[Q] m8 gpe.. pulling my hair out - One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

been trying to unroot and relock, or get back to stock, and it seems impossible... read post wrong and thought i need to root to manually update to lollipop when in fact you cant be rooted to install it.. now i have flashed stock recovery but anytime i hit apply from phone storage it just reboots the phone.. i cannot get s off as nothign seems to work.. i reallly need this phone back to stock.. please someone help

adrake913 said:
been trying to unroot and relock, or get back to stock, and it seems impossible... read post wrong and thought i need to root to manually update to lollipop when in fact you cant be rooted to install it.. now i have flashed stock recovery but anytime i hit apply from phone storage it just reboots the phone.. i cannot get s off as nothign seems to work.. i reallly need this phone back to stock.. please someone help
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here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57296531&postcount=3194

Dude leave your hair alone. Leave it alone. Leaaaaavvee it alone.

clsA said:
here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57296531&postcount=3194
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Thanks i really appreciate it. So just put that in twrp back up file and then wipe then restore from that file??

adrake913 said:
Thanks i really appreciate it. So just put that in twrp back up file and then wipe then restore from that file??
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That should do it

clsA said:
That should do it
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omg.. internal storage got wiped.. i have lost everything. only thing i can do is get in bootloader and recovery. am i totally screwed??? there are no backups and no root and no OS. i dont know what to do.. please help me

adrake913 said:
omg.. internal storage got wiped.. i have lost everything. only thing i can do is get in bootloader and recovery. am i totally screwed??? there are no backups and no root and no OS. i dont know what to do.. please help me
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did you restore the Nandroid ? factory reset does not wipe the sdcard

clsA said:
did you restore the Nandroid ? factory reset does not wipe the sdcard
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i flashed the boot.emmc.win then factory reset then restored the nandroid backup. everything seemed fine but when it rebooted it was just stuck on "google"... i left it for awhile but nothing. went back into twrp and meant to wipe system too, figured it might help, hit interanl storage by accident...
thank u again for responding

adrake913 said:
i flashed the boot.emmc.win then factory reset then restored the nandroid backup. everything seemed fine but when it rebooted it was just stuck on "google"... i left it for awhile but nothing. went back into twrp and meant to wipe system too, figured it might help, hit interanl storage by accident...
thank u again for responding
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why are you flashing a boot.ing ? All I said was restore the nandroid.
You have to start over now ... download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706441 and put it on your ext_sdcard and flash it

clsA said:
why are you flashing a boot.ing ? All I said was restore the nandroid.
You have to start over now ... download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706441 and put it on your ext_sdcard and flash it
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that thread u linked me too said flash boot first.. k ill try this. thank u

clsA said:
why are you flashing a boot.ing ? All I said was restore the nandroid.
You have to start over now ... download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706441 and put it on your ext_sdcard and flash it
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ok so i put that file on the ext_sd and flashed it.. said successful... but when system reboots it just the black screen with "google" in the middle and nothing happens.... just sits there... any ideas?

adrake913 said:
ok so i put that file on the ext_sd and flashed it.. said successful... but when system reboots it just the black screen with "google" in the middle and nothing happens.... just sits there... any ideas?
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how old is your firmware ? what version of recovery are you using ? are you s-off ?

clsA said:
how old is your firmware ? what version of recovery are you using ? are you s-off ?
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latest twrp
i am s off
i actually waited and it finally loaded up.. went thru initial set up and phone actually cam eon.. went to sign into hangouts and it got stuck so i rebooted.. now stuck in a boot loop.. tried wipiong cache and dalvik but it didnt help. still boot loop
dont know firmware
Just wiped n tried again. Once u get in there's no notification bar no WiFi. Any app u go In u can't get out. Theres no bottom buttons

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708589
Try this method it should work although it says its for conversion.

adrake913 said:
latest twrp
i am s-off
i actually waited and it finally loaded up.. went thru initial set up and phone actually cam eon.. went to sign into hangouts and it got stuck so i rebooted.. now stuck in a boot loop.. tried wipiong cache and dalvik but it didnt help. still boot loop
dont know firmware
Just wiped n tried again. Once u get in there's no notification bar no WiFi. Any app u go In u can't get out. Theres no bottom buttons
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You just said in your first post that you weren't S-Off. Anyway, I suggest finding an RUU for your correct M8 variant and flashing it via fastboot or the external sdcard method. There is a high chance that the internal sdcard will be wiped so be warned.

Vigz said:
You just said in your first post that you weren't S-Off. Anyway, I suggest finding an RUU for your correct M8 variant and flashing it via fastboot or the external sdcard method. There is a high chance that the internal sdcard will be wiped so be warned.
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I do have s off

adrake913 said:
been trying to unroot and relock, or get back to stock, and it seems impossible... read post wrong and thought i need to root to manually update to lollipop when in fact you cant be rooted to install it.. now i have flashed stock recovery but anytime i hit apply from phone storage it just reboots the phone.. i cannot get s off as nothign seems to work.. i reallly need this phone back to stock.. please someone help
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Hopefully, your issue gets fixed.

Related

Huge mistake

Was trying to do a clean flash, I did not put ROM on phone , did the format and all the other steps to flash clean then realized, now I cannot get past the google screen on phone? help asap!
Try booting back into recovery and wiping data and cache and reinstalling your ROM, if best try doing a restore from a backup.
Sent from my Paranoid Galaxy Nexus!
HOW?
moises93 said:
Try booting back into recovery and wiping data and cache and reinstalling your ROM, if best try doing a restore from a backup.
Sent from my Paranoid Galaxy Nexus!
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how do I get back in? I do volume down and power and get stuck on screen with android and start button and cant do anything ?
okay
andysom25 said:
how do I get back in? I do volume down and power and get stuck on screen with android and start button and cant do anything ?
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okay I'm back in clockwork but my recovery wont show up so I have nothing to restore to , what do I do ?
GOT IT
andysom25 said:
okay i'm back in clockwork but my recovery wont show up so i have nothing to restore to , what do i do ?
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everything should be fine now thank you !
This happened once to me. What saved me was the Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh.
I just allowed it to flash the image that I already had downloaded (but forgot to put in phone). Give that a shot if nothing else is working for you. Luckily I had fastboot drivers already installed.

phone possibly bricked!!!

So, last night i was ready to instal a new rom. I booted it to hboot and then went to revory and did a wipe of everything, dalvik cahe and such.
then i flashed my desired rom from zip... it installed successfuly and then i rebooted .
i then connected to my pc went to cmd type to flash boot.img .. after i waiting 30min i read the forums to see why it did not go .
so i forgot to install the superboot to root my phone
im pretty sure this is why it bricked
so at first i was like okay i made backup no worries.
but then
i tried to resore and when i click the restore file it tells me
MD5 mismatch
now i dont know what to do
any help is greatly appreciated
MARK-Oz said:
So, last night i was ready to instal a new rom. I booted it to hboot and then went to revory and did a wipe of everything, dalvik cahe and such.
then i flashed my desired rom from zip... it installed successfuly and then i rebooted .
i then connected to my pc went to cmd type to flash boot.img .. after i waiting 30min i read the forums to see why it did not go .
so i forgot to install the superboot to root my phone
im pretty sure this is why it bricked
so at first i was like okay i made backup no worries.
but then
i tried to resore and when i click the restore file it tells me
MD5 mismatch
now i dont know what to do
any help is greatly appreciated
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Does it recognize your device when you plug it in to your computer?
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
Try rooting it now. If you can access recovery, then you are not bricked. Root it and install rom again (after a factory reset)
Did u rename your backup? If u did go rename to whatever it was b4... should take away your error
mr_nooby said:
Try rooting it now. If you can access recovery, then you are not bricked. Root it and install rom again (after a factory reset)
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ill try that right now
@scataldo721 yes my computer recognizes it
twanskys204 said:
Did u rename your backup? If u did go rename to whatever it was b4... should take away your error
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never renamed the restore
mr_nooby said:
Try rooting it now. If you can access recovery, then you are not bricked. Root it and install rom again (after a factory reset)
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this fixed it
much thanks good sir
Don't call me good sir, you make me feel old :thumbup:
check in the cmd prompt u have to type "fastboot flash boot boot.img"

[Q] Note 2 Stuck in boot loop [No Root/Custom Anything]

Had my note 2 for several months now on Wind Mobile. I woke up this morning and it was working fine, went out for a walk and 5 minutes into the walk my phone was stuck in the boot loop. I never flashed or rooted my phone. Its stuck where the samsung logo comes up and the blue and purple halo circles it. I have access to both the volume up+home button+power button menu, aswell and the volume down menu. I already cleared the system cache and was wondering what to do?
If possible i would like to be able to extract my data before doing a factory reset. Any help would be great!
It doesnt seem that wiping data will fix your problem it looks like system corruption try flashing new software
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Note2Dan said:
Had my note 2 for several months now on Wind Mobile. I woke up this morning and it was working fine, went out for a walk and 5 minutes into the walk my phone was stuck in the boot loop. I never flashed or rooted my phone. Its stuck where the samsung logo comes up and the blue and purple halo circles it. I have access to both the volume up+home button+power button menu, aswell and the volume down menu. I already cleared the system cache and was wondering what to do?
If possible i would like to be able to extract my data before doing a factory reset. Any help would be great!
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You will have to factory reset your device not sure if there is a possible way to recovery Data as its not booting.
aukhan said:
You will have to factory reset your device not sure if there is a possible way to recovery Data as its not booting.
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cleared cache, flashed new stock rom, and wipred all data. still stuck in boot?
Note2Dan said:
cleared cache, flashed new stock rom, and wipred all data. still stuck in boot?
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SIMPLE goto stock recovery and do a factory reset that will boot up your device.
aukhan said:
SIMPLE goto stock recovery and do a factory reset that will boot up your device.
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Did this multiple times, also when i go to that menu it says cannot mount efs
Note2Dan said:
Did this multiple times, also when i go to that menu it says cannot mount efs
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this seems to a new level let me check on this.
Note2Dan said:
cleared cache, flashed new stock rom, and wipred all data. still stuck in boot?
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have u tried using odin flashhttp://www.nobutaka.es/web/index.php/component/jcomments/feed/com_content/203.html
shhbz said:
have u tried using odin flash
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Yes i used odin to flash the stock rom, did not work.
Note2Dan said:
Yes i used odin to flash the stock rom, did not work.
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give this a try translate using google translator http://www.nobutaka.es/web/index.php/component/jcomments/feed/com_content/203.html and follow the procedure
shhbz said:
give this a try translate using google translator and follow the procedure
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Ok, will try in the morning. Google translate doesnt seem to give a very clear translation of the page but i will try my best.
shhbz said:
give this a try translate using google translator and follow the procedure
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Im trying to follow this guide but it gets confusing, ive manage to download adb + fastboot but im not sure where i go from here.
Note2Dan said:
Im trying to follow this guide but it gets confusing, ive manage to download adb + fastboot but im not sure where i go from here.
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well u need to set up adb in windows and make sure its connecting with your device
u need to flash stock then chainfire auto root
check if its entering recovery now then proceed with adb hopefully u have efs backup .tar file safe in pc or anywhere ,search google how to set adb
it seems to be an issue with efs partition,
i blv this can be even done by flashig pit file http://d-h.st/Dlv here and then the stock firmware.
and since u have never rooted use ur warranty and give it to service guys if not able to solve
edit:read this thread in english hope u understand now http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204960
the solution lies here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39523753&postcount=4
u can get some idea on setting up adb from a very old thread of mine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038338 read part installing custom recovery and how to make adb work

Bricked my F240L! what now?

Hi,
I tried to install cm11 on my new F240L and i think i used the wrong cwm file on freegee.
Now when i turn it on there is a screen on for a second saying: secure booting error. cause: device unlock! , so boot success!!
after that it goes to a screen loop of cm logo spinning.
i couldn't find a solution online.
What can I do?
eliziz said:
Hi,
I tried to install cm11 on my new F240L and i think i used the wrong cwm file on freegee.
Now when i turn it on there is a screen on for a second saying: secure booting error. cause: device unlock! , so boot success!!
after that it goes to a screen loop of cm logo spinning.
i couldn't find a solution online.
What can I do?
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I get the same device unlock error when I boot up, but I believe that is normal when you have root.. Did the CM file flash successfully and which one did you use?
yes it said the flash was successful and still its stuck in a loop.
could it be the wrong cwm on freegee?
eliziz said:
yes it said the flash was successful and still its stuck in a loop.
could it be the wrong cwm on freegee?
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Can you still get to CWM? If so, try wiping cache and dalvik cache to begin with.. If that doesn't work, do you know how to push files from the computer to the phone through ADB? If you do, here is the link for correct recoveries for the F240L..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2361941
You could download and push one of those recoveries, reboot to recovery, then try to reflash CM11...if all else fails, you can return to stock with the LG Flash tools and start from scratch..
nerdyblonde said:
Can you still get to CWM? If so, try wiping cache and dalvik cache to begin with.. If that doesn't work, do you know how to push files from the computer to the phone through ADB? If you do, here is the link for correct recoveries for the F240L..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2361941
You could download and push one of those recoveries, reboot to recovery, then try to reflash CM11...if all else fails, you can return to stock with the LG Flash tools and start from scratch..
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! got into cwm wiped cache and dalvik and also factory resrt by mistake...! Now it only powers on to cwm :/
did i destroy it?
eliziz said:
! got into cwm wiped cache and dalvik and also factory resrt by mistake...! Now it only powers on to cwm :/
did i destroy it?
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No I don't think you have destroyed it.. Is there an option in CWM to sideload files (through ADB)?
nerdyblonde said:
No I don't think you have destroyed it.. Is there an option in CWM to sideload files (through ADB)?
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yes there is.
after pressing on install zip it says: install zip from sideload
Do you know how to sideload? You can try to download and sideload another rom that is compatible with your device.. As long as you can get to recovery or download mode you still have hope...If your screen doesn't turn on at all, that's when you are hard bricked and out of luck
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I didn't even think about this, but if it still recognizes your external SD card, you can download a rom onto your computer, copy it to the SD card, then install through CWM.
nerdyblonde said:
Do you know how to sideload? You can try to download and sideload another rom that is compatible with your device.. As long as you can get to recovery or download mode you still have hope...If your screen doesn't turn on at all, that's when you are hard bricked and out of luck
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I didn't even think about this, but if it still recognizes your external SD card, you can download a rom onto your computer, copy it to the SD card, then install through CWM.
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SD does nor seem to work
I do not know how to do that. Where is it recommended to learn?
You first have to have Android SDK found here:
https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
This link explains what ADB is and how to use it:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-adb-and-how-to-install-it-android/
I'm not familiar with the F240L as mine is the E980.. I don't want to give you any wrong information...
I did find this thread that looks similar to your problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552699
That may be a start on how to fix it.. I know how frustrating it can be.. I have soft bricked mine once..
thanks! I read and tried pushing several files a few times and they either install successfully and i come back to cwm or are stuck trying to install the rom.
again, any ideas?
eliziz said:
thanks! I read and tried pushing several files a few times and they either install successfully and i come back to cwm or are stuck trying to install the rom.
again, any ideas?
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I'm out of ideas for you to try other than a complete stock restore and start over.. I would read ALOT before doing anything that may cause issues...
I found this thread on how to return to stock on your phone (looks like he gave really good instructions):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420219
nerdyblonde said:
I'm out of ideas for you to try other than a complete stock restore and start over.. I would read ALOT before doing anything that may cause issues...
I found this thread on how to return to stock on your phone (looks like he gave really good instructions):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2420219
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finally after endless tries I got a break! thanks a million for your help!!
now I have a miui v5.5 that only has english and chieneese on it.
I dont really like it and would prefer anything that's stock google 4.4, though i think im to traumatized to go through anything like that again. I cant even install nova on it now.

no rom is booting please help

guys please help me tried dr ketan rom
and jellykat rom
both reach till boot screen and freeze.
i cant use odin because i need the data inside
any ideas please
OK this is not my phone so I didn't what firmware he was on
Now since no ROM is booting I flashed the new boot loader
And then as instructed i flashed stock recovery but still boot loader didnt complete install
And then flashed twrp again
And now I can't get to recovery
Edit 2 I got the boot loader from Dr.ketan ROM thread
Please anyone help I can't loose the data in the phone please help me
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alphatia said:
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Trying now
still doesnt work i disabled auto boot in odin and when the recovery flashed i tried entering recovery mode but the phone rebooted and got stuck at the samsung screen
alphatia said:
guys please help me tried dr ketan rom
and jellykat rom
both reach till boot screen and freeze.
i cant use odin because i need the data inside
any ideas please
OK this is not my phone so I didn't what firmware he was on
Now since no ROM is booting I flashed the new boot loader
And then as instructed i flashed stock recovery but still boot loader didnt complete install
And then flashed twrp again
And now I can't get to recovery
Edit 2 I got the boot loader from Dr.ketan ROM thread
Please anyone help I can't loose the data in the phone please help me
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What is your recovery?
You can not come in?
If so, make a backup of what is without creating MD5 checksums then upload the rom again and restore only the data.
Regards
lud3ik said:
What is your recovery?
You can not come in?
If so, make a backup of what is without creating MD5 checksums then upload the rom again and restore only the data.
Regards
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Here is my problem
My friend gave me his note 2 to fix WiFi it was already rooted
I downloaded slimkat and flashed it it worked good
And WiFi worked but he wanted a touchwiz look
So I downloaded jellykat ROM but didn't read the instructions and flashed with cwm
Got into bootloop then I flashed twrp recovery using Odin and reflashed the ROM but I got the fix root error and I swiped to fix
Then also bootloop ..I downloaded Dr.ketan stock ROM
And flashed philz recovery through twrp recovery and then flashed ROM also backed up efs
The phone also didn't boot stuck at bootscreen
Then I got frustrated and didn't know what to do I flashed the nd3 bl through Odin
And rebooted but nothing changed ..I read in Dr.ketan thread about flashing stock recovery and the bl
So I did all through odin and I rebooted but I had no recovery I tried flashing both twrp and cwm through Odin but also nothing
Now I have no recovery but I have download mode
I can Odin flash stock but I can't loose the data inside I really need the data
i think the problem is with the boot loader since i flashed nd3 bootloader and when device booted it didnt finish
so any ideas???
Why not any 4.4.2 stock firmware through Odin? Seems to be the easiest way to get the device started again.
Androidwizzard said:
Why not any 4.4.2 stock firmware through Odin? Seems to be the easiest way to get the device started again.
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I need the data the pics an videos
But will this work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531989
Or this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230250
Note that I flashed nd3 and the Knox warranty void is 1
alphatia said:
I need the data the pics an videos
But will this work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531989
Or this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230250
Note that I flashed nd3 and the Knox warranty void is 1
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Both won't work.
Download 4.4.2 stock firmware from sammobile and flash with Odin.
Data (if it is still there) won't be touched. Only system partition will be wiped.
Androidwizzard said:
Both won't work.
Download 4.4.2 stock firmware from sammobile and flash with Odin.
Data (if it is still there) won't be touched. Only system partition will be wiped.
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Okay about the data I never wiped it but Odin might wipe it some say it will some say it won't
And why will these non wipe not work can u inform me please?
alphatia said:
Okay about the data I never wiped it but Odin might wipe it some say it will some say it won't
And why will these non wipe not work can u inform me please?
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Look, flashing with Odin is like getting an update by Samsung. Users would turn crazy if such an update would wipe their data.
Firmware is always installed in system partition and never somewhere out.
Besides: Photos and vids are mostly saved on external SD. Where are yours?
Androidwizzard said:
Look, flashing with Odin is like getting an update by Samsung. Users would turn crazy if such an update would wipe their data.
Firmware is always installed in system partition and never somewhere out.
Besides: Photos and vids are mostly saved on external SD. Where are yours?
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mine are saved on internal
so now only thing i can do is flash using odin?
alphatia said:
mine are saved on internal
so now only thing i can do is flash using odin?
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No, it is not the only thing, but you have messed around such a long time and to finish the suffering I suggest to do.
It is up to you to trust or go on searching for alternatives.
Androidwizzard said:
No, it is not the only thing, but you have messed around such a long time and to finish the suffering I suggest to do.
It is up to you to trust or go on searching for alternatives.
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Thanks a lot man iI really appreciate it but any other ideas would be much appreciated
alphatia said:
Thanks a lot man iI really appreciate it but any other ideas would be much appreciated
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Well, two things you might do: Search for the truth about wipe data when using Odin or try to install any custom recovery to be able to flash a custom rom.
Androidwizzard said:
Well, two things you might do: Search for the truth about wipe data when using Odin or try to install any custom recovery to be able to flash a custom rom.
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and am back cant get any recovery to work
and when searching for odin wipe most people say nothing got wiped
alphatia said:
and am back cant get any recovery to work
and when searching for odin wipe most people say nothing got wiped
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I KNOW that nothing of your data will be wiped, I have done it three times since 4.4.2 came out on 25.4.2014
First ND3, then NE1 and lately NE2.
This is my last post here. Good luck!
Androidwizzard said:
I KNOW that nothing of your data will be wiped, I have done it three times since 4.4.2 came out on 25.4.2014
First ND3, then NE1 and lately NE2.
This is my last post here. Good luck!
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ok man wish me luck thanks alot for alot of help
Any other suggestions before I flash 4.4.2 with Odin (currently 4.1.2) ?

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