I have a Sprint LG G5, and it looks like I'm having some bootlooping issues. The phone keeps restarting itself. It will often get to the lock screen and ask for my password (it's encrypted). If I enter the password in time, the password prompt will go away but I'll just see the yellow spark animation on the black background, and I'll never get to my home screen. Ultimately the phone will reboot itself. If I just let the phone sit without entering the password, it will reboot itself as well.
Things we have tried:
Swapping batteries
Letting the phone sit for hours while turned off (in case it was overheating)
Clearing cache from recovery mode
Rebooting into safe mode. Pretty well the same behavior in safe mode.
My main concern is retrieving text messages and possibly other app data that was not backed up otherwise. Any ideas on what I can do to possibly retrieve / extract text messages? I have the option to factory reset the phone from the recovery mode, and I know this could (potentially) solve the bootloop issue, but obviously I would lose the text messages.
Would appreciate any suggestions!
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Exactly how mine died. got it running again but now it gets really hot, acts laggy, won't take a charge unless I bump charge it a bunch, won't fast charge. On my 4th phone that I cobbled together from 3 other failing G5's. The thing is unreliable junk. Tried to use it as a backup when my wife's Note 8 died, and of course it crops up with all these issues when it was the only G5 we had that worked (except light bleed, crap GPS, and the occasional random reboot) LOLOLOL ☠ the G5. *rant over*
Dude, when mine was doing this I let it sit over and over for a few days at a time and kept trying to boot it into safe mode. if finally worked and I bump charged it for like a half hour (had my son do it LOL) and after roughly 20 tries it finally started charging. From there it was acting laggy and weird so I was frantically killing all of the processes and when it finally cleared up enough to run kind of decent I was able to just let it charge enough to update it. Now that the updates are done (I accidentally went one too far and got ZVC though dammit) it still does the weird charging stuff but is running smooth again for now.
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Hey guys, wondering if anyone is able to create a recovery image for me to download of 8.1+update 1.
My surface rt wont boot past the surface logo. I can't find my usb drive that had my restore image but on top of that it was 8.0 anyway. I checked the ms website and they only host an 8.0 image as well.
At this point I am willing to try anything. I did attempt to download and boot to the 8.0 recovery image by inserting the usb drive and holding power and volume down until the logo came up, but so far doesn't seem to do anything. Am I completely hosed?
long version:
About a year ago, my surface started performing really poorly. Basically any swipe gestures would either not work or they would be extremely delayed. The animation would also be delayed. Other things would be really slow for instance, in IE tapping inside an address bar wouldn't load the keyboard for about a minute. PS 90% of my activity is on IE reading news or watching youtube.
Several months back I finally noticed that anytime I would start experience these issues, the disk usage in task manager would be pegged at 99% even though the read might literally show only 14 KB/s and the write might only be 1 MB/s. The biggest flag though was the response time was always in the thousands of ms.
I pretty much lived with the problem and often a restart would seem to make things happy for a while. And I usually leave task manager open so I can peek and see the utilization anything things feel sluggish.
Last night it was behaving worse than before. I managed to navigate through the charms and attempted to restart. But after waiting several minutes of it just saying restarting with that circular loading image decided to force the issue and I held down the power button until it shut off. It only said restarting, not installing updates or anything like that. I waited way longer than it would have reasonably taken and under normal circumstances, if it was installing updates, it is very obvious and the messages are clear. Plus the charms power option was simply restart, not update and restart.
Sadly when I tried to power back on, it just gets stuck at the "Surface" logo and doesn't do anything. I waited 10 minutes and forced the power off and tried again. It was late so I decided to go to bed, but left it running in hopes that it would eventually boot up. I woke up 4 hours later and it still showed the Surface text on a black screen. At that point I decided to shut it off.
I had already installed update 1 last week, BUT just in case it is some kind of failed windows update. Is there anyway to "reinstall" from this state?
Gonna be extremely bummed if my device is permanently bricked.
If memory serves, I'm pretty sure I deleted the recovery partition BUT I have a flash drive that has the backup, although it would be an 8.0 backup not 8.1.
Restore to 8 then update?
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Restore to 8 then update?
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It doesn't boot from the 8.0 image. Not sure if its cause it's completely hosed or because it needs 8.1. I'm not getting the boot record problem as reported by people when 8.1 first came out.
My tablet recently began entering a locked blue screen state devoid of text or icon. It holds there for one to three seconds and then reboots.
Prior to the start of this rebooting sequence trend I downloaded and installed the stock ROM listed on my signature, hoping that it would alleviate some issues with delay in screen tap response, some occasional heating during gaming along with what I perceived to be a little bit of driver related lag.
I haven't figured out when, why, or how it decides to reboot. But as far as I can tell it seems to be related to [behind the scenes machinery of] Google Play (GP). I suspect this because it has happened when I've launched GP or GP tried to do some updates or software installation.
Incidentally, though possibly unrelated, when I try to add an account via settings, at the sign in page, the device returns unable to sign-in message citing connectivity issues. I am in China, so I suspect this could all be related. To get around this issue, I log into a VPN service. This allows me to sign in and add the account to the device. However, in order to play any games, I must log off the VPN. But once the account has been added to the device, it more-or-less is able to access some of the Google services (at least the ones not outright blocked -such as drive and YouTube).
In my troubleshooting attempts, I have thus far done a cache wipe and factory reset from the boot menu. All to no avail.
At this point I need to live in constant fear of a sudden reboot, for I know not when it will strike next.
I would appreciate some suggestions on either what the issue might be, how to determine the cause, or how to solve it.
Thanks
Funny story...
So Kitkat has been released, for the TGY country code.. Yay!
P605ZSUCNE3_P605OZSCNE3_P605ZSUCNE1_HOME.tar
Is the md5 file to be put into the AP slot of Odin 3.09, for my tablet.
I was excited thinking this would address the issue.
Prior to flashing the ROM I factory reset from within the settings, then I went into the recovery boot menu and there I wiped the cache and did a factory reset once more.
Then I proceeded to setup and sign into my Google account, after flashing the ROM.
Naturally the tablet went ahead and started downloading and installing apps and updates from Google Play.
I was happy to see that it was progressing along swimmingly.
The screen dimmed down and then shutdown after period of inactivity (while downloading and installing apps in the background).
Occasionally, I'd click the home button to see tat everything was going as it ought.
I then noticed the screen turned black somewhat suddenly, without dimming first.
I thought little of it.But I went to check by pressing the home button... I figured maybe there's a little lag or the tablet is too busy installing, so I clicked the power button. Nothing; no response.
The tablet is deader than dead.
Now I don't know what to do.
After waiting a while, under the advisement of another user who apparently has also been having issues with his note 10.1 2014, I decided to try to long press the power button. The tablet came back on, and resumed downloading and updating from Google.
But now the tablet is going into this sudden blank blue screen and most of the time rebooting on its own (occasionally it needs a little help, by the pressing and holding of the power button to induce the reboot) ever so randomly. I have found absolutely nor rhyme nor reason for when or how it decides it's going to reboot itself. It tends to happen often if/when I launch some apps that require logging into Google services; but at times it happens without provocation -at all.
Recently it's been boot-looping -without the launching of any app... just from turning on, sitting idle, and then rebooting. But I'm no closer to figuring out how to consistently induce the reboot, either.
My tablet has never been rooted (and for obvious reasons, never will be), no custom ROM, no ROM from another region. Nothing that would give Samsung the excuse to void my warranty (not that it's worth much, here in China).
And yet, it still reboots at random intervals for no immediately apparent reason.
In any event, if anyone has any ideas on how to proceed, any suggestions on what to do with this POS, I'm open to suggestions.
I'm interested in general ideas such as take it to the Samsung shop (something I'm loathe to do because Samsung has terrible service -especially in China- and at best I'm looking at a month or something like that before I get it back), so some ideas on how to discover when/why/how this rebooting sequence is being triggered -and maybe troubleshoot it is slightly preferable.
Hi all, read many threads here and finally posting.
I have an xperia M (C1905 I think)
Short story:
As soon as I turn on this device within a few seconds I get the "Unfortunately, xxxx has stopped". I hit okay and within a second something else is stopped. This is repeated constantly for as long as I could tolerate waiting for. The odd occasion I have managed to get maybe 5 seconds between app crashing to navigate into the settings to try something out or check the album.
I am asking for help on what to do in order to access the files on the device. I really really want to save the images. I since has moved on to a Z and now a Z3 but at this moment I want to get the images. (Factory reset is thus out of the question). I rather leave the phone intact for years to pass until some technology makes it possible to retrieve the files.
Longer story:
I think this issue started occurring after an android update - which leads me to my conspiracy at the end of the post. Basically after an update I started noticing random apps being stopped/crashing without warning. Apps that weren't even being used. This happened maybe once a week, then a couple times a week. Seemed pretty random at first. Thus why I never took a moment to see the exponential trend and act fast to back up data. Over the course of a month probably, this just got worse to the point where an app of some sort is constantly crashing. It could be facebook, then gmail, then google, then a service, then homescreen blah blah anything and everything is crashing just so it can fill the screen. Multiple at a time. I hit ok and another appears or 5 more appear. Then I might get a glorious 4/5 seconds to browse the contents of the phone then boom another batch of crashes. The phone is completely useless right now, no way to navigate. Also, even with the phone turned on in safe mode or not, I cannot access the files whilst connected to my computer. The charging indicator shows up, computer recognises the device but on the odd occasion it does show up in "my computer" the folder does not open and the file explorer/documents just crashes. Xperia companion doesn't work either.
There was also an issue with charging/transferring media with the charge port. Bad connections but it was made better using the Sony original cable I have now. It charges alright now (instead of needing "the right" angle). Still, as far as I can remember data was hard to trasnfer, maybe I got 10 songs copied over before it stopped responding and had to cancel. All the files on the SD card I saved of course but the ones on internal storage are still there. I browsed the album for a few seconds and I just want to get them on my pc. I tried to copy to SD card but I can't perform that with the constant bombarding of crashing app error notifications that fill the screen. Also it seems like once the phone is on, I can navigate around (with the bombardment of crashing) but once the screen is allowed to time out it doesn't wake back with the power button. To mess with it again I have to pull the battery and put it back in. I have booted in safe mode to no avail, apps still keep crashing.
Please please help. I have USB debugging enabled if that helps? I just want to drag and drop my images and then the phone can sit in a draw. I am sure a factory reset would have it working back to normal but I can't lose the files.
Btw I think SONY is purposefully killing off these older devices. The phone worked flawlessly, yes it's older and not as fast but there was not a single issue (besides maybe the charge port wear). This issue with crashing is completely software related after an android update.
The phone is not rooted and no random software was installed (just social media and the like).
THANK you for any help!
Brad
Hey which rom are you using? do you have unlock your bootloader? if you are using stock rom and not unlock your phone bootloader then it can be resolve by using a software repair using sony pc companion.
OK, I was with stock ROM, rooted only for use Samba File Share (I used this app for so many years on my old SII, I really like it) and was everything normal, until today, I opened the Facebook Messenger App, to send a message, and took a photo from my cat, then I received a Whatsapp message at the same time, I was aiming the camera, and the screen blinked for a sec, and the phone "freezes" - it was still showing the camera normal, but unresponsive to commands, I waited for 5 minutes, and then I forced reboot holding power + volume, and it restarted, the vib motor got stuck on, and Asus logo screen "booting" for many minutes, I waited until it restart it self again - this time everything loaded up normally - When I go to the main screen, I noticed that Messenger app was without Icon, with a SD card icon, like it was unloaded, I opened the Chrome for search, tried to reinstall the app, returned a error when installing, back to chrome, searching about it, and then the phone freezes again, crash Chrome, everything starts to crash, Google services, background services, everything, I was forced to restart - and then I got boot loop.
[email protected]%!, I tried to wipe cache, and nothing changed, so I did a wipe data, and the phone recovered fine (I think) still here installing apps, but now I'm worried. It was a random error, or maybe it will occur again? Could it be consequence from rooting? I'm on stock ROM, Lollipop 5.0 I think, could be a bug from this ROM?
Edit: I just checked, the phone still rooted even after wipe
Edit 2: I was thinking on a theory, I work with computer, repair etc, Ive seen this happening on notes.. I was thinking if the issue could be related to power problem. Like, the battery was 90% I think, but the screen was full bright, and I was using camera, and Messenger, and then I received a message on whatsapp, the screen blinked - maybe the power "failed" on the phone, and some process on background, on low level, got corrupted and it just got worse after phone processing it on background? Maybe? I dont know if it makes sense, maybe dont (?) haha
I've been running the latest update on the d2q Note 10 welcome it's a n975u1, and I've been running ice box as my device owner as well as revenant and also use a box to keep my apps under control, very conscientiously I must add.
Ever since the last update was ready to be installed I was trying to put it off because I was hoping to get off on one of those new routing techniques that keep telling me that I can't update my system Os or I won't be able to get it done, so I kept putting it off, but with each day my system kept getting more and more strained and suddenly just begin going into a straight boot loop going from the startup screen with the Android name printed across the screen and then saying it was booted and has been reset and then immediately going straight back to that Opening screen with the Android logo on it and repeatedly doing it until I catch it at the right time to Power It Off. My question is is there any way that I am going to be able to get around having to do a factory reset on this device or does anybody have any other suggestions that may circumvent this tedious measure at this point? I've been routinely wiping system cache, make sure I got all my backups ready to go during the periods of time that it doesn't go into bootloop,(which seems to be usually once a day for a few hours it will operate just perfectly until just suddenly shuts off with no warning signs). I was also able to get onto the Verizon update app via ADB download mode and they ran a scan on it and determined that they could fix my device if I were to leave it plugged in and allow them to do it. Theresa in the process of the repair that they said needs to be done. They didn't say what this repair would consist of, so I have no idea what is the real issue here. I've been trying to get as many system debugging reports as I can pick up along the way from various apps that record crashes and such but not sure really how to process that information to be able to determine what exactly the issue is. I'm at my wit's end and just about to point to just go for it the factory reset as much as I hate to do that! I think that I have Extreme Complex post-traumatic factory reset disorder and would do just about anything to avoid having to go through this again! If anybody has any advice I would very much appreciate it and I hope I'm posting in the right for him because all these Note 10 forms get kind of confusing when you got all the various processors and countries and all the other factors that you have to where to figure out where you're supposed to be asking a question here! LOL sorry, thanks!
Power management apps and launchers can boot loop you fast... so I learned
I get good run times with no power management on my stock N10+, but it's heavily optimized and I am using a package disabler.
To fix it you'll need to edit the offending apk(s) out of the boot sequence. I haven't a clue how to do that. The power management app is the most likely suspect though.