rom you like in the t-999 section and flash it after doing a full wipe.
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Da Kine said:
When flashing a new rom, you have to do a full wipe or youll run into problems like you are currently having.
If you dont know what a full wipe is, then stop what you are doing and put your phone down. Just about every rom thread here on xda explains what a full wipe is, it will be in the first post of the thread.
Like I said, find a rom you like in the t-999 section and flash it after doing a full wipe.
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Looked it up, that is what I do by default, didn't know thats what was considered a full wipe, just tried it with similar results, didn't know about the dalvik cache though. im on a work computer so I cannot currently DL a new rom from the site, I hope thats what the issue is, but I still cannot see why my other ones would suddenly not work.
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tried to factory reset and it does the same logo stuck business. That was the last thing i tried after attempting to back up and reflash numerous times. tried flashing again recently, it will install CWM if it is attached to the rom but still gets stuck on the logo. tried re installing odin as well, it is working as usual, starts, restarts the phone, sits awhile, success. then i restart the phone and never get past logo.
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I'm just not sure what you mean by it installing CWM attached to a Rom? Recoveries shouldn't be included with a Rom.
Odin flash the root66 firmware, then reboot to STOCK recovery and factory reset. This will wipe all user data, including your internal sd card. Then try rebooting again.
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Okay, so I bought the n7 v2, went home, unlocked the boot loader, and rooted it. I've tried to flash versions of vanir I built my self, the betas that are posted here on the forums, and I also tried carbon ROM. Every time I flash a ROM, my device bootloops, so I just hold power + vol down to get to boot loader mode so I can boot into recovery. Any fix for this? I've tried flashing a stock IMG and re rooting to. No luck.
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Did you even wipe, and perform a factory reset before flashing a ROM?
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Did you even wipe, and perform a factory reset before flashing a ROM?
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Yes, I wiped data, cache, and dalvik every single time.
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try redownloading the rom and install, could of been a bad download
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try redownloading the rom and install, could of been a bad download
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With four different ROMs, 2 transfered via adb and 2 from different download hosts, I doubt its a bad download.
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With four different ROMs, 2 transfered via adb and 2 from different download hosts, I doubt its a bad download.
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you should've mentioned that in your original post. id try to reflash to complete stock and start all over. it seems like something you modified in the first rom you've flash isn't being removed from another flash,so going back to stock,you can be sure everything is working first.hope this helps
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you should've mentioned that in your original post. id try to reflash to complete stock and start all over. it seems like something you modified in the first rom you've flash isn't being removed from another flash,so going back to stock,you can be sure everything is working first.hope this helps
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I did mention that in the original post, as well as the fact that ive flashed stock a few times already.
Did you boot into the tablet after unlocking the bootloader but before rooting it? If not, try formatting data (not factory resetting) in recovery. I had the same experience and my sdcard never got populated with the default folders and files, remaining at 0MB. Apparently, symptoms of this problem include being unable to factory reset from recovery, being stuck on the splash screen, and having TWRP demand a password.
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Did you boot into the tablet after unlocking the bootloader but before rooting it? If not, try formatting data (not factory resetting) in recovery. I had the same experience and my sdcard never got populated with the default folders and files, remaining at 0MB. Apparently, symptoms of this problem include being unable to factory reset from recovery, being stuck on the splash screen, and having TWRP demand a password.
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I'll try that, maybe its because I restore my data after I wipe it that this happens. Another thing I've found is that after I flash and the restore my system partition that I backed up, su says that no subject binary was found, even though I've flashed it a million times. And some root apps don't work because it says no binary is found.