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[Q] Bricked Samsung Galaxy W (GT-i8150)

I soft-bricked my galaxy and there's no way to fix it, help! Okay, this is a what happened, I installed a custom ROM which worked out perfectly well until one day all applications started force closing for apparently no reason so I reboot and got stuck in a boot loop. I can only access download mode, recovery is out of the question. I tried to flash back to stock with Odin and it "passed" but the screen was just blank. So, I removed the USB cable hoping it will work and it got stuck in another boot loop. I tried everything that I could have think of but nothing works. It seems that I'm not the only one and is common for Galaxy W devices. Please help!

Also, in the worst case how do I send it back to Samsung? I mean, I know how to but will they fix it?

Location ?
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dont worry , you can just flash it again. A new stock ROM would do. Its no problem.
We have a guide here on this forum. Check it out ^_^

andynroid said:
Location ?
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Umm....Malaysia?
jrandroid said:
dont worry , you can just flash it again. A new stock ROM would do. Its no problem.
We have a guide here on this forum. Check it out ^_^
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I have tried that and it does not work.

Me too I got the same problem. But flashed a stock rom and everything 's working well except data network. Sending it to Samsung centre to fix. To brick it join the Galaxy W Malaysian users group on FB I'm sure you'll find the solution to brick
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darthbii said:
Me too I got the same problem. But flashed a stock rom and everything 's working well except data network. Sending it to Samsung centre to fix. To brick it join the Galaxy W Malaysian users group on FB I'm sure you'll find the solution to brick
Sent from my GT-I8150 using XDA
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Can you please explain what did you do exactly?

Hi
Sorry, but if you cannot go to recovery problem..
The problem is in your hardware
I already put this problem to this thread
Read carefully
To many member have re-post this problem
So your are not alone
For the others please aware this situation,
This is not problem that you can solve by flashing
Read the thread with "star" first before you posting and get confuse
Regards

Stock Gaming Rom Stable i8150XXLM8
i may have the same problem i use cynanogen mod 9 build 3 then flash to this stock gaming rom..problem start
1. 3g/wcdma not detected/no 3g icon appear/cannot download anuthing
2. reboot using clockwokr mod....but cannot reboot..its say root acces posibly lost..but SU does exist in apps

andydidacus said:
i may have the same problem i use cynanogen mod 9 build 3 then flash to this stock gaming rom..problem start
1. 3g/wcdma not detected/no 3g icon appear/cannot download anuthing
2. reboot using clockwokr mod....but cannot reboot..its say root acces posibly lost..but SU does exist in apps
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did you full wipe before flashing stock rom?
what stock gaming rom, it is full recovery?
you may can try:
- flashing again cwm using odin,
- if succesfull, boot to cwm, format data and cache, except system
- try reboot normally.
- if failed, format everything, except your sdcard,
- flashing stock rom using odin, (better use stock rom provided for your country), use original stock rom, not modified rom ! with size more than 350mb, its contain recovery, baseand and everything you need. of course your cwm will be replaced after. you can flash again cwm after your phone boot normally.
good luck.

andydidacus said:
i may have the same problem i use cynanogen mod 9 build 3 then flash to this stock gaming rom..problem start
1. 3g/wcdma not detected/no 3g icon appear/cannot download anuthing
2. reboot using clockwokr mod....but cannot reboot..its say root acces posibly lost..but SU does exist in apps
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In reverting back to GB 2.3.6 from CM9, you should do format /system to be able to flash successfully. Try it.

Yes i jave succesfully revert to gb rom..n finally traded it woth sgn
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Thanks
coliv_aja said:
did you full wipe before flashing stock rom?
what stock gaming rom, it is full recovery?
you may can try:
- flashing again cwm using odin,
- if succesfull, boot to cwm, format data and cache, except system
- try reboot normally.
- if failed, format everything, except your sdcard,
- flashing stock rom using odin, (better use stock rom provided for your country), use original stock rom, not modified rom ! with size more than 350mb, its contain recovery, baseand and everything you need. of course your cwm will be replaced after. you can flash again cwm after your phone boot normally.
good luck.
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Thanks really worked! ^

Hi! yesterday I tried to get cyanogenmod to my Samsung galaxy W. Firstly I used this tutorial to root my phone View attachment 1899558
Then I installed clockworkmod recovery with this tutorial
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When I did the ''IV. Accessing ClockworkMod Recovery'' , I tried to backup my phone, but there wasn't enough space to do it, so I pressed ''reboot'' and this happens, it goes through the samsung and galaxy w logo, but after that the screen just turns black, this happens every time when I try to turn it on. I can access the clockworkmod recovery.
I have tried to ''wipe the cache partition'', ''wipe data/factory reset'' and wipe ''dalvik cache'' but it doesn't seem to work.
What should I do, I don't want cyangenmod after this haha I just want to know if there is a way to get the phone working.
Any answers would be appreciated

Eerooo said:
Hi! yesterday I tried to get cyanogenmod to my Samsung galaxy W. Firstly I used this tutorial to root my phone View attachment 1899558
Then I installed clockworkmod recovery with this tutorial View attachment 1899561
When I did the ''IV. Accessing ClockworkMod Recovery'' , I tried to backup my phone, but there wasn't enough space to do it, so I pressed ''reboot'' and this happens, it goes through the samsung and galaxy w logo, but after that the screen just turns black, this happens every time when I try to turn it on. I can access the clockworkmod recovery.
I have tried to ''wipe the cache partition'', ''wipe data/factory reset'' and wipe ''dalvik cache'' but it doesn't seem to work.
What should I do, I don't want cyangenmod after this haha I just want to know if there is a way to get the phone working.
Any answers would be appreciated
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Some wrong sequence there :
Forgets the steps as per attachment.
In assumption the CM9 ROM.zip is in your SD Card...
Boot to CWM
Locate the CM9 ROM using and remember the location i.e. External SD etc
Now under Advance...Format all folders clean (not the folder containing the CM9 ROM)
Wipe / Format / Cache etc = the usual
Wipe Dalvik
Fix Permission
Flash the CM9 then GAPPS
Reboot...:good:
No need to back-up once you have used CM9...you will never go back to GB
If you insist on back-up just move all your treasures in your PC 1st, best to format the SD Card then move the ROM.zip to it

andynroid said:
Some wrong sequence there :
Forgets the steps as per attachment.
In assumption the CM9 ROM.zip is in your SD Card...
Boot to CWM
Locate the CM9 ROM using and remember the location i.e. External SD etc
Now under Advance...Format all folders clean (not the folder containing the CM9 ROM)
Wipe / Format / Cache etc = the usual
Wipe Dalvik
Fix Permission
Flash the CM9 then GAPPS
Reboot...:good:
No need to back-up once you have used CM9...you will never go back to GB
If you insist on back-up just move all your treasures in your PC 1st, best to format the SD Card then move the ROM.zip to it
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Thank you so much!There is still a problem my phone recognizesmy sd card it and also tells me how much storage i have left. But when i want to use an application like the camera it says there is no sd card. What should I do?
E: Already got the problem fixed

Got another SD card to swap ?

Please Help me T.T
I just wanna go back to original Stock Rom and yesterday I Flash the firmware Malaysia with Odin.. the Odin haven't pass then my phone automatically restart and after few minutes the odin said PASS and the message there wrote ''distroy instant'' and ''Killed timer''... after that my galaxy w cannot boot.. it just stucked at the start screen wallpaper there.....
please help me... sorry for my broken english...
---------- Post added at 02:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:21 PM ----------
odin wrote Close serial portal and wait until rebooting but it havent PASS and my wonder cannot start and it stucked at samsung logo....

j0rd4nkzf said:
Umm....Malaysia?
I have tried that and it does not work.
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last time my phone cannot start too because i flash wrong file, then i send service centre at lowyat saying my phone suddenly can't be turned on (don't say ur already root or whatever can void the warranty)
Ore Sanjou!

j0rd4nkzf said:
I soft-bricked my galaxy and there's no way to fix it, help! Okay, this is a what happened, I installed a custom ROM which worked out perfectly well until one day all applications started force closing for apparently no reason so I reboot and got stuck in a boot loop. I can only access download mode, recovery is out of the question. I tried to flash back to stock with Odin and it "passed" but the screen was just blank. So, I removed the USB cable hoping it will work and it got stuck in another boot loop. I tried everything that I could have think of but nothing works. It seems that I'm not the only one and is common for Galaxy W devices. Please help!
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u must service it in SamsungServiceCenter

[HELP] Can't boot to recovery - Stuck from first Boot Screen

Hi Guys,
I don't really know what happened to my Note 2. I'm just browsing photos then suddenly it froze and restarted but it is stuck at the FIRST boot screen:
Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-7100.
There's 2 boot screen right?
1.) The white text on black background, 'Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-7100"
2.) Then the animated Samsung logo.
I'm stuck at the first one.
I tried to access its recovery (press and hold - volume up button, home button, power button). It just boot again to screen 1.
I can only access, Odin mode ( press and hold - volume down button, home button, power button).
I tried to flash it using Odin with official samsung rom, but no good. it still boot and stuck at the first boot screen.
What should I do to have a recovery mode? I don't mind if it's official samsung or a custom one. :crying:
UPDATE:
After reading some threads and searching for the cause of the problem, well, that thing, i must say that "Reboot of Death" LOL! happened under normal use, stock, unrooted Note2s.
Some threads with the same problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1927150&page=2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2040464
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2034323
I tried these stuff (didn't work for me):
Note 2 Toolkit
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1923956
Dr. Ketan's Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1930418
[FIX] Broken cache partition / recovery ( Mobile ODIN, Triangle Away )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1932327
CWM+Root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1901196
TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1938733
I guess I need to read more and research more.
I think we should consolidate this thread into one.
If you know how we can find the fix for this kindly help us.
Thanks!

Try to closely read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956.
Then try to use Note 2 Toolkit.
Does it work?
Among other features, this one (as stated on their thread):
Flash Stock Boot Image back to your phone
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dbjc said:
Try to closely read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956.
Then try to use Note 2 Toolkit.
Does it work?
Among other features, this one (as stated on their thread):
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Thanks, Tried Stock Recovery... same result.

Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

maheshhtc said:
Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Your method woked.
Now i can send my phone for warranty.
thanks.

No need to send it for warranty. If your warranty is not expiring now then continue using it. I dont think it is a serious problem.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

hi i have the same problem and it works but now my GN2 freezing on standby not working until i reboot it

~~~~Thanks a ton ~~~
maheshhtc said:
Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Thanks a ton ! Your method worked like a charm... Was so scared that I might have bricked my phone... Successfully flashed CWM and then decided that I would never change out from CWM.
I flashed CWM and Wiped cache and then did a restore from a Nandroid Backup and .... phew.... the GN2 is back rocking !!!!:good::good::good::good:

Iv been having similar issue.. I always use odin mobile for flashing zip files or updates kernels etc. Under rom manager I can flash latest cwm recovery but then when I push power button and select reboot into recovery the phone reboots but gets stuck in a bootloop I can then boot into download mode using 3 button combo but thats all I can do. I have to reflash cf_root file which solves the problem and brings the phone back to life.. can anyone shed some light on this issue. Im paranoind about trying to boot into recovery incase it keeps happening as I dont want to have to keep reflashing. This is my current set-up
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read what I put, not what you think I put.....

maheshhtc said:
Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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thanxxx

esmond
rockoman said:
Thanks a ton ! Your method worked like a charm... Was so scared that I might have bricked my phone... Successfully flashed CWM and then decided that I would never change out from CWM.
I flashed CWM and Wiped cache and then did a restore from a Nandroid Backup and .... phew.... the GN2 is back rocking !!!!:good::good::good::good:
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i have the same problem, do you mind please provide the solution step by step? i'm very fresh in this thing.. thanks!! :crying:

I just had this issue an hour ago. The phone, however, has been acting up for the past month. Random freeze in normal use and esp when browsing the web. I always have to hard reset the phone and it has been working until an hour ago. It was a freeze so i thought oh this BS again, and hard reset the phone. Then, the phone would be only stuck in the white "Samsung" screen... My first priority is keep all the data, so I was wondering after flashing the CWM and wipe the cach and dalvik. Is it necessary to wipe data for this to work? I do not want to lose all the data. The only thing I ask for is to get into system somehow, get all the data i need onto the SD card, and i can do whatever to my phone afterwards...
I think i'm ****ed. In odin it says no PIT partition. I found a lot of others having this issue, and Doctor says that this is called SDS (sudden death syndrome) ... It is a bad day and **** my life.

rockoman said:
Thanks a ton ! Your method worked like a charm... Was so scared that I might have bricked my phone... Successfully flashed CWM and then decided that I would never change out from CWM.
I flashed CWM and Wiped cache and then did a restore from a Nandroid Backup and .... phew.... the GN2 is back rocking !!!!:good::good::good::good:
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Hey can you tell me how to flash to CWM? I am trying but i get no PIT error.

Remove

maheshhtc said:
Go to download mode and flashed CWM first. After flashing CWM wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset. U will loose downloaded apps or sms & call logs.
Later flash a new firmware thru pc odin & the phone will start perfectly. Give a try. Hope it works for u. Its a risk but give a try.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
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Is there a way I can backup anything before wiping? I have some important stuff I haven't backed up yet
Thanks in advance!

isaak182 said:
Is there a way I can backup anything before wiping? I have some important stuff I haven't backed up yet
Thanks in advance!
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Make a nandroid and extract data from it later.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

same but bigger problem ..
Hello.. I have the exact same problem but what happened with my GALAXY NOTE 2 GT-N7100 that I was charging it while suddenly a some writings in french appeared on screen and I could only click on something was written down the screen and I guess it meant to reboot the phone, I unplugged it and pressed that thing down the screen and my phone automatically restarted and froze at the 1st logo screen ( the one with black background and white writings ) .. I plugged it to odin but every time I try 2 flash a custom firmware it fails and says ( re-partition failed ) in odin... Itook it to many ppl and no one could fix it, they told me that it's ( sudden death ) but I dont think so because I think that sudden death happens automatically and the phone doesn't start at all ( mine happened after clicking on that french thing and it's stuck on 1st logo screen ) and they told me that the boot files are damaged and I the only solution is to change the mother board which will cost me about (370 $ here in Syria ).. and I can't access recovery mode to wipe dalvik and cache.. can anyone help me please ? And I couldn't understand maheshhtc way to fix this.. please help me asap...

Please help me too... I'm sorry but trying to flash CWM, I'm getting a No PIT error.... and then it fails right there

guys im trying to install CWM through ODIN, but its not working.
it says setupconnection, and after a while it shows FAILED.
im having same problem, and I know i can solve it by flashing custom recovery, but just cant do it.
any help?

robin-of-nottingham said:
Iv been having similar issue.. I always use odin mobile for flashing zip files or updates kernels etc. Under rom manager I can flash latest cwm recovery but then when I push power button and select reboot into recovery the phone reboots but gets stuck in a bootloop I can then boot into download mode using 3 button combo but thats all I can do. I have to reflash cf_root file which solves the problem and brings the phone back to life.. can anyone shed some light on this issue. Im paranoind about trying to boot into recovery incase it keeps happening as I dont want to have to keep reflashing. This is my current set-up
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read what I put, not what you think I put.....
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thanx man... ur this post saved me a headache and a possible heartache

Problem I can not start 4.3 ROM! PLEASE HELP!

I had this problem with every ROM, when you load the boot animation to give his first vibration when you start to put your information, freezes and restarts. restarted like 5 times. download all the 4.3 Roms to the forum t989 but all feel the same.
Wipe the internal and external memory. so try and nothing. I went back to Stock Rom 2.3.6, I redid the Root. everything perfect. UVMC6 also install radio perfect, but still, still doing the same. I have a backup copy of AOKP 4.2.2 and as I have been much with it, I want to upgrade to 4.3 or 4.3.1 any help would really really bothers me and trying everything to update and no fun.

josue276 said:
I had this problem with every ROM, when you load the boot animation to give his first vibration when you start to put your information, freezes and restarts. restarted like 5 times. download all the 4.3 Roms to the forum t989 but all feel the same.
Wipe the internal and external memory. so try and nothing. I went back to Stock Rom 2.3.6, I redid the Root. everything perfect. UVMC6 also install radio perfect, but still, still doing the same. I have a backup copy of AOKP 4.2.2 and as I have been much with it, I want to upgrade to 4.3 or 4.3.1 any help would really really bothers me and trying everything to update and no fun.
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What version and recovery are you using? What's your flashing process?

Still_living714 said:
What version and recovery are you using? What's your flashing process?
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All Wipe ( Wipe Factory Reset, System, Data, Cache)
And Version Recovery TWRP 2.6.1.0 and CWM and nothing.

josue276 said:
All Wipe ( Wipe Factory Reset, System, Data, Cache)
And Version Recovery TWRP 2.6.1.0 and CWM and nothing.
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I had a issue sorta like yours and I think had bad download of recovery I was using. I went through everything like you did and even used ODIN to back to stock reflashed and same problems. I switch versions of Recovery and retried and everything is smooth since.

msg1285 said:
I had a issue sorta like yours and I think had bad download of recovery I was using. I went through everything like you did and even used ODIN to back to stock reflashed and same problems. I switch versions of Recovery and retried and everything is smooth since.
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that version installed to see if I will? and use TWRP and several CWM 2.6.1.0. which you worked for you?

Here a picture with TWRP 2.6.1.0 and I think a clean install
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and here another after the boot animation that is where it freezes and reboots.

Hmmm this is weird. Flash your recovery thru Odin again and try it then

JesusWazBlack said:
Hmmm this is weird. Flash your recovery thru Odin again and try it then
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I am on TWRP 2.6.1.0 as well.
I install the rom only no gapps or anything extra and let it boot and see what happens.
I know it may not be poss now but you could try taking out your ext-sd card and simm card and boot just from the internal drive.
I don't know that it would help but it can't hurt and it reduces variables.

msg1285 said:
I am on TWRP 2.6.1.0 as well.
I install the rom only no gapps or anything extra and let it boot and see what happens.
I know it may not be poss now but you could try taking out your ext-sd card and simm card and boot just from the internal drive.
I don't know that it would help but it can't hurt and it reduces variables.
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now just try and pass the same freezes and gives reboot. : (
I feel stupid with this!

josue276 said:
now just try and pass the same freezes and gives reboot. : (
I feel stupid with this!
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If you have tried a differnt version of TWRP and differnt 4.3 roms all on a clean install, I don't know what else to recommend.

msg1285 said:
If you have tried a differnt version of TWRP and differnt 4.3 roms all on a clean install, I don't know what else to recommend.
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I can not wipe preload! believe they have to with this error?

and repair as to wipe Preload!. but still! boot freezes and reboots!! ANNOYING!!!!

josue276 said:
and repair as to wipe Preload!. but still! boot freezes and reboots!! ANNOYING!!!!
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Hey i have the exact same problem! idk what happened, it's fine on 4.1.2 but right when i update to 4.2.2, not even 4.3 it does the exact same thing! any devs have any ideas? idk if a logcat will help in this case

why not just use another recovery like cwm and see if it works with that one.

Still_living714 said:
why not just use another recovery like cwm and see if it works with that one.
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I use CWM. is the same.

You need completely wipe everything in order to flash a 4.3 ROM for the first time some times.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium

'Murica said:
You need completely wipe everything in order to flash a 4.3 ROM for the first time some times.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium
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I did a full wipe. but nothing. Even now install the rom Cyanogenmod11
and only get to change language but then freezes and reboots. I was very excited because I thought that had already been arranged until he gave me the error. dont know what else to do to upgrade my phone!

msg1285 said:
I had a issue sorta like yours and I think had bad download of recovery I was using. I went through everything like you did and even used ODIN to back to stock reflashed and same problems. I switch versions of Recovery and retried and everything is smooth since.
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JesusWazBlack said:
Hmmm this is weird. Flash your recovery thru Odin again and try it then
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Still_living714 said:
What version and recovery are you using? What's your flashing process?
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try another board that had saved because it has the USB damaged. try to set you up for the 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 and also gave me freeze and reboot. and wipe everything very well. I can not be!. but a problem has to see. do not know if I can be my navigation buttons are damaged (broken wire). believe you can be what makes my phone restart?

I had this issue i just updated my twrp. Maybe you should download TWRP from a different source? Maybe the one you have is corrupted or something . IDK try everything.

this doesn't help any, just wanted to confirm the same issue. Anytime I flash ROM above 4.1.2 on this phone it crashes in some way. any custom ROM
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda app-developers app

Roms, Updates, Anything

SO, Is there ever going to be any custom roms or anything of the sort?? I check the site at least 2-3 times a week and nothing seems to ever change. Is this phone dead to the modders now??

Dirty unicorns said they are adding weeklies for the Z2 force starting the 6th. That's all I've heard other than the unofficial build of lineage os

AOSiP has an official build on their site. I'll get a thread going in a bit for detailed install instructions. The ROMs still aren't stable enough for official status. Gapps need to be baked in until they fix that, LTE still doesn't work for sprint. Video recording has no audio, VoIP traffic stutters... There are too many issues to release a "stable" build.

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Can the AoSip be installed from TWRP just as any other. There is also a kernel (Elemental Kernel in the nash download page.)Must this be used or can we still use pantheon. Can this not be installed from twrp as a regular rom? Boot twrp, Flash Rom, Flash Gapps, Flash Kernel, Reboot??? I am so ready for this. I did lots of rom porting, bug fixing on my old device. I feel if I can get in I can be some help.

Due to my impatience went ahead and tried to flash the latest AOSiP official from 3/28 Apparently I missed something because I am stuck at the boot animation. Here was my process exacly.
Pre Flash.
I was running the Tmo 8.0 27.1 December Security Patch. Pantheon Kernel. Twrp 3.2.1.1 on device.
Booted to twrp on device. Wipe Cache/Data/System. Flashed AOSiP 3/28/2018.zip . Elemental boot image. Reflash Twrp to device. Reboot to twrp. Flash OpenGapps 8.1 . Reboot to system.
Stuck at boot animation.
Apparently Im missing a step or doing things out of a particular order. Because I get no further than the boot animation.
Edit: After Playing with it a bit and wiping data and reinstalling gapps i get to a welcome screen with "google services has stopped" and bootloop repeatedly to that point. Wrong Gapps perhaps?

mr.duck254 said:
Due to my impatience went ahead and tried to flash the latest AOSiP official from 3/28 Apparently I missed something because I am stuck at the boot animation. Here was my process exacly.
Pre Flash.
I was running the Tmo 8.0 27.1 December Security Patch. Pantheon Kernel. Twrp 3.2.1.1 on device.
Booted to twrp on device. Wipe Cache/Data/System. Flashed AOSiP 3/28/2018.zip . Elemental boot image. Reflash Twrp to device. Reboot to twrp. Flash OpenGapps 8.1 . Reboot to system.
Stuck at boot animation.
Apparently Im missing a step or doing things out of a particular order. Because I get no further than the boot animation.
Edit: After Playing with it a bit and wiping data and reinstalling gapps i get to a welcome screen with "google services has stopped" and bootloop repeatedly to that point. Wrong Gapps perhaps?
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Have you tried wiping the dalvik cache?

41rw4lk said:
Have you tried wiping the dalvik cache?
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I am wiping it prior to flashing anything. Should I do it at another point also?

mr.duck254 said:
I am wiping it prior to flashing anything. Should I do it at another point also?
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I usually wipe the dalvik cache after I flash an upgrade or anything major, that way I'm booting into a cleaner slate.

mr.duck254 said:
Due to my impatience went ahead and tried to flash the latest AOSiP official from 3/28 Apparently I missed something because I am stuck at the boot animation. Here was my process exacly.
Pre Flash.
I was running the Tmo 8.0 27.1 December Security Patch. Pantheon Kernel. Twrp 3.2.1.1 on device.
Booted to twrp on device. Wipe Cache/Data/System. Flashed AOSiP 3/28/2018.zip . Elemental boot image. Reflash Twrp to device. Reboot to twrp. Flash OpenGapps 8.1 . Reboot to system.
Stuck at boot animation.
Apparently Im missing a step or doing things out of a particular order. Because I get no further than the boot animation.
Edit: After Playing with it a bit and wiping data and reinstalling gapps i get to a welcome screen with "google services has stopped" and bootloop repeatedly to that point. Wrong Gapps perhaps?
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try it without flashing gapps

mr.duck254 said:
I am wiping it prior to flashing anything. Should I do it at another point also?
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Don't flash gapps for one. After a flash to any AOSP based ROM, you need to boot back into bootloader "AFTER" the flash and do a "fastboot -w" this will wipe your whole internal SD but is needed to avoid any idiosyncrasies between how the 8.1 AOSP ROMs handle data over stock.

Uzephi said:
Don't flash gapps for one. After a flash to any AOSP based ROM, you need to boot back into bootloader "AFTER" the flash and do a "fastboot -w" this will wipe your whole internal SD but is needed to avoid any idiosyncrasies between how the 8.1 AOSP ROMs handle data over stock.
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I will try these when I get home from work. So just to clarify.
Twrp->wipe->rom->kernel->reboot to fastboot->fastboot -w from fastboot->reboot->profit?
At what point do I flash gapps? Reflash twrp?
Thanks in advance guys.

mr.duck254 said:
I will try these when I get home from work. So just to clarify.
Twrp->wipe->rom->kernel->reboot to fastboot->fastboot -w from fastboot->reboot->profit?
At what point do I flash gapps? Reflash twrp?
Thanks in advance guys.
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Stock kernel will not work. Here is the AOSP kernel: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nypgskfAoSOpOa_E-pfyaRO_mp_JWFxw/view?usp=drivesdk
Edit: gapps is included, no need to flash... Yet
Edit 2: reflash twrp right after flashing ROM if you want twrp on your boot images.

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Worked like a charm. Thanks for the help guys. Time to take it for a test drive
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Stock kernel will not work. Here is the AOSP kernel: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nypgskfAoSOpOa_E-pfyaRO_mp_JWFxw/view?usp=drivesdk
Edit: gapps is included, no need to flash... Yet
Edit 2: reflash twrp right after flashing ROM if you want twrp on your boot images.
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mr.duck254 said:
Worked like a charm. Thanks for the help guys. Time to take it for a test drive
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Let us know the stability and what you've had issues with and what works!

Koohara947 said:
Let us know the stability and what you've had issues with and what works!
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It was stated in the first page what's the issues with the roms.

Just got a z2 force on tmo. Unlocked and rooted already and now I've got the itch to flash something. Any recommendations on which rom to try out first? Preferably the most stable

raphi809 said:
Just got a z2 force on tmo. Unlocked and rooted already and now I've got the itch to flash something. Any recommendations on which rom to try out first? Preferably the most stable
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All aosp ROMs currently out are based off the same, so they will have the same stability. They are stable, just features aren't working, like audio recording is hit and miss on apps

Uzephi said:
All aosp ROMs currently out are based off the same, so they will have the same stability. They are stable, just features aren't working, like audio recording is hit and miss on apps
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Any special instructions as far as flashing goes. Since the rom section is kind of dead right now information seems to be kind of all over the place. My device is currently already on the stock Oreo rom. Can I just flash whatever rom zip and be good to go right now or do I have to worry about things like gapps, firmware and modem? Thanks for replying btw.

raphi809 said:
Any special instructions as far as flashing goes. Since the rom section is kind of dead right now information seems to be kind of all over the place. My device is currently already on the stock Oreo rom. Can I just flash whatever rom zip and be good to go right now or do I have to worry about things like gapps, firmware and modem? Thanks for replying btw.
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In ROMs section, I got permission by the maintainer to create a thread for AOSiP, it has detailed instructions. All ROMs have the same install instructions.
I am open to any clarification, just post any issues you have with the instructions given. (say which number and what needs clarified).
Edit: firmware flashing will always be needed. You need the same firmware on both slots for seem-less updates to work on that ROM.

Update, any build after 05/05 will have the sprint LTE fix. I.E. you will have LTE on boot without any trickery.

Question How to fix "Failed to mount 'system/system ext./product/vendor/odm (Block device required)

I simply want to flash a different custom rom from custom rom (crdroid) on my POCO F3, but I am unable to do that because of these persistent errors. Please advise me on how to resolve this so that I may successfully flash my rom using the step-by-step instructions. Thank you.
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cyanGalaxy said:
Don't directly dirty flash another Custom ROM, this will almost certainly brick your phone.
You must flash Stock ROM (Official MIUI ROM) inbetween switching to another Custom ROM. It should be done cleanly.
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I wanna return to the stock rom. What should I do to properly flash stock ROM using TWRP recovery? I usually get those errors (device block required) when I try to flash a rom. Please help.

oyolzn said:
I wanna return to the stock rom. What should I do to properly flash stock ROM using TWRP recovery? I usually get those errors (device block required) when I try to flash a rom. Please help.
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Sorry, I was mistaken, I think you are flashing Official MIUI, right?..
If you chose the Full Recovery ROM for MIUI, it should work.. I don't know why it's not working.
Have you tried wiping Dalvik Cache & Data?
(after flashing MIUI, you can then proceed flashing a different Custom ROM)

cyanGalaxy said:
Sorry, I was mistaken, I think you are flashing Official MIUI, right?..
If you chose the Full Recovery ROM for MIUI, it should work.. I don't know why it's not working.
Have you tried wiping Dalvik Cache & Data?
(after flashing MIUI, you can then proceed flashing a different Custom ROM)
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Yes, I'm flashing the official MIUI. I have no idea why it isn't working. Even after wiping the data and dalvik cache, such problems continue to appear. Is there a way to fix such problems on TWRP? Would you kindly assist me? My device doesn't have an OS installed anyway.

oyolzn said:
Yes, I'm flashing the official MIUI. I have no idea why it isn't working. Even after wiping the data and dalvik cache, such problems continue to appear. Is there a way to fix such problems on TWRP? Would you kindly assist me? My device doesn't have an OS installed anyway.
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Have you tried using TWRP skkk? That one supports Android 12's encryption
skkk/TWRP/A12 • AKR DL
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I got that link from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...p-3-6-0_11-v2-9-3_a11-alioth-skkk-is.4373463/

oyolzn said:
I simply want to flash a different custom rom from custom rom (crdroid) on my POCO F3, but I am unable to do that because of these persistent errors. Please advise me on how to resolve this so that I may successfully flash my rom using the step-by-step instructions. Thank you.View attachment 5664333
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i used to get these but then i tried once to mount all partitions before flashing and i didnt get these comments

partitions encrypted, need to be formatted before reflashing ROM, better backup all your data if you can still access it, if not, then say goodbye to your files because you need to format it.

cyanGalaxy said:
Have you tried using TWRP skkk? That one supports Android 12's encryption
skkk/TWRP/A12 • AKR DL
dl.akr-developers.com
I got that link from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/anybody-know-what-twrp-3-6-0_11-v2-9-3_a11-alioth-skkk-is.4373463
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SamantaSync said:
partitions encrypted, need to be formatted before reflashing ROM, better backup all your data if you can still access it, if not, then say goodbye to your files because you need to format it.
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How can I format partition? Given that the device is new, it's okay if my files are gone. I only want to install and get back the official ROM as I'm used to custom ROMs (crdoid) on my device. Is there a step-by-step guide for fixing that? Please help me so that I can continue to flash successfully. Even after formatting the data and entering "yes," those errors continue to appear. Data formatting is not successful.

3zozHashim said:
i used to get these but then i tried once to mount all partitions before flashing and i didnt get these comments
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How can I mount all partition? What recovery are you using? Please help.

twrp

oyolzn said:
How can I format partition? Given that the device is new, it's okay if my files are gone. I only want to install and get back the official ROM as I'm used to custom ROMs (crdoid) on my device. Is there a step-by-step guide for fixing that? Please help me so that I can continue to flash successfully. Even after formatting the data and entering "yes," those errors continue to appear. Data formatting is not successf
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oyolzn said:
I simply want to flash a different custom rom from custom rom (crdroid) on my POCO F3, but I am unable to do that because of these persistent errors. Please advise me on how to resolve this so that I may successfully flash my rom using the step-by-step instructions. Thank you
oyolzn said:
I simply want to flash a different custom rom from custom rom (crdroid) on my POCO F3, but I am unable to do that because of these persistent errors. Please advise me on how to resolve this so that I may successfully flash my rom using the step-by-step instructions. Thank you.View attachment 5664333
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Fastboot boot twrp skk 3.6.0 after go to recovery format data , then u able to flash , I had this issue when I use 3.6.0 skk then it's fixed
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