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[Q] Help! Nexus 4 stuck in bootloop after 4.4 update.

Hi guys,
I tried to update my Nexus 4 to 4.4 when Google pushed the update out for it yesterday, I forgot I had unlocked the phone (I don't have any custom ROMs on it, just SuperSU.)
Every time I try and power it on, the loading screen is endless, although I can hold power and volume down to enter recovery mode, nothing seems to be working.
I am a bit of a novice so any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!
Thanks.

The first few pages of the forum is littered with posts like this, i was in the same situation.
What i did was download the 4.3 rom from google, and flash /boot and /system onto the phone. I suspect the 4.4 rom would also work.
This got the phone booting without harming (most of) my data, but much of the UI was mangled and didnt work properly. I tried to backup my images over USB but it didnt work, you might have a better result. I also wanted to backup my SMS but they had all vanished.
I rebooted the phone to recovery (TWRP) and used adb to backup the sdcard (adb pull /sdcard sdcard) then did a full flash using the 4.4 rom downloaded from google and that got it working again. Then i reflashed the latest version of TWRP recovery and SuperSU.
Hope that helps.

That's really helpful, thanks! Is there ANY chance of a step-by-step? I'm a complete 'noob' probably a mistake to root in the first place :crying:
If you're busy don't worry, just don't want to **** things up more than I have haha.
Thanks, appreciate it.

GeorgeAmodio said:
That's really helpful, thanks! Is there ANY chance of a step-by-step? I'm a complete 'noob' probably a mistake to root in the first place :crying:
If you're busy don't worry, just don't want to **** things up more than I have haha.
Thanks, appreciate it.
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Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 for flashing a factory image guide.

gee2012 said:
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 for flashing a factory image guide.
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Got stuck in google screen, tried to flash factory images but my pc won't detect the phone anymore. Any advice?
Edit: Solved.

arffrhn said:
Got stuck in google screen, tried to flash factory images but my pc won't detect the phone anymore. Any advice?
Edit: Solved.
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Cheers guys, a lot more helpful than the bloke from Google. Will try it in the morning!

This will surely help
If somebody is facing boot loop after kitkat update on nexus 4 and no data backup can try to go to safe mode and backup their data. To goto safe mode on boot screen just keep pressing up and down volume button for some time phone will get into safe mode and can be backed up.

Hi,
It also happened to me, dont know if it is related to having ROOT or not, but i had to manually flash factory image (4.4) and it worked. I flashed everything except userimage.img but on first boot it took like 15 minutes to reboot and then all my personal data (photo, music...) was gone....
So just be cautious before upgrading!

Hi,
It also happened to me, dont know if it is related to having ROOT or not, but i had to manually flash factory image (4.4) and it worked. I flashed everything except userimage.img but on first boot it took like 15 minutes to reboot and then all my personal data (photo, music...) was gone....
So just be cautious before upgrading!

gee2012 said:
Look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312 for flashing a factory image guide.
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Yeah that is pretty much what I did to fix mine except that I did not flash the userdata (step 10 in chapter D) so that I would't loose my data.

arffrhn said:
Got stuck in google screen, tried to flash factory images but my pc won't detect the phone anymore. Any advice?
Edit: Solved.
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What did you end up doing for your PC to detect your phone?

iamj00 said:
What did you end up doing for your PC to detect your phone?
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I had sideloaded a rom in recovery so that it will replace the lost system.img on my phone. Then, it booted up and I flashed back factory images the usual way. Everything is running smoothly again.

arffrhn said:
I had sideloaded a rom in recovery so that it will replace the lost system.img on my phone. Then, it booted up and I flashed back factory images the usual way. Everything is running smoothly again.
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I don't know what any of that means or how to do it...

iamj00 said:
I don't know what any of that means or how to do it...
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This is sideload guide. And the is the rom I used to sideload before: Purity. After I had successfully booted into the system. I flashed 4.4 factory images using this awesome noob friendly guide for a clean kitkat update.

arffrhn said:
I had sideloaded a rom in recovery so that it will replace the lost system.img on my phone. Then, it booted up and I flashed back factory images the usual way. Everything is running smoothly again.
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iamj00 said:
What did you end up doing for your PC to detect your phone?
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Installing the driver. Refer to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992345
Boot to bootloader and connect to your PC, usually Windows will find the driver automatically

[Q] Stuck in recovery bootloop

Okay so I have the sprint LG G2 and was being an idiot messing around with the hidden menu and I selected an option fota update test or something and my device rebooted. Now it only reboots into recovery mode. I have TWRP 2.6.3.2. It tells me that it cannot find my backup. The Log file says E:storage partition //twrp/backups not found. I dont know what to do. Ive tried flashing roms, but it just reboots back into recovery every time even when I tell it to reboot bootloader. Any Ideas?
It's fixed! I used the Lg flash tool with the sprint .tot file and she is alive! Thanks all of you I appreciate it.

typow102 said:
Okay so I have the sprint LG G2 and was being an idiot messing around with the hidden menu and I selected an option fota update test or something and my device rebooted. Now it only reboots into recovery mode. I have TWRP 2.6.3.2. It tells me that it cannot find my backup. The Log file says E:storage partition //twrp/backups not found. I dont know what to do. Ive tried flashing roms, but it just reboots back into recovery every time even when I tell it to reboot bootloader. Any Ideas?
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*sigh*...why do ppl that dont know what the heck they are doing still tinker with the settings? Just don't access the hidden menu and flip switches thinking it will have zero effect.
Sent from my LG G2 LS980 using Tapatalk

ericdabbs said:
*sigh*...why do ppl that dont know what the heck they are doing still tinker with the settings? Just don't access the hidden menu and flip switches thinking it will have zero effect.
Sent from my LG G2 LS980 using Tapatalk
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Okay i'm asking for help thats all. I know what I did was stupid. I'm trying to sideload the stock rom but it keeps getting stuck at 84%. The problem I think, is the boot partition is all messed up.

typow102 said:
Okay so I have the sprint LG G2 and was being an idiot messing around with the hidden menu and I selected an option fota update test or something and my device rebooted. Now it only reboots into recovery mode. I have TWRP 2.6.3.2. It tells me that it cannot find my backup. The Log file says E:storage partition //twrp/backups not found. I dont know what to do. Ive tried flashing roms, but it just reboots back into recovery every time even when I tell it to reboot bootloader. Any Ideas?
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This is what you need to do.Dont worry nothing is messed up,the phone will be back after this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
I did the second option since i find it easier to do.
you can simply use TWRP's awesome "terminal command" option to run the following:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota
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Just be sure you dont type it wrong tho.

woof123 said:
This is what you need to do.Dont worry nothing is messed up,the phone will be back after this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451696
I did the second option since i find it easier to do.
Just be sure you dont type it wrong tho.
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Hey thanks for responding. I tried doing that just now and it still keeps rebooting in recovery. I did the first option though. I cant find where to enter commands on TWRP. It just tells me to pick a folder.

Can anybody help? I'm pretty desperate here. I just dont know why twrp deleted my backup. I had one on there that I used all the time and now it says it cant find it. It just keeps rebooting into recovery mode.

typow102 said:
Hey thanks for responding. I tried doing that just now and it still keeps rebooting in recovery. I did the first option though. I cant find where to enter commands on TWRP. It just tells me to pick a folder.
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If im not mistaken you dont need to choose any folder,only to push select and then type it up there...

woof123 said:
If im not mistaken you dont need to choose any folder,only to push select and then type it up there...
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I just tried that same result . Every time I reboot it goes back into recovery its stuck in a recovery bootloop.

If you typed it properly and it doesnt work,then i dont know...I have done what you did before to try it out,since i knew how to fix it.And it worked just fine.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
This fixed it for me ... Was also stuck in bootloop.

Use another memory card..
Send u r backup files in another memory card and go to twrp and restore backup..
I think this works for u..
Sent from my GT-S5830i using Tapatalk 2

amolgosavi said:
Use another memory card..
Send u r backup files in another memory card and go to twrp and restore backup..
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Hi,
What are you saying
amolgosavi said:
I think this works for u..
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I don't think...

teneke said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
This fixed it for me ... Was also stuck in bootloop.
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are you on sprint? Thats what im on. I tried that method,but got stuck on this part: 4) Now unplug your phone, power off and then go back into download mode again, volUp+USB. It should immediately connect and start flashing.
When I would go to unplug it and reboot into download mode it just wouldn't do anything the app would just say ready.
I somehow got my nandroid back but when Its done flashing it just reboots back into recovery. I dont know whats going on.

Man this is so frustrating. Ive tried all these things and it still only boots recovery even after flashing my nandroid I made awhile back. Im stuck and dont know what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Are you sure that you did the 2nd method properly?Try once more and double check what you type.Why this worked for me when i did the same but it doesnt work for you..Nothing much you can do atm either that,or download a kdz rom and try to upgrade with flashtool.

Thanks for trying to help me out. I got it fixed by using the lg flash tool. I feel like such an idiot. Ive been coming around these forums for awhile I just never registered. I consider myself pretty good with tech but im self taught so their is alot of trial and error and noob mistakes. +1

typow102 said:
Thanks for trying to help me out. I got it fixed by using the lg flash tool. I feel like such an idiot. Ive been coming around these forums for awhile I just never registered. I consider myself pretty good with tech but im self taught so their is alot of trial and error and noob mistakes. +1
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Glad that it worked,i have soft bricked mine many times till now,on my 1st time i was panicked tho.But after that,i always find a way to put it back lol

teneke said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
This fixed it for me ... Was also stuck in bootloop.
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Unfortunately my phone is going directly in to CWM Recovery after showing LG Logo after reboot. I am able to access the Recovery option -> Install Zip. but I am not able to transfer even any custom rom to the phone.
Is there any option of transfer the zip files to the phone right now in my case.
Rgds,

[Q] I've messed up my phone, but I think there's still hope

Hi everyone, I have messed up my S4, but I think there is still hope.
I think I had installed the wrong ROM/GAPPS/kernel into the phone (I'm kind of a noob)
Let me list the problems and whats stopping me from fixing the phone:
- When I try to recover my phone using my backup I get a MD5 mismatch (Recovery mode still works)
- I have a ROM .zip on my phone, but when I try flash it I get a "expects 5 args got 4"
- When I try use my phone, I am spammed with "com.android.phone" has stopped working. The only way to use the phone is using the phone in the tiny intervals after closing the notification (which is half a second), so its click, then close, then, click, then close and it gets extremely annoying
- I have a tried a complete wipe/reset and it didn't help
- PC recognizes my phone as a MTP device, but wont let me see any files
- I cant navigate through my files using File Manager either, but I can in CWM Recovery
- I tried downloading the ROM straight to my phone, but the error "cannot create download directory on sd card"
- After navigating the phone for 5 minutes it completely freezes and goes black, and the only way to use it again is to factory reset
Please help me

So what's your phone model and what rom did you flash?

GTI9505 and I think it was a 4.4.4 GAPPS (I am a big noob)

ZN12345 said:
GTI9505 and I think it was a 4.4.4 GAPPS (I am a big noob)
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Well there are lots of things you can do.
1. Flash a stock rom
2. Use some wifi browser (Airdroid) to transfer a different custom rom to your phone and flash it.
3. Put the custom rom on a external sd and flash it.
Make sure to perform a full wipe in the recovery though.
Sometimes things like this happen but it's nothing serious.

Lennyz1988 said:
Well there are lots of things you can do.
1. Flash a stock rom
2. Use some wifi browser (Airdroid) to transfer a different custom rom to your phone and flash it.
3. Put the custom rom on a external sd and flash it.
Make sure to perform a full wipe in the recovery though.
Sometimes things like this happen but it's nothing serious.
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This has raised my hopes, but I think only step 3 might work. I cant get anything on my phone at all. External is my only hope.
Is there anything I need to do to prepare an external SD for ROM flashing?

ZN12345 said:
This has raised my hopes, but I think only step 3 might work. I cant get anything on my phone at all. External is my only hope.
Is there anything I need to do to prepare an external SD for ROM flashing?
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No just wipe before flashing.

Flash Philz touch, then turn your phone off and boot into recovery. Once in you are in the recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, then find the option 'clean up phone to install new ROM'. After it has finished cleaning up your phone, try flashing the zipped ROM again.

oracle01642 said:
Flash Philz touch, then turn your phone off and boot into recovery. Once in you are in the recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, then find the option 'clean up phone to install new ROM'. After it has finished cleaning up your phone, try flashing the zipped ROM again.
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How can I install Philz if I cant download anything on phone or transfer files onto it via USB?

ZN12345 said:
How can I install Philz if I cant download anything on phone or transfer files onto it via USB?
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Can you get into download mode?

oracle01642 said:
Can you get into download mode?
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What would be the point in flashing PHilz because he already has a custom recovery (CWM). CWM can wipe just as good.

[Q] HELP! Note 4 shuts down after samsung splash screen!

Hi fellow XDA-ers,
I am sorry to say I was too overconfident this time and while attempting to reset my phone, and i bricked it (i think).
So I was updating my N910F to the latest build of the official CM12.1, but I kept receiving weird problems such as no audio when taking videos, or random force closes. Since i hadn't done a wipe in a while (approx 3 months) i thought I'd do it before installing the latest build.
I booted into TWRP recovery, and then did an advanced wipe, and wiped system, data, cache and dalvik (i.e. everything but the ext sd card and the internal storage). I wanted to be thorough you see...
I then attempted to reboot the recovery before doing the installation, but I accidentally pressed system instead of recovery in the reboot menu.
Now my phone only gets to the samsung splash screen, waits for about 3 seconds and then closes again. I have to remove the battery and reinsert it again to get it to repeat this. Plugging it into the PC doesn't allow it to start. I can't reach recovery (otherwise this would be simple!). What can i do?
I would appreciate any and all help you can offer! please help!!

thefirstguyafterthatguy said:
Hi fellow XDA-ers,
I am sorry to say I was too overconfident this time and while attempting to reset my phone, and i bricked it (i think).
So I was updating my N910F to the latest build of the official CM12.1, but I kept receiving weird problems such as no audio when taking videos, or random force closes. Since i hadn't done a wipe in a while (approx 3 months) i thought I'd do it before installing the latest build.
I booted into TWRP recovery, and then did an advanced wipe, and wiped system, data, cache and dalvik (i.e. everything but the ext sd card and the internal storage). I wanted to be thorough you see...
I then attempted to reboot the recovery before doing the installation, but I accidentally pressed system instead of recovery in the reboot menu.
Now my phone only gets to the samsung splash screen, waits for about 3 seconds and then closes again. I have to remove the battery and reinsert it again to get it to repeat this. Plugging it into the PC doesn't allow it to start. I can't reach recovery (otherwise this would be simple!). What can i do?
I would appreciate any and all help you can offer! please help!!
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Don't be scared mate, I know it looks ugly but I doesn't, here what you need to do:
first of all try to boot into DOWNLOAD mode, if you can, then you are FINE, power off the phone and press and hold Volume down+home+power for about 5 sec then let them go, phone will boot into DOWNLOAD mode, then
go to www.sammobile.com and download the latest firmware for your device model,
download Odin, there on sammobile website they have the instructions and everything you need,
read and follow all steps and instructions
after downloading the firmware you gonna unzipped and extract the odin file, then
open Odin, Click PDA and navigate to the file you extracted,
then click start, PHONE MUST BE ON DOWNLOAD MODE
This will restore your phone from factory, everything will be wiped, just to let you know, you gonna end having like a brand new phone, now after that, you can root your phone again, and be more carefull fashing roms,
If helped please use the Thanks Button, god bless, cheers:fingers-crossed:

yoniinfante said:
Don't be scared mate, I know it looks ugly but I doesn't, here what you need to do:
first of all try to boot into DOWNLOAD mode, if you can, then you are FINE, power off the phone and press and hold Volume down+home+power for about 5 sec then let them go, phone will boot into DOWNLOAD mode, then
go to (link) and download the latest firmware for your device model,
download Odin, there on sammobile website they have the instructions and everything you need,
read and follow all steps and instructions
after downloading the firmware you gonna unzipped and extract the odin file, then
open Odin, Click PDA and navigate to the file you extracted,
then click start, PHONE MUST BE ON DOWNLOAD MODE
This will restore your phone from factory, everything will be wiped, just to let you know, you gonna end having like a brand new phone, now after that, you can root your phone again, and be more carefull fashing roms,
If helped please use the Thanks Button, god bless, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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Hi, thanks for your reply
Before restoring I did a full backup on titaniumBackup so I'm not worried at all about resetting the phone to stock. Trouble is, i can't get to download mode. The phone dies before I can get it to that mode. Is there a way to force it into download mode?
thanks so much for replying so quick!

thefirstguyafterthatguy said:
Hi, thanks for your reply
Before restoring I did a full backup on titaniumBackup so I'm not worried at all about resetting the phone to stock. Trouble is, i can't get to download mode. The phone dies before I can get it to that mode. Is there a way to force it into download mode?
thanks so much for replying so quick!
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[edit] managed to get it into download mode after unplugging it from the PC
thanks so much! it's great to see the phone reply for once!
will follow your steps and report on how it goes

thefirstguyafterthatguy said:
[edit] managed to get it into download mode after unplugging it from the PC
thanks so much! it's great to see the phone reply for once!
will follow your steps and report on how it goes
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that's very good news to read, follow all steps very carefully, im sure everything will be ok, let us know, cheers:fingers-crossed:

yoniinfante said:
that's very good news to read, follow all steps very carefully, im sure everything will be ok, let us know, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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It lives!
It works perfectly now! thank you so much! I have been rooting for many years now so I thought I knew it all! Guess we learn something new everyday
Speaking of which, if you are willing, can you please explain what went wrong? I would like to know what I did so I can better understand my mistake. I am sure it has to do with what i deleted from the advanced wipe menu? What happens if i wipe and then restart?
Thanks again friend, very quick, friendly and helpful.

thefirstguyafterthatguy said:
It lives!
It works perfectly now! thank you so much! I have been rooting for many years now so I thought I knew it all! Guess we learn something new everyday
Speaking of which, if you are willing, can you please explain what went wrong? I would like to know what I did so I can better understand my mistake. I am sure it has to do with what i deleted from the advanced wipe menu? What happens if i wipe and then restart?
Thanks again friend, very quick, friendly and helpful.
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well, for my understand this is where you made a mistake I then attempted to reboot the recovery before doing the installation, but I accidentally pressed system instead of recovery in the reboot menu.
after wiping everything you phone doesn't have anything to boot, ive done it before as well, nothing wrong with that, that's the only cost, booting to factory again, but it was good you had everything backed up with titanium, just like me lol, you already know next time just go easy thru recovery, cheers:fingers-crossed:

HELP!! I am stuck inside of TWRP and cannot boot into the system

Hey everyone, I have a really frustrating problem, I am currently able to boot into TWRP via hardware method and ADB can see my device as well. However I have tried to install a stock system image through TWRP and I have also tried to install another TWRP backup that a user had posted in the Q&A forum. At one time I was able to successfully boot into the system but my device said encryption unsuccessful. After wiping the system partition and trying to install these images through TWRP I am still unable to boot into the system. Whenever I install them my phone will reboot into TWRP. I am at a loss as to what to do. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions I would appreciate it.

crazyc78 said:
Hey everyone, I have a really frustrating problem, I am currently able to boot into TWRP via hardware method and ADB can see my device as well. However I have tried to install a stock system image through TWRP and I have also tried to install another TWRP backup that a user had posted in the Q&A forum. At one time I was able to successfully boot into the system but my device said encryption unsuccessful. After wiping the system partition and trying to install these images through TWRP I am still unable to boot into the system. Whenever I install them my phone will reboot into TWRP. I am at a loss as to what to do. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions I would appreciate it.
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I saw your other post in the other thread, but couldn't reply for some reason.. did you wipe the internal storage before restore?

Yes I did wipe the internal storage, I actually wiped everything the first time I tried to get everything in order and that was my original problem by wiping the system. I didn't realize that wiping internal storage would cause issues but that could have been one of the culprits. I think what finally solved my issue is I installed a deodexed rom and then powered down my device instead of rebooting and it booted up the rom. I had to flash SuperSU from a zip because for some reason the one that was preinstalled with that rom didn't install properly. So I installed the SuperSU zip and I am now officially rooted. Lesson learned DON'T WIPE SYSTEM OR INTERNAL STORAGE lol. I should have known better I have been rooting for awhile now, I just wasn't paying attention it happens to the best of us sometimes. Thanks for your help.

crazyc78 said:
Yes I did wipe the internal storage, I actually wiped everything the first time I tried to get everything in order and that was my original problem by wiping the system. I didn't realize that wiping internal storage would cause issues but that could have been one of the culprits. I think what finally solved my issue is I installed a deodexed rom and then powered down my device instead of rebooting and it booted up the rom. I had to flash SuperSU from a zip because for some reason the one that was preinstalled with that rom didn't install properly. So I installed the SuperSU zip and I am now officially rooted. Lesson learned DON'T WIPE SYSTEM OR INTERNAL STORAGE lol. I should have known better I have been rooting for awhile now, I just wasn't paying attention it happens to the best of us sometimes. Thanks for your help.
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I've been rooting for a while myself but messed up I'm stuck in twrp and don't know how to get it the phone back on! your help would be glady appreciated .

ricosuave88 said:
I've been rooting for a while myself but messed up I'm stuck in twrp and don't know how to get it the phone back on! your help would be glady appreciated .
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I used the deodexed ROM that is in the development forum. If I can upload it here I will if not just download it put it on your SD card and flash it. It may take a couple tries though I would suggest powering down your phone instead of rebooting it. Then turn it on and it should boot into the new rom. It's basically the same stock rom that our phone comes with. You may have to flash Chainfires SUPERSU zip that's in one of the threads. These steps should get you up and running again. Also if you can see your internal storage you're not encrypted. Hopefully that works for you. Let me know how it goes.

I wasnt able to upload the file from my phone. Just download it from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-stock-deodex-debloat-t3499423/page5

crazyc78 said:
I wasnt able to upload the file from my phone. Just download it from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-stock-deodex-debloat-t3499423/page5
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Thanks for responding back. Man I'm still stuck in twrp I'm losing all hope at this point been at all day and can't figure out what Im doing wrong . I know you was stuck in the same situation did flashing that twrp back up help you out?

ricosuave88 said:
Thanks for responding back. Man I'm still stuck in twrp I'm losing all hope at this point been at all day and can't figure out what Im doing wrong . I know you was stuck in the same situation did flashing that twrp back up help you out?
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Flashing the rom helped me out. It's a system image file. It's basically the stock rom for our device just deodexed. What exactly happened what did you wipe after your phone booted into
TWRP? If you still have TWRP you're not bricked. If you can flash that image from the thread I copied above then you should be good. You may have to flash SUPERSU to get root back. Also after you flash make sure you're not encrypted if you can see your internal storage partition then you're not encrypted.

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Flashing the rom helped me out. It's a system image file. It's basically the stock rom for our device just deodexed. What exactly happened what did you wipe after your phone booted into
TWRP? If you still have TWRP you're not bricked. If you can flash that image from the thread I copied above then you should be good. You may have to flash SUPERSU to get root back. Also after you flash make sure you're not encrypted if you can see your internal storage partition then you're not encrypted.
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when I flashed the rom from your link above it just booted me into twrp again . I don't know what exactly I'm suppose to wipe. I can see internal storage tho so I guess that's a good sign but what's not good is that I can't use my phone :/ I've been rooting for years and can't seem to figure this one out.

ricosuave88 said:
when I flashed the rom from your link above it just booted me into twrp again . I don't know what exactly I'm suppose to wipe. I can see internal storage tho so I guess that's a good sign but what's not good is that I can't use my phone :/ I've been rooting for years and can't seem to figure this one out.
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When you flashed the rom did you power the phone down and then try to boot into the rom? That's what I did and it worked for me. So don't select reboot into system, I'm not sure why it doesn't work that way. I had to power my device down and then boot into the room. Also if you can see your internal partition in TWRP then you should be good and encryption is not enabled. I know how frustrating this is. Just keep trying eventually that rom should stick.

crazyc78 said:
When you flashed the rom did you power the phone down and then try to boot into the rom? That's what I did and it worked for me. So don't select reboot into system, I'm not sure why it doesn't work that way. I had to power my device down and then boot into the room. Also if you can see your internal partition in TWRP then you should be good and encryption is not enabled. I know how frustrating this is. Just keep trying eventually that rom should stick.
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Man, I have tried everything as well and I can't seem to get pass TWRP. Has anyone found a way around this problem? I have been looking around for an answer for 2 days and nothing has worked so far, any help will be greatly appriciated.
Thank you

kaiser10 said:
Man, I have tried everything as well and I can't seem to get pass TWRP. Has anyone found a way around this problem? I have been looking around for an answer for 2 days and nothing has worked so far, any help will be greatly appriciated.
Thank you
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There a stock rom that I posted a link to a few posts back when I trying to help someone else. Download it put it on your SD card and install it. You don't need to wipe anything it will format things for you. After it installs don't reboot, power down the device and then turn it back on it should boot into the rom. That's what worked for me. I believe there was another way then what I just described it's in the same thread that I linked a few posts back. Good luck!!

crazyc78 said:
There a stock rom that I posted a link to a few posts back when I trying to help someone else. Download it put it on your SD card and install it. You don't need to wipe anything it will format things for you. After it installs don't reboot, power down the device and then turn it back on it should boot into the rom. That's what worked for me. I believe there was another way then what I just described it's in the same thread that I linked a few posts back. Good luck!!
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Thanks for the help brother. However, it did not work for me. I flash the stock system, boot, turn device off and turn back on but I am still stock on TWRP. I will continue reading and hopefully I will find the answer soon.
thank you,:crying:

kaiser10 said:
Thanks for the help brother. However, it did not work for me. I flash the stock system, boot, turn device off and turn back on but I am still stock on TWRP. I will continue reading and hopefully I will find the answer soon.
thank you,:crying:
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Np don't give up, I almost lost hope and then it worked for me.
Like I said there was another method that was discussed that worked for someone else. Try this thread, I know someone had the same issue that you and I had and they finally got it working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/h918-stock-deodex-debloat-t3499423

I'm here to the rescue! Follow this to the T! It worked for me! Let me know. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=69685809
Sent by using the battery of my LG V20

im on the same boat as you. I am stuck in TWRP

tried all the methods i found so far and still stuck in twrp. i would greatly appreciate if someone can get me out of this bootloop!

hslayer said:
tried all the methods i found so far and still stuck in twrp. i would greatly appreciate if someone can get me out of this bootloop!
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Same. Though I am on US996. Not sure what I did, was exploring some behind the scenes stuff using 'hidden codes' but didn't change any values as I didn't know what they meant in most cases. I rebooted my phone and it went straight to TWRP (3.0.2-1) and it will not boot past TWRP. Occasionally after I've flashed something, it will boot into TWRP and the screen will be unresponsive to touch so I have to pull the battery, but then it will be fine again.

I was in your position not to long ago, I'm currently working on getting a .kdz recovery file for the H918. My progress will continue on it later when finals are over.

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Restore H918 to 100% Stock (!!REQUIRES TWRP!!)