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Hi folks I followed the instruction on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650 to flash the ROM back to 4.11 for my Rogers Note II. After I received PASS from Odin the phone was rebooted but then it has been stuck at the SAMSUNG only screen for a long time (like 30 mins now). I am wondering if this is normal (that I just need to wait it out) or if there is something wrong how I should fix it. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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sagabomb said:
Hi folks I followed the instruction on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650 to flash the ROM back to 4.11 for my Rogers Note II. After I received PASS from Odin the phone was rebooted but then it has been stuck at the SAMSUNG only screen for a long time (like 30 mins now). I am wondering if this is normal (that I just need to wait it out) or if there is something wrong how I should fix it. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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If ODIN says "pass" and the phone has restarted, you're fine. You might want to take the battery off and turn the phone back on. If that doesn't fix it, go back into recovery and clear cache and dalvik. If none of that helps, only then do a factory reset. As a last resort, reflash the ROM and see if it works.
Gaúcho comedor said:
If ODIN says "pass" and the phone has restarted, you're fine. You might want to take the battery off and turn the phone back on. If that doesn't fix it, go back into recovery and clear cache and dalvik. If none of that helps, only then do a factory reset. As a last resort, reflash the ROM and see if it works.
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Thanks. The issue is because I am not able to pass the SAMSUNG startup screen I don't have many options (like factory reset). I will just try to reflash the ROM and see if it helps.
sagabomb said:
Thanks. The issue is because I am not able to pass the SAMSUNG startup screen I don't have many options (like factory reset). I will just try to reflash the ROM and see if it helps.
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You have to boot in recovery for you to see this option.
Gaúcho comedor said:
If ODIN says "pass" and the phone has restarted, you're fine. You might want to take the battery off and turn the phone back on. If that doesn't fix it, go back into recovery and clear cache and dalvik. If none of that helps, only then do a factory reset. As a last resort, reflash the ROM and see if it works.
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He went back to stock....why is factory reset so bad,, u seem like a noob:banghead:
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Yea really. He flashed back to stock, not like he will loose any data by doing factory reset.
Sent from my G Note 2!!!
Hello all. Let me first thank you for your time in reading my post. I appreciate it. I'm not a fan of only posting for help but I suppose that the site suggesting to always search first is to thank for that because I am usually able to find answers. So please forgive me if this is posted elsewhere but I really have searched and asked around but haven't seen anything similar to my issue. If there is something like it I do not know what to call it. I at first thought it was a sudden death, but realized I think my device model & the symptoms have disproved this theory.
My story...
I bought my AT&T Galaxy S3 feb 2013. I have had it, spent a month or two stock everything. The past month & a half I have flashed CM 10.1 & most recently PK-2.32 for about 3 weeks. Have ran it and loved it with no issues. Used the kernel that comes with both ROMs.
4 days ago
I was charging my phone at work, picked it up after a while, and it wouldn't turn on. It was stuck in a loop of 2 of the screens in my attachments(the battery screen & the SGS3 logo). The battery screen is not in motion, it is stationary like that so that the circle doesn't move.
I have tested quite a few things in regard to what I thought might be the issue...other batteries, chargers, cables pull sim & SD and still no luck...etc.
While the phone is unplugged I get no indication of life. Only when I plug it in will it show me the battery symbol & the logo.
After some playing with it while it is plugged in I have been able to get it into download mode quite frequently with no issue as seen in the third attachment.
So yes I can get into download mode but I'm still "fairly new" and not sure where to proceed from here. I'm not sure what my options are as this is new to me and I can't find anything related, nor can my much more experience friend who is not so new at it that got me into wanting to load custom ROMs.
And yes, as you can see it has tripped my flash counter up once, from what I've read there's only one way to fix that if I need to send it in.
So...If you are able and willing to help I would greatly appreciate it and any options you might give me. I'm willing to try almost anything as my phone is of no use to me at this moment.
if you can access download mode,one option is to connect the device to your PC and flash the stock firmware via odin. untick the Auto Reboot option. once you get a PASS, pull the battery, replace and immediately hit vol up + home + power button. when the device vibrates, release just the power button. in recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache. reboot.
first, can you boot into recovery at all?
xBeerdroiDx said:
if you can access download mode,one option is to connect the device to your PC and flash the stock firmware via odin. untick the Auto Reboot option. once you get a PASS, pull the battery, replace and immediately hit vol up + home + power button. when the device vibrates, release just the power button. in recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache. reboot.
first, can you boot into recovery at all?
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First of all, thank you for your reply. I will definitely use your suggestion if that turns out to be my best option.
Secondly, it's funny you should ask about recovery. I have tried and tried to get into recovery, I have only been able to boot into it one time while it is on a charger, did not try anything because I thought that if I could get in it once I could get in it again, but since then no I have not...
UNTIL just now when you asked, I tried again and I am in TWRP. It is still in recovery at this moment, again only because I have it plugged in so I am open to your advice.
Well, since you're in recovery, I would consider wiping data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik, flash rom again and gapps. Reboot to see if that got you cleared up. This would mean you have to reset up your phone for the most part.
You could also consider wiping cache and dalvik, and flashing the rom and gapps. maybe this would correct your issue without wiping the device data.
Sou your device just did this? You weren't trying to flash a new kernel or anything?
moose0003 said:
First of all, thank you for your reply. I will definitely use your suggestion if that turns out to be my best option.
Secondly, it's funny you should ask about recovery. I have tried and tried to get into recovery, I have only been able to boot into it one time while it is on a charger, did not try anything because I thought that if I could get in it once I could get in it again, but since then no I have not...
UNTIL just now when you asked, I tried again and I am in TWRP. It is still in recovery at this moment, again only because I have it plugged in so I am open to your advice.
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You have a few options at this point. You can access recovery and download mode so this is good. You can try and flash a new ROM through TWRP. You can also go into download mode and install a stock rom to start over. With TWRP choose a ROM of your choice (as long it is intended for your model). You could just restore a nandroid of one that you know worked...if you made any.
xBeerdroiDx said:
Well, since you're in recovery, I would consider wiping data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik, flash rom again and gapps. Reboot to see if that got you cleared up. This would mean you have to reset up your phone for the most part.
You could also consider wiping cache and dalvik, and flashing the rom and gapps. maybe this would correct your issue without wiping the device data.
Sou your device just did this? You weren't trying to flash a new kernel or anything?
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Thanks again for your reply. I will try this and check back.
You are correct, it just did this, no kernel or anything. I will try wiping the device the data doesn't bother me. I won't lose much.
Have you or anyone else heard of this happening or know a cause? I could not find anything.
aybarrap1 said:
You have a few options at this point. You can access recovery and download mode so this is good. You can try and flash a new ROM through TWRP. You can also go into download mode and install a stock rom to start over. With TWRP choose a ROM of your choice (as long it is intended for your model). You could just restore a nandroid of one that you know worked...if you made any.
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Thanks for your reply. I have a few backups. I will try stock first and see where that takes me and go from there.
Sorry about the delay. I was in recovery but I could not get it to recognize my SD card. So I took it out to try to load it in the computer and I'm having the worst time getting either of my computers to recognize either SD card I have even with 2 different readers. Still working on it though...
moose0003 said:
Sorry about the delay. I was in recovery but I could not get it to recognize my SD card. So I took it out to try to load it in the computer and I'm having the worst time getting either of my computers to recognize either SD card I have even with 2 different readers. Still working on it though...
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Ouch sounds like your sd card is corrupted, you may not be able to get any info off it. You may have to use Odin to flash a stock ROM. You can still get to Download right?
metalsnakebite said:
Ouch sounds like your sd card is corrupted, you may not be able to get any info off it. You may have to use Odin to flash a stock ROM. You can still get to Download right?
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Thanks for commenting. You were correct, my sd card was corrupted. Had my 4gb card that was working so I was able to determine that was the case.
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I was frustrated at the most recent attempt to load recovery, which I never succeeded in doing. I then decided to load a stock ROM from odin. Started this process, and it was going well until the reboot phase, which is what I was fearing the most.
Once it attempted the reboot, it attempted to reboot, then would just vibrate shortly over and over and over, with nothing on the screen.
Unplugged the device hoping for the best, yet nothing happened upon my attempts to power on.
Plugged back in and would initiate the same sequence in my original post, with the image of the battery, to the image of the SGS3 logo.
So...hoping for any good news someone has to offer, but have come to terms with the worst.
Again, appreciate any comments toward the struggles with my phone.
xBeerdroiDx said:
Well, since you're in recovery, I would consider wiping data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik, flash rom again and gapps. Reboot to see if that got you cleared up.......
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Forgot to mention in my last post...I did the steps above while in recovery then I tried to reboot with nothing happening still. I did this before doing anything in ODIN.
moose0003 said:
Forgot to mention in my last post...I did the steps above while in recovery then I tried to reboot with nothing happening still. I did this before doing anything in ODIN.
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after flashing stock via odin, you generally have to boot into stock recovery to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache. reboot.
moose0003 said:
Thanks for commenting. You were correct, my sd card was corrupted. Had my 4gb card that was working so I was able to determine that was the case.
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I was frustrated at the most recent attempt to load recovery, which I never succeeded in doing. I then decided to load a stock ROM from odin. Started this process, and it was going well until the reboot phase, which is what I was fearing the most.
Once it attempted the reboot, it attempted to reboot, then would just vibrate shortly over and over and over, with nothing on the screen.
Unplugged the device hoping for the best, yet nothing happened upon my attempts to power on.
Plugged back in and would initiate the same sequence in my original post, with the image of the battery, to the image of the SGS3 logo.
So...hoping for any good news someone has to offer, but have come to terms with the worst.
Again, appreciate any comments toward the struggles with my phone.
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Well usually after a fresh Stock Install using Odin you need to to go into the recovery and wipe data, cache/dalvic cache, factory reset. That should fix your problem.
Lol...beerdroid bro i didnt hit the next page you said what i just did.
metalsnakebite said:
Lol...beerdroid bro i didnt hit the next page you said what i just did.
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haha. i've done that before. cheers, buddy.
xBeerdroiDx said:
after flashing stock via odin, you generally have to boot into stock recovery to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache. reboot.
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metalsnakebite said:
Well usually after a fresh Stock Install using Odin you need to to go into the recovery and wipe data, cache/dalvic cache, factory reset. That should fix your problem.
Lol...beerdroid bro i didnt hit the next page you said what i just did.
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Thanks for the input guys. I'm having a difficult time to get it to stay into recovery now again. It acts like it wants to go in but it will just reboot. I will keep trying and if I need anymore help I will come back. Thanks so much again.
Back again. So I kept playing and was finally able to get into recovery as you guys suggested. Once I got in it finished the odin process and actually booted up! First time in a week. So ran through setup and then was able to determine that wifi is not working with stock ROM. Not sure if it's the phone or the ROM.
After it booted up and turned on was able actually do most functions, didn't test a lot wanted to see if it would work without being plugged in...this answer was no.
So after much testing I think what determines what will power it on and off is determined by what it is plugged into. I still think it is having hardware issues though because of the lack of powering on, but I am fairly certain that I can start it every time with a certain cable/charging dock.
I think the next thing I might try since I can get it to turn on is to root it again, load TriangleAway from an SD card, fix flash counter, unroot, load stock & see if they will warranty for hardware issues on the battery connection or whatever it is.
Haven't done this yet but will start tonight & have it finished by tomorrow is the plan. If anyone has any better suggestions I would gladly take them.
So this should be my last post unless a question arises for me.
moose0003 said:
.....I think the next thing I might try since I can get it to turn on is to root it again, load TriangleAway from an SD card, fix flash counter, unroot, load stock & see if they will warranty for hardware issues on the battery connection or whatever it is.....
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This is what I said I was going to try to do. Took it to work and found time to do the above. TriangleAway worked a lot better than I ever thought it would. Flash counter reset, loaded unrooted stock and have a replacement on the way. Went very smoothly.
So doubt I will root & rom again until out of warranty. I appreciate everyone's help with my issue.
XDA is a great place.
First of all, I'd like to apologize if I'm breaking any forum rules. I just hastily made this account because I did something stupid and I need your help.
I rooted my Nexus 7 a few days ago, and it all went well. While looking through root apps on the Play store today, I found a font switcher. It looked alright, so I figured I'd download it. I picked out a font, hit install, and the device rebooted as I would expect. It showed the Google logo, as well as the padlock icon, and then went to the "X" as per usual. However, it stayed on that screen for quite a while and would not start up. The bootloader menu still works, but I can't really do much with it. I'm afraid I had USB debugging turned off as well. Please help, I don't have a clue what to do and I don't want to have it permanently bricked less than a month after buying it. Thank you in advance.
P.S. You'll have to explain the terms to me, rooting is sort of a new area for me.
Factory reset ?
hyperxguy said:
Factory reset ?
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I wouldn't mind doing it, but I can't as I can only access the bootloader menu and I don't have any recovery programs installed.
I'm not very familiar with stock recovery (assuming that's what you have. I've never seen the stock recovery since I wiped stock off my tab as soon as I could). But doesn't it have a factory reset option ? (I thought I saw that on my old N7 when it was still on stock form)
Edit: you can get to stock recovery from the bootloader menu. Just use volume up/down to rotate thru menu options and hit power to select.
hyperxguy said:
I'm not very familiar with stock recovery (assuming that's what you have. I've never seen the stock recovery since I wiped stock off my tab as soon as I could). But doesn't it have a factory reset option ? (I thought I saw that on my old N7 when it was still on stock form)
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I tried entering recovery mode and I got an error icon, then after a while it just rebooted.
Is your tab OK now ?
Don't worry too much, it's very difficult to "brick" a N7.
You may look at this tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389107
It's easy to do many things.
The hardest part would be to get your PC to fully recornize your tab (which you're there, since you rooted the tab).
If you don't mind losing data, you can just flash stock back from fastboot. If you want to try factory resetting, you can flash a recovery image from fastboot, then reset from there. Fastboot is done from the bootloader.
hyperxguy said:
Is your tab OK now ?
Don't worry too much, it's very difficult to "brick" a N7.
You may look at this tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389107
It's easy to do many things.
The hardest part would be to get your PC to fully recornize your tab (which you're there, since you rooted the tab).
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Yes, it's fixed. I found a recovery tool in WugFresh's toolbox.
As the title goes I'm wondering if there is a counter which is triggered when root and can not be reversed when unroot.
Its the only thing that stops me (and I suppose I'm not the only one) from rooting in order to debloat & freeze some stuff.
pagegr said:
As the title goes I'm wondering if there is a counter which is triggered when root and can not be reversed when unroot.
Its the only thing that stops me (and I suppose I'm not the only one) from rooting in order to debloat & freeze some stuff.
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Can root and unroot without issue on this device, no counter that I am aware of. I have gone back to Stock a couple of times now.
Thank you for your answer.
The thing is that I worry for any future update (international D855 is my variant). What / if we realize then that actually there is a counter.
I know it sounds as metaphysics but its just pure ignorance on my behalf.
Go to dialer and digit 3845#*855#, tap to "LG RCT", tap "display Result...this is root counter.
pagegr said:
Thank you for your answer.
The thing is that I worry for any future update (international D855 is my variant). What / if we realize then that actually there is a counter.
I know it sounds as metaphysics but its just pure ignorance on my behalf.
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There isn't a binary count like on Samsung phones ,at least I haven't seen one yet.
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roma1927 said:
Go to dialer and digit 3845#*855#, tap to "LG RCT", tap "display Result...this is root counter.
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If so, this counter goes back to default value when unroot or showing something that means the phone had been rooted?
pagegr said:
If so, this counter goes back to default value when unroot or showing something that means the phone had been rooted?
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On the G2 was always, even after a hard reset or reflashing the firmware. I do not know the G3...i did not root.
Thanks for the code (it seems very helpful): my display result is "Not rooted".
Now that we have an anchor we need the same info from a G3 user who unroot or went back to stock...
Hey,
I entered the 845#*855# code and now im in the hidden menu but I'm stuck there?
The phone is very slow and doesn't respond to anything I do. I even unplugged the batteries for a few minutes but it always boots up in the AAT mini OS 3.1 hidden menu.
When I press Normal Boot (+power) or any other options nothing happend but only red crosshairs appear?
How can I reset my phone now???
I tapped the code but nothing like that happened. After I check for root I just went back & and back again on my dial.
Is your phone a 855 (as in the hidden menu) or a 400 variant?
Other than that I can't think of.
digit 855 for european model, 400 for the Corea
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pagegr said:
Thanks for the code (it seems very helpful): my display result is "Not rooted".
Now that we have an anchor we need the same info from a G3 user who unroot or went back to stock...
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Probably if you run root with Geohot app the counter does not write rooted or reset after hard reset...i do not know...on the Galaxy S5 with Geohot app the Knox contour does not advance.
Thanks for the reply. It would be good to have an answer from an owner who rooted already - better still if returned to stock for some reason.
I'll wait for a while before I try it myself reading about the two alternatives for rooting I came across in this forum.
pagegr said:
Thanks for the reply. It would be good to have an answer from an owner who rooted already - better still if returned to stock for some reason.
I'll wait for a while before I try it myself reading about the two alternatives for rooting I came across in this forum.
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It doesn't change it when you go back to stock. I had performed a factory reset and it still shows the time and date of my first root.
hdcp said:
It doesn't change it when you go back to stock. I had performed a factory reset and it still shows the time and date of my first root.
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Did you unroot via su? You could try to reflash a factory image.
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Anyone - who root (towelroot or IOroot) and for any reason unroot and/or restored back to stock?
hdcp said:
It doesn't change it when you go back to stock. I had performed a factory reset and it still shows the time and date of my first root.
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Which method did you use to go back to stock?
Sorry for the intervention, may I ask if your question means that the method you proposed to unroot can change also the result in the hidden menu concerning root?
Still searching & reading...
Schumi2004 said:
Hey,
I entered the 845#*855# code and now im in the hidden menu but I'm stuck there?
The phone is very slow and doesn't respond to anything I do. I even unplugged the batteries for a few minutes but it always boots up in the AAT mini OS 3.1 hidden menu.
When I press Normal Boot (+power) or any other options nothing happend but only red crosshairs appear?
How can I reset my phone now???
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Same problem here.. Any solution to boot the phone normally?
pagegr said:
Anyone - who root (towelroot or IOroot) and for any reason unroot and/or restored back to stock?
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SeptimiuB said:
Same problem here.. Any solution to boot the phone normally?
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only way around seams a complete restore try doing this
I don't have the links to the tread where I got these from but lets just hope I don't get banned.
1) go to download mode
2) install this and download the correct .kdz file for your phone
-Modelnumber is ...
-serial number is your imei number
- wait until the download is done
3) run the lgflashtool2014.exe from this zip
-Select type= cdma
-phone mode= Diag
-reset time=33000
-Should be like this when You run it
-select kdz file= is where you need to find the kdz file you just downloaded(step 1)
-then press cse flash
-in the now pop-up window select start
-select your language
-ignore error (cannot connect to lg server)
-check progress on phone up to 100% then boots in recovery installs and restarts
-wait untill it goes to the welcom screen then you can unplug
-now the most inportant step Like my post
to enter download mode do this:
--You must switch off the device to start the process.
--Then press and hold the “Volume Up” and connect the USB cable from phone to PC.
--Use the original USB cable. Because, other device’s cable may not be detected in the Computer. So, only we recommend it to use the original-- one that you got it when you bought the phone.
--Wait for the driver installation on PC.
--Then you will get the download mode screen in your phone.
--That’s it.
SeptimiuB said:
Same problem here.. Any solution to boot the phone normally?
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I got stuck on the miniOS crap and figured it out. Just search for my posts and you'll stumble across the thread I made for it. Very easy and yeah hit thanks ?
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I was using my phone like I usually do, and then it suddenly froze. So I held down the power button, forcing it to restart. Ever since, the screen only shows "Google" for a while, then becomes blank; no booting animation. It would restart itself occasionally.
I tried booting into recovery mode by holding Power+VolDown, and selecting "recovery mode". For the first few tries, it would go back to the Google screen, the turn blank. After giving it a break and trying again, I finally got to the "no command" screen, and I wiped the cache partition. Sadly, I'm still having the same problem.
Is this a bootloop? How can I fix this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This happened to me and Google sent a replacement phone. However the replacement phone is a refurbished phone that suffers from ghost touches Now trying to get a replacement for the replacement.
Ocelot584 said:
I was using my phone like I usually do, and then it suddenly froze. So I held down the power button, forcing it to restart. Ever since, the screen only shows "Google" for a while, then becomes blank; no booting animation. It would restart itself occasionally.
I tried booting into recovery mode by holding Power+VolDown, and selecting "recovery mode". For the first few tries, it would go back to the Google screen, the turn blank. After giving it a break and trying again, I finally got to the "no command" screen, and I wiped the cache partition. Sadly, I'm still having the same problem.
Is this a bootloop? How can I fix this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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can u boot into bootloader mode?
dominoeflux said:
can u boot into bootloader mode?
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What's that? Is it the screen that comes up when you hold down Power+VolumeDown and gives you the option to select Start, Power Off, Restart Bootloader, or Recovery?
Ocelot584 said:
What's that? Is it the screen that comes up when you hold down Power+VolumeDown and gives you the option to select Start, Power Off, Restart Bootloader, or Recovery?
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Yes that's the one. If u can get back to that screen you should be able to flash it back stock and re root the phone with out any problems
dominoeflux said:
Yes that's the one. If u can get back to that screen you should be able to flash it back stock and re root the phone with out any problems
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So are you saying that I should factory reset my phone from the recovery menu, or do I have to use the method that requires the factory image?
My phone wasn't rooted btw, so I can't re-root it.
Ocelot584 said:
So are you saying that I should factory reset my phone from the recovery menu, or do I have to use the method that requires the factory image?
My phone wasn't rooted btw, so I can't re-root it.
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Oh ok I thought it was sorry if I wasn't of any help
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Oh ok I thought it was sorry if I wasn't of any help
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haha it's ok you tried to.
Rooted or not, do you think factory resetting it will fix the problem as long as I can get to the bootloader menu?
Ocelot584 said:
haha it's ok you tried to.
Rooted or not, do you think factory resetting it will fix the problem as long as I can get to the bootloader menu?
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In pretty positive that it will, make sure u unlock the Bootloader first before you do anything. Do you know how to unlock it?
dominoeflux said:
In pretty positive that it will, make sure u unlock the Bootloader first before you do anything. Do you know how to unlock it?
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nope...what's a bootloader anyway?
Ocelot584 said:
nope...what's a bootloader anyway?
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The bootloader allows the phone to be unlocked to flash custom ROMs on it, without it unlocked you'll brick your phone. Read up about rooting your phone first so you can get the idea of what goes into it before attempting it. Once you get the general idea of unlocking the phone and flashing things on it, it becomes relatively easy. There's even a nexus root toolkit on this forum that you can download on your computer for free as well as "how-to's" for doing it
dominoeflux said:
The bootloader allows the phone to be unlocked to flash custom ROMs on it, without it unlocked you'll brick your phone. Read up about rooting your phone first so you can get the idea of what goes into it before attempting it. Once you get the general idea of unlocking the phone and flashing things on it, it becomes relatively easy. There's even a nexus root toolkit on this forum that you can download on your computer for free as well as "how-to's" for doing it
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Wait...what?? So if I choose to factory reset my phone now without unlocking the bootloader, it might become completely useless? Is rooting necessary?
Ocelot584 said:
Wait...what?? So if I choose to factory reset my phone now without unlocking the bootloader, it might become completely useless? Is rooting necessary?
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No is not necessary, but in order to re flash the factory image to fix the problem the bootloader must be unlocked. You never have to root your device but having a unlocked bootloader is essential to flashing anything on your device other wise like I said, you'll brick your phone. You can even lock it back to full stock once you've re flashed the image.
Edit: there's another way of flashing the factory image but it requires some searching. You might not be able to do it the way I'm explaining to you Because you would have to give it permission to be unlocked in the developers option while the phone is booted up and operative
dominoeflux said:
No is not necessary, but in order to re flash the factory image to fix the problem the bootloader must be unlocked. You never have to root your device but having a unlocked bootloader is essential to flashing anything on your device other wise like I said, you'll brick your phone. You can even lock it back to full stock once you've re flashed the image.
Edit: there's another way of flashing the factory image but it requires some searching. You might not be able to do it the way I'm explaining to you Because you would have to give it permission to be unlocked in the developers option while the phone is booted up and operative
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Oh...I see. So what about the factory reset option in the recovery menu? Would you expect that to fix it too?
Ocelot584 said:
Oh...I see. So what about the factory reset option in the recovery menu? Would you expect that to fix it too?
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Of course
Edit: have you tried resetting it in the factory recovery?
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Of course
Edit: have you tried resetting it in the factory recovery?
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Nope...I was waiting to see if I could find a way to recover my data first
Ocelot584 said:
Nope...I was waiting to see if I could find a way to recover my data first
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When u first bought your phone and it takes you through the set up window, when it asked you to put in your email, that right there backs up all your apps that you previously had in the phone so when you go through the setup again, it's going to ask you if you want to start as a new phone or recover your previous apps. You won't be able to recover all of your data but you should be able to recover all of your apps.
dominoeflux said:
When u first bought your phone and it takes you through the set up window, when it asked you to put in your email, that right there backs up all your apps that you previously had in the phone so when you go through the setup again, it's going to ask you if you want to start as a new phone or recover your previous apps. You won't be able to recover all of your data but you should be able to recover all of your apps.
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Alright, but since all my data won't be recovered, is there a way to get access to files on my phone before I factory reset it?
Ocelot584 said:
Alright, but is there a way to get access to files on my phone before I factory reset it?
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Sorry bro but I wish there was.... There actually is away, but you would have have to have been rooted with a custom recovery on your phone and since you had neither, there's my other way
Edit: I meant no other way
dominoeflux said:
Sorry bro but I wish there was.... There actually is away, but you would have have to have been rooted with a custom recovery on your phone and since you had neither, there's my other way
Edit: I meant no other way
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oh... wow.
I'll just suck it up and reset it then. I'll let u know how it goes.