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I can't get to recovery after a wipe what can I do

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What did you wipe?
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lokster_1000 said:
I can't get to recovery after a wipe what can I do
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Are you doing it correctly ?
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I got the phone back to factory by using keis firmware install and pressing the volume down + home+ power to put it in download mode and running that option in tools tab of keis
thanks for the help and just to let you know I did a cache devik, factory and system wipe after which I could not get back to recovery
thanks for the quick replies

lokster_1000 said:
I got the phone back to factory by using keis firmware install and pressing the volume down + home+ power to put it in download mode and running that option in tools tab of keis
thanks for the help and just to let you know I did a cache devik, factory and system wipe after which I could not get back to recovery
thanks for the quick replies
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When you flash a firmware through kies you lose root and your custom recovery. You'll need to reroot and flash a recovery again through Odin.
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KorGuy123 said:
When you flash a firmware through kies you lose root and your custom recovery. You'll need to reroot and flash a recovery again through Odin.
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yeah I know I am gonna leave it alone and sell the phone once the S4 is available but thanks

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[Q] Phone stuck on Samsung boot after stock restore help?

Hey my samsung galaxy s3 was bricked when I tried installing a kernal for a jb rom and I restored it to stock in odin.
Right now its just stuck on the Samsung Boot logo and the blue led is shown but it wont boot up. What do i do?
Reflash. By chance, can you get into recovery?
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No, not at all. When i hold volume up + power + home it vibrates twice and turns off and does the same thing when I hold it which makes it turn on. I can get to download mode though
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Use the ota in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895100
It's lg1 then just accept the ota after you do it to get to lh9.
Sounds like you just flashed a bad ota.
smokin1337 said:
Use the ota in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1895100
It's lg1 then just accept the ota after you do it to get to lh9.
Sounds like you just flashed a bad ota.
Ok i have an AT&T galaxy s3 so i just download the Calg1 and then download a Bell image and follow the instructions?
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Ok so ive finished the installation of the CALH1 on odin but my phone is still on the boot logo. What do i do now?
Not lh1 here:
Flash this in odin: http://d-h.st/u2B <<< AT&T lg1
Thats the image i used to get back to stock with root. After that flashes the system will boot and say there is an update if you want the latest os then install rootkeeper from play store and run it that will preserve root. Once you run rootkeeper accept the update and that will get you to lh9 the latest os.
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Not lh1 here:
Flash this in odin: (had to remove the link to post) <<< AT&T lg1
Thats the image i used to get back to stock with root. After that flashes the system will boot and say there is an update if you want the latest os then install rootkeeper from play store and run it that will preserve root. Once you run rootkeeper accept the update and that will get you to lh9 the latest os.
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The install finished and my phone is still on the samsung boot logo after it rebooted from flashing the image the. I've been waiting for it to come to the home screen but it hasn't done anything but glow. Any other options..?
Did you try to flash the stock rooted kernel for your phone?
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liltitiz said:
Did you try to flash the stock rooted kernel for your phone?
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No, not yet i cant really get into clockwork recovery at all if you read my post above. I got into this whole mess by flashing a kernal on a jb rom whe i was rooted and i probably shouldnt have because it bricked my phone. But ive done almost everthing above and now im willing to do anything to get my phone back up and running. Will flashing the kernal for it fix it?
Yes, if you can find a way to enter download mode flash a stock rooted kernel and a stock ROM. You may need a jig to enter download mode
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liltitiz said:
Yes, if you can find a way to enter download mode flash a stock rooted kernel and a stock ROM. You may need a jig to enter download mode
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I can enter download mode without a problem all i need is the kernal you said which would possibly fix my phone.
The lg1 update i gave you has the boot.img (kernel) with it. It is everything, boot.img, system, modem, etc. Sounds bad but are you sure you are using odin correctly ?
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The lg1 update i gave you has the boot.img (kernel) with it. It is everything, boot.img, system, modem, etc. Sounds bad but are you sure you are using odin correctly ?
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Yes I think so, i run odin with administator tick auto reboot and F. Reset time click PDA and located the root69.stock_ATT_I747UCALG1.tar (the old boot img you gave me) and connect my phone while it is in downloading mode and press start. Is that right?
You need to find a way to wipe
Data and cache and dalvik
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liltitiz said:
You need to find a way to wipe
Data and cache and dalvik
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Can you even do that on a bricked phone? Is there a program I can do it through? I can't load my clockwork recovery at all.
Did you try the toolkit?
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Hope this helps. I had a similar issue once where the phone gets stuck at the Samsung logo. What I did was booted into stock recovery and did a wipe cache and wipe data. The phone booted up successfully after that.
U can also flash CMW through ODIN and do all the wipes (dalvik,cache and data) and I'm pretty sure ur phone will boot up.
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Did you try the toolkit?
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A toolkit for the phone? Im still a little new to the android terms but could you link me to the toolkit?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28175077
Here you go
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[Q] Stuck on pulsing SAMSUNG

Hi everybody and thank you in advance.
All started today i woke up this morning and my phone has the pulsing samsung logo and the green led of notification flashing.
I tried to restart it but nothing the same. my phone is charging ok.. and also when i am stuck in samsung logo it vibrates when i push the option button.
i can enter the recovery system menu but i want to know if there is a way to save some of my data ?
or my only option is to restore it.
My phone is rooted 3 months now
please help me because i didnt find anything matching my problem
i did a mistake i meant the menu key actually that one at the left
Boot into download mode.
Flash a custom recovery.
Backup data with it.
Wipe data.
Extract data from nandroid with titanium Backup.
Restore the backups.
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also when im pluging my phone to my pc it is recognized but i cant see any of my files. is there any easier way?
Why you need to view your files ?
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UtkarshGupta said:
Why you need to view your files ?
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i just want to grab some files! before restore
u will need flash a custom recovery 1st then will be able to backup,
If you were on stock rom , I've noticed during Boot Loop if you flash the Stock rom will not wipe your data only Messages, contacts and Call log will be wiped.
If you follow my way you won't lose any files.
But you can backup everything via adb.
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UtkarshGupta said:
If you follow my way you won't lose any files.
But you can backup everything via adb.
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is there any guide that i can use for this processes?
for example i cant find how i can Flash a custom recovery
i will need CWM to proceed with this only?
thank you for your time and knowledge!
Download the file from here to flash with odin. The file is .tar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028103
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hayabusa08 said:
Download the file from here to flash with odin. The file is .tar
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028103
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That's a kernel and not a recovery.
Download a recovery in .Tar format.
Flash it the same way you rooted.
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Thats philz recovery my friend
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hayabusa08 said:
Thats philz recovery my friend
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Hmmm saw wanam post so... My mistake.
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Np bro. I myself went to the post 3 times to confirm its a recovery not a kernel. Haha my eyes playing on me too upon looking at the last few posts. :thumbup:
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guys i cant go i recovery in odin all fine but after reboot im going to samsung logo again
any ideas?
and also costum binary download: Yes (4 counts)
from 1 i did the process 3 times
Firstly, before anyone can truly help you you need to mention your phone setup such as the Rom you're using, rooted/not rooted, etc.
If you're rooted and have a custom recovery then just wipe your system and dalvik cache partition and flash the same Rom again. All your personal files will still be intact.
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bushako said:
Firstly, before anyone can truly help you you need to mention your phone setup such as the Rom you're using, rooted/not rooted, etc.
If you're rooted and have a custom recovery then just wipe your system and dalvik cache partition and flash the same Rom again. All your personal files will still be intact.
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thank you for your concern !
i mentioned that i am rooted i didnt say which rom because i am in custom ROM so i didnt think about it
Pull yur battery out. Put it back in and go into recovery by holding power + home button + volume up. Release power button on the first bootscreen. Maybe u pressed the volume down.
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hayabusa08 said:
Pull yur battery out. Put it back in and go into recovery by holding power + home button + volume up. Release power button on the first bootscreen. Maybe u pressed the volume down.
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im in thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!
Backup data with it.
Wipe data.
Extract data from nandroid with titanium Backup.
Restore the backups.
it was the obvious ! thank you very much for all!!!

Need Advice/Help...

Morning,
Loving the site, tons of stuff..Almost to much lol Anyway, so just getting into rooting. I used option 2 of simple lifes rooting guide. Now I want to run the jedi13 rom, but I cant figure out how to flash the rom because of the way the phone boots... pretty easy rooting process, but now I can't figure out how to flash the rom or re root due to the new initial boot directory when I vol+ home pwr up the phone... I've looked through tons of guides, but still no luck :banghead:
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Steve Lazarus said:
Morning,
Loving the site, tons of stuff..Almost to much lol Anyway, so just getting into rooting. I used option 2 of simple lifes rooting guide. Now I want to run the jedi13 rom, but I cant figure out how to flash the rom because of the way the phone boots... pretty easy rooting process, but now I can't figure out how to flash the rom or re root due to the new initial boot directory when I vol+ home pwr up the phone... I've looked through tons of guides, but still no luck :banghead:
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After rooting the device, did you install a custom recovery? you can download goo manager in the play store and install TWRP recovery and reboot to it. If you already have the recovery installed and cant boot to the recovery then use adb to reboot it. Or another way is download terminal emulator and reboot using command lines from you for...only if you have root.
are you on stock or non stock recovery .. And to get into download mode . As far as i know from a off state hold down vol down and power button . to get into down load mode and its vol up to recovery ..
Not tried on my note but its how it goes on the note 10.1 tablet and other samsung devices i have had
dungtran88 said:
After rooting the device, did you install a custom recovery? you can download goo manager in the play store and install TWRP recovery and reboot to it. If you already have the recovery installed and cant boot to the recovery then use adb to reboot it. Or another way is download terminal emulator and reboot using command lines from you for...only if you have root.
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Negative, only stuff I installed after the root was superSU and titanium backup.. both of the paid versions. .. When I power up holding vol+ Home Power instead of any upload option I just get the following
Reboot sys now
Apply update from ADB
Apply update from external storage
Wipe data/factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Apply update from cache
Tried wipe data/factory reset to clear the root mod (multi-csc), but basically just wiped my phone of everything else except the root, lol, so at that point I figured I should ask for help..
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that is the stock recovery. You need to get root again since u factory reset it. Once u get superSU go to play store and download goo manager to install TWRP or if you prefer CWR then install rom manager.
dungtran88 said:
that is the stock recovery. You need to get root again since u factory reset it. Once u get superSU go to play store and download goo manager to install TWRP or if you prefer CWR then install rom manager.
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You don't have to reroot after a factory reset, these aren't iphones (unless you just mean download supersu again) But everything else is correct
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kintwofan said:
You don't have to reroot after a factory reset, these aren't iphones (unless you just mean download supersu again) But everything else is correct
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Yes that is what I mean. Thanks for correcting.
dungtran88 said:
Yes that is what I mean. Thanks for correcting.
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Just helping the op get it straight
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Downloaded SuperSu again last night (good there), just downloaded goo manager. As for TWRP, don't see it on the play store. .
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Steve Lazarus said:
Downloaded SuperSu again last night (good there), just downloaded goo manager. As for TWRP, don't see it on the play store. .
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goo manager is to install TWRP recover. Open it up and and press the menu button and you see the option to install TWRP recovery.
dungtran88 said:
goo manager is to install TWRP recover. Open it up and and press the menu button and you see the option to install TWRP recovery.
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Negative, no mention of TWRP in the menu.. There is a "Boot Recovery" option. .
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Got
Reboot Recovery
Install Open Recovery Script
Either of those sound right? Other than that, seems to be rom flashing choices..
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Steve Lazarus said:
Got
Reboot Recovery
Install Open Recovery Script
Either of those sound right? Other than that, seems to be rom flashing choices..
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Install open recovery script
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kintwofan said:
Install open recovery script
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Roger that....
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kintwofan said:
Install open recovery script
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Done, said it might reboot, nothing happened though. So from here what should I expect or encounter? Is there more I need to do....or should I be able to follow all the standard go by's to rom flashing? Appreciate all the help by the way from you folks..:thumbup:
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Steve Lazarus said:
Done, said it might reboot, nothing happened though. So from here what should I expect or encounter? Is there more I need to do....or should I be able to follow all the standard go by's to rom flashing? Appreciate all the help by the way from you folks..:thumbup:
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copy your desired rom to the SDcard or internal storage and the open goo manager up again and choose reboot to recovery.
Steve Lazarus said:
Done, said it might reboot, nothing happened though. So from here what should I expect or encounter? Is there more I need to do....or should I be able to follow all the standard go by's to rom flashing? Appreciate all the help by the way from you folks..:thumbup:
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reboot again and hold vol up home and power until samsung appears then let go of power, but still hold home and vol up until recovery comes up. from there you can select to install zip ,which would be your rom. make sure to do a clean install (factory data wipe, wipe cache) Then use the instructions the op has up from where you downloaded the rom. should be good to go.
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copy your desired rom to the SDcard or internal storage and the open goo manager up again and choose reboot to recovery.
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I'll tackle that when I get home from work in an hour and have a computer to post on, just in case. Xda is blocked here at work ...damn government firewalls:thumbdown: Do I still keep the rom zipped when I transfer it to the phone if I'm using goo manager as compared to Odin. ..?
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Steve Lazarus said:
I'll tackle that when I get home from work in an hour and have a computer to post on, just in case. Xda is blocked here at work ...damn government firewalls:thumbdown: Do I still keep the rom zipped when I transfer it to the phone if I'm using goo manager as compared to Odin. ..?
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Just leave it exactly how it was when u download it. Follow the OP instruction thoroughly.
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Just leave it exactly how it was when u download it. Follow the OP instruction thoroughly.
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Will do, so should I download roms to my desktop and transfer them using Kies, or is it better to download directly to the phone. .. just looking for advice..
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[Q] Stuck on Samsung logo after stock/rooting attempt

Hi All,
I used this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28019751&postcount=1
Now after reboot all I get is the Samsung logo, can anyone help me out?
I saw this somewhere before but I can't find the fix
Thanks!
With the phone powered off boot into recovery volume up+home+power wipe cache doesn't always work but typically has for me.
Otherwise so a factory reset from recovery you will lose settings and downloaded apps
Edit: if those don't work verify the md5 is correct and try to reflash
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mkfryan said:
With the phone powered off boot into recovery volume up+home+power wipe cache doesn't always work but typically has for me.
Otherwise so a factory reset from recovery you will lose settings and downloaded apps
Edit: if those don't work verify the md5 is correct and try to reflash
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Booted into recovery and a factory reset - perfect! Thanks!!
Glad it worked
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[Q] Initialize Samsung Galaxy S4 Via Kies 3

Hi Guys! I have a rooted T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S4 running 4.4.2. If i initialize it via kies 3, will there be no problem? Will I be able to root it again?
What do you mean initialize? Like perform a reset? Root has been achievable in every android version for this device so I think that answers your second question
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serio22 said:
What do you mean initialize? Like perform a reset? Root has been achievable in every android version for this device so I think that answers your second question
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Yes, I want to perform a reset. By the way, do you know how to flash back the stock recovery?
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You can flash it back with stock firmware.. If you want to reset I suggest you use Odin instead of kies.. Download 4.4.2 firmware from fenny and flash it with Odin.. Flashing the firmware will also flash stock recovery
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serio22 said:
You can flash it back with stock firmware.. If you want to reset I suggest you use Odin instead of kies.. Download 4.4.2 firmware from fenny and flash it with Odin.. Flashing the firmware will also flash stock recovery
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I'm gonna try it, but my real problem is I can't access my recovery by holding the three buttons... Whatever the recovery I install... I can access it only via a rom manager... Do you know how to fix that?
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maxtroy0 said:
I'm gonna try it, but my real problem is I can't access my recovery by holding the three buttons... Whatever the recovery I install... I can access it only via a rom manager... Do you know how to fix that?
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why are you trying to boot to recovery? press and hold the power and volume down buttons and let go of both as soon as you see the blue 'recovery is booting' message
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why are you trying to boot to recovery? press and hold the power and volume down buttons and let go of both as soon as you see the blue 'recovery is booting' message
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I usually use the recovery to install roms and others... that method wasn't working... I fixed it, now it works perfectly. Thanks!
maxtroy0 said:
I usually use the recovery to install rom and others... that method wasn't working... I fixed it, now it works perfectly. Thanks!
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ok I thought you were trying to reset from recovery but never mind then
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