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bootloop issues

hello everyone
I have a bootloop problem and it is really frustrating!
i was on paranoidandroid rom and i wanted to go back to gingerbread 2.3.5
so i flashed using odin KK4 firmware and once it was complete the phone got stuck on the boot animation.. i had tried taking the battery out and waiting and still no luck.. i then thought to flash 2.3.6 so ive just done that in the form of LPA and I am again getting bootloop problems
on odin i had used phone pda and csc with repartition unchecked when installing 2.3.6 only
how should i go about fixing this??
all help is much appreciated
thank you

If you are still on GB. Reboot into recovery and factory reset.

I cant get into recovery for some odd reason even tho the 2.3.6 is a rooted rom
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GB is safe. Do not worry. Perform factory reset.

Ive managed to get into recovery and do a factory reset im waiting for it to reboot now
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Ok ive got through to the phone successfully but i want to be on 2.3.5..
When i downloaded KK4 i only had the single rom file in there.. is this all i need to flash to get it on 2.3.5?
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Let me make it a little clearer.. i have downloaded KK4 from samfirmware.. within the zip i just see the rom file.. is this all i need to flash to get on to 2.3.5? Or do i need to add a couple other files in odin also?
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Put it in PDA.
Do not select bootloader update, PIT, Flash Lock or efc clear option.
See the image below (thanks to Dr Ketan)
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2nd hand phone - almost blank screen after booting & selecting language

Apparently the owner ran into an issue after trying to update to kit Kat with Odin. I presume he tried to flash the stock firmware since be doesnt know what root means. He says it boots up fine and you manage to get into the select language screen. But afterwards you get a sparse black screen.
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Sounds fixable. I should be able Odin another rom and flash cwm, root it and custom rom etc right?
Sent from my Galaxy S3

Looks like it's running acustom ROM at the moment.
If the owner knows how to flash firmware on a phone, why hasn't he fixed it himself?
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Obagleyfreer said:
Looks like it's running acustom ROM at the moment.
If the owner knows how to flash firmware on a phone, why hasn't he fixed it himself?
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Um. The screenshot is of my phone showing his screenshot on gumtree.
This is his screenshot
I get what you mean though. Isn't Odin only used by users who know? Since normal users would perhaps use kies? Lol
Sent from my Galaxy S3

Sigh. Bought the phone, for 200 though. I flashed a stock firmware via Odin. Still same screen as above. Sigh. I tried rooting it and getting Philz touch on it. Touch input does not seem to work. Loaded aosp roms and kernels onto the phone. Flashed it via Philz recovery. Gives me bootloops.
Ideas?
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Managed to somehow install a aosp rom. Touch input doesn't work? Wtf? How do I fix it? Screen lights up fine so what's the issue?
Managed to get it linked to adb somehow. Any way I can fix the touch issue?
Sent from my Galaxy S3

same problem!!
bro any solution u found?? cuz i am having same problem..stuck after selecting language..

[Q] Need help about updating my phone

Hello guys,
I've got a phone by a friend (N4) which is everything on stock but it has francos kernel. Now, because he wants to update to the 5.0.1 version he gets this error message in recovery:
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So, can I just flash the stock kernel via fastboot and I'm done?

Are you trying to flash a ROM using the stock recovery? If so you're never going to have any luck trying to flash anything other than official stock zips, install TWRP/CWM (TWRP is my personal recommendation) and download the flashable stock 5.0.1 from the Android Development section!
Beans

leart369 said:
Hello guys,
I've got a phone by a friend (N4) which is everything on stock but it has francos kernel. Now, because he wants to update to the 5.0.1 version he gets this error message in recovery:
So, can I just flash the stock kernel via fastboot and I'm done?
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Looks like he's trying to flash the ota update. In order to flash the ota you need to be 100% stock kernel, system, and recovery. Try what Bbeanss suggested, but you'll need to flash twrp. If he's stock except for the kernel flashing the stock kernel should work.
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jd1639 said:
Looks like he's trying to flash the ota update. In order to flash the ota you need to be 100% stock kernel, system, and recovery. Try what Bbeanss suggested, but you'll need to flash twrp. If he's stock except for the kernel flashing the stock kernel should work.
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Yes, I just want to get ota update
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Problem when updating to Official Lollipop

Hello everybody, I don't know what to do, I'm trying to update to Lollipop (I'm comming from Stock android ROM on my device), the phone do the necesary stuff and when it reboots it stays the same, no lollipop installed, no error message either. The phone is exactly the same as before. What could be the problem?

metallforest said:
Hello everybody, I don't know what to do, I'm trying to update to Lollipop (I'm comming from Stock android ROM on my device), the phone do the necesary stuff and when it reboots it stays the same, no lollipop installed, no error message either. The phone is exactly the same as before. What could be the problem?
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Are you on kit Kat 4.4 right now?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

Yes, it is on KK.

How are you updating? Are you using OTA(a notification that tells you that there is an update available)? Or are you flashing factory images via fastboot?

theminikiller said:
How are you updating? Are you using OTA(a notification that tells you that there is an update available)? Or are you flashing factory images via fastboot?
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I'm trying to do an OTA update.

metallforest said:
I'm trying to do an OTA update.
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Is your bootloader unlocked? If so have you rooted or installed a custom recovery?

I would flash stock 4.4.4 system partition image in fastboot and give the ota another go.
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CalculatedRisk said:
I would flash stock 4.4.4 system partition image in fastboot and give the ota another go.
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I tried a factory reset and now i'm getting this:
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This isn't a nexus 4, is it?
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Nexus 7 2012 - Flash Stock + Unroot (soft Bricked/bootloop) issues

Hi,
I have a Nexus 7 2012 that I'm trying to Flash Stock + Unroot (soft Bricked/bootloop) using the Wugfresh NRT.
It keeps failing at the same spot regardless of what stock ROM I try to flash.
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Has anyone any ideas what I need to do?
https://imgur.com/gallery/nFNZ1q7
Thanks for your time.

YORKYUK said:
Hi,
I have a Nexus 7 2012 that I'm trying to Flash Stock + Unroot (soft Bricked/bootloop) using the Wugfresh NRT.
It keeps failing at the same spot regardless of what stock ROM I try to flash.
Has anyone any ideas what I need to do?
https://imgur.com/gallery/nFNZ1q7
Thanks for your time.
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Why don't you try sideloading the ROM?

tnsmani said:
Why don't you try sideloading the ROM?
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I have tried that, but it doesn't work and I get the following error:-
https://imgur.com/4UDDpSo
Any ideas how I fix this error?

YORKYUK said:
I have tried that, but it doesn't work and I get the following error:-
https://imgur.com/4UDDpSo
Any ideas how I fix this error?
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No matter which method I try to Flash a ROM to the device I get an error.

Even when trying to Flash back to stock which I downloaded from the Official Google site I get this error for all versions:-
https://imgur.com/yPG9BC5

YORKYUK said:
Even when trying to Flash back to stock which I downloaded from the Official Google site I get this error for all versions:-
https://imgur.com/yPG9BC5
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First update your TWRP. Are you using the correct ROM? Which version of the Tab are you having? Download the correct ROM and then flash it.

tnsmani said:
First update your TWRP. Are you using the correct ROM? Which version of the Tab are you having? Download the correct ROM and then flash it.
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That's what I have been doing, the ROM's are for my device.
Nexus 7 2012 (WiFi).

looks like you're using OTG USB to flash stock
you should boot to bootloader, connect to PC and flash stock firmware from there...

Hi,
I tried that via NRT and it still gives errors.