Flashing Death Star-force Close! - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4

I am hoping someone can help me ASAP as I am about to go out of town. I was trying flash Death Star V 3.5 and V3.6. I was previously using Wicked. I did a full wipe then flashed V 3.5, then the V3.6 update, and also flashed Ktoonz kernel. It is booting up fine but it force closes on the 1st settings screen and I cannot get past the menu. I have tried doing it 3 different times and also tried without flashing the kernel just in case that was the problem but nothing helps. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks in Advance.

dclifford said:
I am hoping someone can help me ASAP as I am about to go out of town. I was trying flash Death Star V 3.5 and V3.6. I was previously using Wicked. I did a full wipe then flashed V 3.5, then the V3.6 update, and also flashed Ktoonz kernel. It is booting up fine but it force closes on the 1st settings screen and I cannot get past the menu. I have tried doing it 3 different times and also tried without flashing the kernel just in case that was the problem but nothing helps. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks in Advance.
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Don't flash Ktoonz. Just flash the ROM and the update. Im not having any problems with Death Star.
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Flash the 3.5 ROM first, set up, then flash the 3.6 afterwards. That's how I fixed it, and I'm loving this ROM. Screen off plus v6 = .08 battery loss an hour!
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[Q] Can't Flash AOSP

Hello forum,
I recently switched from CM7 because I was having some issue with random resets and FCing with Maps that slow down and shut off my phone. I flashed to the New Fresh ROM to try it out. That worked fine, but I missed the pull down notification bar. I tried Salvage-Zen but got stuck in a boot-loop and then I tried Salvage. I got past the boot screen but when the Android pops up even though I click I can't go any further. Does anybody know of a possible solution?
Few suggestions: Are you wiping properly, do you have the latest recovery (amon ra or clockwork), are you flashing gapps, did you update to all the latest radios/wimax/prl?
Why don't you try to flash decks aosp rom!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078558
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jjchdc said:
Hello forum,
I recently switched from CM7 because I was having some issue with random resets and FCing with Maps that slow down and shut off my phone. I flashed to the New Fresh ROM to try it out. That worked fine, but I missed the pull down notification bar. I tried Salvage-Zen but got stuck in a boot-loop and then I tried Salvage. I got past the boot screen but when the Android pops up even though I click I can't go any further. Does anybody know of a possible solution?
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do you do a clean wipe before flashing roms or are you just installing one on top of the other. I would suggest looking for Caulkins format all zip and run it prior to flashing a rom
Same problem on friends phone just use amon RA wipe everything twice and flash and be patient with the white evo 4 g screen it may take a while there.
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I'm wiping completely using both Clockwork and Amon but its still a no go and I flash falls when using aosp. I'll try that Rom and report the results.
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playya said:
do you do a clean wipe before flashing roms or are you just installing one on top of the other. I would suggest looking for Caulkins format all zip and run it prior to flashing a rom
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The format all was just what I needed. Thank you very much!

[Q] Problems flashing Sense ROMs

Hello all,
So I am an avid ROM flasher (I try at least 2 a week), and recently when I try to install Sense 3.0 or 3.5 ROMs I have an issue; The ROM flashes and boots up all nice and good, but the startup application that runs by default on a fresh install doesn't show up. All I get is the wallpaper and the notification bar w/ clock, battery etc. but thats it, I can't get passed this to any other screen . After all that the only way I can get back to recovery to flash a working ROM is through a battery pull.
Like I always do with new ROMs, I
nandroid
factory wipe/reset
wipe cache a few times
wipe dalvik cache a couple times
flash GruesomesWipeAll.zip
then flash ROM
The wierd part is that I can flash Stock Barebones just fine along with any other ICS ROM with no issues.
So I guess what im getting at is, is there im doing something wrong i.e. flashing or wiping?
PS. my SD is partitioned
PSS. the ROMs that arent working for me are
The Express
EnergyROM
And one other that I forgot
What recovery are you using?
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RA-supersonic v2.3
aplaceinspace said:
RA-supersonic v2.3
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Are you flashing any additional mods/ kernels for said roms?
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evo4gnoob said:
Are you flashing any additional mods/ kernels for said roms?
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As of now, no. I have previously with no issues but it is strange that this is happening randomly now.
aplaceinspace said:
As of now, no. I have previously with no issues but it is strange that this is happening randomly now.
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Try a reflash of recovery see if that helps. Also wipe everything except sdcard and battery stats 2 times then flash the rom to see if its still happening
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I was having the same problem for a while. Try another recovey. This is the one i use now with no issues at all you can fin it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339654. Also if you want to try another Rom try thie Nitrous 1.3.3 its the one im running now and its a true badass, if you like sense youl really dig it.,,, Later
drlzanej said:
I was having the same problem for a while. Try another recovey. This is the one i use now with no issues at all you can fin it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339654. Also if you want to try another Rom try thie Nitrous 1.3.3 its the one im running now and its a true badass, if you like sense youl really dig it.,,, Later
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evo4gnoob said:
Try a reflash of recovery see if that helps. Also wipe everything except sdcard and battery stats 2 times then flash the rom to see if its still happening
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Thanks guys/gals (?)...anyway i'll try that in a little bit and ill let ya know if it worked
your welcome. BTW, A Guy last time I looked,,,,or a fire truck....Later
drlzanej said:
your welcome. BTW, A Guy last time I looked,,,,or a fire truck....Later
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YES!! finally! thanks so much mr fire truck haha

Phone will not boot any kernel. WHY?

First a little background. I am not new to the android world whatsoever. I don't post much but have been lurking for years. I had a Verizon GS3 and just recently switched to T-Mobile a few days ago and obviously bought a T-Mobile GS3. My vzw phone had no problems. But for some reason my T-Mobile phone will not boot any kernel I try to flash. Roms flash fine but when I flash a kernel everything goes fine in recovery but my phone won't boot past the splash and I end up having to restore a backup. I know I'm flashing the right kernels. I am on touchwiz based ROMs and haven't tried any aosp Rom because for the first time ever I actually prefer an OEM skin to aosp. So basically am I missing something obvious. Anyone else having thus problem. On Verizon I had to root and unlock the bootlosder. From what I understand tmobiles bootliader was not locked down and all I had to do was root. Like I said. I've tried every touch wiz Rom and every touch wiz kernel with each Rom and none will boot past the splash screen. I always wipe dalvik and cache but even tried wiping data every time too and keep getting the same result. Any input would be appreciated. . Thanks in advance.
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Shouldn't need to do any wiping of any kind. I only use AOSP/AOKP, though. May I ask why you even bother with custom kernels? They honestly seem like a waste of time to me.
Im just flash happy. Like to try them out. I've been on Verizon for many Years and am used to the developers over there. I'm still getting used to the devs over here. Don't know any of there work. I'm sure its all good though. Been using imoseyons lean kernel since the thunderbolt back in the day and have stuck with them. Just my personal preference. I'd like to try some of tmobolrs kernel devs work but like I said I can't get a single one to boot.
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What kernels have you tried to flash? There are a couple that have ICS builds. Also, what version of CWM are you using?
I've tried all the tw kernels. Every single one with 2 different ICS tw ROMs. I'm not using the leaked jb tw. I'm stickung with the more stable ICS ROMs for now. I just don't understand. I've tried every one. I've been flashing a long time and don't get it. Im kinda new to Samsung though. First Samsung was the galaxy nexus. Didn't ever use Odin with it. Does anyone flash kernels with Odin. Maybe I should try that. And to answer your question I've tried twrp and the latest version of cwm from rom manager. And of course I'm using the ICS TW version of the kernels im trying.
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It could just be your phone doesn't like them. There is another guy on CM10 and AOKP that can't get custom kernels to boot either.
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The kernel source code was never released for any build from UVALH2 and beyond. So most of our kernels will only work with UVALEM and UVALG1 builds.
We got kind of lucky I think and ktoonsez att kernel was brought over and works. I think there's one or two others that work now too.
As far as described here go I think we've got some of the best! For an outstanding rom you should try FreeGS3. It works with most of the kernels and is an awesome stable rom. If you want a later build try wildcards XquiziT v70 based on UVALH2. Use ktoonsez kernel with it.
And just to note, the stock kernel is surprisingly good. So give it a fair shot as well. Though I can definitely see some potential advantages of custom ones as well.
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Thanks for all the info. But now I can't even get any other ROMs to boot. I don't get it. I keep having to restore my Xquizit v20 back up. Its driving me nuts
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jasonpantuliano said:
Thanks for all the info. But now I can't even get any other ROMs to boot. I don't get it. I keep having to restore my Xquizit v20 back up. Its driving me nuts
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Have you done full Wiping?
Wipe Data/Factory Settings
Wipe cache and dalvik
Flash Rom
Fix Permission
Reboot and don't touch it for 10 minutes
Reboot.
Wipe cache and dalvik
Flash Kernel (Must be compatible with ROM)
Fix Permission
Reboot and don't touch it for 10 minutes
Reboot.
See if this will work. Sometimes you have to let it breathe so it can adjust itself.
Have you tried uding odin to flash MrRobinsons root66 UVALH2? This will take you to fresh full stock plus root. Then try roms again.
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Whatever you do................
Be sure to double check before you flash that kernel. Had my first SGS3 for 12 days before hard brick set in. Terrible disease it is.......! I had to adopt a replacement shortly after to cope with the pain of the loss. Back on my feet again now though and soarin' higher than giraffe vagina on the things I learned in my days off for mourning. I can tell ya I've personally flashed the lean kernel and kt-747 with no issues. My problems were with siya mainly.
Guys, I have a serious problem.
It's similar to the one of the thread-opener.
The diference is that I cant get ANY ROM to boot, WITH the stock kernel.
And i do like the guide says: wipe/factory reset, wipe chache, wipe dalvik cache and then flash the ROM.
Everything works fine til the ROM finished flasing and runs a reboot.
My S3 shuts down screen, then turns screen on with the "Samsung Galaxy SIII-GT-I9300" and then thats it!
All i can do is to go in download mode or recovery mode. I can also flash CWM and so on, but after flashing ROMs it won't boot!
Is it possible that i broke the device by formating internal sd-card with the stock recovery tool?
Did it, after I tried to install Wickedv6 ROM and after both times when it rebooted it just reinstalled stock ROM. So i thought, ok delete the internal sd-card, so no stock ROM on it any more.
Also tried this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875923
Same problem.
Also tried to fix the problem by rooting and then flashing ROM. No help.
Please help guys!
Best regards
ke-ironman said:
Guys, I have a serious problem.
It's similar to the one of the thread-opener.
The diference is that I cant get ANY ROM to boot, WITH the stock kernel.
And i do like the guide says: wipe/factory reset, wipe chache, wipe dalvik cache and then flash the ROM.
Everything works fine til the ROM finished flasing and runs a reboot.
My S3 shuts down screen, then turns screen on with the "Samsung Galaxy SIII-GT-I9300" and then thats it!
All i can do is to go in download mode or recovery mode. I can also flash CWM and so on, but after flashing ROMs it won't boot!
Is it possible that i broke the device by formating internal sd-card with the stock recovery tool?
Did it, after I tried to install Wickedv6 ROM and after both times when it rebooted it just reinstalled stock ROM. So i thought, ok delete the internal sd-card, so no stock ROM on it any more.
Also tried this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875923
Same problem.
Also tried to fix the problem by rooting and then flashing ROM. No help.
Please help guys!
Best regards
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This isn't the I9300 forum, but if you flashed a T999 rom, you bricked your phone.
Aerowinder said:
This isn't the I9300 forum, but if you flashed a T999 rom, you bricked your phone.
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Wow, you scared the **** out of me
But i just tried to flash stock ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
It worked out!
What is the right forum for my GT-I9300 to post then?
And why isn't any other ROM working?
The forum you got that stock rom from is the international one. This is the US Tmobile T999 forum. The two phones are NOT compatible.
Only flash, well...anything, from that forum. Our roms will brick yours and vice versa.
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ktoonz kernel leaving me with black screen after reboot

Hello I been trying to use the ktoonz kernel for some time now and every time I install it after reboot I get a black screen after. The rom is compatible cause a lot of people have it up and running with the jelly bomb 11.0 rom. Anyone has any idea why this is happening? I searched the forums and I can't find a solution any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance
I would not think you would need to flash this kernel over the ROM since Jelly Bomb 11 comes with this kernel already installed.
Having said that you should not have a problem flashing the kernel again, as long as you flashed the correct one. Did you flash the TW kernel or the AOSP kernel?
m20120 said:
I would not think you would need to flash this kernel over the ROM since Jelly Bomb 11 comes with this kernel already installed.
Having said that you should not have a problem flashing the kernel again, as long as you flashed the correct one. Did you flash the TW kernel or the AOSP kernel?
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I flashed the from itself and I got the black screen so I downloaded the TW kernel same result then I tried the aosp and the black screen remains I don't know what I'm doing wrong
Jelly Bomb is a TW ROM so you need the TW kernel. The AOSP kernel will not work.
You may need to wipe all (data, cache and Dalvik) after flashing this ROM.
holyvail said:
Hello I been trying to use the ktoonz kernel for some time now and every time I install it after reboot I get a black screen after. The rom is compatible cause a lot of people have it up and running with the jelly bomb 11.0 rom. Anyone has any idea why this is happening? I searched the forums and I can't find a solution any help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance
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Did you run the kernel cleaner script after flashing the kernel? http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...5&d=1347395869
I believe that will do the trick, flash kernel, then flash kernel cleaner script.
m20120 said:
Jelly Bomb is a TW ROM so you need the TW kernel. The AOSP kernel will not work.
You may need to wipe all (data, cache and Dalvik) after flashing this ROM.
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Imma try to flash the kernel again thanks
livito said:
Did you run the kernel cleaner script after flashing the kernel? http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...5&d=1347395869
I believe that will do the trick, flash kernel, then flash kernel cleaner script.
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The link you provided isn't working
holyvail said:
Imma try to flash the kernel again thanks
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If you still get stuck at a black screen you should wipe data and caches.
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m20120 said:
If you still get stuck at a black screen you should wipe data and caches.
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Still getting screens I wiped caches system factory reset as well all I didn't do was format data
I lost my boot animation after flashing the kernel. Just give it a few min. It should boot up
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bog3nator said:
I lost my boot animation after flashing the kernel. Just give it a few min. It should boot up
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I let it sit for 10 minutes and nothing bottom lights didn't come on or anything been wiping caches system and factory resetting and it keeps happening
Bad download? It happens.
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holyvail said:
The link you provided isn't working
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I just tried the link and I was able to download the zip file, it is a direct link, doesnt take you to any page, it starts the download automatically.
bog3nator said:
I lost my boot animation after flashing the kernel. Just give it a few min. It should boot up
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Were you able to reflash a boot animation?
mjben said:
Bad download? It happens.
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just re downloaded same issue imma just stick with stock since my phone isnt cooperating with custom kernals at all even tried with the peoples rom still get the black screen
holyvail said:
just re downloaded same issue imma just stick with stock since my phone isnt cooperating with custom kernals at all even tried with the peoples rom still get the black screen
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you're not alone I have the exact same issue but mines boot up and then non stop flickering of screens and menus going black then coming back when i tap the screen. Im on Phantom Hackers rom (2.1 rooted / mostly stock) I tired the kernel cleaner but was told to run it BEFORE I flask ktoonsez kernel. No dice I got the same effect.
I should probably try the cleaner after flashing the kernel huh? .....brb.
Edit: No dice - same effect flashing the cleaner before and after flashing the kernel.
have to go back to freeza "LJ7 Kernel with bootanimation support" only one that works for me.
Can't understand what would be causing this.
DC_MTP said:
you're not alone I have the exact same issue but mines boot up and then non stop flickering of screens and menus going black then coming back when i tap the screen. Im on Phantom Hackers rom (2.1 rooted / mostly stock) I tired the kernel cleaner but was told to run it BEFORE I flask ktoonsez kernel. No dice I got the same effect.
I should probably try the cleaner after flashing the kernel huh? .....brb.
Edit: No dice - same effect flashing the cleaner before and after flashing the kernel.
have to go back to freeza "LJ7 Kernel with bootanimation support" only one that works for me.
Can't understand what would be causing this.
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Exactly stock kernel works fine but ktoon gives me a black screen no matter what I do I'm just gonna give up on this kernel its been 2 days of trying

Can't get past boost screen!

I tried to install CarbonRom JB 4.2.1 found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136995 but after install and reboot the screen flickered at the first boot screen and wouldnt go on. I had been running omega v11 before just fine, I tried to go back to omega and new it is stuck at the boot screen and can not go past. I can get into download mode and recovery just fine, but nothing after that.
What should I do? I do not want to press on and cause further damage before I can find a fix! Thanks in advance for a timely response.
p.s. meant boot screen not boost screen in title
Do you have a complete version of Omega on your sd card? Have you tried wiping, installing, and THEN restoring Omega. You may have a problematic version of CWM, which has had issues with both Aroma and CM10.1 variously.
I have the same version worked the first time (922mb). I tried a rom wipe then install but do not have a backup of omega just my stock rom. I am also running teamwin recovery not cwm. Would going back to a stock rom correct this?
reverting back to a stock rom seems to of fixed it. Thanks Ben for your help!
You should have done a data wipe.
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UtkarshGupta said:
You should have done a data wipe.
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I did, unfortunately I guess my phone just rejected the rom switched over to slimbean with no errors. :victory:
Glad you're back on track, dude. It's always a little bit scary when you don't have a functioning ROM installed.

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