i need some help here guys. i was running AOKP for the longest time and loving it. then today i tried to update to the latest version. i downloaded the rom and went to flash the .zip in CWM. i've done this dozens of times. this time things were completely different. i kept getting FCs over and over. so i booted into recovery again to reflash. for whatever reason, it seemed like my file system was corrupted. folders i had never seen were all over the place. it was a big mess. i decided to flash back to stock. i booted into DL mode and did this with odin successfully. then upon reboot, the phone was stuck at the Samsung logo. looking into this i saw that i needed to boot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache. i tried doing this but no matter what, my phone will not boot into recovery. i have even used odin to flash CF-SGS3-CWM-v5.5-v1.0.tar. when i press volume up+home+power i get the first samsung logo with the tiny blue text up at the top saying "recovery booting" but then nothing happens and the phone just goes to a normal boot attempt, which stalls at the samsung logo. please help guys. just for a quick overview. was on [ROM] AOKP(Jellybean 4.2.1 )Task & Ktoonsez (12/23) (AT&T/Rogers), potential file system corruption during a routine upgrade, flashed back to stock with odin (meaning i can still boot into DL mode), but CANNOT boot into RECOVERY mode. i'm freaking out
jamesquags said:
i need some help here guys. i was running AOKP for the longest time and loving it. then today i tried to update to the latest version. i downloaded the rom and went to flash the .zip in CWM. i've done this dozens of times. this time things were completely different. i kept getting FCs over and over. so i booted into recovery again to reflash. for whatever reason, it seemed like my file system was corrupted. folders i had never seen were all over the place. it was a big mess.
i decided to flash back to stock. i booted into DL mode and did this with odin successfully. then upon reboot, the phone was stuck at the Samsung logo. looking into this i saw that i needed to boot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache. i tried doing this but no matter what, my phone will not boot into recovery.
i have even used odin to flash CF-SGS3-CWM-v5.5-v1.0.tar. when i press volume up+home+power i get the first samsung logo with the tiny blue text up at the top saying "recovery booting" but then nothing happens and the phone just goes to a normal boot attempt, which stalls at the samsung logo. please help guys.
just for a quick overview. was on [ROM] AOKP(Jellybean 4.2.1 )Task & Ktoonsez (12/23) (AT&T/Rogers), potential file system corruption during a routine upgrade, flashed back to stock with odin (meaning i can still boot into DL mode), but CANNOT boot into RECOVERY mode. i'm freaking out
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First of all, good job on searching before posting! :good:
Second, if you want help, try using capital letters at the start of a sentence and using paragraphs. It makes it sooo much easier to read that way.
Third, just keep trying. But from what you're saying about a file-system issue, that could be bad? It's not familiar to me anyways. Hope it didn't damage the internal SD.
If nothing else works, then try the USB-JIG to access Recovery mode. They're like $5 on eBay.
Okay, try these things.
1) Odin a non-rooted, stock ROM that comes with a 3E recovery and try to access that recovery.
If that doesn't work, move onto this step:
2) Odin a different recovery. I attached one to this post. Just unzip it and then odin it. :CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v5.tar:
Try to get recovery again after a battery pull.
If that doesn't do it, then try this next:
1) Odin a rooted ROM onto the phone.
2) Download the attached "openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-d2att" and unzip it.
3) Download this ADB & Fastboot tool and extract it to your C:/ drive with subfolders using this path: "C:/Android/platform-tools/".
Here is the file to download:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390135922294523275
4) Rename the openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-d2att to "recovery" and place it into the Platform-tools folder.
5) Open the JPEG and follow the EXACT same commands in the pic. This will install TWRP recovery for you.
Then try once again to get into recovery.
If it still doesn't work, then buy a USB Jig.
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Thanks so much for the advice.
Regarding the TWRP installation, is the phone connected to the computer in DL mode for this?
I am currently downloading a rooted stock ROM. This might help shed light on what is going on here.... I unzipped the .tar you attached to your first post and stuck it in the PDA slot with the phone connected and in DL mode. ODIN did nothing and the returned a FAIL message saying that it "Failed to Open Serial [COM] Port". Hmmmm. Anyways I am going to try to install the TWRP recovery. If not I will buy the USB jig. Thanks again for you help. -jim
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"Failed to Open Serial [COM] Port".
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Have you installed the phone drivers? They're linked from the Odin thread.
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Have you installed the phone drivers? They're linked from the Odin thread.
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Yes i have installed the drivers. I have flashed multiple .tar files today.
jamesquags said:
Thanks so much for the advice.
Regarding the TWRP installation, is the phone connected to the computer in DL mode for this?
I am currently downloading a rooted stock ROM. This might help shed light on what is going on here.... I unzipped the .tar you attached to your first post and stuck it in the PDA slot with the phone connected and in DL mode. ODIN did nothing and the returned a FAIL message saying that it "Failed to Open Serial [COM] Port". Hmmmm. Anyways I am going to try to install the TWRP recovery. If not I will buy the USB jig. Thanks again for you help. -jim
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The TWRP doesn't use Odin. You have to use ADB/FastBoot like I show in the picture attached with it.
I have yet to find an Odin flashable TWRP.
CZ Eddie said:
The TWRP doesn't use Odin. You have to use ADB/FastBoot like I show in the picture attached with it.
I have yet to find an Odin flashable TWRP.
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After flashing the ROOTED STOCK ROM, I tried about 7 times to boot into recovery. It finally did!!! I then was able to do a wipe data and cache and I'm all set.
Thanks so much for helping me out. -jim
To get into recovery hold the power+volume up+ home key when you see the blue text at the top of the screen let go if the power button but still press the home + volume up
Sent from my SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
jerrycoffman45 said:
To get into recovery hold the power+volume up+ home key when you see the blue text at the top of the screen let go of the power button but still press the home + volume up
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Why do you continue to hold the home + volume up? I release all three as soon as I see the blue text and it goes into Recovery just fine for me.
CZ Eddie said:
Why do you continue to hold the home + volume up? I release all three as soon as I see the blue text and it goes into Recovery just fine for me.
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i dont know i have always done it that way well learned something new just tried it your way thanks
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I tried using this process: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 to root my phone
After the odin push of the insecure kernel the phone wouldn't boot normally.
I am able to get into download mode, but the phone won't boot.
I'd like to be able to apply a stock rom back to the phone.
When I flash this ROM through odin it fails http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
steves2947 said:
I tried using this process: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665 to root my phone
After the odin push of the insecure kernel the phone wouldn't boot normally.
I am able to get into download mode, but the phone won't boot.
I'd like to be able to apply a stock rom back to the phone.
When I flash this ROM through odin it fails http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
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boot into recovery and do a factory reset... this helped me
mlemonds said:
boot into recovery and do a factory reset... this helped me
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No luck, it doesn't get past the "samsung" screen
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No luck, it doesn't get past the "samsung" screen
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are you able to get into recovery at all, or no.
There are two 'samsung' screens that i know of, i was stuck at the step 4.
1st: 'samsung'
2nd: 'Samsung Galaxy S III'
3rd: AT&T splash screen
4th: pulsating 'samsung'
I'm going to assume you are stuck on the pulsating Samsung screen. Here is what you should do. Go into the att cwm mode (not the real cwm) by holding volume up, home button, and then power button. Wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache. Then put phone into download mode - volume down, home button, and power button. Open Odin 3.07 on computer, select the from you want to flash in the PDA field, and then plug your phone via the USB cable that came with the phone into a USB port that is connected to your computers motherboard. You should see the COM port turn blue. Flash ROM and you should be good to go.
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Yes, I can get into recovery and into download mode.
I was able to flash cwm recovery, but can't access the external SD card to attempt to flash a rom that way.
I tried factory reset/data wipe no luck.
I think something with the kernel i loaded is corrupt, so I need to find a known good stock rom to flash via odin.
It gets to the "2nd: 'Samsung Galaxy S III'" if I go into recovery mode.
Never past the first pulsing Samsung in normal boot, or download modes.
bablon bhalco
Was able to locate a working stock rom.
"Samsung-Updates.com-SGH-I747_ATT_1_20120704210732_mk7pwhw8ij"
I appear to be back in biz now.
Here is the link for anyone else who has this issue....
samsung-updates.com/get/195/Samsung_Firmware_SGH-I747_ATT_I747UCALG1_Android_4_0_4.html
Frakin image verification.
Here's a video tutorial on how to root your Nexus 10 for noobs!
Windows video tutorial:
Mac video tutorial:
Linux video tutorial:
All the files you need in one zip (adb+SuperSU+fastboot+Windows drivers):
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/Nexus10/Nexus10RootNew.zip
Step-by-Step tutorial with photos here:
http://nexus10root.com/nexus-10-root/how-to-root-nexus-10-easiest-method/
Also, if you get stuck on bootloop after unlocking bootloader (This happened to me couple times), do a factory reset in stock recovery to fix:
Thanks to shimp208 for the sideload method and working CWM, ChainFire for awesome SuperSU and to all the developers who are worked on CWM recovery!
So the CWM that was just updated by Koushik on CWM does not work properly or does it work? Was asking based on this
While CWM Recovery is still being fixed
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Edit: There's no driver issue if it were on a Mac right? Especially adb sideloading the CWM SuperSu zip?
How do I flash the stock recovery? CWM isn't working and I tried to update the driver like in the video but couldn't find the "manta" that I needed to update. I'm just stuck in bootloop animation now. I'm downloading the stock image right now to try and flash it back to stock..
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How do I flash the stock recovery? CWM isn't working and I tried to update the driver like in the video but couldn't find the "manta" that I needed to update. I'm just stuck in bootloop animation now. I'm downloading the stock image right now to try and flash it back to stock..
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If you go into fastboot mode then choose recovery to get to the screen with the red triangle, keep pressing the power button and volume buttons randomly until the stock recovery pops up. From there do a factory reset and it'll work, I just did it to mine!
I flashed the CWM recovery img so when I do what you say it takes me to the bootloader screen and says Downloading. No red triangle. It boots into CWM and then after 20 seconds restarts itself and hits the bootanimation loop. Any clue what to do next? Trying to flash the stock image but having issues using cmds in windows cmd
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I cleared cache through cmd and i got to the red triangle...thank ****ing the lord. DTWAZERE, I will remember tonight. Thank you for your help.
johno86 said:
I flashed the CWM recovery img so when I do what you say it takes me to the bootloader screen and says Downloading. Any clue what to do next? Trying to flash the stock image but having issues getting it into fastboot now...
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Thing is it will delete the CWM recovery when you leave it so you'll have to reflash it, which is why this is so unstable!
I had the exact same thing as you and this is what I did:
Press the power button to turn it off while it says downloading
Hold both volume buttons down and power on to get into fastboot
Choose recovery
Press power and volume buttons randomly when the red triangle appears until you get stock recovery
Choose Factory Reset
Reboot
You should be able to get back into the rom that way,
to root it you need to boot into fastboot again, reflash the recovery, and sideload the superuser apk
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Thing is it will delete the CWM recovery when you leave it so you'll have to reflash it, which is why this is so unstable!
I had the exact same thing as you and this is what I did:
Press the power button to turn it off while it says downloading
Hold both volume buttons down and power on to get into fastboot
Choose recovery
Press power and volume buttons randomly when the red triangle appears until you get stock recovery
Choose Factory Reset
Reboot
You should be able to get back into the rom that way,
to root it you need to boot into fastboot again, reflash the recovery, and sideload the superuser apk
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Yeah this is exactly what I did and it worked. I'll wait on flashing anything until there's a stable recovery. I was fairly confident in what I was doing until that happened. Not being able to input commands from cmd prompt made me sick so I'll wait for a dev to release something that works without having to quickly install the drivers again within a 15-20 second timeframe. Too much stress.
cant boot
I got a huge problem.
I follow the step and going on. Ive seen the done in CWMR. But the tablet cant boot.
It stops in the second animation( X mark) cant boot in os.
Anyone can help me?
lc684760 said:
I got a huge problem.
I follow the step and going on. Ive seen the done in CWMR. But the tablet cant boot.
It stops in the second animation( X mark) cant boot in os.
Anyone can help me?
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Heh im having the same issue.
lc684760 said:
I got a huge problem.
I follow the step and going on. Ive seen the done in CWMR. But the tablet cant boot.
It stops in the second animation( X mark) cant boot in os.
Anyone can help me?
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I'm having the same issue. Stuck on the 2nd splash screen with the Nexus Logo.
I received successful messages after every entry.
deevooneh said:
I'm having the same issue. Stuck on the 2nd splash screen with the Nexus Logo.
I received successful messages after every entry.
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sucks. But we can boot in fastboot and downloading . I think we may have some tricks to fix.
i did everything, and it all went successfully after a few tried. Now i am stuck with the JB X load screen.
How do i get the stock google rom and how do i flash it?
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sucks. But we can boot in fastboot and downloading . I think we may have some tricks to fix.
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Ok. Let me know if you figure something out. Hopefully we didnt brick it.
deevooneh said:
Ok. Let me know if you figure something out. Hopefully we didnt brick it.
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I just called service phone. But goole play agent told me that they didnt know how to deal with that. Its the new device. They dont know much. Damn it!
lc684760 said:
I just called service phone. But goole play agent told me that they didnt know how to deal with that. Its the new device. They dont know much. Damn it!
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How do we get back to stock? Might need to reattempt this.
If you are stuck on the boot animation (X) screen... power off your device and enter fastboot mode and then type fastboot -w... I has this problem and this fixed it!
NOTE: fastboot -w will wipe your internal storage completely
dtwazere said:
If you go into fastboot mode then choose recovery to get to the screen with the red triangle, keep pressing the power button and volume buttons randomly until the stock recovery pops up. From there do a factory reset and it'll work, I just did it to mine!
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How do we get back to stock? Might need to reattempt this.
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Stock is here
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#mantarayjop40c
Still need a way to get CWM stable, so we have time to copy to sd
craigacgomez said:
If you are stuck on the boot animation (X) screen... power off you devices and enter fastboot mode and then type fastboot -w... I has this problem and this fixed it!
NOTE: fastboot -w will wipe your internal storage completely
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THIS WORKED!!
Youre a genius. thanks!
When I try to install the manta drivers manually and tell it to search the same area that it searched and found the android bootloader drivers for fastboot mode it says that the drivers couldn't be found and installed. Am I missing something? Also if i try to do fastboot flash recovery it gives me an error message stating that it cannot determine the image filename for the recovery image.
Well i guess i did it the long way around.
Went to https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#mantarayjop40c
and downloaded the Nexus 10 file. extracted, and the actual files in the Nexus10Root folder.
Opened the flash-all.sh and entered each command manually because it was erroring out running the script.
After the 3rd command it booted right into android!
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-I747 (AT&T) that I updated OTA to 4.1.1 a while back. I just decided to root the phone using Odin3 V3.04 and clockworkmod.tar. I tried using clockworkmod at first but couldn't get the phone to go into CWM recovery mode. It just went into stock recovery instead. Reading further, I was told that I need to flash fixboot.tar first, then clockworkmod.tar, then flash CWM_SuperUser_3.0.7.zip file in recovery mode. When I used odin to flash fixboot.tar and rebooted, it boots the Galaxy S3 logo, at&t chime, then goes black with Amber light. It will not boot fully. I then used Odin to flash clockworkmod.tar, rebooted and it also went to blackscreen.I was then able to go into recovery mode and flash the Superuser zip file and reboot but I'm still getting the black screen. What did the fixboot.tar file do to my phone?? Can I reverse this without flashing a whole new rom? I have search the forum for severalhours now with no luck. Any help would be great.
where did you get your initial information and tar? as well as the fixboot info and tar?
check out this rooting thread here on xda. the purpose is to flash cwm recovery onto your device. you then boot into the custom recovery you just installed and root from there. instructions are on the thread.
recovery mode is: vol up + home + power. release just the power button when your device vibrates
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where did you get your initial information and tar? as well as the fixboot info and tar?
check out this rooting thread here on xda. the purpose is to flash cwm recovery onto your device. you then boot into the custom recovery you just installed and root from there. instructions are on the thread.
recovery mode is: vol up + home + power. release just the power button when your device vibrates
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I got it from this link - http://rootgalaxys3iii.com/root-at-t-galaxy-s3/
I am aware of the process you mentioned, but it would not work. It just kept going into standard recovery mode instead of custom recovery so I could never root from there. Thats when I came across this link and thought I needed to flash fixboot.tar first as it states. It did work! I was able to flash clockworkmod.tar and then root the phone, but what good does that do now that my phone is hosed at the blackscreen...There were two sites that said to use this fixboot method. I should have known better...
I just read your thred. Looks like my problem was letting the phone reboot. Is there any way to reverse the fixboot.tar I used? Maybe there is a 4.1.1 boot.tar that can put things back as they were?
via the link i provided, in odin, were you unticking the "auto reboot" box?
i've used that thread method on several S3's with no problems. if you were getting a PASS message then it actually worked.
can you get into recovery now? if so, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache. reboot.
xBeerdroiDx said:
via the link i provided, in odin, were you unticking the "auto reboot" box?
i've used that thread method on several S3's with no problems. if you were getting a PASS message then it actually worked.
can you get into recovery now? if so, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache. reboot.
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I used that method from another site and I was getting a pass. It looks like my issue was letting it reboot. When it didn't go into CWM recovery,I used the fixboot.tar and thats when my phone would not boot past the boot screen. I still have some unsaved material and don't want to wipe the phone. I can get into CWM recovery now. Will doing a data/factory reset wipe everything? If so, is that my only option at this point? I don't want to go to factory and lose everything unless I have to.
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I used that method from another site and I was getting a pass. It looks like my issue was letting it reboot. When it didn't go into CWM recovery,I used the fixboot.tar and thats when my phone would not boot past the boot screen. I still have some unsaved material and don't want to wipe the phone. I can get into CWM recovery now. Will doing a data/factory reset wipe everything? If so, is that my only option at this point? I don't want to go to factory and lose everything unless I have to.
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Well, since I got no response, I did what you said and deleted everything. I still have the same problem. Phone boots to Samsung logo, does jingle and geos to blackscreen with blue light.
Back to my original question. I used the fixboot.tar and it jacked my phone where it only boots to blackscreen with blue light. Is there a fix for this???
Hello Everyone,
I'm hoping someone can help me out.
I installed ROM Manager on my phone, and (honestly not sure why!) but I did. When I launched the application, it told me that v. 6.0 was available if I wanted to update - Stupid me, updated ClockWorkMod to v6.0.
Well, everything was fine.. until I decided to use the ROM Manager Backup option - When I rebooted, it got stuck on
"Could not do normal boot"
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-M919
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
CSB-OEM_CONFI_LSB: 0X30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enable
Downloading....
Do not turn off target!!
I'm not sure what to do at this point. I've tried VOL UP + HOME + POWER - but it goes right back to this spot. I've pulled the battery waited for 5 mins - then tried the same VOL UP + HOME + POWER - still nothing.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jay
Don't press the home button is the first thing I can think of.
Power + Volume up = Custom Recovery
Power + Volume down = ODIN/Download mode
To get into Recovery mode:
Pull battery
Insert battery but Don't turn phone on.
Press Power + Volume up buttons and hold them until you see the custom recovery prompt in blue lettering in the upper left corner of the S4, and then immediately release the buttons. You should enter into Recovery.
I don't use CWM so I'm not that familiar with its installation, etc. But there are a few threads that go into CWM in detail.
Plugged it back up to ODIN - pushed out the old ClockWorkMod and system booted back up!! Phew!!
I think I'm going with TWRP..
JayCapo1-8125 said:
Plugged it back up to ODIN - pushed out the old ClockWorkMod and system booted back up!! Phew!!
I think I'm going with TWRP..
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Here's the TWRP 2.5.0.2 file:
https://hotfile.com/dl/230303459/7ce1553/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.2-jfltexx.tar.html
Install with ODIN.
Steps to follow........
Method #1 -
Place file in PDA box*
Uncheck all other boxes.
Press start.
When installation is complete, unplug usb cord and pull the battery.
Insert the battery but Don't turn on the phone.
Place phone in Recovery mode via the Power + Volume up buttons.
Method #2 -
The other way I've read to install TWRP Recovery is:
Place the TWRP 2.5.0.2 tar in the PDA box*
Check the auto reboot box and f time reset box.
Start the installation and let the phone reboot.
I believe the above method is method of choice, but sometimes the Recovery doesn't take, so Method #1 is then recommended.
Here is an explanation why:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41166759&postcount=28
TWRP been having some issues, even the one people claim to be stable. Be caution with that one as well. Let us know how it works out if not can direct you to other recoveries. There are several out there all working flawlessly. Just matter of what you want you know?
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TWRP been having some issues, even the one people claim to be stable. Be caution with that one as well. Let us know how it works out if not can direct you to other recoveries. There are several out there all working flawlessly. Just matter of what you want you know?
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TWRP looks to have worked for me.
But I can see what you mean. I no longer get stuck in ODIN MODE - but I was having issues after dropping a ROM on my phone. Even after successful setup of the ROM, if I decided to reboot just for giggles. It would freeze on Samsung S4 Logo.
Well, I have since fixed this issue:
I believe the reason why I was getting stuck on Samsung S4 Logo on reboot was because in addition to wipe data/wipe cache/wipe dalvik - I also formatted the internal_sd - this is just a theory but my internal_sd regardless of me dumping a ROM on there, after reboot would do nothing - When I went in recovery - internal_sd showed 0MB. Thus, stuck boot screen. Nothing to boot too.
FIX: Installed STOCK ROM, and KERNEL - Confirmed, that reboot works after setting up phone. My understanding is that it installs all the necessary folder structure required. Got the STOCK ROM from: http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/
Then followed this root process and recovery:
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-ro...g-twrp-method/
Once I did that, booted to recovery did the normal (wipe data/wipe cache/wipe dalvik) then dropped ALPHA ROM on my phone, along with Infamous KERNEL, and everything is great. Reboots like a champ now. -- Still using TWRP, but v. 2.5.0 - (no issues as of yet! )
Glad to see all working out for you
JayCapo1-8125 said:
Plugged it back up to ODIN - pushed out the old ClockWorkMod and system booted back up!! Phew!!
I think I'm going with TWRP..
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When you say "plugged it back up to ODIN" what exactly are you doing. Do I need to download an app to my PC? I am new to this... I'm stuck on the same screen.
Thanks in advance!
sincity said:
When you say "plugged it back up to ODIN" what exactly are you doing. Do I need to download an app to my PC? I am new to this... I'm stuck on the same screen.
Thanks in advance!
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Install ODIN 3.07 to your pc
Install drivers for your device onto your pc
I'll post a link to the ODIN thread so you can see how it's done
Update:
Here ya go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
Please read the above thread in the link carefully.
If your device is stuck on a screen, what were you doing prior to get to that state.
First, boot into custom recovery and Wipe cache and dalvik cache, reboot, and see if that helps.
Either way, you should have ODIN on your pc
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Install ODIN 3.07 to your pc
Install drivers to your device.
I'll post a link to the ODIN thread so you can see how it's done
Update:
Here ya go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
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Thanks a million... I'll give it a try! Wish me luck!
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Thanks a million... I'll give it a try! Wish me luck!
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I edited my link above.
You'll be fine.
Any questions, ask in the thread after you read about ODIN and how it works.
Once you install it on to your pc, along with the drivers which enable youropc totrecognize your device you'll find it very helpful when needed.
I have, and so have almost everyone who have ever rooted their devices and/or flashed ROMs, etc
By the way, you are not rooted?
I ask because if you are, you would have used ODIN.
What is exactly wrong now with your device?
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JayCapo1-8125 said:
Plugged it back up to ODIN - pushed out the old ClockWorkMod and system booted back up!! Phew!!
I think I'm going with TWRP..
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If you go with TWRP, don't use Goo Manager as that will install 2.6.0.0 which has some issues for some, as you probably know.
Install TWRP 2.5.0.2 with ODIN, which I did many months ago, and have had zero issues.
You can install with Mobile ODIN also I believe.
Biker1 said:
I edited my link above.
You'll be fine.
Any questions, ask in the thread after you read about ODIN and how it works.
Once you install it on to your pc, along with the drivers which enable youropc totrecognize your device you'll find it very helpful when needed.
I have, and so have almost everyone who have ever rooted their devices and/or flashed ROMs, etc
By the way, you are not rooted?
I ask because if you are, you would have used ODIN.
What is exactly wrong now with your device?
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Ok I figured it out... I really appreciate your help! My blood pressure went down! LOL!
Yes my cell was rooted... I used GX4EX by:
Credits:
***Exploit adapted for AT&T by Jortex***
***Original Guide by Open1Your1Eyes0 for Verizon Galaxy S 4***
***Original Exploit by DooMLoRD***
So I was installing modaco switch on my phone and it worked for a bit but then when I rebooted it it wouldn't turn on. I've tried flashing it in odin and nothing happened and it still doesn't work. I was wondering if anyone else had any ideas.
Can you access Odin? If so, I recommend flashing back to stock first.
joshua.justice said:
So I was installing modaco switch on my phone and it worked for a bit but then when I rebooted it it wouldn't turn on. I've tried flashing it in odin and nothing happened and it still doesn't work. I was wondering if anyone else had any ideas.
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Are you able to get your device into ODIN/Download mode?
If so, flash the Samsung Stock Firmware as macboy3000 suggested.
To get your device into ODIN mode:
Power down device
Press Power and Vol down buttons and hold
Device should show an image
Press Vol up and you'll be in ODIN mode
Some helpful tips:
Follow the instructions via the red link in my sig.
Be sure to have enough juice in your battery
Have a good usb cord. This is the reason many ODIN flashes fail.
Check your md5 checksum match between the download file and your download prior to flashing the stock Firmware.
macboy3000 said:
Can you access Odin? If so, I recommend flashing back to stock first.
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Biker1 said:
Are you able to get your device into ODIN/Download mode?
If so, flash the Samsung Stock Firmware as macboy3000 suggested.
To get your device into ODIN mode:
Power down device
Press Power and Vol down buttons and hold
Device should show an image
Press Vol up and you'll be in ODIN mode
Some helpful tips:
Follow the instructions via the red link in my sig.
Be sure to have enough juice in your battery
Have a good usb cord. This is the reason many ODIN flashes fail.
Check your md5 checksum match between the download file and your download prior to flashing the stock Firmware.
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I tried flashing it twice and it still said successful when it finished flashing but continued to boot loop.
I'm not sure what would cause think
joshua.justice said:
I tried flashing it twice and it still said successful when it finished flashing but continued to boot loop.
I'm not sure what would cause think
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After you flashed ODIN, did you go into stock recovery and Factory reset, then reboot, both from within Recovery?
Biker1 said:
After you flashed ODIN, did you go into stock recovery and Factory reset, then reboot, both from within Recovery?
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No, I don't think it'll boot the stock recovery but I'll try that
If you flash stock and still receive boot loops, try going into recovery and wiping data and cache.
take out your sdcard too just for the hell of it.
I just reread your post, and your device is working fine, it's just that you want to know how to get Modaco Switch to work on your device with stability, because it stops working shortly after it's installed.
I had thought your device stopped working. I don't think ODIN will be your answer, and I don't about Modaco.
Maybe:
See if others have Modaco Switch working with stability, and if so:
try wiping cache & dalvik cache in Recovery, or try wiping first.
Biker1 said:
I just reread your post, and your device is working fine, it's just that you want to know how to get Modaco Switch to work on your device with stability, because it stops working shortly after it's installed.
I had thought your device stopped working. I don't think ODIN will be your answer, and I don't about Modaco.
Maybe:
See if others have Modaco Switch working with stability, and if so:
try wiping cache & dalvik cache in Recovery, or try wiping first.
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It's not working fine. It doesn't boot at all. I tried going into recovery and it still boot loops even after flashing with odin.
joshua.justice said:
It's not working fine. It doesn't boot at all. I tried going into recovery and it still boot loops even after flashing with odin.
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Ah, so I did read it right the first time. I saw the title the 1st time but I didn't see it the 2nd time, which is why I thought just Modaco wasn't turning on when I read your post without reading the title the 2nd time.
Plus I missed all the follow up posts. That's what I get for running around on my phone trying to read threads
With that being said, then what I wrote should resolve your issues.
Follow my RED link in my sig, and that should help to resolve your issues. I wrote out the steps previously, but looking at the link may help you
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Ah, so I did read it right the first time. I saw the title the 1st time but I didn't see it the 2nd time, which is why I thought just Modaco wasn't turning on when I read your post without reading the title the 2nd time.
Plus I missed all the follow up posts. That's what I get for running around on my phone trying to read threads
With that being said, then what I wrote should resolve your issues.
Follow my RED link in my sig, and that should help to resolve your issues. I wrote out the steps previously, but looking at the link may help you
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It doesn't boot into recovery so how can I wipe those?
joshua.justice said:
It doesn't boot into recovery so how can I wipe those?
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You mentioned in the op you tried flashing in ODIN.
What exactly is your phone able to do?
Do you see anything on the display?
Does it boot into anything?
Etc...
What does 'tried going into recovery but it still boot loops' mean?
If you go step by step what you did before the issue and after, including Exactly what status your device is in, it will help in attempting to troubleshoot and resolve your issues.
I can get it into download mode but flashing Odin does nothing. When I hit the power button to turn it on it goes all the way until the t mobile logo and stalls. Sometimes it just vibrations off and on with a dark screen. When I try to go into recovery with the volume up and power keys or says 'rebooting recovery' in blue like it always does but then it just goes to booting normally and then hangs there.
joshua.justice said:
I can get it into download mode but flashing Odin does nothing. When I hit the power button to turn it on it goes all the way until the t mobile logo and stalls. Sometimes it just vibrations off and on with a dark screen. When I try to go into recovery with the volume up and power keys or says 'rebooting recovery' in blue like it always does but then it just goes to booting normally and then hangs there.
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Can you confirm what version of the S4 you have?
The SGH-M919?
Not trying to be stupid or anything, just making sure.
Have you tried this..
1. Flash a recovery image using Heimdall (I'd suggest ClockworkMod)
2. Reboot to recovery. (Hopefully it goes through this time)
3. adb sideload a ROM to your device.
4. Flash the ROM.
5. Win?
Just trying to think of ways you can get your device back up and running.
joshua.justice said:
I can get it into download mode but flashing Odin does nothing. When I hit the power button to turn it on it goes all the way until the t mobile logo and stalls. Sometimes it just vibrations off and on with a dark screen. When I try to go into recovery with the volume up and power keys or says 'rebooting recovery' in blue like it always does but then it just goes to booting normally and then hangs there.
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You have to:
Power down device
Don't power up
Press Power and Vol down buttons simultaneously
Press Vol up button
You should be in ODIN mode
Biker1 said:
You have to:
Power down device
Don't power up
Press Power and Vol down buttons simultaneously
Press Vol up button
You should be in ODIN mode
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I did that. It's caked download mode. That's where I flashed Odin off my computer.
I noticed after flashing stock with Odin, I get bootloops, unless I do a factory reset. After stock flashes, it reboots into recovery and wipes cache by itself. When it finishes that and it starts to reboot by itself, I press the volume up button and go into recovery. I do a factory reset and reboot and all is fine, no bootloops.
norml said:
I noticed after flashing stock with Odin, I get bootloops, unless I do a factory reset. After stock flashes, it reboots into recovery and wipes cache by itself. When it finishes that and it starts to reboot by itself, I press the volume up button and go into recovery. I do a factory reset and reboot and all is fine, no bootloops.
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Mine doesn't do that though. It just boot loops without going into recovery.
joshua.justice said:
Mine doesn't do that though. It just boot loops without going into recovery.
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I understand that, my post is describing what happens when you flash a stock tar, not bootlooping, I am describing exactly what happens during the process of flashing a stock tar and how to avoid bootlooping, step by step. I guess you weren't paying attention when you flashed a stock tar with Odin, it reboots for the first time by itself and goes into stock recovery and wipes cache by itself, it's a normal process, maybe that part confused you. Any hows, good luck, I have explained step by step what I do to avoid bootloops and my directions are clear and simple. Bye.