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new to rooting, flashing, etc.
Tried flashing CyanogenMod 6, I believe, using ROM Manager app. I downloaded the ROM to SD card and followed instructions to install. Now it's been stuck booting for an hour. I tried taking the battery out and going into recovery but it just gets stuck at the Odin screen with 'do not turn off target' message.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Thanks everyone.
CyanogenMod 6??? Why not CM9 or CM10? Did you root the phone ? Follow this tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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Also try to boot into recovery and wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik and fix permissions
tonymtl said:
CyanogenMod 6??? Why not CM9 or CM10? Did you root the phone ? Follow this tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
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Also try to boot into recovery and wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik and fix permissions
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I'm not sure what version I attempted to install. It could've been CM9/10...
I did root the phone prior to doing all of this. I did as you suggested: go into recover and wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik and fix permissions and when I reboot the phone, the Samsung logo pops up and vibrates, then nothing. I keep having to take out the battery to restart.
john.s.kim79 said:
I'm not sure what version I attempted to install. It could've been CM9/10...
I did root the phone prior to doing all of this. I did as you suggested: go into recover and wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik and fix permissions and when I reboot the phone, the Samsung logo pops up and vibrates, then nothing. I keep having to take out the battery to restart.
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You can go to the tread I posted before, download and flash with odin stock rooted rom it should work. It did for me.
tonymtl said:
You can go to the tread I posted before, download and flash with odin stock rooted rom it should work. It did for me.
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I downloaded the file to my desktop and when I use Odin to load, it cannot find the file type. I think it has to be a .tar file.
Thanks
Flash the rom twice, then see if that works.
Usually in rom manager it detects your phone and WON'T let you dl a rom not specific to your phone.
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Wipe data, system, and cache. install cm. Install gapps, reboot
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john.s.kim79 said:
I'm not sure what version I attempted to install. It could've been CM9/10...
I did root the phone prior to doing all of this. I did as you suggested: go into recover and wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik and fix permissions and when I reboot the phone, the Samsung logo pops up and vibrates, then nothing. I keep having to take out the battery to restart.
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I suggest that you pay more attention to what your flashing and do some more reading. You can end up with a paperweight easily being this careless
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john.s.kim79 said:
I downloaded the file to my desktop and when I use Odin to load, it cannot find the file type. I think it has to be a .tar file.
Thanks
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You need to download a 7z file extractor its like zip or rar, Extract the stock_root67.tar from the .7z file you downloaded.
I was upgrading my n7100 from 4.1.2 to the
MJ5 4.3 ROM. I wanted to back up my data with a nandroid so that I could retain my app data. After I made the nandroid I tried restoring it. After that I got stuck at the Samsung logo in a perpetual boot loop. I tried deleting the cache and davit cache and that took me to the part where it says android is optimising apps after software upgrade but once the upgrading finishes the phone restarts again and then gets stuck at the Samsung logo again in a boot loop. The only solution to get by this is to delete data/factory reset in Cwm. But then I lose all data. Is there any way to recover the app data? I still haven't upgraded to 4.3 and am still on 4.1.2.
Thanks!!
Wipe data and do a factory reset. Don't format the internal sd if u had made your backup in the internal memory of your phone. Once the phone starts use Titanium backup to restore all your stuff from the nandroid backup.
joy854 said:
Wipe data and do a factory reset. Don't format the internal sd if u had made your backup in the internal memory of your phone. Once the phone starts use Titanium backup to restore all your stuff from the nandroid backup.
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OK I'll try that. Does that work even after I have changed android versions? Or gone from TW based romantic to AOSP based rom?
phone freez at boot
i have tried factory reset and cleaned all my data but its still stuck on samsung logo..
devtherockstar said:
OK I'll try that. Does that work even after I have changed android versions? Or gone from TW based romantic to AOSP based rom?
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It should work.
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mohd aatif said:
i have tried factory reset and cleaned all my data but its still stuck on samsung logo..
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Have patience. The first boot might take about 5 minutes.
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It should work.
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I havent been able to get titanium backup to work. It says failed to get root priviledges. i am on the latest version of SuperSU with latest binary installed. Any help on how to proceed will be appreciated.
Cheers!
Hi, I'm a noob at messing with rooting or ROMs, I have a T-Mobile HTC One M8 that I rooted, it worked fine until 2 weeks later it started rebooting every few seconds, I went into TWRP Recovery and wiped the Dalvik Cache and the regular Cache, it worked fine for a few days then started rebooting every minute or so so I attempted to wipe both the Dalvick Cache and the regular Cache again thinking it would solve the problem once more. I went into Advanced Wipe and wiped Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, Internal Storage and System...it was a noob mistake thinking that I just did a Factory Wipe. I'm not sure why I did that, but afterwards, I lost the OS to my phone because of it.
These are the Problems:
I have S-On
I didn't do a Backup of anything
I don't know how to find the CID (if needed to fix it)
I have no idea how to fix the phone
I've attached a picture of what my bootloader shows for its information. Please can someone help me fix my mistake...I really want to learn how to fix this. Can someone please instruct me how to get my OS back? I want to be able to use this phone again.
I think you can side load in recovery a ROM to flash. Lemme check...
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Well hopefully someone else can chime in. I can't find on my phone. I'm on my way to the pitch for football.
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Try this method. Hope it helps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42412062
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mauricioreynoso123 said:
Hi, I'm a noob at messing with rooting or ROMs, I have a T-Mobile HTC One M8 that I rooted, it worked fine until 2 weeks later it started rebooting every few seconds, I went into TWRP Recovery and wiped the Dalvik Cache and the regular Cache, it worked fine for a few days then started rebooting every minute or so so I attempted to wipe both the Dalvick Cache and the regular Cache again thinking it would solve the problem once more. I went into Advanced Wipe and wiped Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, Internal Storage and System...it was a noob mistake thinking that I just did a Factory Wipe. I'm not sure why I did that, but afterwards, I lost the OS to my phone because of it.
These are the Problems:
I have S-On
I didn't do a Backup of anything
I don't know how to find the CID (if needed to fix it)
I have no idea how to fix the phone
I've attached a picture of what my bootloader shows for its information. Please can someone help me fix my mistake...I really want to learn how to fix this. Can someone please instruct me how to get my OS back? I want to be able to use this phone again.
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I have a friend that did that this is what he did:
Boot into recovery phone plugged into pc
Put Rom in adb folder and start cmd from that folder
adb devices (to make sure pc is seeing the phone)
adb push NameOfRom.zip /
On phone goto install in recovery pick the Rom and install it
Do you have a micro SD card? If so, download a ROM on your computer, transfer it to micro SD card, put the card into your m8, boot into recovery (hold volume up or down and power, I forget which one, then select recovery) go to install and choose external storage. Then install the rom like normal.
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mauricioreynoso123 said:
Hi, I'm a noob at messing with rooting or ROMs, I have a T-Mobile HTC One M8 that I rooted, it worked fine until 2 weeks later it started rebooting every few seconds, I went into TWRP Recovery and wiped the Dalvik Cache and the regular Cache, it worked fine for a few days then started rebooting every minute or so so I attempted to wipe both the Dalvick Cache and the regular Cache again thinking it would solve the problem once more. I went into Advanced Wipe and wiped Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, Internal Storage and System...it was a noob mistake thinking that I just did a Factory Wipe. I'm not sure why I did that, but afterwards, I lost the OS to my phone because of it.
These are the Problems:
I have S-On
I didn't do a Backup of anything
I don't know how to find the CID (if needed to fix it)
I have no idea how to fix the phone
I've attached a picture of what my bootloader shows for its information. Please can someone help me fix my mistake...I really want to learn how to fix this. Can someone please instruct me how to get my OS back? I want to be able to use this phone again.
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The mistake you made there was that you wiped the system which removes any is that is on your phone.... I've made that mistake before.... That's why every dev says make nandroid backup every so often:good::victory:
If you have external sd, follow the guide in my sig
mauricioreynoso123 said:
I went into Advanced Wipe and wiped Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, Internal Storage and System...it was a noob mistake thinking that I just did a Factory Wipe. I'm not sure why I did that, but afterwards, I lost the OS to my phone because of it.
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System refers specifically to the OS, so obviously if you wipe it, you will have no OS.
First off, my advice is that you should not be wiping anything if you don't know what it is, or what the effect will be. Sorry, not trying to be harsh, but you see the result if you rush into things without being properly informed or careful.
On a similar note, there is usually no reason to wipe Internal Storage. Some of the more OCD folks here like to do it from time to time, just to do a really thorough cleanup. But again, if you don't have a good specific reason to wipe a partition, you shouldn't do it. For instance, even if you had done a TWRP backup, the default save location is Internal Storage, so you would have deleted the backup anyway. Same thing if you had a ROM zip on the Internal Storage (to flash in case of problems like no OS), you would have wiped that too. Its a bit too common to see folks post "I had a ROM zip on the phone, but I wiped everything so now I can't flash the ROM".
All you need to do to recover is adb push a ROM to the internal storage; or copy a ROM to a removable MicroSD card. Then flash either in TWRP.
redpoint73 said:
System refers specifically to the OS, so obviously if you wipe it, you will have no OS.
First off, my advice is that you should not be wiping anything if you don't know what it is, or what the effect will be. Sorry, not trying to be harsh, but you see the result if you rush into things without being properly informed or careful.
On a similar note, there is usually no reason to wipe Internal Storage. Some of the more OCD folks here like to do it from time to time, just to do a really thorough cleanup. But again, if you don't have a good specific reason to wipe a partition, you shouldn't do it. For instance, even if you had done a TWRP backup, the default save location is Internal Storage, so you would have deleted the backup anyway. Same thing if you had a ROM zip on the Internal Storage (to flash in case of problems like no OS), you would have wiped that too. Its a bit too common to see folks post "I had a ROM zip on the phone, but I wiped everything so now I can't flash the ROM".
All you need to do to recover is adb push a ROM to the internal storage; or copy a ROM to a removable MicroSD card. Then flash either in TWRP.
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Thanks for the information,
How do I find out if a ROM is compatible with my phone? or does it matter? also, I read that to flash a ROM, you need to have S-OFF? My phone has S-On, does that matter as well?
mauricioreynoso123 said:
How do I find out if a ROM is compatible with my phone? or does it matter?
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Any ROM meant for the M8 should work. If you want to be sure, check the thread for that ROM to see the T-Mobile version is supported. or other T-Mob users have flashed it successfully.
mauricioreynoso123 said:
How do I find out if a ROM is compatible with my phone? or does it matter? also, I read that to flash a ROM, you need to have S-OFF? My phone has S-On, does that matter as well?
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No, you do not need S-off to flash ROMs. You can flash ROMs with S-on. Any mods that require s-off should state so in the top post of the thread for that mod.
mauricioreynoso123 said:
Don't forget to hit the bacon button! @redpoint good to see you brother been a while.
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redpoint73 said:
Any ROM meant for the M8 should work. If you want to be sure, check the thread for that ROM to see the T-Mobile version is supported. or other T-Mob users have flashed it successfully.
No, you do not need S-off to flash ROMs. You can flash ROMs with S-on. Any mods that require s-off should state so in the top post of the thread for that mod.
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Okay thanks, I downloaded a Nandroid Backup from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51836232&postcount=1
The one that shows this: TWRP-TmoUS-Stock-Rom-Backup-1.12.531.19.zip
In the TWRP I go to Install, change the storage to Micro SDcard and choose the zip file, I then swipe to confirm flash...but it doesn't go through it says that it can't read the cache.
Am I possibly doing something wrong?
I think you need to go into boot loader and type command (fastboot erase cache) without the brackets there. Then reboot recovery and try again.
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Fastboot erase cache, as previously mentioned. Or using TWRP to erase cache (select Wipe, go Advanced, and check cache) should work, too.
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subarudroid said:
@redpoint good to see you brother been a while.
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Hey buddy, good to see you, too! I got the AT&T M8 in May, and have been hanging out in the AT&T version forum section. But it seems that most folks just post in this section, so I've been coming here lately.
I think of you just about every time I re-initialize my Subaru car stereo (which you taught me) whenever I flash a new ROM, or get a new device (like the M8)!
redpoint73 said:
Fastboot erase cache, as previously mentioned. Or using TWRP to erase cache (select Wipe, go Advanced, and check cache) should work, too.
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Hey buddy, good to see you, too! I got the AT&T M8 in May, and have been hanging out in the AT&T version forum section. But it seems that most folks just post in this section, so I've been coming here lately.
I think of you just about every time I re-initialize my Subaru car stereo (which you taught me) whenever I flash a new ROM, or get a new device (like the M8)!
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I went into TWRP to erase the cache using advance wipe like you said, it wiped the cache successfully, then I went into install to to install the ROM that i got from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51836232&postcount=1
I chose the Nandroid Backup that says: TWRP-TmoUS-Stock-Rom-Backup-1.12.531.19.zip
but when I install it. it says " checking for MD5 file...skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found"
I opened the zip that I downloaded and it does show an MD5 file so, what do you think I should do?
redpoint73 said:
Fastboot erase cache, as previously mentioned. Or using TWRP to erase cache (select Wipe, go Advanced, and check cache) should work, too.
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Hey buddy, good to see you, too! I got the AT&T M8 in May, and have been hanging out in the AT&T version forum section. But it seems that most folks just post in this section, so I've been coming here lately.
I think of you just about every time I re-initialize my Subaru car stereo (which you taught me) whenever I flash a new ROM, or get a new device (like the M8)!
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I went into TWRP to erase the cache using advance wipe like you said, it wiped the cache successfully, then I went into install to to install the ROM that i got from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...32&postcount=1
I chose the Nandroid Backup that says: TWRP-TmoUS-Stock-Rom-Backup-1.12.531.19.zip
but when I install it. it says " checking for MD5 file...skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found"
I opened the zip that I downloaded and it does show an MD5 file so, what do you think I should do?
mauricioreynoso123 said:
Okay thanks, I downloaded a Nandroid Backup from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51836232&postcount=1
The one that shows this: TWRP-TmoUS-Stock-Rom-Backup-1.12.531.19.zip
In the TWRP I go to Install, change the storage to Micro SDcard and choose the zip file, I then swipe to confirm flash...but it doesn't go through it says that it can't read the cache.
Am I possibly doing something wrong?
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mauricioreynoso123 said:
I chose the Nandroid Backup that says: TWRP-TmoUS-Stock-Rom-Backup-1.12.531.19.zip
but when I install it. it says " checking for MD5 file...skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found"
I opened the zip that I downloaded and it does show an MD5 file so, what do you think I should do?
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A nandroid backup zip is for you to extract and place the folder to TWRP/backup on your sdcard.
In TWRP you select restore and select that folder.
It is not for install like a ROM.zip
ckpv5 said:
A nandroid backup zip is for you to extract and place the folder to TWRP/backup on your sdcard.
In TWRP you select restore and select that folder.
It is not for install like a ROM.zip
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I see... so a Nandroid Backup isn't going to replace the ROM...do you have any idea where I might be able a ROM that would work with my T-mobile M8? I know its alot to ask...but I haven't used the phone in over 2 months...Idk where exactly to look for an exact ROM
mauricioreynoso123 said:
I see... so a Nandroid Backup isn't going to replace the ROM...do you have any idea where I might be able a ROM that would work with my T-mobile M8? I know its alot to ask...but I haven't used the phone in over 2 months...Idk where exactly to look for an exact ROM
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A nandroid backup is indeed a ROM and to replace your current ROM ... just the installation is different from a ROM.zip. You restore a nandroid backup, complete and reboot... you have a stock ROM runnning.
Check here for ROM but not many for T-Mobile : http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-htc-one-m8/development
ckpv5 said:
A nandroid backup is indeed a ROM and to replace your current ROM ... just the installation is different from a ROM.zip. You restore a nandroid backup, complete and reboot... you have a stock ROM runnning.
Check here for ROM but not many for T-Mobile : http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-htc-one-m8/development
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I see, so I have the ability to fix this phone by using this backup on an sd card? its a possibility...by creating a TWRP folder and extracting the nandroid backup.zip in the folder.
Yes
You should already have TWRP backup folder.
The structure is TWRP/BACKUPS/yourdeviceserialno/folderhere
Good luck, gotta go now
I just got my new OP3, I rooted it and flash Cm 14.1. Everything was working fine until I added a 6x6 pattern password which I forgot. Search around a bit and looked like the only option was to factory reset. I went to twrp and wipe into factory reset. Afterwards I reboot system only to find that I'm stuck at the Oneplus logo screen, it wouldn't load into lock screen. I have tried flashing lastest stock rom as well as OS 3.2.7 which was the one I used in conjunction with Cm 14.1.
No idea how to fix this. I can use recovery mode and fastboot, but I just can't get pass that logo during reboot.
Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.
try wiping the dalvik cache and data and everything else and clean install the ROM
Tried wipe
anup807 said:
try wiping the dalvik cache and data and everything else and clean install the ROM
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I wiped everything but the internal storage. I am quite new, what is clean install?
Check this thread out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/guide-downgrade-to-mm-flashing-ob8-t3511161
If all else fails, and you're fine with losing your data, pictures, etc. Reformat your phone. I had a similar problem when trying to go back to Android M from N. I ended up booting in fastboot and running the commands:
fastboot format:ext4 cache
fastboot format:ext4 data
fastboot format:ext4 system
Then from here you could either side load a ROM or boot into twrp and transfer your ROMs to flash. That's how I fixed my softbrick lol. There might be another way but that worked for me.
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Darrentay said:
I wiped everything but the internal storage. I am quite new, what is clean install?
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Wiping all partitions except for internal storage then flashing a ROM is considered a clean flash.
Thanks
jon52491 said:
Check this thread out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/guide-downgrade-to-mm-flashing-ob8-t3511161
If all else fails, and you're fine with losing your data, pictures, etc. Reformat your phone. I had a similar problem when trying to go back to Android M from N. I ended up booting in fastboot and running the commands:
fastboot format:ext4 cache
fastboot format:ext4 data
fastboot format:ext4 system
Then from here you could either side load a ROM or boot into twrp and transfer your ROMs to flash. That's how I fixed my softbrick lol. There might be another way but that worked for me.
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Wiping all partitions except for internal storage then flashing a ROM is considered a clean flash.
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Well in that case, I have clean flash multiple times with different ROM, but I'm still stuck at the logo once I try to reboot. I also tried to flash Os 3.2.7 and Cm 14.1 again but i got no results. Attempting to reformat I guess? I have no data since its a new phone, so I don't mind losing stuff.
Okay sounds good! Before you reformat through fastboot, try booting into twrp and reformatting the partitions through there. TWRP>wipe>advance wipe>cache>change file system>ext4
Repeat the steps for the data and system partitions as well. Then from there transfer a 6.0 ROM and flash it over with the correct Gapps.
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Darrentay said:
I just got my new OP3, I rooted it and flash Cm 14.1. Everything was working fine until I added a 6x6 pattern password which I forgot. Search around a bit and looked like the only option was to factory reset. I went to twrp and wipe into factory reset. Afterwards I reboot system only to find that I'm stuck at the Oneplus logo screen, it wouldn't load into lock screen. I have tried flashing lastest stock rom as well as OS 3.2.7 which was the one I used in conjunction with Cm 14.1.
No idea how to fix this. I can use recovery mode and fastboot, but I just can't get pass that logo during reboot.
Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/one...ashing-ob8-t3511161/post69994625#post69994625
Try this method. It worked flawlessly for me.
Download the official ROM from oneplus Website. Support-->Downloads.
http://downloads.oneplus.net/oneplus-3/oneplus_3_oxygenos_3.2.8/
official recovery:
http://oneplusroms.s3.amazonaws.com...694615&Signature=1Momnxm8gHWw03D401Oof5YxnE4=
anup807 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one...ashing-ob8-t3511161/post69994625#post69994625
Try this method. It worked flawlessly for me.
Download the official ROM from oneplus Website. Support-->Downloads.
http://downloads.oneplus.net/oneplus-3/oneplus_3_oxygenos_3.2.8/
official recovery:
http://oneplusroms.s3.amazonaws.com...694615&Signature=1Momnxm8gHWw03D401Oof5YxnE4=
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I notice something interesting after flashing 3.2.8, when I try to reboot system, it says no OS installed.
Darrentay said:
I notice something interesting after flashing 3.2.8, when I try to reboot system, it says no OS installed.
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Really Strange. I think its the problem with the system partition format and encryption.
Anyway best solution now is to contact Oneplus tech support.
They'll hard reset your phone and restore it with stock firmware.
Partitions are probably corrupt or on f2fs. Check each partition and make sure it's set to ext4. If it won't allow you to do that in twrp, use the command "fastboot format:ext4 nameofpartition". After that you should be able to flash over a marshmallow ROM.
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Have you tried changing / updating the twrp recovery. Newer roms require the unofficial one.
v.konvict said:
Have you tried changing / updating the twrp recovery. Newer roms require the unofficial one.
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I can't solve the problem so I contacted Oneplus. They use remote access to help wipe everything and reinstall drivers. Thanks for the help though.
I need to get Data from my Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-1747 and it won't boot past the Samsung Logo.
Someone told me to...
"Get TWRP image for your S3 model, flash image using Odin, boot into TWRP recovery, mount storage to PC and recover data."
I'm very new and sorry lol. Could someone help me with the steps necessary? I have no idea what TWRP is. My phone is not rooted. Is there a guide with photos or a video? What do I need to download for Odin? How do I flash?
My phone is in the most recent Android for it.
TWRP thread is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793224
audit13 said:
TWRP thread is here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793224
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I went to the post and it said I need to download to my phone from play store.
How?
My phone is not rooted and is stuck in Bootloop.
Please and thank you if you could help.
Before you do anything, try to figure out if you can boot your phone into these 2 mode:
Download mode - With the device powered off, hold Home + Volume Down + Power
Recovery mode - With the device powered off, hold Home + Volume Up + Power. (Take a picture of your recovery mode because it will tell your bootloader version)
If you can't get into those mode, your phone is likely to have a bigger problem.
CanadaChino666 said:
Someone told me to...
"Get TWRP image for your S3 model, flash image using Odin, boot into TWRP recovery, mount storage to PC and recover data."
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The instruction is for Samsung i9305 but it will work on d2att. To flash TWRP into your phone, you need to follow this instruction. (https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/i9305/install). Also you need those files:
Heimdall suite - http://glassechidna.com.au/heimdall/#downloads
TWRP image - https://twrp.me/Devices/Samsung
CanadaChino666 said:
What do I need to download for Odin? How do I flash?
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The only way to flash stock firmware into the phone, is with the software Odin. It's basically starting your phone with a fresh firmware through 'Download Mode' with your phone (With the device powered off, hold Home + Volume Down + Power). It will erase everything.
CanadaChino666 said:
I went to the post and it said I need to download to my phone from play store.
How?
My phone is not rooted and is stuck in Bootloop.
Please and thank you if you could help.
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There was a link in the thread to the official TWRP website with instructions for using Odin to install TWRP for the d2att which is the SGH-i747: : https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys3att.html
Download the tar version of TWRP from here: https://twrp.me/Devices/ I recommend starting with version 2.8.7.0 as a starting point.
Download Odin 3.07 from here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...ntid=1168421&usg=AOvVaw0aq_x8M8nbsqDFAFe9tFoy
Download and install the Windows Samsung USB drivers: https://developer.samsung.com/galaxy/others/android-usb-driver-for-windows. I assume you are using a Windows computer.
Make sure the battery is fully charged. Open Odin, do not check anything except f reset time, click on the PDA box and select the TWRP tar file, connect the phone in download mode to the computer with the original Samsung USB cable, flash the TWRP. When you see the word reset, remove the USB cable from the phone, remove the battery, replace the battery, use the button combination to get into recovery. Once in recovery, mount the data partition and copy of the data.
WARNING: flashing a phone always involves risk and you could wind up with a bricked phone and/or loss of data. Proceed cautiously and at your own peril.
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So it worked...
Any ideas how you get the text messages and S3 Notepads out?
I've mounted it on my computer.
If I use TWRP to backup my phone, will it really bootloop if I reinstall the backup?
CanadaChino666 said:
If I use TWRP to backup my phone, will it really bootloop if I reinstall the backup?
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Yes it will, you need to figure out what's making your system bootloop and resolve it or wipe data and cache.
Omarkoopa said:
Yes it will, you need to figure out what's making your system bootloop and resolve it or wipe data and cache.
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Any idea how to investigate?
How do I wipe data and cache on TWRP?
Would backing up Data but not system, help restore files like the memos, text messages etc?
Because I could backup the Data and then wipe factory reset and then reinstall the data backup.
How do you factory reset from TWRP?
BlackBeast888 said:
Any idea how to investigate?
How do I wipe data and cache on TWRP?
Would backing up Data but not system, help restore files like the memos, text messages etc?
Because I could backup the Data and then wipe factory reset and then reinstall the data backup.
How do you factory reset from TWRP?
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The data is what makes the system bootloop in most of the cases and since you're not rooted it is certainly the data what's causing the problem so restoring it would solve nothing.
The option is there on twrp to wipe data and cache.
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To inevstigate hmmm
You need to remember what you did before the bootloop happened
For example if you installed and app try to remove it and it's data using the twrp file browser.
Omarkoopa said:
The data is what makes the system bootloop in most of the cases and since you're not rooted it is certainly the data what's causing the problem so restoring it would solve nothing.
The option is there on twrp to wipe data and cache.
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To inevstigate hmmm
You need to remember what you did before the bootloop happened
For example if you installed and app try to remove it and it's data using the twrp file browser.
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Wiping Data and Cache will erase my files, yes?
I was uploading a file to Google Photos before the crash and loop
BlackBeast888 said:
Wiping Data and Cache will erase my files, yes?
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Yes. It's like a factory reset.
BlackBeast888 said:
I was uploading a file to Google Photos before the crash and loop
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I think you can try to remove Google Photos apps via adb and see if it does fix your bootloop issue. Since you have a backup, you can undo your steps. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559925.
You can get adb here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
CanadaChino666 said:
If I use TWRP to backup my phone, will it really bootloop if I reinstall the backup?
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Before proceeding, I recommend copying what you can to a computer by mounting the data partition. Then, I would create a complete backup (system and data). Once completed, copy the back to at least one safe place, preferably 2.
Now, try wiping the cache only and reboot. It may be a cache problem that is preventing the phone from fully booting.
Unfortunately, I'm not able to provide instructions to back up text and notes.
audit13 said:
Before proceeding, I recommend copying what you can to a computer by mounting the data partition. Then, I would create a complete backup (system and data). Once completed, copy the back to at least one safe place, preferably 2.
Now, try wiping the cache only and reboot. It may be a cache problem that is preventing the phone from fully booting.
Unfortunately, I'm not able to provide instructions to back up text and notes.
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I wiped cache and still nothing.
Is there any other options besides factory reset?
Can the backup bring it back to the way it was or will it make it bootloop again?
I haven't used twrp for a long time but you could try restoring the backup and wipe the cache before booting.
Note that restoring your backup will overwrite what's currently in the phone storage.
audit13 said:
I haven't used twrp for a long time but you could try restoring the backup and wipe the cache before booting.
Note that restoring your backup will overwrite what's currently in the phone storage.
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Unfortunately I can only backup the current bootloop state lol.
I think there's no other option except factory reset.
nehc_rm said:
Yes. It's like a factory reset.
I think you can try to remove Google Photos apps via adb and see if it does fix your bootloop issue. Since you have a backup, you can undo your steps. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559925.
You can get adb here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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is there any other option besides factory reset from here lol?
BlackBeast888 said:
is there any other option besides factory reset from here lol?
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The only option maybe you have is using adb to uninstall apps one by one and hope it fixes the bootloop. You can try maybe to clear the dalvik cache + cache but I think you have done that.
I have been in this situation before. It's not fun at all. The only way to backup/recover data in a modular way, is with apps like Titanium Backup [root] and Helium. Backup your app + data when the phone is working. When you have a bootloop, do a factory reset and restore the app data incrementally. They are really great apps.
nehc_rm said:
The only option maybe you have is using adb to uninstall apps one by one and hope it fixes the bootloop. You can try maybe to clear the dalvik cache + cache but I think you have done that.
I have been in this situation before. It's not fun at all. The only way to backup/recover data in a modular way, is with apps like Titanium Backup [root] and Helium. Backup your app + data when the phone is working. When you have a bootloop, do a factory reset and restore the app data incrementally. They are really great apps.
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Can these apps be used while it is in bootloop? Lol