i need help here. i made a backup of 4.3 on my note 2 using Clockworkmod recovery, flashed cyanogenmod rom, and now i wanna restore that backup. but when i choose restore in CWM, once the restore finishes and the phone restarts, the blue light on top comes on as the AT&T splash screen then the light turns off leaving just the screen, menu light and back button light on. very small vibration felt periodically. what am i doing wrong? I've wiped cache and the other(can't remember the name, devilch???) id like to restore without wiping data.
Airdwayne said:
i need help here. i made a backup of 4.3 on my note 2 using Clockworkmod recovery, flashed cyanogenmod rom, and now i wanna restore that backup. but when i choose restore in CWM, once the restore finishes and the phone restarts, the blue light on top comes on as the AT&T splash screen then the light turns off leaving just the screen, menu light and back button light on. very small vibration felt periodically. what am i doing wrong? I've wiped cache and the other(can't remember the name, devilch???) id like to restore without wiping data.
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Maybe you should try to do a FULL WIPE, flash the 4.3 rom and then restore.
I'm not a fan of backing/restoring my phone so I don't know if this will help.
Yeah I'm not one to restore. I always just restore it, full wipe, and set up as new. I've never gotten it to restore and boot to just how I backed it up. I'm ok with that. Problem is I need to do this for a neighbors s3. And wiping to start off clean is not an option. He wants everything back the way it was before installing cyanogenmod. Like irreplaceable text messages. I've tried restoring, wipe all, restore again. Restore, wipe cache and the other thing, once it boots, it optimizes the apps, then restarts. Every time leaves me stuck on the white AT&T globe/logo with the back and menu lights on. Repeated pulse vibration. I've looked it up and a few sites said install rom manager and restore the backup through that. No dice. YouTube videos only explain how but none that I've seen show restoring a stock backup from a custom rom.
The moment i was dreading has came and come. My neighbor came by for me to restore his s3. it restored perfectly fine. booted right up. maybe its only my note 2 that just refuses to restore.
Are you restoring OTA 4.3, Leaked 4.3, Zen's 4.3 ODEX or DEODEX ?
OTA 4.3.
Airdwayne said:
OTA 4.3.
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Which recovery you restoring from? TWRP or CWM ?
ClockworkMod. Latest according to RomManager. i have never been able to restore a backup and use with this phone. so far only that tmobile galaxy s3. i really dont care cause im trying to sell it. so untill then ill keep trying just to get get it and look into going unrooted. until i sell it ill just keep playing with it.
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Hi guys
I just changed my color of everything in recovery mode. My phone has been trying to start up for 40 minutes! I don't know what to do. Can I remove the battery and try to turn it on again? I just want it to startup.
Thanks
i guess you are stuck in a bootloop. you should have made a backup, did you?
I'm not really sure what a backup is? I have titanium, and clockwork I believe on my phone. I have changed the os a few times. Please explain to me what a backup is
Backup (Nandroid) is a part of clockworkmod recovery.
usually before you flash anything that changes the system files, you should make a backup (takes less than 5 minutes). just in case something goes wrong with the file you flashed, so you can revert back to how the phone was before the backup.
are you stuck at the splash screen or bootanimation?
I just removed the battery, and I put it back in and it's doing it again... I hope it starts up.
You are the fifth person I saw having this problem today. Something is not right here...
I am guessing chrome beta is causing this. I didn't get a chance to do factory restore yet as I want to backup my data files first when I get home.
But someone said data wipe and factory restore do not help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22320729&postcount=2
tigersgt said:
You are the fifth person I saw having this problem today. Something is not right here...
I am guessing chrome beta is causing this. I didn't get a chance to do factory restore yet as I want to backup my data files first when I get home.
But someone said data wipe and factory restore do not help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22320729&postcount=2
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i highly doubt that Chrome for Android is the source of the problem.
kkl1993 said:
i highly doubt that Chrome for Android is the source of the problem.
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I am on stock rom without root. There wasn't any issue before and installing chrome was the only thing I did yesterday.
By changing the color what do you mean? Flashed a theme?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485568
I did the red sensation
Biomera said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485568
I did the red sensation
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which process did you use to root your phone?
So basically something from that theme didn't install correctly and is not allowing your phone to boot.
When making any changes to anything it is always wise to make a nandroid backup. If you made a nandroid you could restore that and you would be fine.
Since you didn't you have 2 options.
Option 1) Flash the current rom you were running with just a dalvik cache wipe and hope that it boots back up. If it does not you will have to do option 2.
Option 2) Wipe both data and cache and then flash a rom. You will lose all of your data but, you will then have a working phone.
I installed the chrome earlier today, a few hours later i got stuck in reboot loop. I use adb pull to get a copy of important data.
factory reset doesnt work. when i try to flash an earlier image of my phone, it fails at restoring 'data'
alright so i rooted my kf using kfu a while back and was just rocking with golauncherex and extras that came with the kfu, I decided i would load a rom using twrp, so i did a backup on twrp twice just to make sure if i didn't like the rom that i would be able to go back. I loaded the eyecandy rom and was not happy with it so i decided to go back to what i was doing before. I went to restore, selected my package and the process starts,and it is able to restore the system, but while restoring the data and the completion bar gets about halfway, the teamwin log curtains down and when i go to reboot i get the kff screen but then it flashes and only gives me a black screen. Am i doing something wrong? I would really like to go back to what I had so any help would be appreciated. I am familiar with rooting and roms, and have never had trouble in the past. thanks.
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i just tried it again except i unclicked data in the restore menu and it worked. I didn't lose anything either. Was going to delete thread but decided to leave it in case anyone else has the same issue.
A lot of my factory functions/features are not working after I flashed the Serenity ROM and tried to restore:
- My alarm widgets do not appear when I drag them into the main screen (but there IS something there cause I can grab the square)
- The camera lock screen turn to open feature does not respond
- The phone is not recognized by by computer
*Here was my procedure:
I installed SuperUser using Odin and Recovery Mode, flashed Serenity ROM to my phone. Prior to that I installed Samsung Keis to my computer and made a backup... I think. It seems maybe I was supposed to do it on my phone through CWM. Anyway, I didn't like the ROM and tried to restore my last backup through Keis, but it kept the ROM and just deleted my settings. It also made an error appear "[email protected]#$ is not working." Then, I did a "wipe all/factory reset" and "wipe the cache" and replaced it with the JellyBean 4.1.1 TouchWiz ROM, hoping replacing the ROM instead would return it to factory like settings and it got the closest, but the features listed above are still not working correctly. I went to Samsung.com and grabbed the updated drivers and download the latest version of TouchWiz! I'm not sure how to just get back to the basics. I have Titanium backup, but it feels like backing up at this point is just gonna backup up the stuff I don't want restore. I've read numerous forums and watched plenty of YouTube videos to try and help but I can't figure it out. And am I missing something by not finding more "How to restore Galaxy S3 to factory" or "Remove ROM from Galaxy S3" links?? You figured that would be more common a topic than what I got.
Please help in anyway you can. I just want to go back to the beginning when it was the still the baddest stock phone out there.
ODIN back to stock. There is a link in the first sticky in the "General" section, It's called "Guides/roms/roots/recovery" that will get you the factory image. After, boot back into recovery, wipe cache and do a factory data reset and you'll be back to day 1 when you pulled the phone out of the box.
As he said factory restore with ODIN and next time never use Kies for anything except just a factory OTA update. Make all backups in TWRP or CWM recovery. Makes it so much smoother
So basically I did this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538991
But unfortunately, I hadn't realized that the mobile hotspot was sealed up in that update. So I looked it up, and saw that someone had recommended this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48326067
So I went into TWRP and installed it. But that didn't work. When I booted back up EVERY app was crashing immediately except the stock Samsung apps (Messaging, Email, etc.). I tried to reverse it with the original framework-res.apk but when I did, the phone would get stuck at the AT&T logo (which was silent). I went back and forth a few times (when I applied that tethering mod, the phone would boot; when I tried to reverse it, it wouldn't), then did a factory reset in TWRP. After that, the phone booted, but the Setup Wizard would crash. So I did a Nandroid restore in TWRP and now the phone hangs at the AT&T logo no matter what I do.
My question is, what can I do now? I have a replacement device coming through warranty just in case, but it would be much better to just fix this one. However, I want to be certain and not HARD brick the phone...
I have never been able to restore a stock 4.3 nandroid without everything crashing. I have always had to go back into recovery and wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache and dalvik cache then reboot and go through the whole setup process again. If that doesn't work you could try installing the stock debloat ROM from this thread. That's what I am running and it works great. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540998
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Iantuition said:
So basically I did this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538991
But unfortunately, I hadn't realized that the mobile hotspot was sealed up in that update. So I looked it up, and saw that someone had recommended this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48326067
So I went into TWRP and installed it. But that didn't work. When I booted back up EVERY app was crashing immediately except the stock Samsung apps (Messaging, Email, etc.). I tried to reverse it with the original framework-res.apk but when I did, the phone would get stuck at the AT&T logo (which was silent). I went back and forth a few times (when I applied that tethering mod, the phone would boot; when I tried to reverse it, it wouldn't), then did a factory reset in TWRP. After that, the phone booted, but the Setup Wizard would crash. So I did a Nandroid restore in TWRP and now the phone hangs at the AT&T logo no matter what I do.
My question is, what can I do now? I have a replacement device coming through warranty just in case, but it would be much better to just fix this one. However, I want to be certain and not HARD brick the phone...
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if you can get back to twrp , clear everything then flash the official correct file that yu want then see if that works...restore your apps/data after a clean refresh for your phone
remember panicking and being paranoid with flashing/rooting is not a a good idea, always rethink what you did wrong, let the phone cool down, research know what you re doing then fix it
dont rush, cuz rushing leads to bricks (learned from experience from day 1 with root)
bellifritz said:
I have never been able to restore a stock 4.3 nandroid without everything crashing. I have always had to go back into recovery and wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache and dalvik cache then reboot and go through the whole setup process again. If that doesn't work you could try installing the stock debloat ROM from this thread. That's what I am running and it works great. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540998
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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How'd you do that? Just the regular factory reset? Cause the setup wizard wouldn't even run after that.
winosxbuntu said:
if you can get back to twrp , clear everything then flash the official correct file that yu want then see if that works...restore your apps/data after a clean refresh for your phone
remember panicking and being paranoid with flashing/rooting is not a a good idea, always rethink what you did wrong, let the phone cool down, research know what you re doing then fix it
dont rush, cuz rushing leads to bricks (learned from experience from day 1 with root)
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Okay. Which official file though? and should I clear the system and boot partitions too?
Iantuition said:
How'd you do that? Just the regular factory reset? Cause the setup wizard wouldn't even run after that.
Okay. Which official file though? and should I clear the system and boot partitions too?
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try this two links, everything on flashing 4.3 stock/rooting and fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540998
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46804338
either one will work
AND dont clear everything just cache/dalvik/format system/ factory reset BUT follow the instructions given for that rom to avoid any problems
winosxbuntu said:
try this two links, everything on flashing 4.3 stock/rooting and fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540998
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46804338
either one will work
AND dont clear everything just cache/dalvik/format system/ factory reset BUT follow the instructions given for that rom to avoid any problems
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Okay so I just leave boot alone. Let us pray, LOL. And sorry if I've sounded like a supernoob but I'm trying to be REALLY careful.
Iantuition said:
How'd you do that? Just the regular factory reset? Cause the setup wizard wouldn't even run after that.
Hit the power button to make the screen go to sleep. Hit the power button again to wake it up. Nothing should be crashing while you are on the lock screen so just hold the power button until the power menu appears and select power off. Once it powers off hold the volume up, home button and power button until you see the blue words in the upper left corner of the screen I believe it says loading recovery. Release the power button but continue holding the other 2 buttons until recovery loads. Now wipe data, cache and under advanced wipe dalvik cache. Reboot and everything should quit crashing but you will have to setup your account and apps again. That is the only way that I can get stock touchwiz 4.3 nandroids to work.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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Iantuition said:
Okay so I just leave boot alone. Let us pray, LOL. And sorry if I've sounded like a supernoob but I'm trying to be REALLY careful.
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it will work, i agree with what bell said. unless its hard bricked then no worries just keep calm and fix the damn phone
Greetings,
I would have liked to post this questions, where it belongs to, but I'm new to this forum, so I put it here.
Last September I've updated my DHD following the instructions given in the thread mentioned in the headline and everything was fine. Yesterday in the evening, I got the notification to restart using the recovery mode, because something in the context of the superuser should be updated or modified. Because it was not the first time, I just did it. But this time, after rebooting, the device stopped with the HTC bootscreen (green HTC on white background).
After 10 minutes I took out the battery and restarted again. Again I was able to choose recovery mode, but while starting the DHD got stuck with the bootscreen. I decided to wait and just put it aside showing the boot screen, but the result this morning was that the battery is empty and nothing changed.
Does someone know about that issue and what do I need to do to get the device to work again? Why was this update needed in the first place?
Thanks a lot in advance...
im not sure why
but have you tried re-flashing the ROM?
PHOENIX-9 said:
im not sure why
but have you tried re-flashing the ROM?
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Not yet. I was afraid to loose all data and maybe exchaning a file would also do the job. I mean, the update of the superuser component has changed something and this could be corrected again.
If you don't wipe your data partition (dirty flash) and you flash the exact same ROM, you shouldn't lose data.
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Not yet. I was afraid to loose all data and maybe exchaning a file would also do the job. I mean, the update of the superuser component has changed something and this could be corrected again.
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try to back up your ROM
do a clean install..then restore only the data (advanced restore)..wipe dalvik and cashe
if it didnt boot..you can restore your data using titanium backup pro from the CWM back up
PHOENIX-9 said:
try to back up your ROM
do a clean install..then restore only the data (advanced restore)..wipe dalvik and cashe
if it didnt boot..you can restore your data using titanium backup pro from the CWM back up
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Tried to make a backup, but it recovering did not work. Doesn't matter. I just flashed the same image again, downloaded 'my' apps and restored the status from before the crash.
Nevertheless the same notification showed up, saying that the superuser kernel needs to be updated and I should use 'recovery mode' again. With a bad feeling, I did it again, but this time it works.
So to sum it up: device was useless for some days, restored it with some effort and now it works again. But I need to get prepared for the next time and to think of an app to backup all apps including app-data.
...but as always, this is a task for laaaaater
Thx,
Karl