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Ok so I bricked my Evo yesterday. The goal of this thread is to find out possible reasons why it bricked so I can avoid any future incidents. What I was doing was simply flashing a new rom. I had reflashed my clockwork from version 3.0 to version 2.5 which worked fine. I was able to flash between a couple of roms using it. I did this because of the issue with not being able to flash certain zip files with the new recovery. So I downloaded Warm Z RLS 1; the 2-23-11 version. So I flashed the zip the process went as normal. The installation completed normally. Then, I flashed the radio file. That also installed successfully as expected. Then, I backed out and went to "reboot system now." When I clicked that It went to a black screen showing a picture of an open box with an arrow coming out of it pointing to the little android guy outside the box. So, after trying to hit the power button to turn it off and return to the bootloader, it remained at that screen. Next, I removed the battery to restart it that way. Where it finally rested in peace. The phone would not even attempt to boot up nor attempt to enter the bootloader. The charger light wouldn't even turn on when plugged in. It was as bricked as can be.
Now here is my question. Does anybody have any theories as to why this happened? I want to remain a "rooter" when I get my next Evo. I want to know what went wrong so I can avoid bricking another phone.
Thank you in advance to those who can offer any advice or help. Also, sorry in advance if I'm posting a repetitive topic.
P.S. Sprint is replacing my phone for FREE. I didn't mention anything about rooting. Without asking questions, the sprint rep simply said that they would order a replacement, which will arrive in a couple of days.
errie806 said:
Ok so I bricked my Evo yesterday. The goal of this thread is to find out possible reasons why it bricked so I can avoid any future incidents. What I was doing was simply flashing a new rom. I had reflashed my clockwork from version 3.0 to version 2.5 which worked fine. I was able to flash between a couple of roms using it. I did this because of the issue with not being able to flash certain zip files with the new recovery. So I downloaded Warm Z RLS 1; the 2-23-11 version. So I flashed the zip the process went as normal. The installation completed normally. Then, I flashed the radio file. That also installed successfully as expected. Then, I backed out and went to "reboot system now." When I clicked that It went to a black screen showing a picture of an open box with an arrow coming out of it pointing to the little android guy outside the box. So, after trying to hit the power button to turn it off and return to the bootloader, it remained at that screen. Next, I removed the battery to restart it that way. Where it finally rested in peace. The phone would not even attempt to boot up nor attempt to enter the bootloader. The charger light wouldn't even turn on when plugged in. It was as bricked as can be.
Now here is my question. Does anybody have any theories as to why this happened? I want to remain a "rooter" when I get my next Evo. I want to know what went wrong so I can avoid bricking another phone.
Thank you in advance to those who can offer any advice or help. Also, sorry in advance if I'm posting a repetitive topic.
P.S. Sprint is replacing my phone for FREE. I didn't mention anything about rooting. Without asking questions, the sprint rep simply said that they would order a replacement, which will arrive in a couple of days.
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Yes, I can tell you why that happened. It's because you pulled the battery during the Radio Flash!!! (almost a guaranteed brick by doing that...) After you flash the radio update in recovery, it brings you back to the recovery screen, and you have to hit reboot. Upon rebooting, the radio flash completes (that is the black screen with the box and the arrow....) That part can take from 20 seconds to 10 minutes, and you have to be patient. If you disturb the phone (battery pull) during that process, you'll brick it. That is one of the only ways to surefire brick an Evo. So, to prevent it from happening again, all you need to do is be sure that if/when you ever flash a radio update, that you follow all of the instructions, and never, ever pull the battery during a radio flash. You need to remember that when you flash a different radio, it reboots and then does the important stuff, while showing you that screen with an arrow and a box, or an arrow and a phone. Once that part completes, it takes you back to the recovery screen, and then at that point you select reboot, and it'll boot normally into the OS.
Oh, I see. Thanks a lot. I had never seen that screen before. I had flashed radio update before but I didn't see that screen. I thought it froze. I feel like an idiot. But, I learned a lesson. Thanks again! Can't wait to get my replacement evo to start rooting/flashing again.
errie806 said:
Oh, I see. Thanks a lot. I had never seen that screen before. I had flashed radio update before but I didn't see that screen. I thought it froze. I feel like an idiot. But, I learned a lesson. Thanks again! Can't wait to get my replacement evo to start rooting/flashing again.
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Yea, we all make mistakes. That is definitely one that you'll learn from though! And sometime's that screen, when the radio is flashing, varies a bit. I know when I flash a radio, it's a screen with a picture of an Evo that has a circle around it with an arrow facing down. I believe it is the hboot version or the recovery (amon ra or clockwork) that determines what that screen will be. Either way, that is what to expect during a radio flash. It has happened to many people, where they flash a radio, and get to that screen that they've never seen before, and then think that something's wrong so pull the battery. You're not the first, for sure. Anyways, good luck on getting your new Evo. Take it easy.
Patience is the key with all things root. Not every dev reminds you that you have to wait a while for things so it's easy to forget it. On the Samsung Fascinate, development can be a fragmented mess so most devs explain everything l.e.t.t.e.r.b.y.l.e.t.t.e.r. I rooted my girlfriend's phone and they always remind you that reboot/reflashes can take up to 20 minutes so when my Evo did that on a recent flash I knew I just had to leave it alone.
Great to know info. Thanks for bringing this out for us newbs to know.
Yeah as said above those radio flashes can be a learning process. Seemed like a few people did exactly as you when flashing radio's on Myn's RLS 5. Even after people were warned in the thread it still happened. I put my phone down and sat on the throne a while. Felt better to drop bricks, than turn my phone into one. patience is a virtue.
Yep, whenever I do any flashing I just set it down next to me and try to keep myself busy with other stuff so I don't get impatient.
BTW, what did you tell then Sprint store had happened to your phone, just that it wouldn't turn on?
So I was rockin' my 4.1 rom earlier and listening to music when my headphone cord got stuck on my chair and my phone fell off my desk to the ground. Everything was still going but my touch screen stopped working. I hit the unlock (power) button and it would show the correct unlock screen but I could not slide to unlock.
I pulled the battery and ever since then my phone would not boot. Stuck in boot loops, etc. I tried restoring from Nandroid (even back to my 4.0.4 image) and it would get stuck on unable to load /data at the end. I eventually went back and installed Nexus Toolkit 7.0 on my home pc and proceeded to load the stock 4.0.2 back on and root. However, it still is stuck in a boot loop. I'm now at a loss of what to do. My sd card has already been wiped and my phone is still not booting.
I'm at your mercy if anyone can give me any direction - please!
jedil1c1ous said:
So I was rockin' my 4.1 rom earlier and listening to music when my headphone cord got stuck on my chair and my phone fell off my desk to the ground. Everything was still going but my touch screen stopped working. I hit the unlock (power) button and it would show the correct unlock screen but I could not slide to unlock.
I pulled the battery and ever since then my phone would not boot. Stuck in boot loops, etc. I tried restoring from Nandroid (even back to my 4.0.4 image) and it would get stuck on unable to load /data at the end. I eventually went back and installed Nexus Toolkit 7.0 on my home pc and proceeded to load the stock 4.0.2 back on and root. However, it still is stuck in a boot loop. I'm now at a loss of what to do. My sd card has already been wiped and my phone is still not booting.
I'm at your mercy if anyone can give me any direction - please!
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Try restoring using ODIN
the process wipes all data, but since you said its already wiped that shouldnt be a problem for you.
IF it still doesnt work, then it isnt software, but rather hardware, and you should probably go get that fixed
good Luck
Return To Stock Using Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620036
I have Verizon GN, can I still use ODIN?
jedil1c1ous said:
I have Verizon GN, can I still use ODIN?
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Yes you can still use ODIN,
as ODIN is software for samsung phones,
just make sure you use the zerizon file ratehr than the sprint..
or there could be dragons ahead
but there will always be a way to return to stock
Although, i would use this, because it is mostly aimed towards Verizon Users..
http://www.galaxynexusforum.com/forum/rescue-squad/4707-how-return-stock-using-odin-vzw-gsm.html
Sorry for assuming you had sprint..
I dont know what was going on in my head
I found the correct VZW version within XDA... thanks for the tip... I actually have it running right now (fingers crossed).
Good Luck,
hopefully you get your phone back online
Wolfbeef123 said:
Good Luck,
hopefully you get your phone back online
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Unfortunately, even after using ODIN I'm stuck in the boot loop. It must be busted hardware. Guess I will have to use the Samsung warranty service. Stink.
jedil1c1ous said:
Unfortunately, even after using ODIN I'm stuck in the boot loop. It must be busted hardware. Guess I will have to use the Samsung warranty service. Stink.
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If you got your phone from Verizon, try them first. Easier than dealing with Samsung directly
harveydent said:
If you got your phone from Verizon, try them first. Easier than dealing with Samsung directly
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I actually bought it through Amazon and called them and they said go to Verizon even without the purchased insurance.
My phone looks mint though so I'm very hopeful that I will receive service from the Verizon store.
Does the lock icon show while looping? You might think about a shot in the microwave for 3 seconds (don't take me seriously.....well maybe)
good day.
chopper the dog said:
Does the lock icon show while looping? You might think about a shot in the microwave for 3 seconds (don't take me seriously.....well maybe)
good day.
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I did flash lock it with ODIN... so the unlock icon does not show. It boots to the animation and then restarts after it shows for 5 seconds. I think the touch screen is malfunctioning and causing it to reboot.
Can you turn it off and then turn it on while holding volume down and up at the same time (i.e., can you boot into fastboot/bootloader?)
If so... it's not over yet.
However, if you dropped it it's probably hardware. But if you can get into the bootloader, at least you can lock it before bringing it in.
looks like your nand chip failed. had the same problem with my S2 and even a JTAG didnt fix it, had to send it to warranty to have the board replaced
I've done some research on this and haven't found and answer, so im putting it out there for you guys to get at me and let me know. I have been experiencing Rolling restarts on my phone. The phone will boot up fully, but randomly it will just restart it self. At times if I just push the power button, to turn of the screen, the phone will restart again. The phone also has an issue of staying in black and not coming back on, so I have to take the battery out in order for me to get it back to boot up.
Notes:
Im running EL29 Stock. Nothing special at all.
If there is a thread already created for this, I apologize, but ive looked and I couldn't find it.
I'm experiencing something similar except i'm running AGAT's tFH13 rom and kernel.
Every time I get the phone into recovery or even download mode, the phone just reboots itself.
Out of curiosity I opened the mobile odin app and it gave me an error saying it could not detect the device model. -_-
bas85 said:
I've done some research on this and haven't found and answer, so im putting it out there for you guys to get at me and let me know. I have been experiencing Rolling restarts on my phone. The phone will boot up fully, but randomly it will just restart it self. At times if I just push the power button, to turn of the screen, the phone will restart again. The phone also has an issue of staying in black and not coming back on, so I have to take the battery out in order for me to get it back to boot up.
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Im running EL29 Stock. Nothing special at all.
If there is a thread already created for this, I apologize, but ive looked and I couldn't find it.
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Can you dump a logcat and attach?
(From ADB Shell)
Code:
logcat -d -f /sdcard/logdump.txt
Might help explain what's going on.
bas85 said:
I've done some research on this and haven't found and answer, so im putting it out there for you guys to get at me and let me know. I have been experiencing Rolling restarts on my phone. The phone will boot up fully, but randomly it will just restart it self. At times if I just push the power button, to turn of the screen, the phone will restart again. The phone also has an issue of staying in black and not coming back on, so I have to take the battery out in order for me to get it back to boot up.
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Im running EL29 Stock. Nothing special at all.
If there is a thread already created for this, I apologize, but ive looked and I couldn't find it.
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That's pretty odd, I don't think I've ever heard of something like that happening unless there was something physically wrong with your phone.. have you ever tried to use Odin to reinstall a stock Rom? & out of curiosity do you have an antivirus app?
I did the Reflash back to stock through odin. Took it to sprint this morning though and found that it was a bad battery. So easy fix but annoying problem.
And with that being said, It did it to me again! Guess that wasn't the issue.
j7jman said:
That's pretty odd, I don't think I've ever heard of something like that happening unless there was something physically wrong with your phone.. have you ever tried to use Odin to reinstall a stock Rom? & out of curiosity do you have an antivirus app?
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I have used Odin to reinstall a stock rom before. I do have an Antivirus app called Lookout. It might be something physically wrong with the phone at this point im not sure what to do.
*update* Just took it back to sprint and they replaced it for me for free. Went from black to white
I've been trying to flash it back to stock to take it to sprint but my phone just keeps rebooting even whilst in recovery mode. :-\
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bas85 said:
*update* Just took it back to sprint and they replaced it for me for free. Went from black to white
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How long have you had your phone? I am having the exact same issues. My 1 year Samsung warranty expires on the 15th...
Was your phone rooted when you brought it in?
twoslo said:
I've been trying to flash it back to stock to take it to sprint but my phone just keeps rebooting even whilst in recovery mode. :-\
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I would say keep trying. Mine was doing that too but it finally held out long enough once to not restart on me. What I did was i just tapped the screen ever 10-15 seconds. Not sure if that did anythign or if I was lucky but It made it through.
MoMatt said:
How long have you had your phone? I am having the exact same issues. My 1 year Samsung warranty expires on the 15th...
Was your phone rooted when you brought it in?
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I had my phone for less than a year. I had a sprint warranty and the Samsung 1 year warranty. Both covered this issue with no problem. I suggest taking it in if you cant find a solution to the problem. But if your rooted. Flash back to stock.
I was able to restore to a previous backup. From there i got Mobile Odin working and was able to flash the FH13 OTA, rooted though. I still can't get the power button to work and its still randomly rebooting but not as often. Still trying to get the phone to STAY in download mode to flash to stock(unrooted) with Odin.
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I was able to restore to a previous backup. From there i got Mobile Odin working and was able to flash the FH13 OTA, rooted though. I still can't get the power button to work and its still randomly rebooting but not as often. Still trying to get the phone to STAY in download mode to flash to stock(unrooted) with Odin.
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You can possibly take the "risk" but I took mine that was a Rooted Stock version, and it passed their software test, so they gave me the new phone. Also if its rebooting as much or as fast as mine was, Its hard for them to even run a real test because the phone wont give them a chance to. Its up to you tho to make that decision.
Finally got the phone to stay in download mode and i was able to flash the Unrooted FF18 OC.
Reboots are fewer now but power button still doesn't work. I checked my account and my phone is still under 1 year warranty & i have the insurance. I'll be heading to sprint after work today.
Thanks for your tips and replies. :good:
Same issue. The power button on this phone is iffy. At least i think that's the problem
Swyped from a Galaxy S2 on CM10
update : they are replacing my phone because the power button is broken
It's gonna be a few days till I get the new one, tech says they are back ordered?
The stability and shutdown issues for me seem to be caused by a bad battery. Brought it into Sprint and they gave me a new one, no charge. Seems to have solved the problem.
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This is the Emergency thread!
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Okay I guess I'll be the first to post.
About an hour ago my phone shut off at 26% battery (16gb galaxy S3 running CM10.1 nightly 01/16). As I went to turn it back on it will boot into the CM splash screen spin a few times and just shut off. I attempted to charge it, and turn it back on but same thing. After that an attempt to get into CWM, which I was able to get in and it shut off while I was in it. I also tried putting the phone in download mode and about the same time frame it took for the other attempts resulted in a shut down.
Any advice? Or am I stuck doing a warranty exchange?
Rayman0625 said:
Okay I guess I'll be the first to post.
About an hour ago my phone shut off at 26% battery (16gb galaxy S3 running CM10.1 nightly 01/16). As I went to turn it back on it will boot into the CM splash screen spin a few times and just shut off. I attempted to charge it, and turn it back on but same thing. After that an attempt to get into CWM, which I was able to get in and it shut off while I was in it. I also tried putting the phone in download mode and about the same time frame it took for the other attempts resulted in a shut down.
Any advice? Or am I stuck doing a warranty exchange?
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Sounds like its your battery not a hardware problem. Leave it overnight or a couple hours charging and if it indeed boots up its your battery.
If it doesn't then flash stock and test it if the same result then call up that Warranty. I've seen this same issue with other devices where the battery dies at 50%+ and usually replacing the battery fixes the problem. Test your battery for overheating or swollen.
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Sounds like its your battery not a hardware problem. Leave it overnight or a couple hours charging and if it indeed boots up its your battery.
If it doesn't then flash stock and test it if the same result then call up that Warranty. I've seen this same issue with other devices where the battery dies at 50%+ and usually replacing the battery fixes the problem. Test your battery for overheating or swollen.
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The battery isnt swollen, thats one of the things I checked also. I thought it might be that, the only other option I have is to try a different battery. The good thing is I work in a tmobile store so im gonna give that a shot tomorrow.
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Can you start it without battery connected to the wall charger? If so try wipe cache. Or after reflash ROM.
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lintz said:
Can you start it without battery connected to the wall charger? If so try wipe cache. Or after reflash ROM.
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Phone wont boot without the battery in, and with it in I cant stay in recovery without with rebooting.
Rayman0625 said:
The battery isnt swollen, thats one of the things I checked also. I thought it might be that, the only other option I have is to try a different battery. The good thing is I work in a tmobile store so im gonna give that a shot tomorrow.
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Even better then lol just test it out at work. I'm about 80% its your battery specially if you OV/UC.
I have the t-mobile US t999.
Last night I was having an odd issue with the networking dropping. I've had the phone for about a month, modded since day 1 with a CM10 variation of a rom (sorry, I forget the exact rom). I had no issues whatsoever up until this point. After a few restarts thinking maybe it was a fluke issue with the network, or network signal in my room, the phone forced itself into emergency call mode only. I couldn't get it to come out.
So I decided I was going to odin on a stock rom as I could get it into download mode, that went through successfully. When the phone boots, I get the android taking off (Tmobile 4g) logo. Then the white samsung logo, and it doesn't go beyond this. I know this can take long so I left it there for about an hour, nothing. The phone also displays a blue led the entire time it's hanging as well.
Also worth noting, when I attempt to boot into recovery it just vibrates over and over.
Not sure what my next steps should be. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
heartspains88 said:
I have the t-mobile US t999.
Last night I was having an odd issue with the networking dropping. I've had the phone for about a month, modded since day 1 with a CM10 variation of a rom (sorry, I forget the exact rom). I had no issues whatsoever up until this point. After a few restarts thinking maybe it was a fluke issue with the network, or network signal in my room, the phone forced itself into emergency call mode only. I couldn't get it to come out.
So I decided I was going to odin on a stock rom as I could get it into download mode, that went through successfully. When the phone boots, I get the android taking off (Tmobile 4g) logo. Then the white samsung logo, and it doesn't go beyond this. I know this can take long so I left it there for about an hour, nothing. The phone also displays a blue led the entire time it's hanging as well.
Also worth noting, when I attempt to boot into recovery it just vibrates over and over.
Not sure what my next steps should be. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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after you odin, you need to wipe data/ factory reset to boot. If you can't get into recovery ( Power, Home Button, and Volume Up), then try reflashing your stock image in Odin and check your MD5 sum, so you can rule out a bad download
Thanks for the reply, I'm re-downloading the stock rom now to verify it's integrity and do a new flash. I cannot get into recovery, so we will see after the new flash. Pleading ignorance on one subject, how would I go about checking the MD5 sum to verify the file has no issues?
Additionally I did try to Odin recovery and still could not boot into it, this was however before attempting to re-download and flash a stock rom again.
**Edit//Update** Re-downloaded and flashed stock rom, was able to get into recovery and wipe, booted up fine.
Wow.. great idea for a thread and THANK YOU!!
Perfect timing too cause i need a little help please.
I am not new to android but new to samsung (WOW, didnt realize it would be so different from HTC ont he rooting and flashing side of things).
Long story short. I have a tmo s3. Bought it today and wanted to root. phone was working perfectly as it shoudl on stock rom unrooted. I downloaded the tool kit v7, used that to root adn install TWRP and rebooted into the stock rom that is now rooted. Still everything working perfect.
Here is what i did next and where the issues start.
Downloaded Synergy r290, went to recovery.
Wiped Cache, Dalvik, Data, and System (made a backup first)
flashed the rom and rebooted to system
However, nothing ever happened. I see the samsung logo, then all goes black and nothing happens (left it there for 10min)
I cant seem to get back into recovery holding vol up, home and power either and have no adb access to use that. I AM able to get into download mode which i know i can fix my problem here with odin, but i am just not sure what to flash and where.
Is there an easier way??
Thanks in advance for any help!
frettfreak said:
Wow.. great idea for a thread and THANK YOU!!
Perfect timing too cause i need a little help please.
I am not new to android but new to samsung (WOW, didnt realize it would be so different from HTC ont he rooting and flashing side of things).
Long story short. I have a tmo s3. Bought it today and wanted to root. phone was working perfectly as it shoudl on stock rom unrooted. I downloaded the tool kit v7, used that to root adn install TWRP and rebooted into the stock rom that is now rooted. Still everything working perfect.
Here is what i did next and where the issues start.
Downloaded Synergy r290, went to recovery.
Wiped Cache, Dalvik, Data, and System (made a backup first)
flashed the rom and rebooted to system
However, nothing ever happened. I see the samsung logo, then all goes black and nothing happens (left it there for 10min)
I cant seem to get back into recovery holding vol up, home and power either and have no adb access to use that. I AM able to get into download mode which i know i can fix my problem here with odin, but i am just not sure what to flash and where.
Is there an easier way??
Thanks in advance for any help!
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If you absolutely can't get into recovery to restore your backup..
Flash the UVDLJA root66 file in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687 via odin. You will have the latest UVDLJA JB update, and will be rooted. From there, install goo manager from the play store to flash TWRP.
After that you're all set to flash whatever you want (just make sure it's for the Tmobile s3).
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Towle said:
If you absolutely can't get into recovery to restore your backup..
Flash the UVDLJA root66 file in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687 via odin. You will have the latest UVDLJA JB update, and will be rooted. From there, install goo manager from the play store to flash TWRP.
After that you're all set to flash whatever you want (just make sure it's for the Tmobile s3).
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Ok, easy enough, but do i put that in the PDA field in Odin or phone?
This sounds MUCh easier than what i thought i would have to do.. thanks a ton!
frettfreak said:
Ok, easy enough, but do i put that in the PDA field in Odin or phone?
This sounds MUCh easier than what i thought i would have to do.. thanks a ton!
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Just upload the file to PDA and hit start. Make sure to let it finish completely, once the phone reboots, it's done.
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Flashing stock with Odin can take up to ten minutes its normal like the man said above just let it do its thing
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Just upload the file to PDA and hit start. Make sure to let it finish completely, once the phone reboots, it's done.
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Worked great! Thanks!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113883
Let's see if you have any solution for me?
Weird problem. When I set kernel frequencies on my phone, they at some point get locked at the maximum frequency. This has happened every time I flash a new ROM or kernel, and I'm worried that it will soon start to affect the battery. I'm using the msmdvcs governor on both kernels that I've tried (stock and faux)
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Weird problem. When I set kernel frequencies on my phone, they at some point get locked at the maximum frequency. This has happened every time I flash a new ROM or kernel, and I'm worried that it will soon start to affect the battery. I'm using the msmdvcs governor on both kernels that I've tried (stock and faux)
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Do u happened to have apps that control frequency like setcpu etc? They might be conflicting each other
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I have created this thread for all you SG-SIII Noobs & Senior Members!
The purpose of this thread is to limit the number of (sometimes useless) threads, that are created over a simple problem that can easily be solved by READING OR SEARCHING.
This is the Emergency thread!
*Did you run into a problem and need quick assistance?
*Do you have a question or concern about your SG-SIII device?
Don't panic just ask here and I or WE THE SG-SIII COMMUNITY will gladly help!
Ok, here's one. I unrooted using this method.
In download mode,
custom binary download: No
current binary: Samsung official
System status: official
but under system settings, device status reads "Modified"
Do I need to wipe my phone? was the .tar I flashed onto my phone secure?
Thanks so much for the help, I'm kind of panicking
If your already unrooted make a factory reset that should fix it.
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If your already unrooted make a factory reset that should fix it.
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Alright, thanks I'll give that a shot.
Also did you make sure you resetted your flash counter to 0 before u unrooted/?
Yes, I used triangle away, and download mode shows that everything is good to go. Which led me to believe that the .tar file I flashed might have been modified. But I'll give the reset a shot.
Great idea! I'll make sure to come by a few times a week see if I can pitch in :good:
BWolf56 said:
Great idea! I'll make sure to come by a few times a week see if I can pitch in :good:
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I would appreciate that thanks.
I was on CM 10.1
I wanted to get back to stock so I used odin to try and flash the rooted version of Stock JB.
Now my phone stays stuck at a glowing samsung logo.
Please advise.
Thanks,
-J
McConnellBrewing said:
I was on CM 10.1
I wanted to get back to stock so I used odin to try and flash the rooted version of Stock JB.
Now my phone stays stuck at a glowing samsung logo.
Please advise.
Thanks,
-J
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How long as it been? It can take a while to boot up.
If after 10min it's still not botting up, go in recovery, clear cache/dalvik and reboot. If that doesn't work, factory reset and reboot.
Now if all of the above don't work, get back in download mode and reflash with Odin.
BWolf56 said:
How long as it been? It can take a while to boot up.
If after 10min it's still not botting up, go in recovery, clear cache/dalvik and reboot. If that doesn't work, factory reset and reboot.
Now if all of the above don't work, get back in download mode and reflash with Odin.
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I am already using Odin so I don't think I can get back into CWM. I try the Home, Power, Volume down and it just puts it in download mode. I am trying re flashing with Odin now. we will see what happens this time.
McConnellBrewing said:
I am already using Odin so I don't think I can get back into CWM. I try the Home, Power, Volume down and it just puts it in download mode. I am trying re flashing with Odin now. we will see what happens this time.
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recovery mode is vol up+home+power.
You don't need cwm to get in recovery. it's already there by default.
**2.4 ghz capped at 5mb link speed** ive been reading for the past 2 days still cant figure it out, i just got a GS3 and i noticed my wifi was really slow so i looked in to it. i can see when i do the *#0011# trick and turn off sleep mode etc i see my link speed at 78mb, then it gos all the way to 5mb and wont leave it also changes the network to 802.11b and i cant get it to go back to 802.11n unless i do the power off/power on again but 5 seconds later it will just go back to 802.11b when i connect on the 5ghz network everything is fine and stays on nothing changes. my router is a netgear n600 up to date firmware and i have an ATT gs3 with jell bean 4.1.1 no roms or root. im also sitting less then one foot from my router. modulation in the *#0011# gos from qpsk to cck. when i look at 5g it says N/A help please lol i dont wanna go back to my iphone 5
I made a backup of all apps as well as their data and my devices shared storage through an adb tool. If, after I factory reset, I restore this data, will my device once again display "modified"?
McConnellBrewing said:
I was on CM 10.1
I wanted to get back to stock so I used odin to try and flash the rooted version of Stock JB.
Now my phone stays stuck at a glowing samsung logo.
Please advise.
Thanks,
-J
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Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago, thought I bricked it because I couldn't get it into recovery mode. Panicked for a while because I couldn't find any answers anywhere, and the laughed at myself when I realized recovery was volume up instead of volume down. Did a factory reset and went from there.
jerrah said:
**2.4 ghz capped at 5mb link speed** ive been reading for the past 2 days still cant figure it out, i just got a GS3 and i noticed my wifi was really slow so i looked in to it. i can see when i do the *#0011# trick and turn off sleep mode etc i see my link speed at 78mb, then it gos all the way to 5mb and wont leave it also changes the network to 802.11b and i cant get it to go back to 802.11n unless i do the power off/power on again but 5 seconds later it will just go back to 802.11b when i connect on the 5ghz network everything is fine and stays on nothing changes. my router is a netgear n600 up to date firmware and i have an ATT gs3 with jell bean 4.1.1 no roms or root. im also sitting less then one foot from my router. modulation in the *#0011# gos from qpsk to cck. when i look at 5g it says N/A help please lol i dont wanna go back to my iphone 5
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Do you have any devices that still require the g protocol? Most devices today support N. And if that is the case, turn off all the unused protocols (a, b, g). That could be causing some issues.
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Do you have any devices that still require the g protocol? Most devices today support N. And if that is the case, turn off all the unused protocols (a, b, g). That could be causing some issues.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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i tried. theres no option on my router settings for it. i can only choose 54/145/300 mbps i have a brand new n600 netgear router, and the internet works fine on my nexus 7 and iphone 5
FlyinHi said:
I made a backup of all apps as well as their data and my devices shared storage through an adb tool. If, after I factory reset, I restore this data, will my device once again display "modified"?
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I'm really not sure but best way to find out is to try
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I'm really not sure but best way to find out is to try
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Alright, thanks for all of the help btw.
Replacing digitizer
Hey, my colleague dropped her S3, the Glass itself is not cracked, and the LED display is fine as well, however the phone is not responding to touch input, so it must be the digitizer. Is there a way to replace JUST the digitizer? or is she going to have to get the entire glass/digitizer/led replacement piece?
This is what I'm looking at for the digitizer only.
This is what I'm looking at for the entire LED/Glass/Digitizer