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Unfixable boot loop... Help?

Hey everyone,
So this is my last ditch effort to attempt to save my device. I would really prefer not to perform another warranty exchange given that I am not under insurance, but I'm afraid I have no choice.
My phone was rooted and I was using Darkside without issues, as I had been for the past two weeks. I am always careful when I flash roms and I made sure to follow every possible protocol. That's the background information.
My battery life was running at approximately 6 percent yesterday and I sent a text message as normal, and it was stuck at sending. I tried turning wireless data off from the toggles in the pull-down and it was unresponsive. When I went to Wireless Network in the settings option, my phone rebooted. Once it started up again, my service would not come back, and the phone would continually bootloop once it got past the traditional "media scanner running", etc. My window of opportunity to do anything was really slim.
I charged my phone to see if it made a difference, but it didn't. Tried with my SIM card removed and it still bootlooped. I was able to get to CWM from the advanced power menu before it rebooted again and I fixed permissions and cleared cache and dalvik. Now the phone wouldn't even get past the boot animation before rebooting.
I put the phone into download mode and reverted back to stock using Odin. The phone now got past the boot animation in stock mode, but was unable to find service and after about 10 seconds fell into the same bootloop pattern. I tried removing the SD card but that didn't help either. Using Odin again, I reflashed recovery, followed by root and tried reinstalling a rom through CWM (I have only used regular CWM, not the touch version) with a superwipe to ensure a clean flash. Once again, it wouldn't make it past the boot animation before bootlooping. I reverted back to stock using Odin, and this is where I stand.
I have tried all traditional methods to salvage the phone and, for the life of me, I cannot understand what happened. The only thing I notice is that regardless of how long the phone stays on before rebooting, it is never able to find service. It's like the radio or modem broke and the phone has no other choice but to restart forever. But reflashing the stock UVKL1 should also reflash the proper modem and radio, right?
Has this ever happened to anyone? Any suggestions (aside from the typical reverting to stock) as to how I might be able to stop it? I searched but haven't been able to find a situation quite like this one. Thanks in advance for your help.

Really sorry to hear about your problem. Assuming the 2.3.6 stock image you flashed via Odin is the one provided by Przekret and that that didn't work, then I'd try one or both of these two longshots to try to clear possible corruption problems in either the kernel or modem spaces:
For each of the following wipe cache and Dalvik cache in CWM before flashing and again wipe Dalvik afterwards and also fix permissions:
1) Format system (do this 3x) under mounts & storage in CWM. Flash the standalone Darkside kernel X v1 final immediately after flashing, e.g., the current Darkside rom. (You'll need to wipe data, too, if not coming from a Darkside rom. Do not do any Superwipe - neither the standalone version nor using a flag.)
2) Flash the KID modem (do this 3x). Both Odin- and CWM-flashable versions are available. (You can always flash back to KL1 if the problem is fixed.)
Hope this is clear. It's late! These are both things that have helped get my phone out of troubles, though not as bad as yours. Good luck!
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Also if u used the one from przekret then I'm almost positive that Odin package flashes the new radio too. If memory serves me right. Op let us know what happened

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, nothing has worked. I'm on the phone with T-Mobile, I see no other solution but to get it exchanged under warranty and it's not getting here until March 15th, according to the representative. I suppose I'll just use a replacement phone in the meantime. It's just really weird and frustrating... I could understand a bad flash or something similar, but I followed every step accurately as I always have and everything was working just fine until it randomly decided to die without warning.

Well since you're getting another one anyways I would continue trying to fix this one, just in case you come up with a solution and for another worst case scenario for your new phone.
Powered by the SGSII....

I think your efs folder got corrupted. Its scary to see this happening so often. Many other users have also reported corrupted efs ....
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shehrammajid said:
I think your efs folder got corrupted. Its scary to see this happening so often. Many other users have also reported corrupted efs ....
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Forgive me for asking, but what is the EFS folder?

[Q] Freezing on all ICS roms the past few weeks.

For the past few weeks Ive been running AOKP and it has been randomly freezing up on me. Its always the same way. I grab my phone from my pocket, I wake it and what ever i try and do doesnt matter cause its frozen. Then in a few seconds its fine. It happens a few times a day. Well I finally got sick of it and switched to CM9 and I started getting the same thing. So I went to Calks ICS 1.5 which ive never had problems on before but it still does it on this rom too. There has to be something wrong with my E4GT. Can someone help ?

Greek81 said:
For the past few weeks Ive been running AOKP and it has been randomly freezing up on me. Its always the same way. I grab my phone from my pocket, I wake it and what ever i try and do doesnt matter cause its frozen. Then in a few seconds its fine. It happens a few times a day. Well I finally got sick of it and switched to CM9 and I started getting the same thing. So I went to Calks ICS 1.5 which ive never had problems on before but it still does it on this rom too. There has to be something wrong with my E4GT. Can someone help ?
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I'd say it's probably time for a full wipe. If I've been doing a lot of flashing, I like to wipe out both SD's, odin back to stock and start absolutely fresh. A lot of apps leave file behind on SD and I like to clean up so I know everything is running properly. I posted my method here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24056900&postcount=9930
Up to you which one-click odin you use but this way you're ensured a completely fresh start. BTW, you DO use Calk's format all whenever you go to a new rom correct?

Yes I usually use calks format but not everytime . I usually follow the devs instructions and they don't always say use calks format all. Should I use it no matter what?

Greek81 said:
Yes I usually use calks format but not everytime . I usually follow the devs instructions and they don't always say use calks format all. Should I use it no matter what?
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Ok gotcha, that is a very good question. You mentioned AOKP and I'm not very familiar with it but I do know it is designed very differently than the ICS leak that is out and also CM9 is different also. You may want to ask about AOKP but I think the safest way to go if you're using ICS and want to flash a ROM or Kernel is to ALWAYS Odin (mobile app or from computer) Chris41G's Stock EL26 Kernel from here:
http://chris41g.devphone.org/index.php?dir=EpicTouch/Stock+Repack/EL26/
Flash Calkulin's Format All, and then flash your rom. If you keep doing it that way, you should stay safe.
Now, there are a few kernels coming out for ICS that say they're safe to flash ROM's with but I'm not taking the chance. I hear too many stories about people forgetting what rom or kernel they're using and accidentally bricking their phones while on ICS. I like my phone too much, I'm going to keep using the EL26 method.
I just read today, a couple users on AOKP tried to flash something else from AOKP recovery and they hosed up their phones possibly.
The format all is safe to use and clears all the data and wipes the partitions so you can flash a rom cleanly. That is what it was designed for.

All the freezing started started soon after I started flashing AOKP and CM9. Ive never done a fresh wipe before I've only been flashing for a few months. All I'm interested in saving is my music and if I can my text messages but most important my music. I saw the thread you posted for me but is there anything more detailed that I can use to back up to my PC and to wipe my phone?

I cant figure out how to save my pictures to my PC, as soon as I connect it theres no file anywhere, only the stupid screenshots i took. This phone is a nightmare . Somebody please help me I need to do wipe it clean. Also when I connect my phone to my laptop, it gives me 2 different ports removable disk E, and removable disk D. my pictures are no where to be found. It makes no sense at all. somebody please just give me a detailed description on how to save my pictures to my laptop and wipe this stupid phone clean. I have the EL29 root files and CWM I just need to know how to reset it like it came out of the box.

Greek81 said:
I cant figure out how to save my pictures to my PC, as soon as I connect it theres no file anywhere, only the stupid screenshots i took. This phone is a nightmare . Somebody please help me I need to do wipe it clean. Also when I connect my phone to my laptop, it gives me 2 different ports removable disk E, and removable disk D. my pictures are no where to be found. It makes no sense at all. somebody please just give me a detailed description on how to save my pictures to my laptop and wipe this stupid phone clean. I have the EL29 root files and CWM I just need to know how to reset it like it came out of the box.
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1. Its not a stupid phone, it works great.
2. Make sure you have the correct Samsung drivers installed on your laptop. Google and you can find them easily.
3. Once your phone is recognized by your PC, copy n paste your files. You will have 2 places to copy from if you did this correctly, one is internal card and the other is external SD.
4. If you can't get these results, you bricked your phone from not reading beforehand.
5. If all else fails, go to download mode with volume down+power when your phone is off and try sfhubs ek02 one click method.
6. Profit.
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You are not understanding. I have correct drivers installed and my pc does recognize my phone. ive copied and pasted my music successfully but under pictures is only my screenshots. all the other pictures that i have on here that i would like to save are not here. I know what im talking about ive done this many times. theres obviously something wrong with this phone because when i turn on usb storage i get 2 to pick from. Disk E and Disk D. one gives me more access to my phone that the other . Id like to take a pic of it and show you but as you know i cant take a picture with my phone while its in sync.

why would I wanna use EKO2 method?? it should be EL29 right ??

Always do a full wipe when changing platforms. Ics to aokp, aokp to cm9. You can get away with wiping cache and dalvk cache when upgrading to the next release of same rom usually, but if anything strange happens wipe and reflash.
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Greek81 said:
You are not understanding. I have correct drivers installed and my pc does recognize my phone. ive copied and pasted my music successfully but under pictures is only my screenshots. all the other pictures that i have on here that i would like to save are not here. I know what im talking about ive done this many times. theres obviously something wrong with this phone because when i turn on usb storage i get 2 to pick from. Disk E and Disk D. one gives me more access to my phone that the other . Id like to take a pic of it and show you but as you know i cant take a picture with my phone while its in sync.
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Look for a folder called 'DCIM' for the pictures.
Also it doesn't really matter EK02 or EL29. I think sfhub said something about EK02 being special in some way but I just can't think of it right now.

EL26 is the other that is good for flashing to ICS. I havent noticed any difference between EL26 and EL29. You don't really need to make a backup on your computer if you just copy your pics over to the SD card. Ive flashed this phone proly 100 times and its never touched the SD card.

dohchp said:
EL26 is the other that is good for flashing to ICS. I havent noticed any difference between EL26 and EL29. You don't really need to make a backup on your computer if you just copy your pics over to the SD card. Ive flashed this phone proly 100 times and its never touched the SD card.
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He's having issues so I recommended a full wipe which included formatting both the internal and external SD.
Maybe not necessary but a file cleanup couldn't hurt.

OK I'm gonna run the the EL29 full restore one click self extractor . I'm gonna use the reset dataone. Will that wipe my phone enough? Or do I need to do more??

No, that sounds good.
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I erased everything and ran the one click. I installed calks ICS 1.6 and it was fine all day. then just a few minutes ago i unlocked my phone and it was frozen for like 5 seconds again just like it was doing before. WTF????

Did you reinstall or restore any apps?
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I'm wondering if one of your apps is to blame. You can freeze all bit the necessary ones to see if it makes a difference.
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I only reinstalled a few apps. right from the market. i had wiped my whole phone. are you sure that One click file I odined reset my phone??

ive been having the same freezing issue since FF02, its pretty annoying and i hope it gets fixed before OTA. if not ill just run a older leak

[Q] COMPLETE wipe not using CWM / .md5 ROM files

I have figured out that there is something wrong with my phone only when I have CWM5/6 flashed. So this leads me to believe that I need to clean out anything at all that is being left behind after certain flashes. (I get past my unbootable pixelated screen with one ROM that uses the original recovery)
So my question is how can I totally obliterate any and all files left behind or that were damaged by something from a custom flashed ROM?
On top of this question, I am wondering what ROMs are out there in the .tar.md5 file format so that I could use Download Mode to flash another ROM and at least have a working phone??
I find all the ROMs available but only in .zip format.

Sammy firmwares and use Odin.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
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Return phone to LITERAL factory state
I guess I should have been more clear.
What I mean that I would like to do, is to wipe out ANYTHING on the phone. Completely blank it as if it just rolled off the line. Then install the entire hidden partitions that samsung would do plus then add a new firmware.
The reason is that I cannot use CWM6 and my phone is an expensive paper weight right now. The problem arises from the fact that there has only been one ROM that actually worked for me from the beginning. That is the Bio360, and well originally the factory setup. Since I cannot use CWM and cannot flash a zip which Bio360 comes in. I have no way to enjoy the ROM or my phone for that matter. I have spent about a 100 hours flashing in all sorts of order and arrangements of kernels, ROMS and recovery files using every odin program I could find. Plus I have done about an equal amount of searching in between trying to figure out what has caused the issue. However, since my issue is localized then I would like to return my phone to LITERAL factory state.
Is it possible to format EVERYTHING and rewrite all of the necessary files? THAT would be a complete wipe by my definition.
Thanks for any help people.

I repeat Sammy firmwares had the stock files for you to flash via Odin. It is what you are asking for. Flash one of those roms then do a factory reset or format all partitions. Should be all nice and clean.
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dudejb said:
I repeat Sammy firmwares had the stock files for you to flash via Odin. It is what you are asking for. Flash one of those roms then do a factory reset or format all partitions. Should be all nice and clean.
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Take a backup of \efs before attempting to format everything.

dudejb said:
I repeat Sammy firmwares had the stock files for you to flash via Odin. It is what you are asking for. Flash one of those roms then do a factory reset or format all partitions. Should be all nice and clean.
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Thanks for the reply. I already have all of the stock firmwares, but the thing is that that only flashes the actual software that a user uses daily. There is still boot software, recovery files and others within the hidden partition. A bit like a laptop keeps a partition or seperate small hard drive specifically just for a recovery and wipe clean of everything.
I was hoping that perhaps there is a possibility of startin with a clean slate, then re-writing all pertinent information back into the device, then putting the stock ROM etc back.
Again, the reason that I was thinking this would be my last hope is that everytime I use the CWM or anything other than a single ICS with a particular order of flashing the Cranium kernel without Auto-Reboot and then using the NAND Erase All and the other two checked can I get a ROM to work. The challenge is that now after I have got the phone back up and running without the CWM and with ICS is that it will not read a SIM card. I was thinking it was a hardware issue until after another 10 hours of trying various arrangements of flashable files, I finally got the device to not only boot into ICS, but after leaving it for 6 hours I 'awoke' it and it had loaded all the files and I got past the, black screen with pull down menu. I finally had a ROM that worked again even after my green and red pixelated screen issue. That leads me to believe again that it must be a software issue again. Not a hardware.
Thus leading me to think about any other options to literally start the device from scratch. Boot loading files, hidden files, etc etc. Literally EVERYTHING.

Excuse me, this might be a silly question, but as I've read no mention of it: Have you tried KIES?
Many a borked phone has been saved by an emergency recovery through KIES, or so I've been lead to believe. Perhaps it can help you in some way?
Seeing how you're the only one reporting this problem it seems far more likely to be a hardware issue. Maybe your internal drive is damaged? But I do hope I'm wrong in that regard. Anyway, if you haven't already, give KIES a try. It seems impossible to make things worse than they already are.
Good luck!
PS: You could also try the ICS-Leak, as it's a one-click executable containing bootloaders. Might fix whatever's messed up...?
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Evil Alex said:
Excuse me, this might be a silly question, but as I've read no mention of it: Have you tried KIES? ...
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I borked my Glide trying different ROMs a little while back and Kies is what brought it back to life. There is an option for firmware updates right below the emergency recovery option that asks you for the model and serial number of your phone. Takes a while but I watched it repartition and flash the hidden partition during the process. Brought the software back to out of the box. HTH.

EaglesIII said:
Thanks for the reply. I already have all of the stock firmwares, but the thing is that that only flashes the actual software that a user uses daily. There is still boot software, recovery files and others within the hidden partition. A bit like a laptop keeps a partition or seperate small hard drive specifically just for a recovery and wipe clean of everything.
I was hoping that perhaps there is a possibility of startin with a clean slate, then re-writing all pertinent information back into the device, then putting the stock ROM etc back.
Again, the reason that I was thinking this would be my last hope is that everytime I use the CWM or anything other than a single ICS with a particular order of flashing the Cranium kernel without Auto-Reboot and then using the NAND Erase All and the other two checked can I get a ROM to work. The challenge is that now after I have got the phone back up and running without the CWM and with ICS is that it will not read a SIM card. I was thinking it was a hardware issue until after another 10 hours of trying various arrangements of flashable files, I finally got the device to not only boot into ICS, but after leaving it for 6 hours I 'awoke' it and it had loaded all the files and I got past the, black screen with pull down menu. I finally had a ROM that worked again even after my green and red pixelated screen issue. That leads me to believe again that it must be a software issue again. Not a hardware.
Thus leading me to think about any other options to literally start the device from scratch. Boot loading files, hidden files, etc etc. Literally EVERYTHING.
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I have faced the same problem.. after trying to update to ICS my sim is not recognized, even in GB.. It recognizes a new sim but stops working after 20-30 mins in GB... let me know if Kies sorted this out for u.

mrigancb said:
I have faced the same problem.. after trying to update to ICS my sim is not recognized, even in GB.. It recognizes a new sim but stops working after 20-30 mins in GB... let me know if Kies sorted this out for u.
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I have the freeze problem, i try a lot of think (kies doesnt even start to flash), maybe is because the storage from rogers is only 4gb and the rom try to access like a 8gb storage, i dont know, when i flash GB, in the recovery menu, i see a meesage that cant access something. I hope someone can help us. Only ICS works, but, without root or any custom recovery.
I think that it need a clean install, atotal wipe.
THe Kies Give me this error, so i cant try if that can fix the problems
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[Q] E4GT FI27 Boot Loop

If I'm posting this in the wrong place I apologize in advance. I'm also a bit freaked out since my phone seems to be kaput right now, but I have faith this is fixable. I need some of you professionals to give me your advice on how to go about fixing this.
Okay here we go...
I have in the past rooted my phone without any major issues by just reading this awesome site. I recently used "SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_NoData" to root my phone using the one click method and everything was working fine. I realize now that I should have backed up all of my user data on the phone prior to updating to ICS from Gingerbread.
So, I think I made a newbie mistake by actually using Titanium Backup Pro (updated to latest version) to restore 1 file called wallpaper from the date 03/2012 (March 2012) which was when my phone was using Gingerbread 2.3.4 I think. I remember hitting the restore button and getting an option to restore only the data, so I chose this and a notification said, "Reboot phone for changes to take effect". Once the phone rebooted I unlock the screen and see the wallpaper I had from earlier this year. Now, I think the main problem is that I'm now using Ice Cream Sandwhich 4.0.4 and restoring the wallpaper from Gingerbread 2.3.4 has caused some underlying issues which is causing my phone to constantly reboot.
I went to the Sprint store and explained the issue and the Sprint representative said my phone needed to be reset because it seems to be glitching out. I informed him that I had files on my phone that I wanted to try to backup to my computer before I completely wipe the phone. Now, I'm home and I'm trying to get my phone to pop up in Windows 7 x64. I keep getting USB connection errors while connecting my phone to my PC because the phone keeps constantly rebooting while the drivers are trying to install then as soon as the phone reboots the driver installation fails.
USB Device Not Recognized
SAMSUNG Mobile MTP Device failed installation
So I've tried uninstalling Samsung Kies and the USB drivers and then re-installing them and rebooting. Still no joy because my phone keeps constantly rebooting. It is never going to complete installing because the phone is completely unstable at this point in time. Further research led me to updating the MTP from Microsoft. After installing this I rebooted. Problem is I'm still getting connection issues while trying to connect my Epic 4G Touch to my PC because the drivers are not able to install because of the constant reboots, even though they were installed previously. This is how I was able to root my phone to begin with.
So basically what I'm trying to do is backup my files on my phone to my computer (which it now may be too late) before I just completely reflash a fresh ROM (Full Restore on FI27) and start over from scratch.
I had the idea of actually reapplying "SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_NoData" to hopefully reset the kernel so I could backup my phone to my computer. This hasn't resulted in any changes whatsoever either. I'm completely stumped and would really appreciate some wisdom here.
I hope all of this makes sense and I hope someone out there is nice enough to take a little time to point me in the right direction.

I have just placed the phone in download mode with the idea of re-downloading "SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Kernel" and USB drivers have been installed successfully.
Nice to see this thread is getting some views, but no one has any advice to give me?

What files on your phone do you need?

I just got the Phone to show up in Windows Explorer by plugging in the USB cable right when the Yellow 4G came up and I was browsing the phone and I noticed the SD Card was not showing up, but before long the phone rebooted and I'm still trying to access the phone but the damn thing keeps rebooting constantly.
I'm just trying to backup photos I don't have backed up anywhere else. Other than that I'm hoping I can do a full restore using "SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore" and that will at least get my phone back to operating normally right?

Just go into the recovery menu and do a factory reset. It won't format your SD card.
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m4xwellmurd3r thanks for the advice.
I got impatient and went ahead and flashed "SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore" and my phone is back to operating normally. My SD card is still intact as well! What is really surprising is the fact that the pictures that were on my phone are still there. I don't understand, I obviously did something wrong. Also no longer having USB connection issues so that is a big relief as well!
Of course all the applications I had installed are no longer present, but why are my pictures still intact after using a Rooted Restore.
I want to completely wipe my phone and then create a backup with Titanium Backup and call it Stock_Version#. Then after I root the phone and get everything setup the way I like it I want to create another backup called something else. Is this the correct way to go about doing this?

Because none of your storage gets wiped by factory resets. Resets only affect the rom portion of your phone not storage. Glad you got it working
By the way rooted restore already wiped everything on your phone and rooted it so you're good to go
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m4xwellmurd3r said:
Because none of your storage gets wiped by factory resets. Resets only affect the rom portion of your phone not storage. Glad you got it working
By the way rooted restore already wiped everything on your phone and rooted it so you're good to go
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Really? Okay, so I shouldn't see any empty folders for apps I no longer use?
I swear everytime I start looking at the folders in my phone I see things I don't recognize and it just bothers me. This is one reason I wanted to reset my phone and start over fresh.
Also is there a good tutorial for using Titanium Backup?

Any folders made on the SD card and internal storage will remain since factory resets won't touch the data, even if the app is gone
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So when you install an app just to test it out then you un-install it remnants of that app are still left behind. This I have to say I don't like. There has to be a better way to keep the file structure free from accumulating garbage. Is there a better way or not?

Ci2e said:
So when you install an app just to test it out then you un-install it remnants of that app are still left behind. This I have to say I don't like. There has to be a better way to keep the file structure free from accumulating garbage. Is there a better way or not?
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You could always delete the /data contents for the APK but not if it's in android.secure.... you won't know what is what in there.

@garwynn - What is the difference between SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore.exe, and SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore_v2.exe?
Also I want to completely reset my phone now that I have everything backed up to my PC that I care about. So do I need to do a factory reset on the phone and then flash one of the files above?
The plan is to get a fresh start and use Titanium Backup like I should have been doing from the start!

Ci2e said:
@garwynn - What is the difference between SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore.exe, and SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore_v2.exe?
Also I want to completely reset my phone now that I have everything backed up to my PC that I care about. So do I need to do a factory reset on the phone and then flash one of the files above?
The plan is to get a fresh start and use Titanium Backup like I should have been doing from the start!
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Copied from the v2 thread.
garwynn said:
...What's the difference? Flash order.
Normally our one clicks don't have the same order as Sextape's leak.
Version #2 is a test of using the same order and so far so good for me.
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That's great I can't find that thread at all, can you give me some linkage?
MoHoGalore can you answer my second question?

Ci2e said:
That's great I can't find that thread at all, can you give me some linkage?
MoHoGalore can you answer my second question?
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Click the tiny arrow beside Garwynn's name in the quote I posted. It'll take you to that thread i copied it from.
No, you do not need to factory reset when you use an Odin one click.

I just got done using an Odin One Click -> SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore.exe, all my data was left intact. Are you sure you know what you're talking about?

Ci2e said:
I just got done using an Odin One Click -> SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore.exe, all my data was left intact. Are you sure you know what you're talking about?
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Lol. So your google account settings remained? You didn't have to setup anything?? If that's the case, either it was the no data version or it didn't flash.
And if you're taking about formatting the usb storage, like blues said in the other thread you asked, it doesn't format it.
But feel free to get other opinions.
:edit: And the only way I'd ever suggest to "factory reset" from the privacy menu, would be to use a gb build. But don't take my word for it, read the brick bug thread.
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I'm just getting confused here I think your right. So basically if I do a factory reset via the settings menu, that will reset everything but keep the same model FI27. Then all I'll need to do is reflash the SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore.exe, right?

Ci2e said:
I'm just getting confused here I think your right. So basically if I do a factory reset via the settings menu, that will reset everything but keep the same model FI27. Then all I'll need to do is reflash the SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore.exe, right?
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See my edit above. I'll never suggest using that option with an ics build at this time.
Now, having said that, i have done it but with the brick bug, that choice is yours.
What i try to do is just format the drives (both internal and external) when connected to my laptop then power off, then use a one click.
Safe method - use a gb one click, factory reset via privacy option in settings and format usb, then use the fi27 one click.
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Okay tell me I understand this correctly.
Format both internal/external drives via settings > privacy > Factory data reset (this does not touch the SD Card, right?) while USB cable connected.
Power off phone and boot into download mode, then flash a "Stock Gingerbread Rom" (matching the model #, will it still be FI27 or not?) then at this point if I'm still on FI27 all I'll need to do is reflash "SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Restore" to regain root.
If after doing a factory reset and flashing a stock gingerbread rom I may have to wait for updates to be pushed to my phone, or not?

[Q] Tmobile Samsung Galaxy S3 bricked after install of LiquidSmooth

Hey guys,
So I desperately need some help here. I rooted my phone using the ODIN method, which worked fine. I put 2 ROMS on the internal memory in order to see which I liked best. I was only able to install one before my phone started heading downhill.
Basically after installing LiquidSmooth (the "stable" one) my phone started wigging out: not letting me access the external SD card (it didn't even see that I had one, and I popped it to reset it), not letting me even open a web browser, saying I had no connection via 3G (which is strange because it's a 4G phone, and it stated so before I installed LiquidSmooth) and just generally not letting me do anything.
Logically I figured I'd just replace the ROM with another, so I tried to install the "Pac-Man" d2tmo ROM... but LiquidSmooth was the only one starting up, no matter what I did (soft reboot, factory restore from keypad, UP vol + power + home, and even from inside the phone settings.) Nothing worked. I even tried to recover a backup I had made before I installed LiquidSmooth, but the menu just kept saying no data present (which is especially odd, since I even put the backup on my desktop, but I just can't get the phone to run it)
I figured, okay well maybe I'll just have to restore from the vol + pow + home screen. Bigger mistake. Now my phone won't boot at all, and I'm at a loss for words. I've rooted other phones with no issue before (I even had to recode a bit of a "one-click" program to root my ol' Galaxy S Vibrant) and now I just don't know what to do.
Here's what I need to know: If I can recover to factory (and if so, what other ROMs are good... I was mislead by everyone saying LiquidSmooth was great *grrr*), and if not, what exactly are my options to get this thing running at all.
Oh, and I was running Jellybean 4.1.1 and it got bumped to 4.2.2 when I installed LiquidSmooth, if that helps at all.
Thanks so much for any and all help.

OneIdiotInATree said:
Hey guys,
So I desperately need some help here. I rooted my phone using the ODIN method, which worked fine. I put 2 ROMS on the internal memory in order to see which I liked best. I was only able to install one before my phone started heading downhill.
Basically after installing LiquidSmooth (the "stable" one) my phone started wigging out: not letting me access the external SD card (it didn't even see that I had one, and I popped it to reset it), not letting me even open a web browser, saying I had no connection via 3G (which is strange because it's a 4G phone, and it stated so before I installed LiquidSmooth) and just generally not letting me do anything.
Logically I figured I'd just replace the ROM with another, so I tried to install the "Pac-Man" d2tmo ROM... but LiquidSmooth was the only one starting up, no matter what I did (soft reboot, factory restore from keypad, UP vol + power + home, and even from inside the phone settings.) Nothing worked. I even tried to recover a backup I had made before I installed LiquidSmooth, but the menu just kept saying no data present (which is especially odd, since I even put the backup on my desktop, but I just can't get the phone to run it)
I figured, okay well maybe I'll just have to restore from the vol + pow + home screen. Bigger mistake. Now my phone won't boot at all, and I'm at a loss for words. I've rooted other phones with no issue before (I even had to recode a bit of a "one-click" program to root my ol' Galaxy S Vibrant) and now I just don't know what to do.
Here's what I need to know: If I can recover to factory (and if so, what other ROMs are good... I was mislead by everyone saying LiquidSmooth was great *grrr*), and if not, what exactly are my options to get this thing running at all.
Oh, and I was running Jellybean 4.1.1 and it got bumped to 4.2.2 when I installed LiquidSmooth, if that helps at all.
Thanks so much for any and all help.
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Did you flash the latest recovery? Did you wipe data when flashing to a 4.2.2 aosp ROM from 4.1.1 tw? You'll need to do that before and not dirty flashing. Have you done a battery pull? And then tried to enter recovery?
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monkeypaws said:
Did you flash the latest recovery? Did you wipe data when flashing to a 4.2.2 aosp ROM from 4.1.1 tw? You'll need to do that before and not dirty flashing. Have you done a battery pull? And then tried to enter recovery?
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It auto-wiped to upgrade to 4.2.2, so if there is a way to downgrade it to get it to work, I'd love to know. At the moment all I can access is the Clockwork Mod boot list from the vol+pow+home route. Did a battery pull and entered recovery. Still nothing. If I try to boot without going through the vol+pow+home method, it just vibrates and then nothing.

Update recovery.
Wipe everything except sd cards.
Install rom.
Install Gapps.
Factory reset.
Done.

Aerowinder said:
Update recovery.
Wipe everything except sd cards.
Install rom.
Install Gapps.
Factory reset.
Done.
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I formatted everything from that vol+pow+home menu.
Gapps? Is that something I should install from SD?
Sorry, I'm just a bit overwhelmed by something I thought would be easy...

OneIdiotInATree said:
I formatted everything from that vol+pow+home menu.
Gapps? Is that something I should install from SD?
Sorry, I'm just a bit overwhelmed by something I thought would be easy...
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Gapps are Google apps that are required to flash after flashing an aosp ROM. They are usually included as a separate download in the first post of the wrong you are downloading. Make sure you download the right gapps. There shod be a setti ng in cwm to turn on USB connection when connected to comp. So you can load the gapps to your SD card. Then re wipe phone through recovery, reflash the rom , the in the same menu reflash gapps. Then reboot. It should then load properly . Otherwise. If you can access download mode, restore stock rom with Odin, reroot and try again from step one.
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If you fix your phone try using twrp instead of cwm thats what i had to do and DL the 2013 version of gapps. I have the latest pacman ROM and the only thing i had to do after install was clear data and cache for the rom control via apps-all-rom control. Well hope this helps.
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SamsungGui said:
If you fix your phone try using twrp instead of cwm thats what i had to do and DL the 2013 version of gapps. I have the latest pacman ROM and the only thing i had to do after install was clear data and cache for the rom control via apps-all-rom control. Well hope this helps.
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Alright, I just installed both LiquidSmooth again followed by GApps, factory reset the phone, and restarted. Now the phone will not start up (even the vibration) or allow a shift into cwm. Why did this happen? Is there a way to reverse this since now I've lost the ability to even access the cwm?
At this point, I just want to restore to the original loadout, but I've been unable to do that too.
By the way, I do appreciate all the advice on this problem. I'm frazzled beyond belief and have a very expensive paperweight currently.

OneIdiotInATree said:
Alright, I just installed both LiquidSmooth again followed by GApps, factory reset the phone, and restarted. Now the phone will not start up (even the vibration) or allow a shift into cwm. Why did this happen? Is there a way to reverse this since now I've lost the ability to even access the cwm?
At this point, I just want to restore to the original loadout, but I've been unable to do that too.
By the way, I do appreciate all the advice on this problem. I'm frazzled beyond belief and have a very expensive paperweight currently.
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Make sure you have the ROM of choice and compatible Google apps on your SD card.
Now do the following
1. Pull battery out of phone
2. Put battery into phone
3. Boot into recovery (volume +, home button, power button)
4. Wipe cache
5. Wipe dalvik cache
6. Wipe data/factory reset
7. Install ROM
8. Install gapps (Google apps)
9. Wipe cache
10. Wipe dalvik cache
11. Reboot phone
Once booted up and logged into Google account, go to play store, search for goo manager, download goo manager, open goo manager and press the menu button and install the open recovery script....now you'll have twrp (team win recovery project).
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707BeastMode707 said:
Make sure you have the ROM of choice and compatible Google apps on your SD card.
Now do the following
1. Pull battery out of phone
2. Put battery into phone
3. Boot into recovery (volume +, home button, power button)
4. Wipe cache
5. Wipe dalvik cache
6. Wipe data/factory reset
7. Install ROM
8. Install gapps (Google apps)
9. Wipe cache
10. Wipe dalvik cache
11. Reboot phone
Once booted up and logged into Google account, go to play store, search for goo manager, download goo manager, open goo manager and press the menu button and install the open recovery script....now you'll have twrp (team win recovery project).
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I finished most of these steps, but when I rebooted my phone after installing both LiquidSmooth and Gapps, it refused to start. Now I can neither turn it on or go back into recovery mode. The phone is just dead now. What would cause this? I've taken the battery (and everything else for that matter) out again and again, charged it for the last hour, and nothing has changed.

Okay follow this to get to stock and make sure it can at least do that. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136921
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OneIdiotInATree said:
I finished most of these steps, but when I rebooted my phone after installing both LiquidSmooth and Gapps, it refused to start. Now I can neither turn it on or go back into recovery mode. The phone is just dead now. What would cause this? I've taken the battery (and everything else for that matter) out again and again, charged it for the last hour, and nothing has changed.
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Are you sure you have a T-Mobile phone?

monkeypaws said:
Okay follow this to get to stock and make sure it can at least do that. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136921
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Thanks for the set of instructions, but I am unable to either start it (power button), put it in cwm (pwr+up+home) or download mode as mentioned (pwr+down+home). I don't get a vibration; I don't get anything. Is this totally bricked now? Since the device isn't on, I can't do anything with Odin or the SD card.

What country do you live in, and how did you acquire your phone? Looks like you maybe have the intl version.

I would say try to get into download mode with the physical bottons if that dint work try a jig u can get on ebay like 5 bucks they are always handy.if u can get in to dl mode odin a root66.tar then install recovery.if that dobt worj u prib install liquid rom but fir diff device abd hard brixk u f that case hope u have insurance ti replace they will never know u rooted ir have it jtaged

Its bricked, jtag repair only way .
Stop flashing in my opinion theres a huge issue with the t999 rom compatility and someone mentioned of tw roms being labeled as aosp.roms,I would root but stay away from flashing.until someone figures this out .Theres way to many brick topics lately i find to be oddly connected to the same causes .
Some will say bs but trust me theres something going on..even the most experienced flashers are bricking the t999 its to me the most easiest brickable device i ever delt with.

lojak29 said:
Its bricked, jtag repair only way .
Stop flashing in my opinion theres a huge issue with the t999 rom compatility and someone mentioned of tw roms being labeled as aosp.roms,I would root but stay away from flashing.until someone figures this out .Theres way to many brick topics lately i find to be oddly connected to the same causes .
Some will say bs but trust me theres something going on..even the most experienced flashers are bricking the t999 its to me the most easiest brickable device i ever delt with.
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it honestly sounds like he has he international version not the US variant. so i think thats the mistake not the phone

lojak29 said:
Its bricked, jtag repair only way .
Stop flashing in my opinion theres a huge issue with the t999 rom compatility and someone mentioned of tw roms being labeled as aosp.roms,I would root but stay away from flashing.until someone figures this out .Theres way to many brick topics lately i find to be oddly connected to the same causes .
Some will say bs but trust me theres something going on..even the most experienced flashers are bricking the t999 its to me the most easiest brickable device i ever delt with.
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99% of the bricking is user error...the reason for the increase in "bricked" topics is cause by the amount of users of the T999...its the most heavily used phone by a wide margin now.
Ive far from an expert but have been flashing since the G1 days and have experience with many phones...in my opinion the t999 is darn near unbrickable unless you didnt follow the directions or use a reputable developer when selecting a rom...
To the OP:
What is the actual model of your phone ? you came with an issue and have not really posted much about the specifics of your phone...
sounds like your phone is not partitioned correctly which probably happened by not following the correct directions
there is so much more info needed to diagnose your issue its silly...
Ive been using wicked roms from day one on the t999 and I dont remember seeing anyone hardbrick a phone yet and there are thousands of users using wicked roms...
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Also...was your phone charged when you last tried to flash something? long ago my phone died while flashing ( lessoned learned) ...
pull the battery for awhile...put it back in and try to charge it...
then try to odin back to stock after its charged...

Even if AOSP and TW ROMs were labelled wrong... what difference would it make ? Sure, it could be misleading and all but it's hardly going to brick a phone just give you something you might not have exactly wanted (if that's even actually happening).
I also wonder if this phone is actually an International version instead of the T-Mobile one.
OP, it looks like you need JTAG repair now. If you don't honestly know what exact model you have talk to the JTAG repair service people about it - since they can most likely JTAG either they can just tell you which phone you have once they've fixed it.

Pennycake said:
Even if AOSP and TW ROMs were labelled wrong... what difference would it make ? Sure, it could be misleading and all but it's hardly going to brick a phone just give you something you might not have exactly wanted (if that's even actually happening).
I also wonder if this phone is actually an International version instead of the T-Mobile one.
OP, it looks like you need JTAG repair now. If you don't honestly know what exact model you have talk to the JTAG repair service people about it - since they can most likely JTAG either they can just tell you which phone you have once they've fixed it.
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OP just has to remove the battery cover and battery and bam! There's a label with Sammy's logo along with device model and other info about the phone.
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