I've successfully rooted and flashed cwm. I then proceed to install custom rom (have tried aokp, aosp, wicked, darthstalker, etc.), which all say installed successfully, but when it reboots they all get stuck at boot logo. Only difference is with Wicked, it reboots into recovery. The others just freeze at boot logo.
I've already installed over a dozen successfully. I follow the instructions from each ROM developer. After each fail I unbrick and reinstall stock ROM via Odin, which is always successful. No boot screen freezing or boot loops with stock ROM.
Have been going in circles for last few days, and can't get any custom ROM to work. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Do this thing
1) change ur recovery to TWRP (CWM is not bad but sometimes recovery matters)
2) when installing new ROM wipe system too ; but make sure you already have One ROM on sd card to flash.
3) if you can wipe internad sd too ; make sure you transfer data to external sd card and put ROm in external sd so that you can wipe system and sd card same time.
This might help you.
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Look for wild child's super wipe script, it's a zip file, installs like any rom, it will wipe clean everything except the external sd, so put rom, kernel, etc to external sd, then use the wipe file, then install rom, i never had a problem with any rom when i do it that way
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Craniotomy said:
Look for wild child's super wipe script, it's a zip file, installs like any rom, it will wipe clean everything except the external sd, so put rom, kernel, etc to external sd, then use the wipe file, then install rom, i never had a problem with any rom when i do it that way
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Its not rom related try checking md5
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bikrame said:
Do this thing
1) change ur recovery to TWRP (CWM is not bad but sometimes recovery matters)
2) when installing new ROM wipe system too ; but make sure you already have One ROM on sd card to flash.
3) if you can wipe internad sd too ; make sure you transfer data to external sd card and put ROm in external sd so that you can wipe system and sd card same time.
This might help you.
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Thanks for advice! I tried that and it finally worked! I can't believe I didn't try formatting internal sd before. I was always able to install from sd on other s3's. Guess this one preferred external sd?
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Ok, So I wanted to change my ROM and I thought I did it right, but obviously that was not the case lol.
Pretty much I flashed the clockwork recovery, had it set to wipe the two things you want to wipe and then once it came back I installed zip from sd card, however, when I thought I was done and restarted my phone it just continuously loops back and forth back and forth.
I know there's a way to fix it since I have a micro sd reader, but how? I've got something REAL important to do tomorrow and not having my phone will be a huge mess.
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Ok, So I wanted to change my ROM and I thought I did it right, but obviously that was not the case lol.
Pretty much I flashed the clockwork recovery, had it set to wipe the two things you want to wipe and then once it came back I installed zip from sd card, however, when I thought I was done and restarted my phone it just continuously loops back and forth back and forth.
I know there's a way to fix it since I have a micro sd reader, but how? I've got something REAL important to do tomorrow and not having my phone will be a huge mess.
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What ROM were you on and what ROM are you going to?
What did you wipe?
How did you wipe?
How did you flash?
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OriginalGabriel said:
What ROM were you on and what ROM are you going to?
What did you wipe?
How did you wipe?
How did you flash?
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I was on the stock rom and I was trying use the update-cm-7.0.3-vision-signed
I used Clockwork Recovery to wipe and it already had two options checked to wipe, Pavlik cache and wipe data or whatever it says... Then I flashed into clockwork recovery and I went to install from ZIP, I went and found the rom file on my sd card and pressed install, it took a few moments and was done. I also added the googlepack using the same method right after. Then when I thought I was finished I rebooted my device and its been stuck in a loop ever since.
Appreciate you trying to help, I guess I figured it out with a good ole fashioned guess hahaa.
I went and wiped my phone and data to factory, wiped the Pavlic (which I think I'm saying wrong lol) and then I installed the ROM again and it worked this time.
d3athb4dishonor said:
I was on the stock rom and I was trying use the update-cm-7.0.3-vision-signed
I used Clockwork Recovery to wipe and it already had two options checked to wipe, Pavlik cache and wipe data or whatever it says... Then I flashed into clockwork recovery and I went to install from ZIP, I went and found the rom file on my sd card and pressed install, it took a few moments and was done. I also added the googlepack using the same method right after. Then when I thought I was finished I rebooted my device and its been stuck in a loop ever since.
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I would recommend flashing the superwipe from this thread. there are 3 downloads, Try the standard superwipe first. and use superwipe+ if you have GPS problems.
Super wipe automaticly wipes system, data and cache partitions. Flash the ZIP in recovery as you would flash a ROM.
And it is recommended not to use ROM manager for flashing and to always to it manually in CWM.
So download superwipe, flash superwipe, flash ROM, flash GAPPS and reboot.
I would also recommend flashing cm 7.1 because its an outrageously HUGE upgrade over the one you just flashed.
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Hi all,
I dont know what went wrong to my phone. I can download & install XDA app from Play Store before.
After i flashed a new ROM, i can't no longer install this app. Tried several times, it gave me message, "Error. Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card".
I also tried download the apk to my PC and install it manually. I just said "App Not Installed"
I tried to download and install bigger apps and it was successful.
Any ideas?
hellilyntax said:
Hi all,
I dont know what went wrong to my phone. I can download & install XDA app from Play Store before.
After i flashed a new ROM, i can't no longer install this app. Tried several times, it gave me message, "Error. Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card".
I also tried download the apk to my PC and install it manually. I just said "App Not Installed"
I tried to download and install bigger apps and it was successful.
Any ideas?
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Maybe you had xda app installed on external sd card before. And everytime you try to install it now, the phone wants to install it on the external sd card like before.
In some custom ROMs, there are issues with apps on external sd card, or the mounting point/name for the external sd card is different.
Or you just removed the external sd card?!
Wipe cache (and Dalvik cache) and try to install it again.
If that does not work, you may have to clear Play Store app data and reboot the phone before installing again.
Good luck !
I'm a noob. Still don't know how thing works.
I did use mod to extend my internal storage to SD. But it works before with the same mod.
And other APKs seems no problem on this ROM. Just xda app.
Anyway I will try your suggestion.
It it safe to clean those cache. Its in clockwork recovery right?
hellilyntax said:
I'm a noob. Still don't know how thing works.
I did use mod to extend my internal storage to SD. But it works before with the same mod.
And other APKs seems no problem on this ROM. Just xda app.
Anyway I will try your suggestion.
It it safe to clean those cache. Its in clockwork recovery right?
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Also, try unmounting the sd card and then install the app, remount your sd card. I've seen this issue before and, for what it's worth, that has fixed the issue.
Went back to the threads and it seems it's a boot loader issue with some ROMS.
hellilyntax said:
I'm a noob. Still don't know how thing works.
I did use mod to extend my internal storage to SD. But it works before with the same mod.
And other APKs seems no problem on this ROM. Just xda app.
Anyway I will try your suggestion.
It it safe to clean those cache. Its in clockwork recovery right?
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Yes, it's in CWM recovery.
Good luck !
Just wiped Cache Partition & Dalvik Cache, my phone stuck at boot animation.
Didn't have chance to try the 2nd option.
So, i just restore my phone to last backup.
Didn't have time to reflash the rom.
Maybe next time.
I'm getting the same error message when I try updating zedge app on insert coin
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hellilyntax said:
Just wiped Cache Partition & Dalvik Cache, my phone stuck at boot animation.
Didn't have chance to try the 2nd option.
So, i just restore my phone to last backup.
Didn't have time to reflash the rom.
Maybe next time.
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If you get a bootloop when wiping cache and Dalvik cache, there must be something wrong with your system.
You should really take the time and re-flash the ROM again.
Good luck !
I am going to be trading my SPH-L710 which is rooted and currently running a jellybam rom. All I want to do is make sure all of my personal data is gone. If I flash a new rom and immediately back it up. Then delete all previous Roms and backups then restore the clean rom is that enough? Also when I originally rooted I flashed CWM. Then I installed TWRP from goo manager. Can I go into my files and delete CWM from the internal storage without doing any harm. Thanks for any info I can get!!
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Copy everything you want to keep to your pc, wipe everything and flash a stock tw rom. Then wipe internal SD. Just don't wipe internal first unless you have a rom to flash on your SD card.
I have been going back and forth between Quantum, SlimHalo and Task's and I have never had a problem. I would wipe all but SD and storage, flash away, let the apps download and that was it.
Now, regardless of ROM, I wipe everything including data, flash the ROM, GAPPS, reboot and it all works but if I reboot or if the ROM crashes, the phone will get stuck at the kernel's boot screen.
Other than the SD card I don't think there is anything else I can wipe before flashing. Even when I restore a backup that used to work, the phone won't reboot. It'll get stick on the underwear if I have tasks' ROM or the SlimRom logo for SlimHalo. Those are both ROMs that worked perfectly. In fact they seemed to work better before I formatted the data partition.
I redownloaded the ROMs, GAPPS, same thing every time. I can't get a ROM to reboot even if I wipe everything.
I use TWRP 2.6.3.0
I'm having the exact same problem. Even flashed stock rom back via Odin, but no luck. Gets stuck at "Samsung" screen indefinitely. And I mean it, I've left it going for a few hours.
Maybe you should try one of the older TWRPs from the Team Win website and see what happens.
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I managed to fix the issue by flashing the stock image via Odin and factory resetting right afterwards.
I am having very similar issues trying to update to several different 4.3 ROM's. I have a thread going in the Q&A section already. I haven't had time to grab a logcat yet but am confused so far. I am also on TWRP and usually after the "freeze" I have to wipe the internal memory completely, reboot recovery and then flash my backup other wise the restore just "fails". Starting to question if TWRP is the culprit here but have no time to experiment lately.
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I am having very similar issues trying to update to several different 4.3 ROM's. I have a thread going in the Q&A section already. I haven't had time to grab a logcat yet but am confused so far. I am also on TWRP and usually after the "freeze" I have to wipe the internal memory completely, reboot recovery and then flash my backup other wise the restore just "fails". Starting to question if TWRP is the culprit here but have no time to experiment lately.
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Here is how a managed to fix the issue.
Downloaded slimhalo and its gapps again.
Put the 2 files on my external SD
Booted to recovery
Formatted data
Wiped the usual plus internal storage
Installed the ROM and gapps from the SD card
Took the SD card out
Booted.
I then unchecked the option to download the google backed up apps
Downloaded and installed apps.
I haven't put my SD card back but that phone reboots fast and it had no issues rebooting 10 times in a row.
I hope this helps other people
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I tried formatting an SD card, putting ROM and GAPPS on it. Booted to recovery, wiped all internal complete. Flashed ROM and GAPPS. Powered off and pulled SD card. Booted up and unchecked Google back up settings and then set up accounts and such. Tried rebooting and same problem. Just freezes at Samsung logo... Good thought but still no go... Flashed back to backup now.
Like a noob, I wiped the system on TWRP. I can only go into recovery.
I tried connecting the tablet to the computer to see if I can mount it and transfer a rom over.
Previously, it was rooted to Clean Rom and bindroid kernal.
What can I do to install a rom or atleast factory reset to the stock?
Why not take the sd card out and directly transfer the rom to that then put the sd card back in your device and flash it
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frankdanktank said:
Like a noob, I wiped the system on TWRP. I can only go into recovery.
I tried connecting the tablet to the computer to see if I can mount it and transfer a rom over.
Previously, it was rooted to Clean Rom and bindroid kernal.
What can I do to install a rom or atleast factory reset to the stock?
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Flash a stock rom via odin.
As long as you can get into recovery, you are safe. Get a ROM file(Clean ROM or KikKat ROM) on your ext SD card and flash using TWRP from it.
Srikar_NBK said:
As long as you can get into recovery, you are safe. Get a ROM file(Clean ROM or KikKat ROM) on your ext SD card and flash using TWRP from it.
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Thank you!!! so relieved.