Boot loop problem on S8500 - Bada Software and Hacking General

Hi,
First of all sorry if this is not the right place to post this, this is closest I could find for this phone.
So I was not flashing or messing with the phone in any way, it just went into boot loop and stuck there. I removed battery and waited for hours, didn't help. How can I fix it? Samsung Wave GT-S8500 also known as 8500. Got it in Middle East.
IIRC, it was updated to Bada 2.0, not sure.
I can go to download mode though.
Best,
test84

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It's my first time making a thread on xda.
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I don't know why no one is replying to me???
Today I managed to make the settings and power up the phone,restored the back up....the phone is working,BUT the PROBLEM is that it constantly freezes and reboots by itself.Sometimes it works for few minutes and reboots,sometimes it works for 30min and then it reboots,sometimes longer...
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Can anyone help me diagnose the problem?
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Try booting into Download Mode & flash a new stock firmware if all else fails, assuming u tried a factory reset first with no satisfaction. Guides are everywhere. I HTH
PiMPSoFT said:
Try booting into Download Mode & flash a new stock firmware if all else fails, assuming u tried a factory reset first with no satisfaction. Guides are everywhere. I HTH
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Thank you for your reply
I managed to flash the firmware few times,but the phone keeps freezing after some time and restarts.Sometimes it is stuck in the bootloop,sometimes it starts up to some point,freezes and restarts.
Could it be BAD BATTERY or is it something else?
If it is the battery problem,I will replace it,but I'm afraid that it might be someting else wrong.
What is your opinion?

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