My phone is completely bricked. Odin won't work to restore it on download mode. keeps failing or getting stuck. CWM does not work. nothing works.
Phone boots up, boot loops, and when I go to install anything on cwm it does not install and give cannout mount errors.
I wiped everything tried restoring back up. nothing works.
adb recognizes my device but I am not able to pull files from it.
I have lots of family photos etc etc on my internal sd. I need to get it out some way. I care more about the data stored than the phone.
Is there anyway I can recover it? Do I need to go through professionals or is there another way to do it?
Please help me. Thanks.
Try flashing TWRP in odin snd see if that works.
When using Odin, what did it say in the message box?
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Hi,
I know next to nothing about phones (although am OK when it comes to computers). I've an HTC Desire which I've had a couple of months which I've not touched the operating system on. I received an OTA update yesterday which I duely installed. The phone has been unable to boot since.
From reading around I've discovered that there's a recovery mode which installs a file update.zip from the SD card. I'm assuming this is what's corrupted on the phone (as it won't boot by installing this file either).
HTC have been no help, neither have O2 in the UK. They all seem to think wiping the data is the only solution and if I try anything on my own I'm going to invalidate the warranty. I can't see how installed a working official update file will invalidate anything, but I'd just like a copy of the file to try.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix the phone without having to do a hard reset?
Thanks.
Before the update were you getting an o2 logo when booting up the phone? If so, download the file at the bottom of this post and then:
1. Turn the phone on holding the back button to get into FASTBOOT
2. Connect phone to the PC
3. Once drivers are installed run the file
It should get you back to stock BUT it will mean losing all data on the phone
File to download:
http://ship.ibeta.org/shipped/Bravo...00.32U_5.09.05.30_2_release_144166_signed.exe
Yes, I still get the O2 logo when I try to boot (it just gets stuck at the logo). The phone is still stock, I've never tried to mess with it before, it's just had an automatic update installed which corrupted it.
Is there any way to get the phone to work WITHOUT losing the data on the phone?
Otherwise I'll try that file (or follow the hard reset instructions).
I'm currently becoming a quick study of all things phone operating systems.
Unfortunately not
EddyOS said:
Unfortunately not
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Would not an update.zip from another phone be able to fix the problem?
Or is there a way of getting the data off a phone stuck at the boot screen?
I'm beginning to feel that the old expression about microsoft building bridges might be better applied to phones. I can normally fix my computer when things go wrong and not lose the data if I do need to rebuild.
The ONLY way you can get it working is to wipe the cache - which you can't do with a stock ROM. All you can do is either wipe the data as it is or install the RUU
Surely there must be a way to wipe the cache without wiping the data?
Is there a way of getting a working recovery file onto the SD card and getting the phone to boot off that? I'm assuming that won't mean I lose all the data.
As I've already said, there's no way of doing it. You're going to have to lose your data unless you root first, back it up then wipe but to restore you'd have to root again
If there was a way of doing it I think I'd have posted it by now
Hello guys, i need serious help with my Samsung Galaxy S3, I just rooted today, and everything was working fine.
I decided to download chainfire 3d, thought i'd enable some unstable games to run, but quite the opposite my phone is now BRICKED.
I tried re-flashing my rom with ODIN, but to no help, the phone remains bricked.
I read some tutorials how to flash using the 'transfer to sd card from PC' rom. But there is another problem..
My pc doens't recognize my phone completely(icon doesn't show in My computer - winows 732bit).
Now im stuck at the Samsung logo, with no other options but hope someone here can help.. ..
Ps; I tried cleaning the cache and dalvik cache from CW mode. Anything else im missing out??..
When you Odin did you wipe data / factory reset after or before? Usually when you Odin and didn't wipe data in recovery mode you will get stuck at the Samsung boot up. So try going back to recovery and do a factory reset /wipe data and see if it boots up pass samsung logo.
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When you Odin did you wipe data / factory reset after or before? Usually when you Odin and didn't wipe data in recovery mode you will get stuck at the Samsung boot up. So try going back to recovery and do a factory reset /wipe data and see if it boots up pass samsung logo.
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In fact i dont even know if I'm doing it correctly, i only flash one file, the one i ROOTED with. its in the PDA location. I will try to wipe before and after..
Edit: I used ODIN and then i wiped data/factory reset from CW, and still stuck at the boot logo
I also got this error on my PC, MTP USB device did not install correctly. I downloaded the drivers from the official t-mobile support page, so i don't think its the Pc's fault. .
Any ideas?
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In fact i dont even know if I'm doing it correctly, i only flash one file, the one i ROOTED with. its in the PDA location. I will try to wipe before and after..
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Try wiping data and see if it works. I it should pass the Samsung logo boot up.
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Try wiping data and see if it works. I it should pass the Samsung logo boot up.
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Doesn't work.
Should i try to format my /data, /sdcard, etc, from the CW menu?.
Is there a risk in doing that?, I dont mind losing my data as long i get the phone back running.
EDIT: I flashed Odin, and it seems to be working now, I'm only left to wait for the phone to pass the bootloop.
what I had forgotten was to flash the stock firmware after i do the CW mode. Lets hope for best, I'll edit this post if it works.
EDIT 2: IT WORKS!. I'd post links to the stock firmwares, but not sure if that is allowed on the site. Anyway just google galaxy s3 stock firmware download.
writing this response to the other people in need of the same help
Ok. I foolishly enabled encryption on my i711 and after putting in the password, the volumes unlock and the system starts. The problem is that if the screen goes off for any reason, the phone reboots. Tried all sorts of things to correct and decided I no longer wanted the phone encrypted. There is no way back. Ok, so I thought I could do a factory reset... No dice. The phone reboots and all is still encrypted and there.
Next I tried clockworkmod but couldn't do ANYTHING there because the encrypted volumes aren't mountable. I couldn't factory reset, install a new rom, etc.
Next I went to ODIN and tried to repartition. No luck there either. I flashed clockworkmod again for good measure and even tried Nand Erase All.
After this I booted into the phone and tried to repartition... Now I have a phone that displays the lovely CM10 boot screen but never gets passed that. I can still get into recovery.
Any thoughts on how to undo the encryption and reflash a rom?
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Ok. I foolishly enabled encryption on my i711 and after putting in the password, the volumes unlock and the system starts. The problem is that if the screen goes off for any reason, the phone reboots. Tried all sorts of things to correct and decided I no longer wanted the phone encrypted. There is no way back. Ok, so I thought I could do a factory reset... No dice. The phone reboots and all is still encrypted and there.
Next I tried clockworkmod but couldn't do ANYTHING there because the encrypted volumes aren't mountable. I couldn't factory reset, install a new rom, etc.
Next I went to ODIN and tried to repartition. No luck there either. I flashed clockworkmod again for good measure and even tried Nand Erase All.
After this I booted into the phone and tried to repartition... Now I have a phone that displays the lovely CM10 boot screen but never gets passed that. I can still get into recovery.
Any thoughts on how to undo the encryption and reflash a rom?
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I have some very bad news for you.... Encryption is a one way street. Once encrypted the only way back is to flash stock via fastboot.
I can't even start to explain how to use fastboot as I have never been in a situation where I have needed it.
recoveries lose all access on encrypted devices so this is the only way.
Here is some links to get you started... Please do research before you begin the process and make sure you've obtained the appropriate files. I will take no responsibility for bricking your device.
Flashing via Fastboot:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...id#Android_Flashing_Guide_.28with_fastboot.29
Installing Fastboot on Windows:
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
Well, as usual, I've managed to mess things up and here I am again. Somehow, I installed something or other that required rebooting. When I did, I kept getting an error that the systemui was messed up. So I decided to try to flash a custom ROM since it appeared this thing was already FUBAR and that's where the fun began. It WAS running stock 4.4.2. I wiped everything in preparation to flash the stock .tot file. Went to flash a zip from the external sdcard, and it refused telling me it couldn't mount the card! The only hopeful thing is that it powers up, I can get into download/recovery, and it's recognized by the PC through LGFT and ADB.
I can't flash anything, can't push or install through ADB, can't sideload anything. LG flash tools gets to about 38 seconds and then fails. It's like the devices permission were all changed to read only. The device is rooted and has CWM recovery. Is there a way to completely slick this thing (except for recovery - I'd do that too if need be) to reset permissions.
Any/all suggestions gladly accepted.
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Well, as usual, I've managed to mess things up and here I am again. Somehow, I installed something or other that required rebooting. When I did, I kept getting an error that the systemui was messed up. So I decided to try to flash a custom ROM since it appeared this thing was already FUBAR and that's where the fun began. It WAS running stock 4.4.2. I wiped everything in preparation to flash the stock .tot file. Went to flash a zip from the external sdcard, and it refused telling me it couldn't mount the card! The only hopeful thing is that it powers up, I can get into download/recovery, and it's recognized by the PC through LGFT and ADB.
I can't flash anything, can't push or install through ADB, can't sideload anything. LG flash tools gets to about 38 seconds and then fails. It's like the devices permission were all changed to read only. The device is rooted and has CWM recovery. Is there a way to completely slick this thing (except for recovery - I'd do that too if need be) to reset permissions.
Any/all suggestions gladly accepted.
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Surprisingly, there was nothing wrong with the phone nor the software nor the PC. After screwing around with this for a couple of days, I had a thought to try a different USB cable. So, I popped it on and, lo & behold, I'm able to flash to stock! Lesson learned: Don't use cheap cables and try changing cables when you're have weird problems like this. :good:
I need some serious help here! I own a sim unlocked i317 (I bought it second hand and it was already unlocked-1 year back). It was working fine (except it used to get restarted itelf 4-5 times a day since past month) and then last night after completing charging it was working fine and I slept then. When I woke up, to my horror, the phone was stuck at "Samsung Galaxy Note II" screen. I tried after removing SIM and mSD, and then restarting it but to no avail!
So the phone is stuck in Bootloop, it had latest jellybean rom from AT&T that had been sim unlocked. Recovery menu shows Philz Touch 6 with some errors like:
"Can't mount system/recovery"
"Cant load system/command" etc.
I am here seeking help in retrieving my stuff on internal memory and, if possible, all app and phone data before I try a factory reset or install fresh rom!
Any kind of help would be highly appreciated! Thank You!
PS: I'm not a proper programmer as my field is DBMS, but since I have basic know how of programming, I would manage to try your suggestions!
ok this should be a fairly easy fix. I would stop using Philz recovery as a first step. You should be able to flash the newest version of TWRP without losing any internal data or storage. go here to get twrp and flash in ODIN. https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote2att.html
Once you have this one your device boot into recovery and you can use the file manager to move and folders you want to save to an external Sd card. You may also be able to get a computer to recognize the device and copy your files that way.