my Tmobile GS3 is on the boot screen forever.
I had custom rom 4.1.2 and tried to flash custom 4.3 rom without changing bootloader or anything.
Once I did it, then my phone just stops on the boot screen which shows "SAMSUNG" blinking logo.
Is it considered as a softbrick?
Do I need the same debrick method as a hardbrick? or is there any easier way to deal with softbrick??
Thank you guys.
Just factory reset. Fixes this 99% of the time.
DocHoliday77 said:
Just factory reset. Fixes this 99% of the time.
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Thanks!!! AT first I wasn't able to go to recovery mode, but after flashing stock rom by odin (still had boot loop though), I was able to go to recovery mode, and yes factory reset fixed it!!!! Thanks again!!!!
I haven't flashed for a long time and came back flashing 4.3 causing me a lot of troubles. I ran into the same problem. Thanks OP and DocHoliday77
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Hey guys,
I've got a problem with my galaxy wonder.. It won't start anymore. If I try to start it just shows the "Samsung" Logo for about a second and restarts again and again. It stucks in a loop showing the samsung logo and then restarts.
I can still enter the download mode but not recovery. I tried to flash stack rom with Odin but it doesnt help.
Before the problem appeared I had the newest blacknotes rom installed. And this wasn't working very fine. Sometimes there were many FCs so I needed to restart the phone. Sometimes it just restarted without any message etc.
And today it wanted to restart again but then stuck in that loop. When i recognized the loop I took out the battery cause I thought it needs a "real" reboot.
Thanks in advance,
domidinosaur RAWR
Its Okay , No Problem you can just reflash it again using stock ROM. ^_^
It will be fixed.
Here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654643
Thanks for your answer.
But as said, I already tried to flash a Stock Rom with Odin. Seems like it worked but the "Samsung-Restart Loop" is still there x:
domidnosaur said:
Thanks for your answer.
But as said, I already tried to flash a Stock Rom with Odin. Seems like it worked but the "Samsung-Restart Loop" is still there x:
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I had this problem before. when I flash 7th CWG ROM, my phone receiving so many FC, so I reboot and then its going to bootloop and bootloop again and I can't go to recovery too. Yes I try to flash stock ROM with odin but nope was change. The only way is to bring your phone back to SSC, they will replace your motherboard and it cost nothing on me
good luck
sorry for my bad english
Try flashing cwm again using Odin and then some custom ROM. That is what I had done.
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enarsee said:
Try flashing cwm again using Odin and then some custom ROM. That is what I had done.
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I tried to do this too but without any success. Phone keeps stuck in that loop x:
And so I can't enter CWM to install a custom rom.
I guess the only way is to make use of my warranty. Am I right thinking that my warranty isn't lost when I have reflashed samsung firmware to the phone?
domidnosaur said:
I tried to do this too but without any success. Phone keeps stuck in that loop x:
And so I can't enter CWM to install a custom rom.
I guess the only way is to make use of my warranty. Am I right thinking that my warranty isn't lost when I have reflashed samsung firmware to the phone?
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when flashing with odin, during the reboot do you see the robot? if you do then press the menu button when you see the robot and you will be in recovery. then do a factory reset, reboot.
Problem
I have the same problem. Phone is restarting again again and again. Can not open the recovery mode just download mode is available but when you try to flash with odin it isnt rebooting. How can i do about that i dont know.
Is there anyone have an idea ?
Finally after one month of waiting I got my Galaxy W back!
I made use of my warranty and Samsung replaced the mainboard.
But it took very long (4 weeks) / Maybe because of galaxy s3 problems or something..
@Aesir77
Use ODIN to reflash original firmare, although it won't reboot it is flashed.
After that you can make use of or warranty and bring it back to the store where u bought it (Thats what I did and it was EXACTLY the same problem)
Good luck mate!
ok tired to upgrade through kies laptop crash durung install. could not recover so decided to try and just root. it was stuck in odin mode so flashed cwm and know it just stays on logo please help!! can not get into download mode need help i hope its not bricked forever... i just got it yesterday
daytonahemi08 said:
ok tired to upgrade through kies laptop crash durung install. could not recover so decided to try and just root. it was stuck in odin mode so flashed cwm and know it just stays on logo please help!!
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Boot into recovery and factory reset. It will boot up then. Might take a bit longer than normal, as it will be rebuilding the /dalvik-cache on first boot.
BUT, you might have a bigger problem if Kies crashed during installation. What error did it throw? If it was at a critical point, you may not have an OS on your system. If the above reset doesn't work, then I would suggest flashing mrRobison's Root66 (it is pre-Rooted stock).
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Boot into recovery and factory reset. It will boot up then. Might take a bit longer than normal, as it will be rebuilding the /dalvik-cache on first boot.
BUT, you might have a bigger problem if Kies crashed during installation. What error did it throw? If it was at a critical point, you may not have an OS on your system. If the above reset doesn't work, then I would suggest flashing mrRobison's Root66 (it is pre-Rooted stock).
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thanks for reply but cant get it into download mode?
ya i can not get into download mode it just goes to the samsung galaxy s3 screen.... ahhh
Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im in download mode will now try the route 66!
Woodrube said:
Boot into recovery and factory reset. It will boot up then. Might take a bit longer than normal, as it will be rebuilding the /dalvik-cache on first boot.
BUT, you might have a bigger problem if Kies crashed during installation. What error did it throw? If it was at a critical point, you may not have an OS on your system. If the above reset doesn't work, then I would suggest flashing mrRobison's Root66 (it is pre-Rooted stock).
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thank you sir worked perfectly!! i didnt even lose any info on the phone and i am now rooted! thank u very much!
Future input when they say go to recovery its not the same as download mode. Recovery for this phone is volume up & home & power.
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I did that part did not work but thanks for reply!
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Glad it worked for you. Now make a nandroid backup just in case the future throws something at you again.
Hi all I'm am new to this but i need much help here. After updating my Note 2 t889 to new firmware 4.3 OTA, my screen starts up and i can see the Galaxy Not 2 logo but then it glitches and goes to black. I can no longer see anything after but can still hear my phone boot up, light up eveything else. I have downloaded the official 4.3 from samobile and use odin to reinstall, everything went fine but still the screen does the samething. The only screen that im able to see fine is the download screen, recovery screen is black. Please Help!
i dont know if this information matter but i did replace the digitizer with a N7100. The screen worked for 2 months with 4.1.2 until this update. Is it possible that the update made the N7100 digitizer not compatible any more? any help would be really appreciatied.
My Note 2 t889 flickers when I attempt to update android as well. Its rooted and I think it has something to do with the cwm recovery used to root. But not 100%.
I have tried to update it numerous times, to no avail.
I think I need to un root, and start from scratch, then root again when updated to get rid of the flicker.
It flickers and rolls when trying to reboot after updating.
Have to enter recovery, wipe cache abd restart to get it to just boot.
Any ideas?
Be well.
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Are either you using a non stock kernel?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
well i might've screwed up now, try downgrading from 4.3 to 4.1.2 using this method i found;
So I did this a couple times now first by accident, then on purpose. If you want to go back to 4.1.2 from 4.3 all you have to do is use Odin. Flash stock 4.1.2 onto 4.3 you get an error "unsupported firmware" then put your phone back into download mode (volume down+home button+power) next flash CF-auto root. After that you can boot into recovery (volume up+home+power) in recovery format everything factory reset, format cache. Last reboot your phone it should reboot into 4.1.2 I think that is how I did it if I remember all the steps right. Feel free to ask questions I don't always explain myself very well.
i was thinking that this might work because my phone was fine on 4.1.2 so why not try. now on the download screen it says void:1, to make matters worst, it still doing the same thing. bad motherboard?
NbisYaj001 said:
well i might've screwed up now, try downgrading from 4.3 to 4.1.2 using this method i found;
So I did this a couple times now first by accident, then on purpose. If you want to go back to 4.1.2 from 4.3 all you have to do is use Odin. Flash stock 4.1.2 onto 4.3 you get an error "unsupported firmware" then put your phone back into download mode (volume down+home button+power) next flash CF-auto root. After that you can boot into recovery (volume up+home+power) in recovery format everything factory reset, format cache. Last reboot your phone it should reboot into 4.1.2 I think that is how I did it if I remember all the steps right. Feel free to ask questions I don't always explain myself very well.
i was thinking that this might work because my phone was fine on 4.1.2 so why not try. now on the download screen it says void:1, to make matters worst, it still doing the same thing. bad motherboard?
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Hi, I got the same problem. My screen flickers at the galaxy note 2 logo after I flash the cf-autoroot after waiting the phone reboot itself and its okay, no flickering. So I tried to reflash the stock rom to see if it's fix, but it's not, I just wait again to boot my phone. Any idea how to fix it?
So I was doing some wiping in the TWRP, and all of the sudden my phone shut off and boot loops...But it boot loops into the Galaxy s III screen you see before recovery, and just boot loops over and over. I've tried flashing TWRP again, Clockwork, and Philz recovery, but nothing. Trying a stock restore right now to see if it works. I can get into download mode okay, and product name is listed as normal too.
Edit-After flashing the stock odin file for 4.3, nothing happens now.
It's gone.
You flashed a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM and it doesn't work or you solved the problem?
audit13 said:
You flashed a stock AT&T 4.3 ROM and it doesn't work or you solved the problem?
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Flashing the stock ROM bricked it.
Where did you get the Odin-flashable 4.3 ROM?
Here are a couple of ways to flash a stock 4.3 ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2722660
The tar file for Odin in this topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Problem is, I cannot get any power to the device at all. I can't boot it into download mode, recovery mode, can't power it up. It's hard bricked.
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The tar file for Odin in this topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
Problem is, I cannot get any power to the device at all. I can't boot it into download mode, recovery mode, can't power it up. It's hard bricked.
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Looks like some people had success with the Odin flash, others didn't. Looks like you'll have to try the de-brick method. If that doesn't work, you may have to use a jtag service.
Had the same exact problem here. Hard bricked and everything. Fixed with the method outlined here. Although I lost everything not included in a twrp backup.
It was dead for good, tried the fix, AT&T already got it back after they sent the new one out to me. Didn't see that it had custom recovery on it.
hello all. i have been reading all day and cant find help so i am asking here since i cant post in dev sections. i have recently odin to stock ne2. I have the new knox boot loader since i purchased the phone after market. I want to install any ne2 rom as close to stock as i can but just deodex. I have flashed custom recovery via odin (tried tw and phils) ... when i odin the stock tar everything is great. when i restart in recovery and do a clean wipe then install any other deodex ne2 rom , once it loads my phone just runs through hands free activation and reboots over and over and over. please ... any help would be great!!
figured it out... recovery was not allowing the full factory reset... thank anyway
lastrites said:
figured it out... recovery was not allowing the full factory reset... thank anyway
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this happened to me too, it got fixed when i went from TWRP recovery to Philz. try that.