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Can't wipe cache?

I updated my recovery bc I haven't flashed in a while, n since the update I can't wipe cache.... I'm on nontouch v6.0.1.5.. What should I do? I restarted my fone n tried a bunch of times n still nothing.
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mightymike889 said:
I updated my recovery bc I haven't flashed in a while, n since the update I can't wipe cache.... I'm on nontouch v6.0.1.5.. What should I do? I restarted my fone n tried a bunch of times n still nothing.
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this has happened to me before....you are probably going to have to boot into download mode. Hopefully you have the samsung drivers loaded onto your pc. When you get odin booted up and it recognizes your device, click the .pdf button...that is the only button on odin you need to press!!!! When you are prompted for the file load the .tar file then click start....It may take 3-5 mins to finish it will reboot. You will now have to root again. Hope this helped.

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this has happened to me before....you are probably going to have to boot into download mode. Hopefully you have the samsung drivers loaded onto your pc. When you get odin booted up and it recognizes your device, click the .pdf button...that is the only button on odin you need to press!!!! When you are prompted for the file load the .tar file then click start....It may take 3-5 mins to finish it will reboot. You will now have to root again. Hope this helped.
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Where do I get the tar file from
What caused this... If I change to touch recovery will it work?
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Same problem here cannot wipe cache but I can install roms they just wont work properly I think its something with permissions....
Ok so here is how I fixed it. First I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359 steps 1-8. Then I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481141 steps 1-7. Then I downloaded superuser3.1 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698897 Installed that with recovery. Finally I re installed the rom that I was trying to install.
I know its a bit much but it should get you back up and running.

Ugh latest cwm recovery is bad. I has to install twrp as i was tired of the frustrations and i suggest you do the same.
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firebane said:
Ugh latest cwm recovery is bad. I has to install twrp as i was tired of the frustrations and i suggest you do the same.
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Did u have to do anything else or u just installed twrp?
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Beyondcr said:
Same problem here cannot wipe cache but I can install roms they just wont work properly I think its something with permissions....
Ok so here is how I fixed it. First I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359 steps 1-8. Then I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481141 steps 1-7. Then I downloaded superuser3.1 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698897 Installed that with recovery. Finally I re installed the rom that I was trying to install.
I know its a bit much but it should get you back up and running.
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Doing this worked good. I did flash 3 different recovery versions before rerooting my phone I think the permissions were corrupt.

Beyondcr said:
Doing this worked good. I did flash 3 different recovery versions before rerooting my phone I think the permissions were corrupt.
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What's the last thing the super user for
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mightymike889 said:
What's the last thing the super user for
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I believe it roots the phone superuser in general allows you to do administration tasks root access...

So I just flashed beanstalk

So I just flashed to beanstalk and so far the only error I've encountered is that the chameleon launcher doesn't work. Is this fixable? Is it worth it? I've been using the nova launcher and so far its the one I'm liking the most. Any other opinions? And what settings does everyone use? Or better yet, what are the optimum settings? Thanks in advance guys
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You should've posted this in bean Stalk thread you'll get the help you need.

neno2323 said:
You should've posted this in bean Stalk thread you'll get the help you need.
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sccrplyr214 does not have 10+ posts, thus can not post in that thread just yet.
I would've posted in the Q&A section not the General section.

sccrplyr214 said:
So I just flashed to beanstalk and so far the only error I've encountered is that the chameleon launcher doesn't work. Is this fixable? Is it worth it? I've been using the nova launcher and so far its the one I'm liking the most. Any other opinions? And what settings does everyone use? Or better yet, what are the optimum settings? Thanks in advance guys
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Yeah, you should have posted this in the Q&A or BeanStalk Thread.. But try baking it in?? If you're unsure of how to do this PM me.

sccrplyr214 said:
So I just flashed to beanstalk and so far the only error I've encountered is that the chameleon launcher doesn't work. Is this fixable? Is it worth it? I've been using the nova launcher and so far its the one I'm liking the most. Any other opinions? And what settings does everyone use? Or better yet, what are the optimum settings? Thanks in advance guys
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I had no idea you didn't have functionality with that launcher. What exactly does it do? FC? Or nothing at all? I'll see what I can find out. PM me with details....

noob no shame!!!!
So this would be my first time flashing a new rom, saw the beanstalk and made me want to try something new. Followed instructions to the tee as per requested from BMP7777. Put rom and gapps on the internal storage. Using twrp wiped data, cache, and dalvik, on to flash the rom. Everything went smooth which is what twrp said; SUCCESFUL! Rebooted the phone and got a kernel crash. Now the phone is in Demigod crash handler. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Did I do something wrong? and yes I rooted and unlocked boot loader all before this* Would greatly appreciate it! THANKS**

captainsane said:
So this would be my first time flashing a new rom, saw the beanstalk and made me want to try something new. Followed instructions to the tee as per requested from BMP7777. Put rom and gapps on the internal storage. Using twrp wiped data, cache, and dalvik, on to flash the rom. Everything went smooth which is what twrp said; SUCCESFUL! Rebooted the phone and got a kernel crash. Now the phone is in Demigod crash handler. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Did I do something wrong? and yes I rooted and unlocked boot loader all before this* Would greatly appreciate it! THANKS**
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Its nothing. Just reboot your phone. Its plagued us a long time
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engine95 said:
Its nothing. Just reboot your phone. Its plagued us a long time
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rebooted and nothing. Can still get into the twrp and I still have the zip files on the sd card but for some reason its not booting correctly.

captainsane said:
rebooted and nothing. Can still get into the twrp and I still have the zip files on the sd card but for some reason its not booting correctly.
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So the ROM isn't even booting up?
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engine95 said:
So the ROM isn't even booting up?
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no just sits on the google unlocked screen. Any advice?

captainsane said:
no just sits on the google unlocked screen. Any advice?
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You might need to wipe caches and data/ factory reset.
Or wipe caches, factory reset.
Or wipe all 4 items in Advanced part of TWRP. And reinstall your ROM. Sounds like you had a bad flash to start with.
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engine95 said:
You might need to wipe caches and data/ factory reset.
Or wipe caches, factory reset.
Or wipe all 4 items in Advanced part of TWRP. And reinstall your ROM. Sounds like you had a bad flash to start with.
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ok will try right now. And what do u mean in advanced?

captainsane said:
ok will try right now. And what do u mean in advanced?
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Sorry bout that.
In TWRP, under the Wipe section, there is an Advanced part. Tick all 4, it does not wipe your SD.
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engine95 said:
Sorry bout that.
In TWRP, under the Wipe section, there is an Advanced part. Tick all 4, it does not wipe your SD.
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You mean the cache,dalvik,factory,and system?

captainsane said:
You mean the cache,dalvik,factory,and system?
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Yup.
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engine95 said:
Yup.
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still stuck on the same screen would using fastboot mode help? how would u use it?

captainsane said:
still stuck on the same screen would using fastboot mode help? how would u use it?
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I don't know how or if fastboot would help.
Its gotta be a bad download. Try downloading it again, or another ROM.
If you have fastboot and recovery, it should be working.
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engine95 said:
I don't know how or if fastboot would help.
Its gotta be a bad download. Try downloading it again, or another ROM.
If you have fastboot and recovery, it should be working.
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Well yea that's what im thinking my problem is I cant get my computer to recognize my phone>

I flashed it to love it.
only problem i have is that gps is not working,same for you?
sccrplyr214 said:
So I just flashed to beanstalk and so far the only error I've encountered is that the chameleon launcher doesn't work. Is this fixable? Is it worth it? I've been using the nova launcher and so far its the one I'm liking the most. Any other opinions? And what settings does everyone use? Or better yet, what are the optimum settings? Thanks in advance guys
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Cm 10.1.2

Irecently tried to flash cm10.1.2 the "stable" version of cm by I keep getting error 7. I am running the latest cwm recovery 6.0.3.1 and had no problem installing 10.1.1 a week or so ago. I have downloaded it multiple times just incase it was corrupted during the download and no luck. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any feedback would be great
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IIRC I had this issue a while back and it has to do with the bootloaders. Error 7 means (I think) it doesn't recognize something about your device so it stops before causing issues.
I had to go back to stock and then the flash worked fine.

Search is your bestfriend.
This has been posted 100s of times.
Status 7 means outdated recovery or wrong bootloader.
Galaxy S3 / AoCP / V4A / Turbocharged

jayRokk said:
Search is your bestfriend.
This has been posted 100s of times.
Status 7 means outdated recovery or wrong bootloader.
Galaxy S3 / AoCP / V4A / Turbocharged
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I know what status 7 is, I have downloaded the proper rom and my recover is the latest one. Today is not the first time I have flashed a cm rom but it is the first time I have flagged a"stable" release
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ckavvouras said:
Irecently tried to flash cm10.1.2 the "stable" version of cm by I keep getting error 7. I am running the latest cwm recovery 6.0.3.1 and had no problem installing 10.1.1 a week or so ago. I have downloaded it multiple times just incase it was corrupted during the download and no luck. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any feedback would be great
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You'll have to go back to a stock 4.1.1 or 4.0.4 ROM first. Then install CWM, and your ROM should install fine. I had the same issue, and this is my solution.

jayRokk said:
Search is your bestfriend.
This has been posted 100s of times.
Status 7 means outdated recovery or wrong bootloader.
Galaxy S3 / AoCP / V4A / Turbocharged
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UPDATE the bootloader if your on the latest recovery just as jayRokk said.
click link below for a newer bootloader, flash in odin. There is a newer one but this is the last one prior to the newest one. The latest one is MVLDMF1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41503727&postcount=13716

ckavvouras said:
I know what status 7 is, I have downloaded the proper rom and my recover is the latest one. Today is not the first time I have flashed a cm rom but it is the first time I have flagged a"stable" release
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Not trying to be a ****. You ask what status 7 is. You're given the answer and also asked to search and you reply with attitude.
JayRokk myself and xBeerDroidx see this come up once to twice a day. So please don't take it personally and search next time.
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trini_vibezzz said:
You'll have to go back to a stock 4.1.1 or 4.0.4 ROM first. Then install CWM, and your ROM should install fine. I had the same issue, and this is my solution.
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You don't have to flash a stock rom. Just flashing the bootloader is sufficient. No sense downloading a 1.1gb file if you don't have too.
Bootloader files can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
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KorGuy123 said:
Not trying to be a ****. You ask what status 7 is. You're given the answer and also asked to search and you reply with attitude.
JayRokk myself and xBeerDroidx see this come up once to twice a day. So please don't take it personally and search next time.
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You don't have to flash a stock rom. Just flashing the bootloader is sufficient. No sense downloading a 1.1gb file if you don't have too.
Bootloader files can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2321310
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I checked my post over and over and couldnt fint the part were I asked what error 7 is, in any case I appriciate your feedback and didn't realize I was coming off as a ****, im sorry that it appeared as if I was giving your buddy attitude, as for serching the forums I did and found 1 post in regaurds to 10.1.1 that was similar, as I have installed that rom before without a hitch I was thinking maybe my problem was different .
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ckavvouras said:
I checked my post over and over and couldnt fint the part were I asked what error 7 is, in any case I appriciate your feedback and didn't realize I was coming off as a ****, im sorry that it appeared as if I was giving your buddy attitude, as for serching the forums I did and found 1 post in regaurds to 10.1.1 that was similar, as I have installed that rom before without a hitch I was thinking maybe my problem was different .
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The first line in your op was "I keep getting error 7"
The actual error on the screen is "status 7" we were both half right
That's all you need to search for. Status 7 isn't rom specific you can get it flashing any rom. These threads are for helping, and I don't mind doing it, its just a lot of people need to learn how to try to help themselves first.
There is an interesting video on the homepage for xda where they say "there are 5+ million users in the forums, chances are your problem is new " interesting watch.
Getting back to the issue at hand. If your recovery is up to date than it's your bootloader. The link I added gets you to where you need to be. Don't flash the MF1 (if on a Canadian carrier) though as some roms haven't changed the script to allow it to flash and you'd get the same issue.
Let me know if you're still stuck
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KorGuy123 said:
The first line in your op was "I keep getting error 7"
The actual error on the screen is "status 7" we were both half right
That's all you need to search for. Status 7 isn't rom specific you can get it flashing any rom. These threads are for helping, and I don't mind doing it, its just a lot of people need to learn how to try to help themselves first.
There is an interesting video on the homepage for xda where they say "there are 5+ million users in the forums, chances are your problem is new " interesting watch.
Getting back to the issue at hand. If your recovery is up to date than it's your bootloader. The link I added gets you to where you need to be. Don't flash the MF1 (if on a Canadian carrier) though as some roms haven't changed the script to allow it to flash and you'd get the same issue.
Let me know if you're still stuck
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Worked great I appriciate everyones help, thank you
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ckavvouras said:
Worked great I appriciate everyones help, thank you
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Glad you got it working
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4.4 ROM Flashing difficulties

Hello, I have been trying to flash a 4.4 ROM on my Optimus G for the longest. I am currently running a 4.3 but can't a stable one as well. Every time I try to flash a 4.4 TWRP almost instantly says fail every time even though it is the most updated version, does anyone know why this is?

dsmith92 said:
Hello, I have been trying to flash a 4.4 ROM on my Optimus G for the longest. I am currently running a 4.3 but can't a stable one as well. Every time I try to flash a 4.4 TWRP almost instantly says fail every time even though it is the most updated version, does anyone know why this is?
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You have to use a KK recovery. CWM or TWRP will be marked as working for KK. KK being 4.4
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engine95 said:
You have to use a KK recovery. CWM or TWRP will be marked as working for KK. KK being 4.4
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I read that twrp 2.6.3 was for 4.4 which is what I have already. If not then what recovery should I use??

dsmith92 said:
I read that twrp 2.6.3 was for 4.4 which is what I have already. If not then what recovery should I use??
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Look for octhrope's flashable zip in the TWRP thread. It's marked as working for KK. It'll have the same numbers but modified for Kk.
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In this post, use the one from Shellnutt.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2167386
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Sorry.. This post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48839227
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engine95 said:
Look for octhrope's flashable zip in the TWRP thread. It's marked as working for KK. It'll have the same numbers but modified for Kk.
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In this post, use the one from Shellnutt.
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Sorry.. This post.
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i have that recovery and just tried flashing a rom and it still says failed. Any other solutions?

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i have that recovery and just tried flashing a rom and it still says failed. Any other solutions?
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Well, if you have the right TWRP, and are wiping /system, /data, /cache, /dalvic, I'd say bad dl , or your SD might be messed up.
That's the only reasons I can think of.
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engine95 said:
Well, if you have the right TWRP, and are wiping /system, /data, /cache, /dalvic, I'd say bad dl , or your SD might be messed up.
That's the only reasons I can think of.
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This sucks and i dont know what is wrong, i got the recovery for 4.4 and 4.3 roms, i got the rom zip, i clear everything except internal storage and still get a fail everytime i try and flash a 4.4 rom. I cant even find a decent 4.3 rom thats stable. any recommendations? And btw thanks for all your help so far

dsmith92 said:
This sucks and i dont know what is wrong, i got the recovery for 4.4 and 4.3 roms, i got the rom zip, i clear everything except internal storage and still get a fail everytime i try and flash a 4.4 rom. I cant even find a decent 4.3 rom thats stable. any recommendations? And btw thanks for all your help so far
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See if you can flash a stock ROM. Also, reinstall recovery. DL the one from Shelnutt2 on the codefire server. There's also a link for it in the root guide.
After reinstalling recovery, and if it'll install a stock ROM, try a 4.4 rom again. If it still fails, I'd say try wiping your SD.
Other than that, I'm at a loss.
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Unable to Mount '/data' in TWRP

Hello There!
I'm an idiot. :crying:
I went to follow some steps to flashing a rom on my device.
Then when I got to the TWRP Part that says to factory reset device, I accidentally chose Wipe Data for I didn't see the slidable "slide to factory reset" on the bottom. While it is wiping my data, it restarted and only got stuck wuth the samsung logo. Anyone also experienced this?
If so, I'm gladly accepting help from all of you. thanks!
Attached is a photo of the error

Can you get back into recover? If so just do the wipes in the right order and flash the ROM. Otherwise I don't know what to do next.
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Orion116 said:
Can you get back into recover? If so just do the wipes in the right order and flash the ROM. Otherwise I don't know what to do next.
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Thank you for noticing my post
But sad to say i can't do a factory reset, I have posted a screenshot showing me doing factory reset. I also can't install a rom

xytherion said:
Thank you for noticing my post
But sad to say i can't do a factory reset, I have posted a screenshot showing me doing factory reset. I also can't install a rom
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You are using TWRP 2.8.0 right? If you can install version 2.6.3 using Obin. Then do the wipes and install. There is a bug with 2.8.0 and above for wiping the caches which is why the factory resets are failing and why you cannot install a ROM. Tell me if that works or not. O, to get the older version look through the last 10 or so pages for TWRP for are device. There are several links to the old version
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Orion116 said:
You are using TWRP 2.8.0 right? If you can install version 2.6.3 using Obin. Then do the wipes and install. There is a bug with 2.8.0 and above for wiping the caches which is why the factory resets are failing and why you cannot install a ROM. Tell me if that works or not. O, to get the older version look through the last 10 or so pages for TWRP for are device. There are several links to the old version
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thanks! i'll try it. i'll update you if it works

xytherion said:
thanks! i'll try it. i'll update you if it works
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Your welcome! And thank you.
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Your welcome! And thank you.
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Hi there, I flashed twrp 2.6.3 and now I'm getting a bootloop. the orange splash screen just keep on blinking

xytherion said:
Hi there, I flashed twrp 2.6.3 and now I'm getting a bootloop. the orange splash screen just keep on blinking
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Hmm. Orange splash screen? Can you still boot to recovery or download mode?
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You might want to ask over at the TWRP thread. I am not sure what is going on.
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Orion116 said:
Hmm. Orange splash screen? Can you still boot to recovery or download mode?
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i can go to download mode.
recovery mode just keeps flashing the orange twrp splash screen
image is attached

Also it is late were I live, so I am going to bed. ???✌
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Orion116 said:
Also it is late were I live, so I am going to bed. ???✌
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Oh, ok. thanks anyway :good:

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Oh, ok. thanks anyway :good:
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I had the exact same problem with TWRP 2.8. I had to do the factory reset about 6 times before I was able to get it working again. Is your's showing the size of /data as 0?