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[Q] Bricked Samsung Galaxy W (GT-i8150)

I soft-bricked my galaxy and there's no way to fix it, help! Okay, this is a what happened, I installed a custom ROM which worked out perfectly well until one day all applications started force closing for apparently no reason so I reboot and got stuck in a boot loop. I can only access download mode, recovery is out of the question. I tried to flash back to stock with Odin and it "passed" but the screen was just blank. So, I removed the USB cable hoping it will work and it got stuck in another boot loop. I tried everything that I could have think of but nothing works. It seems that I'm not the only one and is common for Galaxy W devices. Please help!

Also, in the worst case how do I send it back to Samsung? I mean, I know how to but will they fix it?

Location ?
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dont worry , you can just flash it again. A new stock ROM would do. Its no problem.
We have a guide here on this forum. Check it out ^_^

andynroid said:
Location ?
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Umm....Malaysia?
jrandroid said:
dont worry , you can just flash it again. A new stock ROM would do. Its no problem.
We have a guide here on this forum. Check it out ^_^
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I have tried that and it does not work.

Me too I got the same problem. But flashed a stock rom and everything 's working well except data network. Sending it to Samsung centre to fix. To brick it join the Galaxy W Malaysian users group on FB I'm sure you'll find the solution to brick
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darthbii said:
Me too I got the same problem. But flashed a stock rom and everything 's working well except data network. Sending it to Samsung centre to fix. To brick it join the Galaxy W Malaysian users group on FB I'm sure you'll find the solution to brick
Sent from my GT-I8150 using XDA
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Can you please explain what did you do exactly?

Hi
Sorry, but if you cannot go to recovery problem..
The problem is in your hardware
I already put this problem to this thread
Read carefully
To many member have re-post this problem
So your are not alone
For the others please aware this situation,
This is not problem that you can solve by flashing
Read the thread with "star" first before you posting and get confuse
Regards

Stock Gaming Rom Stable i8150XXLM8
i may have the same problem i use cynanogen mod 9 build 3 then flash to this stock gaming rom..problem start
1. 3g/wcdma not detected/no 3g icon appear/cannot download anuthing
2. reboot using clockwokr mod....but cannot reboot..its say root acces posibly lost..but SU does exist in apps

andydidacus said:
i may have the same problem i use cynanogen mod 9 build 3 then flash to this stock gaming rom..problem start
1. 3g/wcdma not detected/no 3g icon appear/cannot download anuthing
2. reboot using clockwokr mod....but cannot reboot..its say root acces posibly lost..but SU does exist in apps
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did you full wipe before flashing stock rom?
what stock gaming rom, it is full recovery?
you may can try:
- flashing again cwm using odin,
- if succesfull, boot to cwm, format data and cache, except system
- try reboot normally.
- if failed, format everything, except your sdcard,
- flashing stock rom using odin, (better use stock rom provided for your country), use original stock rom, not modified rom ! with size more than 350mb, its contain recovery, baseand and everything you need. of course your cwm will be replaced after. you can flash again cwm after your phone boot normally.
good luck.

andydidacus said:
i may have the same problem i use cynanogen mod 9 build 3 then flash to this stock gaming rom..problem start
1. 3g/wcdma not detected/no 3g icon appear/cannot download anuthing
2. reboot using clockwokr mod....but cannot reboot..its say root acces posibly lost..but SU does exist in apps
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In reverting back to GB 2.3.6 from CM9, you should do format /system to be able to flash successfully. Try it.

Yes i jave succesfully revert to gb rom..n finally traded it woth sgn
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Thanks
coliv_aja said:
did you full wipe before flashing stock rom?
what stock gaming rom, it is full recovery?
you may can try:
- flashing again cwm using odin,
- if succesfull, boot to cwm, format data and cache, except system
- try reboot normally.
- if failed, format everything, except your sdcard,
- flashing stock rom using odin, (better use stock rom provided for your country), use original stock rom, not modified rom ! with size more than 350mb, its contain recovery, baseand and everything you need. of course your cwm will be replaced after. you can flash again cwm after your phone boot normally.
good luck.
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Thanks really worked! ^

Hi! yesterday I tried to get cyanogenmod to my Samsung galaxy W. Firstly I used this tutorial to root my phone View attachment 1899558
Then I installed clockworkmod recovery with this tutorial
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When I did the ''IV. Accessing ClockworkMod Recovery'' , I tried to backup my phone, but there wasn't enough space to do it, so I pressed ''reboot'' and this happens, it goes through the samsung and galaxy w logo, but after that the screen just turns black, this happens every time when I try to turn it on. I can access the clockworkmod recovery.
I have tried to ''wipe the cache partition'', ''wipe data/factory reset'' and wipe ''dalvik cache'' but it doesn't seem to work.
What should I do, I don't want cyangenmod after this haha I just want to know if there is a way to get the phone working.
Any answers would be appreciated

Eerooo said:
Hi! yesterday I tried to get cyanogenmod to my Samsung galaxy W. Firstly I used this tutorial to root my phone View attachment 1899558
Then I installed clockworkmod recovery with this tutorial View attachment 1899561
When I did the ''IV. Accessing ClockworkMod Recovery'' , I tried to backup my phone, but there wasn't enough space to do it, so I pressed ''reboot'' and this happens, it goes through the samsung and galaxy w logo, but after that the screen just turns black, this happens every time when I try to turn it on. I can access the clockworkmod recovery.
I have tried to ''wipe the cache partition'', ''wipe data/factory reset'' and wipe ''dalvik cache'' but it doesn't seem to work.
What should I do, I don't want cyangenmod after this haha I just want to know if there is a way to get the phone working.
Any answers would be appreciated
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Some wrong sequence there :
Forgets the steps as per attachment.
In assumption the CM9 ROM.zip is in your SD Card...
Boot to CWM
Locate the CM9 ROM using and remember the location i.e. External SD etc
Now under Advance...Format all folders clean (not the folder containing the CM9 ROM)
Wipe / Format / Cache etc = the usual
Wipe Dalvik
Fix Permission
Flash the CM9 then GAPPS
Reboot...:good:
No need to back-up once you have used CM9...you will never go back to GB
If you insist on back-up just move all your treasures in your PC 1st, best to format the SD Card then move the ROM.zip to it

andynroid said:
Some wrong sequence there :
Forgets the steps as per attachment.
In assumption the CM9 ROM.zip is in your SD Card...
Boot to CWM
Locate the CM9 ROM using and remember the location i.e. External SD etc
Now under Advance...Format all folders clean (not the folder containing the CM9 ROM)
Wipe / Format / Cache etc = the usual
Wipe Dalvik
Fix Permission
Flash the CM9 then GAPPS
Reboot...:good:
No need to back-up once you have used CM9...you will never go back to GB
If you insist on back-up just move all your treasures in your PC 1st, best to format the SD Card then move the ROM.zip to it
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Thank you so much!There is still a problem my phone recognizesmy sd card it and also tells me how much storage i have left. But when i want to use an application like the camera it says there is no sd card. What should I do?
E: Already got the problem fixed

Got another SD card to swap ?

Please Help me T.T
I just wanna go back to original Stock Rom and yesterday I Flash the firmware Malaysia with Odin.. the Odin haven't pass then my phone automatically restart and after few minutes the odin said PASS and the message there wrote ''distroy instant'' and ''Killed timer''... after that my galaxy w cannot boot.. it just stucked at the start screen wallpaper there.....
please help me... sorry for my broken english...
---------- Post added at 02:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:21 PM ----------
odin wrote Close serial portal and wait until rebooting but it havent PASS and my wonder cannot start and it stucked at samsung logo....

j0rd4nkzf said:
Umm....Malaysia?
I have tried that and it does not work.
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last time my phone cannot start too because i flash wrong file, then i send service centre at lowyat saying my phone suddenly can't be turned on (don't say ur already root or whatever can void the warranty)
Ore Sanjou!

j0rd4nkzf said:
I soft-bricked my galaxy and there's no way to fix it, help! Okay, this is a what happened, I installed a custom ROM which worked out perfectly well until one day all applications started force closing for apparently no reason so I reboot and got stuck in a boot loop. I can only access download mode, recovery is out of the question. I tried to flash back to stock with Odin and it "passed" but the screen was just blank. So, I removed the USB cable hoping it will work and it got stuck in another boot loop. I tried everything that I could have think of but nothing works. It seems that I'm not the only one and is common for Galaxy W devices. Please help!
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u must service it in SamsungServiceCenter

[HELP] Can't boot to recovery - Stuck from first Boot Screen

Hi Guys,
I don't really know what happened to my Note 2. I'm just browsing photos then suddenly it froze and restarted but it is stuck at the FIRST boot screen:
Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-7100.
There's 2 boot screen right?
1.) The white text on black background, 'Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-7100"
2.) Then the animated Samsung logo.
I'm stuck at the first one.
I tried to access its recovery (press and hold - volume up button, home button, power button). It just boot again to screen 1.
I can only access, Odin mode ( press and hold - volume down button, home button, power button).
I tried to flash it using Odin with official samsung rom, but no good. it still boot and stuck at the first boot screen.
What should I do to have a recovery mode? I don't mind if it's official samsung or a custom one. :crying:
UPDATE:
After reading some threads and searching for the cause of the problem, well, that thing, i must say that "Reboot of Death" LOL! happened under normal use, stock, unrooted Note2s.
Some threads with the same problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1927150&page=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2040464
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2034323
I tried these stuff (didn't work for me):
Note 2 Toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1923956
Dr. Ketan's Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1930418
[FIX] Broken cache partition / recovery ( Mobile ODIN, Triangle Away )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1932327
CWM+Root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1901196
TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1938733
I guess I need to read more and research more.
I think we should consolidate this thread into one.
If you know how we can find the fix for this kindly help us.
Thanks!

Try to closely read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956.
Then try to use Note 2 Toolkit.
Does it work?
Among other features, this one (as stated on their thread):
Flash Stock Boot Image back to your phone
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dbjc said:
Try to closely read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956.
Then try to use Note 2 Toolkit.
Does it work?
Among other features, this one (as stated on their thread):
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Thanks, Tried Stock Recovery... same result.

Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

maheshhtc said:
Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Your method woked.
Now i can send my phone for warranty.
thanks.

No need to send it for warranty. If your warranty is not expiring now then continue using it. I dont think it is a serious problem.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

hi i have the same problem and it works but now my GN2 freezing on standby not working until i reboot it

~~~~Thanks a ton ~~~
maheshhtc said:
Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Thanks a ton ! Your method worked like a charm... Was so scared that I might have bricked my phone... Successfully flashed CWM and then decided that I would never change out from CWM.
I flashed CWM and Wiped cache and then did a restore from a Nandroid Backup and .... phew.... the GN2 is back rocking !!!!:good::good::good::good:

Iv been having similar issue.. I always use odin mobile for flashing zip files or updates kernels etc. Under rom manager I can flash latest cwm recovery but then when I push power button and select reboot into recovery the phone reboots but gets stuck in a bootloop I can then boot into download mode using 3 button combo but thats all I can do. I have to reflash cf_root file which solves the problem and brings the phone back to life.. can anyone shed some light on this issue. Im paranoind about trying to boot into recovery incase it keeps happening as I dont want to have to keep reflashing. This is my current set-up
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read what I put, not what you think I put.....

maheshhtc said:
Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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thanxxx

esmond
rockoman said:
Thanks a ton ! Your method worked like a charm... Was so scared that I might have bricked my phone... Successfully flashed CWM and then decided that I would never change out from CWM.
I flashed CWM and Wiped cache and then did a restore from a Nandroid Backup and .... phew.... the GN2 is back rocking !!!!:good::good::good::good:
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i have the same problem, do you mind please provide the solution step by step? i'm very fresh in this thing.. thanks!! :crying:

I just had this issue an hour ago. The phone, however, has been acting up for the past month. Random freeze in normal use and esp when browsing the web. I always have to hard reset the phone and it has been working until an hour ago. It was a freeze so i thought oh this BS again, and hard reset the phone. Then, the phone would be only stuck in the white "Samsung" screen... My first priority is keep all the data, so I was wondering after flashing the CWM and wipe the cach and dalvik. Is it necessary to wipe data for this to work? I do not want to lose all the data. The only thing I ask for is to get into system somehow, get all the data i need onto the SD card, and i can do whatever to my phone afterwards...
I think i'm ****ed. In odin it says no PIT partition. I found a lot of others having this issue, and Doctor says that this is called SDS (sudden death syndrome) ... It is a bad day and **** my life.

rockoman said:
Thanks a ton ! Your method worked like a charm... Was so scared that I might have bricked my phone... Successfully flashed CWM and then decided that I would never change out from CWM.
I flashed CWM and Wiped cache and then did a restore from a Nandroid Backup and .... phew.... the GN2 is back rocking !!!!:good::good::good::good:
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Hey can you tell me how to flash to CWM? I am trying but i get no PIT error.

Remove

maheshhtc said:
Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Is there a way I can backup anything before wiping? I have some important stuff I haven't backed up yet
Thanks in advance!

isaak182 said:
Is there a way I can backup anything before wiping? I have some important stuff I haven't backed up yet
Thanks in advance!
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Make a nandroid and extract data from it later.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

same but bigger problem ..
Hello.. I have the exact same problem but what happened with my GALAXY NOTE 2 GT-N7100 that I was charging it while suddenly a some writings in french appeared on screen and I could only click on something was written down the screen and I guess it meant to reboot the phone, I unplugged it and pressed that thing down the screen and my phone automatically restarted and froze at the 1st logo screen ( the one with black background and white writings ) .. I plugged it to odin but every time I try 2 flash a custom firmware it fails and says ( re-partition failed ) in odin... Itook it to many ppl and no one could fix it, they told me that it's ( sudden death ) but I dont think so because I think that sudden death happens automatically and the phone doesn't start at all ( mine happened after clicking on that french thing and it's stuck on 1st logo screen ) and they told me that the boot files are damaged and I the only solution is to change the mother board which will cost me about (370 $ here in Syria ).. and I can't access recovery mode to wipe dalvik and cache.. can anyone help me please ? And I couldn't understand maheshhtc way to fix this.. please help me asap...

Please help me too... I'm sorry but trying to flash CWM, I'm getting a No PIT error.... and then it fails right there

guys im trying to install CWM through ODIN, but its not working.
it says setupconnection, and after a while it shows FAILED.
im having same problem, and I know i can solve it by flashing custom recovery, but just cant do it.
any help?

robin-of-nottingham said:
Iv been having similar issue.. I always use odin mobile for flashing zip files or updates kernels etc. Under rom manager I can flash latest cwm recovery but then when I push power button and select reboot into recovery the phone reboots but gets stuck in a bootloop I can then boot into download mode using 3 button combo but thats all I can do. I have to reflash cf_root file which solves the problem and brings the phone back to life.. can anyone shed some light on this issue. Im paranoind about trying to boot into recovery incase it keeps happening as I dont want to have to keep reflashing. This is my current set-up
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read what I put, not what you think I put.....
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thanx man... ur this post saved me a headache and a possible heartache

Problem I can not start 4.3 ROM! PLEASE HELP!

I had this problem with every ROM, when you load the boot animation to give his first vibration when you start to put your information, freezes and restarts. restarted like 5 times. download all the 4.3 Roms to the forum t989 but all feel the same.
Wipe the internal and external memory. so try and nothing. I went back to Stock Rom 2.3.6, I redid the Root. everything perfect. UVMC6 also install radio perfect, but still, still doing the same. I have a backup copy of AOKP 4.2.2 and as I have been much with it, I want to upgrade to 4.3 or 4.3.1 any help would really really bothers me and trying everything to update and no fun.

josue276 said:
I had this problem with every ROM, when you load the boot animation to give his first vibration when you start to put your information, freezes and restarts. restarted like 5 times. download all the 4.3 Roms to the forum t989 but all feel the same.
Wipe the internal and external memory. so try and nothing. I went back to Stock Rom 2.3.6, I redid the Root. everything perfect. UVMC6 also install radio perfect, but still, still doing the same. I have a backup copy of AOKP 4.2.2 and as I have been much with it, I want to upgrade to 4.3 or 4.3.1 any help would really really bothers me and trying everything to update and no fun.
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What version and recovery are you using? What's your flashing process?

Still_living714 said:
What version and recovery are you using? What's your flashing process?
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All Wipe ( Wipe Factory Reset, System, Data, Cache)
And Version Recovery TWRP 2.6.1.0 and CWM and nothing.

josue276 said:
All Wipe ( Wipe Factory Reset, System, Data, Cache)
And Version Recovery TWRP 2.6.1.0 and CWM and nothing.
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I had a issue sorta like yours and I think had bad download of recovery I was using. I went through everything like you did and even used ODIN to back to stock reflashed and same problems. I switch versions of Recovery and retried and everything is smooth since.

msg1285 said:
I had a issue sorta like yours and I think had bad download of recovery I was using. I went through everything like you did and even used ODIN to back to stock reflashed and same problems. I switch versions of Recovery and retried and everything is smooth since.
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that version installed to see if I will? and use TWRP and several CWM 2.6.1.0. which you worked for you?

Here a picture with TWRP 2.6.1.0 and I think a clean install
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and here another after the boot animation that is where it freezes and reboots.

Hmmm this is weird. Flash your recovery thru Odin again and try it then

JesusWazBlack said:
Hmmm this is weird. Flash your recovery thru Odin again and try it then
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I am on TWRP 2.6.1.0 as well.
I install the rom only no gapps or anything extra and let it boot and see what happens.
I know it may not be poss now but you could try taking out your ext-sd card and simm card and boot just from the internal drive.
I don't know that it would help but it can't hurt and it reduces variables.

msg1285 said:
I am on TWRP 2.6.1.0 as well.
I install the rom only no gapps or anything extra and let it boot and see what happens.
I know it may not be poss now but you could try taking out your ext-sd card and simm card and boot just from the internal drive.
I don't know that it would help but it can't hurt and it reduces variables.
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now just try and pass the same freezes and gives reboot. : (
I feel stupid with this!

josue276 said:
now just try and pass the same freezes and gives reboot. : (
I feel stupid with this!
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If you have tried a differnt version of TWRP and differnt 4.3 roms all on a clean install, I don't know what else to recommend.

msg1285 said:
If you have tried a differnt version of TWRP and differnt 4.3 roms all on a clean install, I don't know what else to recommend.
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I can not wipe preload! believe they have to with this error?

and repair as to wipe Preload!. but still! boot freezes and reboots!! ANNOYING!!!!

josue276 said:
and repair as to wipe Preload!. but still! boot freezes and reboots!! ANNOYING!!!!
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Hey i have the exact same problem! idk what happened, it's fine on 4.1.2 but right when i update to 4.2.2, not even 4.3 it does the exact same thing! any devs have any ideas? idk if a logcat will help in this case

why not just use another recovery like cwm and see if it works with that one.

Still_living714 said:
why not just use another recovery like cwm and see if it works with that one.
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I use CWM. is the same.

You need completely wipe everything in order to flash a 4.3 ROM for the first time some times.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium

'Murica said:
You need completely wipe everything in order to flash a 4.3 ROM for the first time some times.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium
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I did a full wipe. but nothing. Even now install the rom Cyanogenmod11
and only get to change language but then freezes and reboots. I was very excited because I thought that had already been arranged until he gave me the error. dont know what else to do to upgrade my phone!

msg1285 said:
I had a issue sorta like yours and I think had bad download of recovery I was using. I went through everything like you did and even used ODIN to back to stock reflashed and same problems. I switch versions of Recovery and retried and everything is smooth since.
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JesusWazBlack said:
Hmmm this is weird. Flash your recovery thru Odin again and try it then
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Still_living714 said:
What version and recovery are you using? What's your flashing process?
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try another board that had saved because it has the USB damaged. try to set you up for the 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 and also gave me freeze and reboot. and wipe everything very well. I can not be!. but a problem has to see. do not know if I can be my navigation buttons are damaged (broken wire). believe you can be what makes my phone restart?

I had this issue i just updated my twrp. Maybe you should download TWRP from a different source? Maybe the one you have is corrupted or something . IDK try everything.

this doesn't help any, just wanted to confirm the same issue. Anytime I flash ROM above 4.1.2 on this phone it crashes in some way. any custom ROM
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app

[Q] What Happened To My Phone

I was running rooted stock version of kit kat. Yesterday afternoon I had Google Music running while doing housework when suddenly the music stopped. I checked the phone and the screen was black and would not turn on. Pulled the battery and then it stuck at the AT&T logo for 30+ minutes. I booted into CWM to perform a factory reset and potentially reinstall the ROM from the external sd card. The factory reset produced the following error.
Code:
--Wiping Data ...
Formatting /data...
Error mounting /data!
Skipping format...
Formatting /cache
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping format...
Data wipe complete
Fiddled around more with CWM to reset and try to fix. Now, upon reboot, it hands at the Samsung Galaxy Note II screen.
Any help on fixing this so it can at least limp along until my Nexus 6 gets here would be greatly appreciated.

Use Phil touch recovery, and use wipe\clean to install new ROM. Should fix your problem. Also if you are going to a Nexus 6 you should try CM11 when u flash a new ROM.
If you want to use CWM then just format the system and flash a new ROM.
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I'm unfamilair with Phil Touch recovery.
Can I flash it using JOding on OSX?
ShrekOpher said:
Use Phil touch recovery, and use wipe\clean to install new ROM. Should fix your problem. Also if you are going to a Nexus 6 you should try CM11 when u flash a new ROM.
If you want to use CWM then just format the system and flash a new ROM.
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John.T.Erskine said:
I'm unfamilair with Phil Touch recovery.
Can I flash it using JOding on OSX?
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You can check here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
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Odin doesn't recognize the device. It could be the browser version running on an old macbook pro, but I believe it is the fact that the phone's internal sd card is corrupted somehow.

John.T.Erskine said:
Odin doesn't recognize the device. It could be the browser version running on an old macbook pro, but I believe it is the fact that the phone's internal sd card is corrupted somehow.
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Have you tried formating the data and system from cwm?
Go into recovery and go to "advanced" and select format system and/or format data.
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Tried that and received the same error as the OP. Can not mount SD card.
ShrekOpher said:
Have you tried formating the data and system from cwm?
Go into recovery and go to "advanced" and select format system and/or format data.
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Same issue
I'm having the same issue as OP. The phone won't get back to recovery. Won't even go into download mode.......Please help!
Edit: I was so used to working on my wife's phone (Note 1) that I was using the wrong button combination for download mode. I still can't get back to recovery, but I'll be ok once I get home.

Try to flash stock rom in Odin. That should fix any errors but if you're still getting errors there's other stuff to try

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Try to flash stock rom in Odin. That should fix any errors but if you're still getting errors there's other stuff to try
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Not the OP but I just tried this with KIES_HOME_I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4_578342_REV04_user_low_ship.tar and it did not help.
Here's what I have done thus far:
1. Reflash the stock ROM from sammobile via ODIN
2. Ends in a FAIL on sboot.img
3. Phone says unsupported version (I believe this is due to the Knox locking. I can't downgrade)
4. Reflash recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-t0lteatt.img using Heimdall
5. Wipe data, cache, and Dalvik cache (noting the errors regarding the /data partition still occur)
5. Sideload cm-11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-t0lte.zip
6. Sideload gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip
7. Reboot the phone
8. Stuck in a boot loop on the cyanogenmod logo
Thoughts on where to go from here? Tearing my hair out.

ProjektTHOR said:
Not the OP but I just tried this with KIES_HOME_I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4_578342_REV04_user_low_ship.tar and it did not help.
Here's what I have done thus far:
1. Reflash the stock ROM from sammobile via ODIN
2. Ends in a FAIL on sboot.img
3. Phone says unsupported version (I believe this is due to the Knox locking. I can't downgrade)
4. Reflash recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.3-t0lteatt.img using Heimdall
5. Wipe data, cache, and Dalvik cache (noting the errors regarding the /data partition still occur)
5. Sideload cm-11-20141008-SNAPSHOT-M11-t0lte.zip
6. Sideload gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip
7. Reboot the phone
8. Stuck in a boot loop on the cyanogenmod logo
Thoughts on where to go from here? Tearing my hair out.
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Yes that's definitely KNOX bootloader kicking back your flash attempts in odin. MA4 is pretty old firmware. You need MK6 or NE5. Here's where you can get the latest 4.3-4.4.2 firmwares: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att/development/rom-att-i317-ucucne5-mj4-stock-odex-t2802189
This should correct the data issue, if not, you may need to grab a pit file, but usually flashing the latest stock fixes it without requiring all that.
Flash that, re-root, flash new recovery (note: use a newer recovery, cwm sometimes has issues with our device, but twrp has been updated to work with 4.3+ same with philz, if you prefer that UI. Once 4.4.4 comes out, it doesn't play well with cwm, philz, OR older versions of twrp- I had a fight with a note 3 and recoveries yesterday, finally got it going with the latest twrp).
Boot up the device, flash/update your supersu. If you want to install a different rom now, go ahead. Once you have a new recovery installed, format (manually) /system /data /internal storage /cache /dalvik. The internal storage is important b/c it's usually what causes the /data corruption. Always wipe internal storage when switching between roms (or even between an update, I do). I don't usually wipe everything 3 times like some people do, but it is important to wipe the essentials. In twrp, internal storage is an option when wiping. In cwm & philz, you have to go under mounts & storage & it's second up from the bottom (format /data including /data/media> sdcard). Then back out to the main recovery menu and flash your rom, if you have any issues reboot recovery (not system) and re-flash it.
One more thing, make sure you have enough system storage for the gapps. I've run into issues where the rom flashed fine but gapps was too big for the system and didn't flash correctly. Try a slim gapps
Hope this helps, if you have any other questions I'm happy to try to help. We'll get it fixed for ya

Not able to flash other ROMS besides Stock now.......
In my previous post, I was able to get to download mode and flashed back to stock. I thought I was flashing At&t Stock 4.3, but was really flashing At&t 4.1.2 Stock.
I guess it would help to state what happened and the order of things. I'm at work so I don't have the exact versions for each file used, but I'll try my best. I was running DN3 v3.1.1. Something was happening where there was very little space left on my internal storage and I felt like it was time to try a different Rom since I had been on this for a few months as a daily.
1. I flashed BlissStalk with no issues, just didn't care much for the Rom (no hate, just not my cup of tea!)
2. Next I flashed CyanideMod and didn't care for that either. No issues, just wasn't my cup of tea.
3. I then attempted to flash the DS NE5 Rom, using CWM, and it would come on and show the Samsung Galaxy Note II screen and then go black. I had to do a battery pull to get anywhere and then it would come back on and get back to the Galaxy Note II screen and freeze there, or cut off completely again. This is what brought me here to this thread.
I was able to go back to stock 4.1.2, then stock 4.3, and even now on stock 4.4.2. But now I can't flash any Rom at all without getting stuck. I tried to flash DN3's latest and keep getting stuck at the second Samung Screen. I have tried to reboot and tried to reflash as the help says. I am reading through various topics and FAQ pages, but I figured this may be more than any particular Rom issue (I've tried flashing other Roms and I'm getting stuck on those too-either stuck at logos or turning off completely). I have to keep flashing back to stock.
I am researching this, even while at work, but does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?
PS Even though I don't state it above, I followed all flashing directions to a T!

dirtyalphaman said:
In my previous post, I was able to get to download mode and flashed back to stock. I thought I was flashing At&t Stock 4.3, but was really flashing At&t 4.1.2 Stock.
I guess it would help to state what happened and the order of things. I'm at work so I don't have the exact versions for each file used, but I'll try my best. I was running DN3 v3.1.1. Something was happening where there was very little space left on my internal storage and I felt like it was time to try a different Rom since I had been on this for a few months as a daily.
1. I flashed BlissStalk with no issues, just didn't care much for the Rom (no hate, just not my cup of tea!)
2. Next I flashed CyanideMod and didn't care for that either. No issues, just wasn't my cup of tea.
3. I then attempted to flash the DS NE5 Rom, using CWM, and it would come on and show the Samsung Galaxy Note II screen and then go black. I had to do a battery pull to get anywhere and then it would come back on and get back to the Galaxy Note II screen and freeze there, or cut off completely again. This is what brought me here to this thread.
I was able to go back to stock 4.1.2, then stock 4.3, and even now on stock 4.4.2. But now I can't flash any Rom at all without getting stuck. I tried to flash DN3's latest and keep getting stuck at the second Samung Screen. I have tried to reboot and tried to reflash as the help says. I am reading through various topics and FAQ pages, but I figured this may be more than any particular Rom issue (I've tried flashing other Roms and I'm getting stuck on those too-either stuck at logos or turning off completely). I have to keep flashing back to stock.
I am researching this, even while at work, but does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?
PS Even though I don't state it above, I followed all flashing directions to a T!
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Ok so you've got the ne5 bootloader, so any time you flash stock you'll have to flash that version or above. Stock rom works, but custom ones don't, correct?
What's weird is that the latest dn3 is a modified stock rom so that shouldn't be an issue.
When you flashed stock, you re-rooted and did you update super su? I'm sure you already know but you should update super su's binaries & let it disable Knox, which will set your seLinux from enforcing to permissive. That could potentially be a reason why you can't flash new roms, Knox & selinux interfering with the kernel flash part of the rom(s) you're trying. If you haven't done this you may want to try and then try flashing a custom rom again. If you still encounter issues I'll try to help.
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John.T.Erskine said:
I'm unfamilair with Phil Touch recovery.
Can I flash it using JOding on OSX?
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Also, cwm is pretty old and prone to bugs on our devices. However philz is based on cwm and very similar in terms of user interface. It's not as different as twrp is. It has the same style and setup just a few additional tools that cwm doesn't have. It's also more compatible with our devices. If I had to choose one I wouldn't choose cwm, I'd go with philz or twrp for the sake of compatibility.

Thanks. I'll try this when I get home. Yea, once I flashed stock I kept getting Security Notices. I saw this was due to Knox and disabled it but that was a few flash attempts ago. I will follow you steps and let you know how it goes. Once again, thanks.

absinthesummer said:
Yes that's definitely KNOX bootloader kicking back your flash attempts in odin. MA4 is pretty old firmware. You need MK6 or NE5. Here's where you can get the latest 4.3-4.4.2 firmwares: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2-att/development/rom-att-i317-ucucne5-mj4-stock-odex-t2802189
This should correct the data issue, if not, you may need to grab a pit file, but usually flashing the latest stock fixes it without requiring all that.
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You are a saint. I'm not sure why I was struggling to find stock 4.4-series firmwares that could be flashed. I was so focused on getting them from sammobile or samware-firmware that I didn't even think to look here. I am going to try this process today and let you know if it works out!

absinthesummer said:
When you flashed stock, you re-rooted and did you update super su? I'm sure you already know but you should update super su's binaries & let it disable Knox, which will set your seLinux from enforcing to permissive. That could potentially be a reason why you can't flash new roms, Knox & selinux interfering with the kernel flash part of the rom(s) you're trying. If you haven't done this you may want to try and then try flashing a custom rom again. If you still encounter issues I'll try to help.
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I really think this is my issue. I tried updating Super SU by flashing 1.75, but I think that's old. It doesn't show up and when I download it from the PLAY store, it says there is no SU Binary. It's too late to fiddle with this now, but I will mess around with it tomorrow. I think I lost my root and it's not trying to let me get it back. But I don't give up that easy. I was looking through the sticky thread to get the most up to date SU flash, but because it's late and I had a lot going on, this project will have to wait until tomorrow. Thanks for your help and I will let you know what happens tomorrow.

dirtyalphaman said:
I really think this is my issue. I tried updating Super SU by flashing 1.75, but I think that's old. It doesn't show up and when I download it from the PLAY store, it says there is no SU Binary. It's too late to fiddle with this now, but I will mess around with it tomorrow. I think I lost my root and it's not trying to let me get it back. But I don't give up that easy. I was looking through the sticky thread to get the most up to date SU flash, but because it's late and I had a lot going on, this project will have to wait until tomorrow. Thanks for your help and I will let you know what happens tomorrow.
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Sounds like you've figured it out. 1.75 is very old. Latest (stable) is 2.16. There are also beta versions out. I can link you to the latest flashable in the morning.
You may want to re-root via cf auto root if you can't get it to flash, but if you've got access to recovery a flash to the latest supersu should take... it's just not with 1.75 because those binaries are so outdated, it likely can't overpower enforcing selinux. That has been resolved in newer versions. I'm almost positive you'll be fine with a newer supersu/root.
Edit:
here's the link to 2.16 zip download: http://download.chainfire.eu/589/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.16.zip
And here's a link to chainfire's thread so you can bookmark it & always have access to the latest:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053

absinthesummer said:
Sounds like you've figured it out. 1.75 is very old. Latest (stable) is 2.16. There are also beta versions out. I can link you to the latest flashable in the morning.
You may want to re-root via cf auto root if you can't get it to flash, but if you've got access to recovery a flash to the latest supersu should take... it's just not with 1.75 because those binaries are so outdated, it likely can't overpower enforcing selinux. That has been resolved in newer versions. I'm almost positive you'll be fine with a newer supersu/root.
Edit:
here's the link to 2.16 zip download: http://download.chainfire.eu/589/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.16.zip
And here's a link to chainfire's thread so you can bookmark it & always have access to the latest:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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Hey, this worked for my root. I installed and updated the SU Binary. It got stuck trying to disable Knox, but I rebooted and went right back to it--Knox was disabled in a few seconds! Thanks again. I will wait until I get home to try to flash again because I would hate to end up stuck at work without my phone working and also because..........my name.......my name is Ken. And I.......I'm a flashaholic...........
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dirtyalphaman said:
Hey, this worked for my root. I installed and updated the SU Binary. It got stuck trying to disable Knox, but I rebooted and went right back to it--Knox was disabled in a few seconds! Thanks again. I will wait until I get home to try to flash again because I would hate to end up stuck at work without my phone working and also because..........my name.......my name is Ken. And I.......I'm a flashaholic...........
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Awesome! Good luck (and I think we're all flash-aholics)

Thank you for all of your help!!! Flashed the latest DN5 rom and it's working great. I found an issue that might have been preventing me from flashing earlier besides the botched root. My external sd card is having a few issues. A week or so ago it changed to read only and wouldn't let me move any files to or from it. Tonight it wouldn't let me flash the rom, but it worked when moved the rom to the internal storage. So I'm good to go! Can't thank you enough!
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Sprint S3. 4.4.2.
So I screwed up installing a rom this morning, and ended up having to factory reset my phone. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but my authenticator for my accounts (namely my Google account) was on the phone. Again, normally, this wouldn't be an issue since I made a backup using the Philz backup/restore in the recovery. However, trying to restore the backup causes the phone to constantly act up with the error "the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped working", along with any apps I (managed) to try and start. This doesn't stop unless I factory reset the phone.
I've done full resets, wipe clean for a new rom, tried restoring just basic /data folders and such. Nothing has worked so far. any ideas? Am I just screwed until Google recovers my account? Many thanks ahead of time.
PS. This started because I wanted to install a custom rom due to busybox not wanting to install correctly. Something about not being able to verify if everything it needed to install was on the phone. I was rooted and all that jazz, still didn't work. I don't even care about that right now. I just wanna get the phone working properly with the backup if possible.

Deathscreton said:
Sprint S3. 4.4.2.
So I screwed up installing a rom this morning, and ended up having to factory reset my phone. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but my authenticator for my accounts (namely my Google account) was on the phone. Again, normally, this wouldn't be an issue since I made a backup using the Philz backup/restore in the recovery. However, trying to restore the backup causes the phone to constantly act up with the error "the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped working", along with any apps I (managed) to try and start. This doesn't stop unless I factory reset the phone.
I've done full resets, wipe clean for a new rom, tried restoring just basic /data folders and such. Nothing has worked so far. any ideas? Am I just screwed until Google recovers my account? Many thanks ahead of time.
PS. This started because I wanted to install a custom rom due to busybox not wanting to install correctly. Something about not being able to verify if everything it needed to install was on the phone. I was rooted and all that jazz, still didn't work. I don't even care about that right now. I just wanna get the phone working properly with the backup if possible.
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Do a custom restore of /data only after you restore the full ROM. I'm guessing you tried to install a Lollipop ROM? As for busybox you need to wait for it to load everything and then press Smart Install.
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this may not be the right place to post this question but i need help and all the other threads on this topic are seriously outdated. im trying to find a root method for a boost samsung galaxy s3 running 4.4.2. baseband version is L710VPUCNJ3. tried a method on a root guide on another thread that uses odin and philz recovery but i cant get it to work. the thread is pretty old, but theres some recent activity. any help or fingers pointed in the right direction are greatly appreciated. thank you.
-Gill

bilgerryan said:
Do a custom restore of /data only after you restore the full ROM. I'm guessing you tried to install a Lollipop ROM? As for busybox you need to wait for it to load everything and then press Smart Install.
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
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That's the thing, the rom didn't complete the install. At least I don't think it did. Maybe it installed certain parts of itself that don't match up with the stock rom, so doing a full reset works, but doing a restore doesn't? I don't know. All I know is that the rom didn't work.

Deathscreton said:
That's the thing, the rom didn't complete the install. At least I don't think it did. Maybe it installed certain parts of itself that don't match up with the stock rom, so doing a full reset works, but doing a restore doesn't? I don't know. All I know is that the rom didn't work.
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Go into Recovery. Restore Nandroid. Then go to Custom Restore. Uncheck everything but Data. Click on your Nandroid. Then click on the first data partition. Reboot. Profit.
Lollipop ROMs encrypt data whether they boot or not.
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience

bilgerryan said:
Go into Recovery. Restore Nandroid. Then go to Custom Restore. Uncheck everything but Data. Click on your Nandroid. Then click on the first data partition. Reboot. Profit.
Lollipop ROMs encrypt data whether they boot or not.
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
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I'll give that a shot. thanks for the advice. I'll post if it worked.

Deathscreton said:
I'll give that a shot. thanks for the advice. I'll post if it worked.
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If not you'll need to wipe your internal SD. That's where the encryption takes place.
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience

bilgerryan said:
Go into Recovery. Restore Nandroid. Then go to Custom Restore. Uncheck everything but Data. Click on your Nandroid. Then click on the first data partition. Reboot. Profit.
Lollipop ROMs encrypt data whether they boot or not.
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience
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That didn't work. Process still kept crashing. I did manage to get into my account so I could change the phone number. this way, I should be able to remove the authenticator, or at least transfer it over to my phone again. Thanks for the help.
PS. It wasn't lollipop. Forgot to mention it. It was CyanogenMod 10 I was trying to install. Failed before it even started really. As well, how would this setup have worked if restoring and using the custom restore would have restored the same information? Just curious.

Deathscreton said:
That didn't work. Process still kept crashing. I did manage to get into my account so I could change the phone number. this way, I should be able to remove the authenticator, or at least transfer it over to my phone again. Thanks for the help.
PS. It wasn't lollipop. Forgot to mention it. It was CyanogenMod 10 I was trying to install. Failed before it even started really. As well, how would this setup have worked if restoring and using the custom restore would have restored the same information? Just curious.
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I'm not sure why it works, it was suggested to me by someone else, but did some reason it does. If you're not using Lollipop then it's irrelevant.
My ROMs: Wicked X & Wicked S5 Xperience

Evvery time I have flashed ANY aosp ROM, I've needed to format my internal sd card when flashing a new ROM. No matter what version it was. It wont hurt to try that.