[Q] GPE 5.0.1 - Phone encryption mess - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4

Hello, noob here on the forum and would like to seek help from the experts and I apologize if this is a double post though I checked the other postings and there's no similar articles/postings.
Anyway, I have long rooted my device and have playing with different ROMs for quite sometime but I'm stuck at this issue so here it goes, I successfully installed GPE 5.0.1 on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-M919 T-Mobile) and was using it for quite sometime and for some apparent reason, I itched on encrypting my phone so I activated it and successfully followed the instructions and then rebooted but prior to that warned me that it takes an hour or so to complete the process, so I went ahead and the phone rebooted, I waited for more than 24 hrs and my phone was stucked at the 4 dots animation and couldn't use it so i decided to pull out the battery, after turning it on, i got stucked on the recovery menu and i resigned to the idea that i lost my data on the phone (i don't worry about this as all my contacts, messages, call logs, documents, etc are all backed up properly and I can restore it without any problem).
After fiddling with articles and what have you's i finally gave up and this is the error i got and couldn't figure what to do next:
I tried using the following:
- Odin
- Heimdall
Can someone please help me!

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[Q] I am absolutely stumped, please help

Hi All, I come begging for help after exhausting all of my options and searches for similar issues.
I have a CDMA Galaxy Nexus Stock 4.0.2 but rooted (I installed CWM).
I woke up to my phone stuck in the boot loading screen; it just kept looping over and over. I shut off the phone restarted it and the phone was practically unuseable, it ran very very slow. Now I haven't done anything recently or installed any apps. The only app I installed was a modified MMS app (one of the Inverted Black ones), but that was 2 weeks ago and everything was running fine since then. (However since I'm not on a deodexed Rom, I knew there could be issues).
Well I of course switched back to the stock MMS app that I had manually backed up and that did not help. Now my phone would load, it would get to my homescreen, but it would then say something along, "service is not working, wait, close, or ok?" I'd hit wait and within 2 minutes my phone would automatically reboot and then go into a a sort-of bootloop (it would just show the boot.img and loop).
I then tried to restore two Nandroid back-ups (which were basically bone stock and made months ago) and both worked, except it would say secure.img not found or something like that. I was still able to boot up and use these back ups, but then within 5 minutes I would get the same error and then the phone would reboot.
After retrying them I decided to to just go bone stock and wipe and do a factory reset. This worked and everything seemed fine until I went to turn on wi-fi.
I would wait for wi-fi to turn on and eventually it would just quit and then reboot the phone. I did this 3 times in a row to confirm that it was indeed wi-fi causing these rebooting issues.
Now here's the thing, right now my phone is working as I have purposely tried not to touch the wi-fi (I need to use my phone) . Data, voice, mms/sms all work. But I literally have no idea why wi-fi would be causing my OS to go crazy?
My last resort is to flash the stock toro.img but I was hoping you guys could help me before I get to that point.
As of right now even though I did a data wipe/factory restore my phone is still rooted (rooted apps all work) and my bootloader is still unlocked. (I renamed the secure.bootloader file as per the instructions when using fastboot to load CWM).
Please help me troubleshoot this, Thanks guys.
I don't know if you have tried but maybe try flashing a rom after a data wipe
angelino0919 said:
I don't know if you have tried but maybe try flashing a rom after a data wipe
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I'm thinking about doing this as well since I will probably have to flash back to stock. I just want to make sure I can get back to stock since I am still covered by warranty and insurance (assuming they do not check to see if my phone has an unlocked bootloader).
JayBeezy802 said:
I'm thinking about doing this as well since I will probably have to flash back to stock. I just want to make sure I can get back to stock since I am still covered by warranty and insurance (assuming they do not check to see if my phone has an unlocked bootloader).
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Well you can always relock the bootloader. I doubt you will have to go back to stock though

[Q] need some serious help

I have been using ai.keyboard for a long while. There's been an update and 2 more because the first "update" messed the app up, and 2 more Fixes have still not gotten things working right with the app. The phone now boots up and displays a box "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped." and the pone won't boot any further.
I have reversed the system using CWM to an earlier version where it worked fine, and for a while things were ok. after a reboot, the updates took over and self updated many apps, and the phone requested a reboot.
Poof! same "unfortunately" message came up.
I reversed the system again to 4 previous KNOWN GOOD, Working well backups, and I still cannot boot the phone.
I can boot into recovery and do all that is allowed, but cannot get it to boot now without that message.
I wanted to fix permissions, but I notice it's no longer in CWM or in "Phills Touch" recovery.
I'm stuck at this point, and would appreciate any help.
I'm on Stock T-Mobile 4.2.2 Rooted and it's a Samsung Galaxy S4 - white
Thank you!
Aloha-
Update-
Flashed a CWM 6.0.3.2 which included "Fix Permissions" but it did not make any difference with the problem at hand.
Operation restored - Phew!
Since I had no alternatives left, I decided to return to stock and see what the results would be.
After restoring to an out-of-the-box bachup, I rebooted, and was getting the same message. I did a Factory restore so that all the Root-required apps would be removed, and after the phone rebooted, the message came out only one time and I reset the phone to work with my google profile, and set all the requirements to make calls via T-mo.
I used the phone for a whie, and having no problems, I decided to try rooting it and see if it would work.... It worked fine!
after a few minutes, I flashed CWM Restore and booted to recovery and recovered my nandroid backup I had made just before all the problems started happening. I got an update message for Ai.Keyboard and did it. BAD IDEA!!!!!!! It farkled up, and then searching the internet I saw already that many users were too, having the same problem I was having! I uninstalled the app, and rebooted and reinstalled the app to see if it would work. It was like I first installed it a loooong time ago, and seemingly, most of the problems except for backing up it's settings worked. So, I'm now re-conficuring the settings manually and the phone is acting normal.
Keeping my fingers crossed!
This is the SECOND time I have gone to such drastic measures. The first time, the problem was that I just could not make or get calls,
and the T-Mobile "Tech" in the store said it was not fixable, and suggested I call support and send it back to repair.
well, maybe the third time I'll have to.......
I am sure it has to do with app.
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[Q] Stuck on bootloader after changing screen density with Rom Toolbox

Hey guys. As the title suggests, I can't boot my Note 2 (sgh-i317). It is stuck on the AT&T logo and while it's stuck there it vibrates slightly every 5-6 seconds. I tried changing my screen density to 240 and it worked for a bit but annoed me. then I went to change it back and got this problem. I accidentally set it to 360 I think though, instead of 320. I have wiped the cache. I have wiped the data. I have installed roms countless times already with Odin. I'd imagine my reset counter is at over 10 just from today.
I've been searching on google and these forums for hours and have seen many suggestions, but none of them have worked. The farthest I have gotten was to get the phone to boot, but once I start going through all the setup stuff I begin getting error popups saying that Touchwiz home has stopped responding. As soon as I push OK the error immediately pops up again. I seriously can not do anything with my phone.
Is there any way to get a stock build.prop file somewhere for this phone, and if so, how would I install it if I can't even boot into the device?
Any help would greatly be appreciated. I have no idea where else to turn here. Thanks!
-Mark
Do you have a backup to restore from recovery ??
If not....then power down the device and remove the SD card and place it into a PC card adapter...
Then download or copy over a suitable rom...
Then place the SD into the phone and boot into recovery...
Fully wipe the device and flash the rom of choice...
Reboot....set....profit....g
Edit:
Are you certain that your power button is not stuck ?
If the method I suggested fails... and rebooting occurs with vibration...then your power button is suspect....g
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Thanks. Well I got it to boot finally, however there's been a couple issues since. It's on 4.1.2 right now...
1. Whenever I try to officially update to 4.3 through the settings, it downloads, then when installing it ALWAYS fails at 25%.
2. This is a big issue. My data connectivity is gone. I have no 4g access period. If I'm not using a wifi network, I can't do anything online, period. I've reflashed numerous times, and can't get it to recognize the network. I can make calls just fine, just no data.
I've tried wiping data and going to factory reset, but this doesn't help in any way whatsoever. I've popped out the battery and sim card and reinserted after a few minutes, still to no avail.
The funny thing also, last night my friend, who has the same phone, updated to 4.3 and got the EXACT issues I've been dealing with. The ONLY thing in common is that we have both rooted our phones in the past. When I first got 4.3 it worked fine. It wasn't until I rooted that these issues began. My friend's phone was not rooted, however it had been in the past. I'm thinking that this 4.3 update has an issue with phones that are rooted or have been at some time. I don't know how it can tell, but that's all I can think of. his phone now is also a doorstop, like mine.
K, fixed data connectivity from another thread here. For some reason, even if I wipe my system, it seems to still keep settings intact. In this case, nothing set in APN. Seems the more I try to fix my phone, the more problems show up.
If you updated to official 4.3...then yes ...a whole new host of problems are yours until the devs figure out the locked bootloader and it's knox flag...
Backups won't restore....and so forth...
Read around ....you'll see...g
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Stuck at the initial setup page after factory reset because of an error

Hey guys, it's my first post here, hope someone is able to help!
A few weeks ago I bought my LG G3. It had a problem, it was randomly rebooting throughout the day. I was told that installing a custom ROM might help, so I installed CloudyG3. It didn't help with reboots at all. Then I was told that getting a new battery might fix it. Getting a new battery didn't fix it either. I Decided to re-install the ROM, flashed with Autorec, went online to download and install TWRP and it restarted right at that time..... Now I'm getting "unfortunately system UI has stopped working" error non-stop. I did factory reset but it doesn't help. Now I can't even pass initial setup screen you get after factory-reset because for whatever reason I can't select Wi-Fi in the "Set Internet Connection" page (I keep tapping it but it can't be selected. I think the non-stop UI error I mentioned above keeps interrupting it) which is awful because you can't pass the setup screen without signing into your google account. The worst part is that I can't boot into recovery because I'm an idiot and deleted TWRP after installing Cloudy 2 weeks ago.. If only I knew..
Anyways, am I completely screwed here? is my phone "Bricked"? what should I do? If you know of any solutions, links to the relevant guides/threads would be greatly appreciated.
Big thanks in advance to anyone who responds!
Shameless bump...

Issues with v50020f WiFi

A couple of years ago, I'd fruitlessly rooted and installed TWRP, and all I remember for the end of it was that I went back into the stock launcher using the LG User Support Tool.
Earlier today, I thought of doing it again, found what seemed to be a reasonable guide on it (little did about the 10/20/a/b/etc things), followed it.
It turns out I was already rooted. So I installed TWRP, worked pretty well, no problems. Most of what I really wanted was to get rid of the stupid menu button and replace it with the multitasking button for almost every other device. I know CM lets you do that from doing it with previous devices, so I grabbed the most recent one just to test it.
While going through the welcome screen, it wouldn't properly connect to any Wi-Fi networks. Entering the correct password just changed the status to "saved", and it wouldn't connect.
I flashed another ROM, and the same issue persisted.
Could someone please help me to figure out what I did wrong? I'd really appreciate it.

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