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Seem to have soft bricked my SGH-i747

I'd like to start by apologizing for what is probably the 9,000th "help, I've bricked my phone!" thread. I did some searching, and while I found many, I wasn't able to find one that both dealt with my specific issue, and did so assuming a level of newbishness appropriate for me.
Months ago, I rooted my AT&T Galaxy SIII, and installed CM10. It's been all candy and rainbows since. This morning, I somewhat foolishly decided to update from a nightly I installed in October/November, to the January 7 CM 10.1 nightly, using the built-in updater I had previously used to switch to a nightly.
It worked...sort of. I guess I should have cleared my cache or something ahead of time, because almost all of my GAPPS stopped working. Woops! Figuring that I should probably stop dicking around with my phone until I learned a bit more, I just went back and told the phone to switch back to the nightly I from October/November that I was previously using.
It didn't work. My phone now reaches the CM boot animation and just...sits there. And sits there. And sits there. To complicate the issue, I cannot get the phone to boot into recovery mode (although admittedly, I'm too thick to know what I'm meant to do once I'm there anyway). I CAN get the phone into download mode, but not being sure what I should do there, I thought it best to consult you all on what to do next.
I'm happy to give any additional information needed, and I hope it goes without saying that I am extremely thankful for any help you all can offer.

Try to get it back into recovery by taking the battery out, putting it back in and then holding volume up, home, and power. If you are sure you can't get it into Recovery, but know for sure you can get it into Download, go into Download and flash stock and go from there. These aren't bricks. These are just whoops. Lol.

If you can reach download mode, you'll be okay. What you want to do is use Odin to flash a rooted stock image; from there, you should be able to get back to a point where you can re-install a custom recovery of your choice and try flashing your favourite ROM again.
For the record, it's always a good idea to clear data/cache when changing ROMs, or changing between major revisions of a ROM (such as CM10 -> CM10.1) to avoid this sort of problem.

Actually, you should always wipe cache and dalvik when flashing the update. If it is a major update like 4.1.2 to 4.2.1, then you should wipe cache, wipe dalvik, Factory Reset, Format System then flash your ROM.

Move important files to SD using twrp file manager. Put rom on SD with gapps. Format internal, wipe caches, format system, factory reset, load ROM, load gapps. Reboot.
Sent from a Horny Pink Pony

smelenchuk said:
If you can reach download mode, you'll be okay. What you want to do is use Odin to flash a rooted stock image; from there, you should be able to get back to a point where you can re-install a custom recovery of your choice and try flashing your favourite ROM again.
For the record, it's always a good idea to clear data/cache when changing ROMs, or changing between major revisions of a ROM (such as CM10 -> CM10.1) to avoid this sort of problem.
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I did this, being careful to follow all the instructions provided. Odin seemed to think everything worked, and after about 10 minutes, it rebooted the phone.
However, it still gets stuck. Now, since CM is no longer installed, it just sits at the SAMSUNG logo forever.
It still boots into download mode, and will now boot into recovery as well. Any suggestions?

naporeon said:
It still boots into download mode, and will now boot into recovery as well. Any suggestions?
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Boot to recovery and clear data and cache.

smelenchuk said:
Boot to recovery and clear data and cache.
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Worked like a charm, thanks! Can't believe after all that trouble, I didn't think to do that myself. >.<

is my galaxy nexus bricked?

i have a big issue with my nexus, last night i leave the phone charging, this morning i turned it on and there was a message asking me for a password to decrypt the data (i never activated that ) :S, then i went to recovery mode, tried to do a factory reset , and install the stock rom again, it said it installed it but NO, i rebooted the phone and it came back to the same 4.2.2 version i had previously installed (with all my apps on it, it is like never installed the rom) this time android did not ask for decrypt password but i got "android.media process has stopped" error (something like that) and a few seconds after that the phone rebooted itself.. at this point i decided to try odin, and i flashed a 4.1 version , odin did everything right, not error messages at all.. then the phone rebooted after finishing the installation but it came back to the same OS 4.2.2 with all my apps installed and with the same issue of android.media process has stopped blablabla, and reboot..
ive tried nexus toolkit, odin, etc.. and nothing.. it looks like it flash the files normally but then it come back to the same OS (4.2.2) with troubles.
i dont know if im wrong but it is like 4.2.2 cannot be deleted with twrp 2.3.2.1 or odin... but thats weird.. when i wipe internal storage, system, etc from TWRP it said it wiped everything, but then i reboot the phone, go to TWRP again and if i look in "install" i can see all my files. i dont know whats going on.

I dont know why you're posting the same thing in two different sections.

Relock then unlock the boot loader again. If that doesn't wipe everything you're hosed.

I'm pretty sure every version of TWRP that has been released since 2.3.1.0 has been (somewhat)broken. At least from the multiple users confirming issues of every version since then in TWRP thread... Anyways Go to the main "Team Win Recovery Project" post in the Nexus Development section and click the link to their webpage to download an older version. I personally use 2.4.1.0 without issue.
If rolling back to an older recovery doesn't solve issues, try CWM recovery. If that doesn't work either, use fastboot commands to flash the stock Google images.
Check the forum stickies in ALL of the galaxy nexus sub-forums. Everything you will need is there. Please do not use toolkits! See? It tells you success! But it was not. And now you have NO idea why. At least using fastboot if something fails it will tell you what, when, where, and why and you can relay that info and we can actually help you out more.
But I think changing recoveries will solve your problem. If not report back I'd be glad to assist you further.

RoyJ said:
I'm pretty sure every version of TWRP that has been released since 2.3.1.0 has been (somewhat)broken. At least from the multiple users confirming issues of every version since then in TWRP thread... Anyways Go to the main "Team Win Recovery Project" post in the Nexus Development section and click the link to their webpage to download an older version. I personally use 2.4.1.0 without issue.
If rolling back to an older recovery doesn't solve issues, try CWM recovery. If that doesn't work either, use fastboot commands to flash the stock Google images.
Check the forum stickies in ALL of the galaxy nexus sub-forums. Everything you will need is there. Please do not use toolkits! See? It tells you success! But it was not. And now you have NO idea why. At least using fastboot if something fails it will tell you what, when, where, and why and you can relay that info and we can actually help you out more.
But I think changing recoveries will solve your problem. If not report back I'd be glad to assist you further.
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thanks for your answer, ill try that!

jsgraphicart said:
I dont know why you're posting the same thing in two different sections.
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maybe because this is my only phone, i dont have warranty, i dont have money to buy another, ive tried everything i know to try to fix it and it doesn't work so at this point im a little bit desperate?

i tried using fastboot commands, and it does everything ok, i first erased system and userdata, then flashed system and userdata again, it take a while to do it, and there is not a single error in the process, but then i reboot the phone and it goes back to that damn "bigxie deodexed 4.2.2" that i installed a week ago.. for some reason it seems everytime i reboot the phone that rom and all my old files are again in the phone. (it runs the OS but it last just a few seconds before i get the android.process.media error and then an ugly reboot)
for jesus, mother theresa, allah, buddha and ganesha, help me guys!!!!

rodmc123 said:
i tried using fastboot commands, and it does everything ok, i first erased system and userdata, then flashed system and userdata again, it take a while to do it, and there is not a single error in the process, but then i reboot the phone and it goes back to that damn "bigxie deodexed 4.2.2" that i installed a week ago.. for some reason it seems everytime i reboot the phone that rom and all my old files are again in the phone. (it runs the OS but it last just a few seconds before i get the android.process.media error and then an ugly reboot)
for jesus, mother theresa, allah, buddha and ganesha, help me guys!!!!
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If you can not change ROMs or wipe anything isn't that the sign of a bad flash partition? Its rare but can happen
Toro | Atom v9 | AK Cylon 728

Sandman-007 said:
If you can not change ROMs or wipe anything isn't that the sign of a bad flash partition? Its rare but can happen
Toro | Atom v9 | AK Cylon 728
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and how could that be solved?

Somehow change the flash chip housing your ROM?
Posted from a Unicorn powered Nexus 4 running XDA-premium.

Ponox said:
Somehow change the flash chip housing your ROM?
Posted from a Unicorn powered Nexus 4 running XDA-premium.
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eeh, that is not an option.
nobody can help me?
i tried to repair and to format the partition /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 using mke2fs and e2fsck but it says is apparentely in use and will not make a filesystem there, with e2fsck -b (using backup superblock) it says it cannot put a flag on the superblock blablah...
i don't know what else to do.

rodmc123 said:
eeh, that is not an option.
nobody can help me?
i tried to repair and to format the partition /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 using mke2fs and e2fsck but it says is apparentely in use and will not make a filesystem there, with e2fsck -b (using backup superblock) it says it cannot put a flag on the superblock blablah...
i don't know what else to do.
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What happens if you install an app and reboot. Is the app still there? If not you are screwed and need a new phone
Toro | Atom v9 | AK Cylon 734

Sandman-007 said:
What happens if you install an app and reboot. Is the app still there? If not you are screwed and need a new phone
Toro | Atom v9 | AK Cylon 734
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i cant do that, when the OS loads, it last like 5 second before it reboot itself, so i dont have time to do anything.
all i can do now is from recovery, fastboot, adb, etc.. i cant do anything inside the OS.
i think the flash memory of the phone is dead or something.. thats why it comes back always to the same state after a reboot.
for example i used adb push to send a rom to the sd card, and inside the recovery, in "install" i saw the file i just passed but i rebooted the phone, went back to recovery and the file was gone... the same if i format data, it seems it works, but i reboot and everything is there again. All changes i do in the internal memory from fastboot, adb and recovery disappear after a reboot.

rodmc123 said:
i cant do that, when the OS loads, it last like 5 second before it reboot itself, so i dont have time to do anything.
all i can do now is from recovery, fastboot, adb, etc.. i cant do anything inside the OS.
i think the flash memory of the phone is dead or something.. thats why it comes back always to the same state after a reboot.
for example i used adb push to send a rom to the sd card, and inside the recovery, in "install" i saw the file i just passed but i rebooted the phone, went back to recovery and the file was gone... the same if i format data, it seems it works, but i reboot and everything is there again. All changes i do in the internal memory from fastboot, adb and recovery disappear after a reboot.
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Yep flash memory is done
Toro | Atom v9 | AK Cylon 734

Jeesus , how many ROMs have you flashed that you wore out the ROM chip in your phone?! It takes like 1,000 writes to kill it!
Posted from a Xylon powered Nexus 4 running XDA-premium.

Ponox said:
Jeesus , how many ROMs have you flashed that you wore out the ROM chip in your phone?! It takes like 1,000 writes to kill it!
Posted from a Xylon powered Nexus 4 running XDA-premium.
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thats the weird thing.. i flashed in total like.. 10-15 times?? i think is not that much , because there is people here flashing their phones atleast twice per day...
anyway the phone is not totally dead, i mean i can turn it on, go to fastboot, recovery, adb works... the thing is as soon as i reboot the phone, every change i did dissapear (like wiping data, system, etc) , and the phone has again the exact same files, rom, etc.. the worst thing is that i cant even use the rom that stil loads, becase it reboots like 2 seconds after i enter my pin.
i tried everything, fastboot formating and flashing, e2fsck, mke2fs, etc..
this kind of issue should requiere a mainboard replacement i guess? is there a way to force the flash memory to work again.. like giving it an electric shock lol! i miss my nexus :crying:
this is my phone now :crying:
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rodmc123 said:
thats the weird thing.. i flashed in total like.. 10-15 times?? i think is not that much , because there is people here flashing their phones atleast twice per day...
anyway the phone is not totally dead, i mean i can turn it on, go to fastboot, recovery, adb works... the thing is as soon as i reboot the phone, every change i did dissapear (like wiping data, system, etc) , and the phone has again the exact same files, rom, etc.. the worst thing is that i cant even use the rom that stil loads, becase it reboots like 2 seconds after i enter my pin.
i tried everything, fastboot formating and flashing, e2fsck, mke2fs, etc..
this kind of issue should requiere a mainboard replacement i guess? is there a way to force the flash memory to work again.. like giving it an electric shock lol! i miss my nexus :crying:
this is my phone now :crying:
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Eh, its been a while since the last post, but when running e2fsck, did you make sure /data was unmounted before running terminal?

desktopfusion said:
Eh, its been a while since the last post, but when running e2fsck, did you make sure /data was unmounted before running terminal?
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yep

Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25775981
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Need to flash my phone, but have a question...

So here's the scenario. Hopefully I don't leave anything pertinent out...
Galaxy S3 w/Sprint. Phone is rooted but has the stock ROM on it. The phone doesn't need to be rooted, but I figured something like wifi tether might come in handy at some point. I rooted it such a long time ago I honestly don't remember how I did it. However, the screenshots of the Odin program look somewhat familiar so I'm guessing it was something with that.
When I boot into recovery mode, it says CWM-based recovery v5.5.0.4 and has the standard CWM menu.
This, of course, means I can't get the OTA update that came out a few months back.
So, in order to get the stupid prompt to stop bugging me to update, I need to flash the phone with something. I'd be fine using an updated version of the Stock ROM, or would be happy to put something like CM10 on there. I don't want anything experimental so I'd go with the stable version.
This leads me to three questions.
1) What would you recommend as far as a ROM to flash when comparing stock vs CM vs whatever else. I'm fine with the stock feature set and stability is the top priority.
2) When I flash whatever ROM I flash, how much of the phone needs to be wiped? All the apps will have to be reinstalled, but does it also have to wipe things like photos and such?
3) How do I do the flash? All of the tutorials I see assume you're starting with an unrooted phone, which I'm not. Do I just copy the ROM Zip file over, do one of the wipes and then do the install from zip? I'm just looking for the basic steps to follow since I"m already rooted and have a recovery already there.
THANKS for any help so I can finally get this straightened out!!!

1.It depends on your likings. Play with different ROMs.
2.Just a wipe before to flash the ROM.No need to wipe photos and videos.
3.Yep.Put the ROM on your SD card,wipe your phone and then flash it.
Hope that helps
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kelemvor33 said:
This leads me to three questions.
1) What would you recommend as far as a ROM to flash when comparing stock vs CM vs whatever else. I'm fine with the stock feature set and stability is the top priority.
2) When I flash whatever ROM I flash, how much of the phone needs to be wiped? All the apps will have to be reinstalled, but does it also have to wipe things like photos and such?
3) How do I do the flash? All of the tutorials I see assume you're starting with an unrooted phone, which I'm not. Do I just copy the ROM Zip file over, do one of the wipes and then do the install from zip? I'm just looking for the basic steps to follow since I"m already rooted and have a recovery already there.
THANKS for any help so I can finally get this straightened out!!!
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1) The standard answer is: try them all out and see if you like one or the other. But I'll be nice and also say that if you're looking for something stable, I'd recommend The People's ROM. It's a TW-based ROM with a lot of customization, but it's very stable and has a large user base. They're always willing to help someone out (as long as you search before asking).
2) It really depends what you're flashing. I always recommend what I call a "so fresh, so clean-clean flash," which means wiping /data, wiping /system, and cache and dalvik cache. You won't lose your photos, but you will lose all apps and their associated data (save games, etc). The reason I recommend wiping system (which others might not suggest), is that different ROMs have different mods associated with them, and as an end-user of the ROM, you have no idea if your previous ROM is leaving behind files in /system that won't play nicely with your new ROM. So I typically wipe system as well as data and the caches.
3) You're in luck. I have a previous post that explains #3 is pretty good detail. Since you have verified that you have CWM, you can skip the first section where I talk about that. I have quoted it below:
kay131108 said:
ok..can u pls be a little more specific..i if i press the three buttons with volume down is just an android in download mode..so what do i do next?...clockworkmodrecovery
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Ok, let's start at the very beginning (it's a very good place to start).
Before we get started, I'm going to make the following assumptions:
You successfully rooted your phone through Odin.
You currently have a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM).
You have a Rom you'd like to flash on either your internal storage or your SDcard (I'd recommend the SDcard, but that's your prerogative).
If either of the first two is not true, I'd recommend going back to qbking77's thread and check out the videos on how to use Odin to gain root and a custom recovery.
If number 3 above is not true, download a ROM (nor someone new to flashing/custom Roms, I'd recommend Freeza's stock rooted Rom, as it's identical to stock TW, but just with Root). Once you download a Rom, check it's md5sum to verify that it's a good download. Copy the file to your SD card and get ready to flash (make sure you have decent battery life left, I try to keep at least 50% or more when flashing Roms, although it shouldn't take too long.
I'll give directions on how to flash a Rom below. The instructions will be for TWRP, but CWM has similar options/settings
Turn your phone completely off (hold down power for 3-5 seconds)
Boot your phone into recovery. Hold Up, Menu, and Power for a few seconds (until SAMSUNG appears on your screen and the phone vibrates)
Make a Nandroid backup. I can't emphasize this enough. In flashing, it's almost a certainty that one time, something will mess up. When that happens, you want to be able to restore a backup. In TWRP, just go into Backup Menu and choose where you want it (internal vs. External storage). It takes my phone a few (5-10) minutes to completely backup my data.
In TWRP, click the wipe button, then system. This will completely wipe the Rom from your phone. Doing this will allow you to get a "clean" install, without any settings or leftover files from your old Rom getting in the way. Instead, you could only wipe data (factory reset), which is good enough for most Roms. I'd still recommend a system wipe, though.
Also while in the Wipe menu, wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache.
Go back to the TWRP main menu.
Click Install, then find your Rom zip file (may have to switch from internal to external storage).
Let TWRP do it's thing.
If you're installing a TW-based Rom, chances are it had gapps already installed. If not, you should now flash the correct gapps package from goo.im. Make sure you're flashing the correct one, as if you don't, your google apps will force close upon use.
Reboot into system and give it time to boot (first boot sometimes takes a couple of minutes).
Set up your phone the way you like.
These should be the directions to follow whenever you flash a new Rom. Some Roms have the Aroma installer, so you'll have more options once you choose to flash the Rom zip, but those are typically easy to follow (and vary from Rom to Rom, so I won't be able to give you a good guide on that).
Hope this helps!
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And lastly, you don't have to lose all your apps. You can use Titanium Backup (TiBu) to restore your apps. You just have to be careful not to restore any system apps, as they tend to not play well between Roms. I have quoted my previous post about TiBu down below so you can review some features/warning about TiBu.
Ok, first I'll describe what you did and how that (most likely) messed up your phone. Then I'll describe what you can do to fix it.
Problem
It seems like your original flash of CM10.1 went smoothly. It must have been something to do with your Titanium Backup (TiBu) restores. More than likely, you tried to restore too much. In TiBu, the different apps have different colors: Red, Yellow, Green, and White. In the menu, you can see the following Legend:
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White: User Application. These are apps that you installed from the Play Store or sideloaded by directly installing an apk. These are safe to restore.
Red: System Application. These are system files that heavily rely on which Android version (4.1.x vs. 4.2.x) and whether you're on TW or AOSP. I always try to avoid restoring these backups (even when just upgrading to a newer version of the same Rom). Some people will say that you can restore the Data only for these, but my motto is: caution will help prevent mistakes (ground-shaking, I know).
Green: System Service with Useful Data: These are system apps that have useful information (such as User Accounts, etc.). I treat these the same as Red Backups, but am a bit more likely to restore the data of them (green means go, right?).
Yellow: These backups are system data that can be restored as an xml file. These are inherently safer than the red and green ones, and I say restore away (I always restore my Call Log, Messages, and Wi-Fi Access Points).
The reason you were getting FCs was restoring a red or green backup. This can sometimes work, but has a lot of potential for issues when switching between TW and AOSP Roms. Most likely something in your /system folder is messed up due to restoring an app. Even when you flash a new Rom, it just overwrites items in your System folder, it doesn't wipe /System. So whatever is wrong in your /System folder is still there, regardless of what you flash.
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Edit Oct 17, 2014 - Encrypt your device/phone with custom ROM

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage or liability arising out of these steps. I did not invent anything, I just tried something. Only move forward at your risk
If you don't agree ... stop reading and move on...
Background: Our phone has access to so much personal information that its scary if it fell into wrong hands. The only way to fix this is to encrypt phone. I did lot of research and here is a working solution that works for me - try at your risk.
Download Links:
a) Tested with ROM Stock 4.4.4 NH7 Galaxy S4 M919/Jfltetmo by @ShinySide
b) Tested with ROM |ROM|★KANGAKAT★|►KTU84P◄|4.4.4|Xposed|►8◄|6.26.14 by @iB4STiD
c) stock recovery AT&T S4 works with M919
d) Philz/CWM custom recovery
Encrypting with custom rom
1) Assume you are on custom recovery. - Backup everything first. Create a nandroid backup
2) Do a full wipe and install one of the two roms linked above (I have tested with few other roms ... none worked). Start the phone and set it up the way you want. Install all apps etc.
3) ODIN Stock recovery. See #c under download above. Its AT&T stock recovery but works for me. You need to know how to ODIN - find out. Doing this wrong will permanently damage your phone
4) Start your phone and turn on encryption. You will need to set lock type = password and will need to connect to charger and have 80% charge.
- Phone will do blank and stay blank for 20-30 minutes. Do not do anything. Encryption is happening behind the scenes.
- You might have to do this twice or thrice if it did not encrypt first time. For me the phone went blank first time and after 25 minutes it restarted but device was not encrypted. I redid the same steps and worked second time.
- If you interrupt the encryption process (battery pull or power up) you will see error message (encryption failed, reset device)
5) If all goes well you now have a password protected encrypted phone with custom rom!!! Check in Settings -> Security
6) You may install custom recovery ... but I don't see the point because you will need stock recovery to decrypt
To install another ROM
1) Reboot into stock recovery, then wipe data and cache (this removes encryption).
2) install your recovery of choice and install ROM using recovery. Philz/CWM
Credit goes to @Tronicus and his reply Flash a Rom on an Encrypted Android
Tronicus said:
How to Flash a rom on an encrypted Android phone (specifically this one, the I9505 SGH-I337).
The Problem: Once encrypted, you can't decrypt it easily. When encrypting the phone android will tell you you can only decrypt it using a factory reset. Naturally you assume it's talking about the "Factory Data Reset" option found in Settings --> Backup and Reset. But noooo, Android is lying through its ****ing teeth. Then you'll assume you have to wipe everything from your custom recovery mod (CWM, TWRP, or one of those). Wrong again! You'll get beautiful "can't mount /data" messages and more bull****. I read about a workaround that required installing the new rom using ADB, but I had ingeniously disabled USB debugging prior to wiping everything, so I only got so far with that option (plus it's tediously long if you haven't installed all the necessary software already and don't feel like bricking your phone because you made a typo in the command line). So, apparently the only other way to really format that partition free of its encryption is to use a stock recovery. So:
Short Version for Godlike users who know automatically how to do all this **** without any help (mimicking how most help posts are finely detailed on this site): Flash stock recovery, wipe everything, flash your custom recovery and install your new rom.
Long version for us mortals who don't know everything and haven't already downloaded already every single bit of software on earth:
Backup all the stuff you want to save. This process will truly wipe EVERYTHING. You can do it manually, or you can use an app like Titanium Backup Pro to help you (find it on Google Play Store). Here's a nice guide which recommends what to restore and what not to restore: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480343
Flash the stock recovery using Odin. You can download a stock recovery from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49687791&postcount=3 It's the link called "I337MK2stockrecovery.tar.md5" In case you don't know how to flash it with Odin, this short guide will help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506697
In step 6 replace "recovery.tar.md5" with the stock recovery you downloaded.
Wipe everything from the Stock recovery console. This little ****er will **** up the encryption all those sissies couldn't touch. You're welcome. You boot into recovery mode from a turned off phone by pressing simultaneously the volume up key + the home key + the power key until you see blue text appearing in the top left corner of your screen.
Reinstall your custom recovery. In my case I had installed the rom BEFORE flashing in the stock recovery (apparently it works, you just can't boot because of the encryption), so I was able to boot into the new rom before I returned to my custom recovery. Weird. Anyways, I recommend CWM. You can pick it up from this link: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/jflte
For some weird reason they call the I337 version the "jflte" version. It's bonkers. Click there, and download the latest version that ends with .tar.md5. This version is upgradable via Odin, which we already used. Use the same instructions used as when you upgraded the stock recovery rom.
Boot into your recovery mod and flash your rom like you usually do.
A word about TWRP: it cost me many hours of work and I don't recommend it. Its website is outdated, and recommends using GooManager (which is no longer mantained) and doesn't work anymore for this. GooManager suggests using a new, different app, which doesn't have the option of installing TWRP. Then I tried using their TWRP Manager app from play store and the image file wouldn't download. Then I tried manually selecting the image file in TWRP manager that I downloaded from their site for use via the ADB method, and it bricked my phone... twice (using two different methods the app sugested). I tried so much because in theory TWRP has the ability to decrypt android's 4.4 encryption, but after looking at their github site I noticed it was filled with people's reports (including people with the S4) on how it wouldn't work decrypting squat. So I gave up, and installed CWM in 30 seconds.
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Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage or liability arising out of these steps. I did not invent anything, I just tried something. Only move forward at your risk

cnewsgrp said:
One of the things I needed was the ability to encrypt my phone (device only not external SD) for security purpose. Our phones today gives access to lot of information that I would rather not fall in wrong hands. I did lot of research and here is a working solution.
Credit goes to @Tronicus and his reply Flash a Rom on an Encrypted Android
The quote looks long however it is really very simple. To install another ROM
- Install and reboot into stock recovery, then wipe data and cache (this removes encryption).
- Then install your recovery of choice and install ROM using recovery. Philz/CWM
This has been tested working on |ROM|★KANGAKAT★|►KTU84P◄|4.4.4|Xposed|►8◄|6.26.14 by @iB4STiD
This did NOT work on a Touchwiz ROM by same developer
I have not tested any other ROM
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I don't know if it matters too much or not, but the stock recovery you linked to is for the AT&T S4. A good rule of thumb is to never use Odin to flash anything not specifically for your particular device... In this case the M919.
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lordcheeto03 said:
I don't know if it matters too much or not, but the stock recovery you linked to is for the AT&T S4. A good rule of thumb is to never use Odin to flash anything not specifically for your particular device... In this case the M919.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I have tested stock recovery on M919 .. it works

Honestly im surprised its not talked about more since there is a big push for personal privacy when it comes to data. Encryption really is a pain in the ass to work with on android. Figuring out how to switch or update custom roms while encrypted will drive you insane. The easiest way is to just odin back to stock and start over, but that requires a computer anytime you need to flash anything.
I recently was trying out one of the 4.4.4 GPE roms and turned on encryption. It worked great until i started missing touchwiz and wanted to go back to HyperDrive TW. So the journey began...
First of all, i backed up everything to external storage since i knew everything on the internal storage would have to be wiped. I loaded the phone into recovery mode (using TWRP) and tried wiping, but all i got was a bunch of "Failed to mount" errors. Fine. Got the same error when trying to factory reset or wiping /system, /data, /cache, and anything else. Tried formatting to different file systems and then formatting back to the original but no luck. Fixing permissions didnt help. I just kept trying everything available multiple times.
Eventually it started wiping everything except the /data mount. Well... At least i could install new custom roms. Im not sure exactly what did it because i was just throwing everything at it. Anyways I got it to install, and booted into it. Nope.
Now it was saying I needed the password to decrypt the internal storage. It would detect wrong passwords fine, but as soon as i put the correct password in, it would allow me in, show the green android encryption picture, then blank screen. I thought it was just decrypting and setting up my rom but after a few hours my screen was still black and nothing was happening. Pulled battery and went back to TWRP.
I started wiping everything again and again and tried doing everything i could to wipe everything on the internal storage. Again, not sure what did it, but eventually got it all cleaned up and got a new rom installed and could boot into it.
The whole process probably took about 6-7 hours...
I dont even want to enable encryption on the new rom...

p-hil said:
Honestly im surprised its not talked about more since there is a big push for personal privacy when it comes to data. Encryption really is a pain in the ass to work with on android. Figuring out how to switch or update custom roms while encrypted will drive you insane. The easiest way is to just odin back to stock and start over, but that requires a computer anytime you need to flash anything.
I recently was trying out one of the 4.4.4 GPE roms and turned on encryption. It worked great until i started missing touchwiz and wanted to go back to HyperDrive TW. So the journey began...
First of all, i backed up everything to external storage since i knew everything on the internal storage would have to be wiped. I loaded the phone into recovery mode (using TWRP) and tried wiping, but all i got was a bunch of "Failed to mount" errors. Fine. Got the same error when trying to factory reset or wiping /system, /data, /cache, and anything else. Tried formatting to different file systems and then formatting back to the original but no luck. Fixing permissions didnt help. I just kept trying everything available multiple times.
Eventually it started wiping everything except the /data mount. Well... At least i could install new custom roms. Im not sure exactly what did it because i was just throwing everything at it. Anyways I got it to install, and booted into it. Nope.
Now it was saying I needed the password to decrypt the internal storage. It would detect wrong passwords fine, but as soon as i put the correct password in, it would allow me in, show the green android encryption picture, then blank screen. I thought it was just decrypting and setting up my rom but after a few hours my screen was still black and nothing was happening. Pulled battery and went back to TWRP.
I started wiping everything again and again and tried doing everything i could to wipe everything on the internal storage. Again, not sure what did it, but eventually got it all cleaned up and got a new rom installed and could boot into it.
The whole process probably took about 6-7 hours...
I dont even want to enable encryption on the new rom...
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Yeah Encryption does not seem to work on TWZ roms. I tried on G Eye without luck.

I have updated op. Please check

Encryption will slow down your phone quite a bit. More battery usage + more CPU usage + slower phone = not worth it unless you've got some very private stuff you don't want being shared. Otherwise, 3rd party apps that lock a lot of files, can encrypt certain files, and hide others will do the trick perfectly well.'
Not trying to bash fully encrypting your phone, but I've tried it before and although I am very pro privacy, I had to eventually take it off due to all the extra hassle it created.

Don't know about slowing down. I am not seeing it. I feel differently about security.

Installed Lineage 14.1, get messages Hello, I've been trying to install Lineage 14.1

Hello,
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I've been trying to install Lineage 14.1 on my Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro (SM-T520), and haven't been successful.
I keep getting the message "Google Services Framework keeps stopping", sometimes alternating with the message "android.process.media has stopped".
I've used the following installation procedure:
1. Starting with the stock Samsung Android v4.4.2, I used Odin v3.1.2, to root the device, by installing
CF-Auto-Root-picassowifi-picassowifixx-smt520.tar.md
2. I used Odin to install picassowifi TWRP v2.8.7.0. I didn't use the latest v3.1.1-0, because it reboots the
device while making Nandroid backups. Available here
https://eu.dl.twrp.me/picassowifi/
3. I copied several versions of Lineage OS amd Gapps (see below) to the device's SD card
4. I used TWRP to wipe the cache/dalvic/data/system each time, using the Wipe->Advanced option
5. I used TWRP to install the Lineage OS amd Gapps as an atomic operation on the device
6. After installation, I rebooted from TWRP:
- without rooting: I get the message "Google Services Framework keeps stopping"
- with rooting, by installing SuperSU: The device enters into a boot loop, displaying the sliding Lineage logo
I followed the same procedure to update my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, and it worked flawlessly.
I tried the following Lineage OS versions, available here:
https://download.exynos5420.com/LineageOS-14.1/n2awifi/
lineage-14.1-20170506-UNOFFICIAL-n2awifi.zip
lineage-14.1-20170715-UNOFFICIAL-n2awifi.zip
I also tried the folowing Lineage OS versions, available here:
https://download.lineageos.org/n2awifi
lineage-14.1-20170608-nightly-n2awifi-signed.zip
lineage-14.1-20170713-nightly-n2awifi-signed.zip
I tried the following versions of Gapps, available here (32-bit arm, Android v7.1, stock variant):
http://opengapps.org/?api=7.1&variant=stock
open_gapps-arm-7.1-stock-20170505.ziip
open_gapps-arm-7.1-stock-20170711
I tried several combinations of these 2 packages. With all the combinations I tried, I got the results summarised above.
This post suggests installing Lineage OS alone without Gapps, and then install Webview Implementation, if not installed:
http://www.lineageosrom.com/2017/02/how-to-fix-google-play-services-error.html
When I tried this and reboot, I get the messages "android.process.media" has stopped, followed by the message "clock has stopped". When I click away these messages, and click on next on the Lineage OS screen, the device enters into a boot loop displaying the sliding Lineage logo. This agrees with the Lineage recommendation, that both packages need to be installed at the same time:
https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/n2awifi/install
Can anyone please help? I really don't want to go back to Android v4.4.2 on my SM-T520.

Hello so to get rid of the error I would suggest downloading samsung kies 1 not 2 or 3 and flashing completely back to stock then try rooting and flashing rom should get rid of system errors and force closes. Kies will ask you for model and serial number. Serial is found on back of the tablet. As another suggestion I would try resurrection remix by cosmox. It is very stable everything works. I just posted a link in that thread with a link to download samsung kies for a 64 bit windows and other relevant files if you need. Let me know if you need any other help. Also closer inspection of your links. I think for sm-t520 u should be using twrp Picassowifi, not n2awifi so idk if that will work or not. Not sure about that part though because they may have made it work on Picasso.

Thanks paintball.
I confirm that I had used picassowifi TWRP. I've edited the original post to indicate this.
I've also tried what you suggested - I reinstalled the original stock Samsung firmware using Odin, and used TWRP to again install Lineage. Same result, still displaying the same Google Service errors.
I'll look at the Resurrection remix.
Paul

paintball,
I've found a solution, that I thought I'd post here in case anyone else has the same problem.
I wiped the cache/dalvic after each step of the installation:
Wipe-> Advanced -> wipe cache / data / dalvic / system
Install -> flash Lineage -> wipe cache/dalvic
Install -> flash Gapps -> wipe cache/dalvic
Reboot -> don't install SuRoot
I got a Music closed error during the first boot, which hasn't appeared since.
Afterwards, I used Odin to install CF-Auto-Root. The device rebooted twice after this step, but now appears to be OK.
A final problem I had was that it couldn't find my wifi SSID. I solved this by setting wifi region to Europe.

ppmoore said:
Thanks paintball.
I confirm that I had used picassowifi TWRP. I've edited the original post to indicate this.
I've also tried what you suggested - I reinstalled the original stock Samsung firmware using Odin, and used TWRP to again install Lineage. Same result, still displaying the same Google Service errors.
I'll look at the Resurrection remix.
Paul
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I suggested using Samsung kies which I'm positive works, not Odin, but I'm glad you got it fixed.

ppmoore said:
Hello,
[Sorry: can't edit title]
I've been trying to install Lineage 14.1 on my Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro (SM-T520), and haven't been successful.
I keep getting the message "Google Services Framework keeps stopping", sometimes alternating with the message
<snip>
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I'm having a similar issue. Mine differs in the following ways.
I was able to successfully install and run LineageOS with OpenGApps full, but reverted to a nandroid backup because I needed some information from the original install. Since then, I have been unable to get past the initial couple of screens for setting things up--and this with the constant "Google Services Framework keeps stopping" error.
I have tried most of the "fixes" I've found but to no avail. I notice that, (1) when I go to the drop-down menu and setup WiFi, as soon as the device connects to the Internet, I go to the Lineage bootup animation and get stuck there. If I hard boot from there, I can get in up to the point where I connect to the Internet (not just router, but actually get through to the Internet) and (2) I cannot enable Developer options--when I try, no matter how many times I click on the Build number, I get no indication of the options being enabled.
I have tried several permutations of Lineage OS nightlies along with various flavors of OpenGApps, with and without root, wiping cache/dalvik/data/system, wiping only some, wiping none.
I also cannot restore the backup of the running LOS that I had up (I did take a backup before going back to the original setup). When I try, I get the same results as above--as if I had backed-up an un-instantiated setup.
Any thoughts?

eckster said:
I'm having a similar issue. Mine differs in the following ways.
I was able to successfully install and run LineageOS with OpenGApps full, but reverted to a nandroid backup because I needed some information from the original install. Since then, I have been unable to get past the initial couple of screens for setting things up--and this with the constant "Google Services Framework keeps stopping" error.
I have tried most of the "fixes" I've found but to no avail. I notice that, (1) when I go to the drop-down menu and setup WiFi, as soon as the device connects to the Internet, I go to the Lineage bootup animation and get stuck there. If I hard boot from there, I can get in up to the point where I connect to the Internet (not just router, but actually get through to the Internet) and (2) I cannot enable Developer options--when I try, no matter how many times I click on the Build number, I get no indication of the options being enabled.
Any thoughts?
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Hi Eckster,
I have exactly the same problem on a LG G2 with LOS 14.1. It ran July version perfectly but I didn't make a backup and now I'm stuck. Did you ever manage to fix this?
Thanks,
Kevin

Managed to solve it. I formatted all partitions _including_ data (which means you'll also loose all zips you wanted to install so make sure that adb is working). Then rebooted into the recovery. Installed as usual, worked.

detlef25 said:
Managed to solve it. I formatted all partitions _including_ data (which means you'll also loose all zips you wanted to install so make sure that adb is working). Then rebooted into the recovery. Installed as usual, worked.
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how did you format the partitions? I can only find "format data".. thx

detlef25 said:
Managed to solve it. I formatted all partitions _including_ data (which means you'll also loose all zips you wanted to install so make sure that adb is working). Then rebooted into the recovery. Installed as usual, worked.
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:thumbsup: I was on lineage 14, all was well. I tried an old stock rom NK2, that was fine. I tried to restore lineage backup via twrp, got this problem with the framework crashing. No amount of re-flashing twrp nor lineage, gapps, modem, bootloader, etc nothing worked; always crashed right after boot to lock screen. Finally twrp "format data" - yes. Now lineage boots to welcome, no crash; restore backup - after copying it back to internal - and all is good.
I'm glad it works but why is it needed in this case to remake the filesystem on data - does it work by removing some bad file or does it work by rebuilding the ext4 and security context? this is with latest twrp twrp-3.2.1-0-klte.

Hi,
don't know if you solved it eventually, or maybe helpful for other people with the same problem. I had the same problem, spent 6 days digging around on the internet why the framework keeps stopping and crashing.
I eventually found out that:
- TWRP 3.0.2.0 is WAY more stable than 3.1.1.0 (which never succeeded in installing gapps without crashing)
- Wiping system, data, dalvik recovery and internal storage is not the only thing that needs to be done. You also need to use the 'FORMAT DATA" button (everything will be wiped from your tablet, so, as always, backups )
- After that, install the lineageOS binary, after the installation, wipe dalvik/cache, go back and install the appropriate GApps package, wipe dalvik/cache and reboot
Say whatever you need to whatever deity you prefer and wait for the tablet to boot.
I hope to be of some help to other people having the same problem

Code:
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detlef25 said:
Managed to solve it. I formatted all partitions _including_ data (which means you'll also loose all zips you wanted to install so make sure that adb is working). Then rebooted into the recovery. Installed as usual, worked.
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Was going crazy trying to figure out why LineageOS was encountering so many ANRs. The first time I flashed Lineage it worked beautifully but every time after that it just went nuts. This fixed it for me, thanks dude!
Note to others who may end up here, after formating data I had to install a stock ROM, then wipe and install Lineage. Lineage wouldn't install due to Updater process ended with ERROR: 7 which was because there was some bit of information that was on the data partition that showed the install script that the phone was actually a Note II. Formating data blows that info away but installing stock puts it back on.

LievenVanh said:
I eventually found out that:
- TWRP 3.0.2.0 is WAY more stable than 3.1.1.0 (which never succeeded in installing gapps without crashing)
- Wiping system, data, dalvik recovery and internal storage is not the only thing that needs to be done. You also need to use the 'FORMAT DATA" button (everything will be wiped from your tablet, so, as always, backups )
- After that, install the lineageOS binary, after the installation, wipe dalvik/cache, go back and install the appropriate GApps package, wipe dalvik/cache and reboot
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Coming into this thread after a few hours of struggle with an old GS4 I can say that this method instantly worked for me as well.
Thanks!

Thanks for the help to resolve my issue of installation. Do you have a solution for Zoom , where my audio (cannot hear other speakers) and video is missing. Did enable access for Mic, Camera etc in App permission.

Look at this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-t520-unofficial-lineage-14-1-t3538770/page86 -- last two posts

hamudistan said:
Look at this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-t520-unofficial-lineage-14-1-t3538770/page86 -- last two posts
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That solution didn't work. My Zoom audio still not working.