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soft bricked my s4

i have twrp installed on my s4, and i accidentally wiped the full system through twrp (via "format data" button in twrp). now its basically got the stock file system on it only. i can get into twrp though. i have the latest cm10.1 on my internal storage. but when i flash it through twrp it bootloops on the samsung logo. any help plz?? i tried to flash pacman rom as well as its the same thing..

param.006 said:
i have twrp installed on my s4, and i accidentally wiped the full system through twrp (via "format data" button in twrp). now its basically got the stock file system on it only. i can get into twrp though. i have the latest cm10.1 on my internal storage. but when i flash it through twrp it bootloops on the samsung logo. any help plz?? i tried to flash pacman rom as well as its the same thing..
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Do all the proper wipes as if changing ROMs before flashing:
Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
format /system
Flash ROM and gapps

Ol' Dirty Bastard said:
Do all the proper wipes as if changing ROMs before flashing:
Factory Reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik
format /system
Flash ROM and gapps
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Make sure never to "format data" through TWRP, it will guarantee a bootloop.
To the OP:
The OP can ODIN back to stock, immediately do a factory reset, re-root, and then re-install TWRP again. At that point you can put whatever ROM and Kernel you had back on your phone...just make sure not to format Data again in TWRP or you will have to redo everything again. Also, make sure the MF3 OTA doesn't install on your phone before you get a custom ROM on it or you will be screwed for sure. Good luck.
And in the future, make sure you actually read the threads that pertain to whatever you are doing to your phone. If you would have read the TWRP thread in development, you would have seen what to do and what not to do.

scott14719 said:
Make sure never to "format data" through TWRP, it will guarantee a bootloop.
To the OP:
The OP can ODIN back to stock, immediately do a factory reset, re-root, and then re-install TWRP again. At that point you can put whatever ROM and Kernel you had back on your phone...just make sure not to format Data again in TWRP or you will have to redo everything again. Also, make sure the MF3 OTA doesn't install on your phone before you get a custom ROM on it or you will be screwed for sure. Good luck.
And in the future, make sure you actually read the threads that pertain to whatever you are doing to your phone. If you would have read the TWRP thread in development, you would have seen what to do and what not to do.
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I have TWRP 2.6 (trash, it freezes) and used the "Format Data" when switching from Slim Build 8 to my own built Slim 4.3 Beta 1.2, and everything was fine.

Ol' Dirty Bastard said:
I have TWRP 2.6 (trash, it freezes) and used the "Format Data" when switching from Slim Build 8 to my own built Slim 4.3 Beta 1.2, and everything was fine.
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From the TWRP thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43791999&postcount=538
A lot of people have had trouble with 2.6.x.x versions and have gone back to 2.5.x.x version, but the "format data" problem still exists. There is a little more info about it in the TWRP thread on the same page as the single post I posted.

scott14719 said:
From the TWRP thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43791999&postcount=538
A lot of people have had trouble with 2.6.x.x versions and have gone back to 2.5.x.x version, but the "format data" problem still exists. There is a little more info about it in the TWRP thread on the same page as the single post I posted.
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Weird I had no issues... I did exactly that, click the button and typed yes... 2.6 is pretty horrible though, the freezing is annoying, so a downgrade to 2.5.0.2 will be next for me.
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EDIT - I remember when I did that, it said that it may not be able to mount /data so I reboot recovery before I proceeded.

Restore your backup, and before you boot flash your kernel again, it should boot fine...
Thanks

scott14719 said:
The OP can ODIN back to stock, immediately do a factory reset, re-root, and then re-install TWRP again. At that point you can put whatever ROM and Kernel you had back on your phone...
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I flashed a bad rom and am stuck in the same position. What I can't find is an odin walkthrough for restoring with my original nandroid backups or an official uamdl odin image to flash. One thread claims to have a uamdl restore image for odin, but it's only 9.23MB which seems far too small.
Thanks

Cache partitions erase error.

Guys, I need some help with my Galaxy S4 - 9505.
I'm running Omera rom with TWRP recovery.
I had one random restart and decided to wipe cache and dalvik. But I can't. , recovery report that cache could not be mounted.
I changed recovery with PhilZ but its the same. Also the partition size is shown 0MB.
This is the second time i got this issue.
Could anyone of you help me to understand why this happen?

re: cache issues
samo_ said:
Guys, I need some help with my Galaxy S4 - 9505.
I'm running Omera rom with TWRP recovery.
I had one random restart and decided to wipe cache and dalvik. But I can't. , recovery report that cache could not be mounted.
I changed recovery with PhilZ but its the same. Also the partition size is shown 0MB.
This is the second time i got this issue.
Could anyone of you help me to understand why this happen?
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First you should do a nandroid backup.
Your best bet is to do a system reset (under settings in the phone) and then download the stock odin
flash pre-rooted i9505 rom from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2409867
Odin flash it and then check out the phone make sure all is well.
After that get the Odin flashable Philz, CWM or TWRP recovery and flash it, (or simply use goomanager to get twrp)
then get the latest update of SuperSU and flash that in recovery. (both goomanager & superSU are free apps at the playstore)
Then after checking everything out making sure everything is working properly make another nandroid backup.
After that flash any of the i9505 compatible custom rom you like.

@Misterjunky, thanks for the reply.
I actually have done this first time i got this issue, so did same and now.
More or less I try to understand why cache got corrupted? And could this be some kind of hardware issue with the internal memory.

[Q] Noob nandroid backup question

How Much does nandroid actually store?
I'backed up my rooted 4.3 state with CWM.
I then flashed with the 4.4 google edition kitkat rom
If I try and restore from my previous backup in this state will it work or do have to re-flash with 4.3 before I try and restore from the CWM nandroid backup??

mbenson1000 said:
How Much does nandroid actually store?
I'backed up my rooted 4.3 state with CWM.
I then flashed with the 4.4 google edition kitkat rom
If I try and restore from my previous backup in this state will it work or do have to re-flash with 4.3 before I try and restore from the CWM nandroid backup??
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CWM is good, but i prefer use TWRP or Philz Touch (coz is updated and have more options). If u did a FULL nandroid backup (boot, system, data, cache, recovery and EFS) I dont think u will have problems:
- Go to CWM
- Make full wipe (system, data, cache and dalvik cache)
- Reboot in CWM
- Restore the 4.3 backup
- Enjoy it again :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
CWM is good, but i prefer use TWRP or Philz Touch (coz is updated and have more options). If u did a FULL nandroid backup (boot, system, data, cache, recovery and EFS) I dont think u will have problems:
- Go to CWM
- Make full wipe (system, data, cache and dalvik cache)
- Reboot in CWM
- Restore the 4.3 backup
- Enjoy it again :highfive:
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Ok this didn't go quite as easily as you suggested.
I did a standard backup with CWM (not sure if that included cache end EFS)
I did a full wipe and then restored my 4.3 backup.
This just resulted with it hanging at the Samsung text on boot.
I've managed to get back to where I started with a backup I made kitkat.
I'd be happy to stay with kitkat but I have no sms (messaging app dies as soon as it's launched)
Do I need to get hold of the stock firmware and do this via odin??
If so can anyone point me towards a good link for the stock Samsung firmware for the GT-I9505 S4??
Thanks in advance,
mbenson1000

mbenson1000 said:
Ok this didn't go quite as easily as you suggested.
I did a standard backup with CWM (not sure if that included cache end EFS)
I did a full wipe and then restored my 4.3 backup.
This just resulted with it hanging at the Samsung text on boot.
I've managed to get back to where I started with a backup I made kitkat.
I'd be happy to stay with kitkat but I have no sms (messaging app dies as soon as it's launched)
Do I need to get hold of the stock firmware and do this via odin??
If so can anyone point me towards a good link for the stock Samsung firmware for the GT-I9505 S4??
Thanks in advance,
mbenson1000
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If you want a stock from samsung here you go.Sammobile

[Q] my phone stopped working after changing farmework

I have replaced the framework files in the system... rebooted the phone and got many errors... can't even view anything in the phone.
Do I solve the problem by installing the bootloader and Modems XXUFNC9 by odin3?
Do I lose my files by installing this?
If this worked, would I be able to do a backup using recovery mode?
Thanks in advance

you can use your phone again after flashing stock firmware and wiping data & cache
you will lose any data
I dont recommend that you do a backup in this status because you missed the phone up
always do Nandroid backup when the phone is clean !
if you have a previous backup you can restore it

RubbaBand said:
you can use your phone again after flashing stock firmware and wiping data & cache
you will lose any data
I dont recommend that you do a backup in this status because you missed the phone up
always do Nandroid backup when the phone is clean !
if you have a previous backup you can restore it
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so there's no way to restore my files?!

go to recovery then do a custom backup and choose data & cache (dont select any other option) and hit start backup
then after flashing & wiping flash a custom recovery and go to custom restore and choose data & cache
and hit start restore
your phone should work with previous apps
make sure to backup in SD CARD !

RubbaBand said:
go to recovery then do a custom backup and choose data & cache (dont select any other option) and hit start backup
then after flashing & wiping flash a custom recovery and go to custom restore and choose data & cache
and hit start restore
your phone ahould work with previous apps
make sure to backup in SD CARD !
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Just to confirm.. this is the sequence u mean?,, please correct me if am wrong
1. back up
2- wipe data and cache
3- restore

yes like that but do a (custom backup)
not a normal or full backup !

RubbaBand said:
yes like that but do a (custom backup)
not a normal or full backup !
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what do you mean by a custom back up?..how to do it?

the most thing I care about is my photos and videos... is it possible to just back up those?
after this i have to install omega rom to do the rest of the work...do u recommend this step?

follow my steps
go to recovery
go to backup and restore > custom backup to /storage/sdcard1
then select everything instead of the SYSTEM then start backup
after that wipe data & cache
then flash stock firmware via Odin
then wipe data & cache
then flash a custom recovery
then go backup and restore > restore from /storgae/sdcard1 and select the folde qnd hit start
everything should be ok

RubbaBand said:
follow my steps
go to recovery
go to backup and restore > custom backup to /storage/sdcard1
then select everything instead of the SYSTEM then start backup
after that wipe data & cache
then flash stock firmware via Odin
then wipe data & cache
then flash a custom recovery
then go backup and restore > restore from /storgae/sdcard1 and select the folde qnd hit start
everything should be ok
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everything is clear now but the thing is I dont have the "custom backup" option. I'm using a CWM recovery..

download & flash touch philz Recovery

RubbaBand said:
download & flash touch philz Recovery
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I can't use the phone to download it!!
i'm gonna flash it via odin... sorry for bothering

man, just one more thing,
do u know how do i delete old files in my sd card in order to backup the phone..cuz there's no enough space in the sd card : )

connect the SD Card to pc
or put it on another phone and manage it from there

RubbaBand said:
connect the SD Card to pc
or put on another phone and manage it from there
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Oh Yeah, I'll connect it to another phone.
Thanks a lot for your time. I really appreciate your help

anytime bro im here to help you

Fix freeze , lags etc.

Hello people my phone getting old i think 1.5 year so far my phone started to freeze having lags getting too hot while browsing. And bootloops started without flashing anything. First bootloop happened 2 weeks ago. Today happened again twice i wiped dalvik cache and everything is fine how can i fix it? I thought rom cause it i flashed stock firmware rooted it and removed bloatware. Still happens lags,freeze,getting too hot and bootloop. Is it lollipop update? I never had this issues with kitkat. How can fix this and keep my alive?

Orangley said:
Hello people my phone getting old i think 1.5 year so far my phone started to freeze having lags getting too hot while browsing. And bootloops started without flashing anything. First bootloop happened 2 weeks ago. Today happened again twice i wiped dalvik cache and everything is fine how can i fix it? I thought rom cause it i flashed stock firmware rooted it and removed bloatware. Still happens lags,freeze,getting too hot and bootloop. Is it lollipop update? I never had this issues with kitkat. How can fix this and keep my alive?
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Try a full factory reset. Be careful as this will wipe your internal storage.

GDReaper said:
Try a full factory reset. Be careful as this will wipe your internal storage.
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Thank you for your answer but I did it after flash stock rom via odin. Wiped data / factory reset , cache partition , mounted cache , system , data , wiped dalvik cache..

Wiping data does not equal a factory reset. Wiping data does just that, wipes user installed apps. But generally leaves the internal storage alone.
A factory reset returns the phone to the settings it came out of the factory with, including a clean internal storage(If you have the stock rom). I heard that changing roms and just wiping data, dalvik and cache will still leave behind some files.
But it could also be untrue.

GDReaper said:
Wiping data does not equal a factory reset. Wiping data does just that, wipes user installed apps. But generally leaves the internal storage alone.
A factory reset returns the phone to the settings it came out of the factory with, including a clean internal storage(If you have the stock rom). I heard that changing roms and just wiping data, dalvik and cache will still leave behind some files.
But it could also be untrue.
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Flashing stock rom is same with factory reset i think clears everything.

I don't know. Haven't flashed stock on this device yet.
But don't most guys recommend doing a wipe before going back to stock?

I dont know i'll try that when i have free time. I did research some guys saying lollipop causing these problems. I'll try wipe before flash stock rom again , if issues keep happen i'll use lates 4.4.2 custom rom. Thank you for your answers i'll report back.

Real reset
This method will wipe everything, including operating system and efs files. Before you do this:
you must root
Download twrp recovery
Install the recovery using the app from the play store
Boot into recovery mode and have twrp backup everything
save your backup to an SD card and the computer (can't hurt to have two backups)
Doing the above will preserve your phone important data like your imei and efs
in case something goes wrong.
NOW
after you have backed everything up use twrp recovery to wipe data. Have twrp wipe everything except for your SD card (don't won't to lose the backup)
After everything has been obliterated have twrp boot you into download mode.
Download Odin from XDA preferably 3.09 (most stable release) and then grab an official stock firmware from a trusted source. The latest stock firmware should be at least 4.4.2
If you have carriers other than t-mobile you will also need to find a PIT file for partitioning.
When you have all of this open up Odin with your phone connected in download mode and make sure repartitioning, clear efs and nand-erase is checked along with the defaults.
Select pda button and choose your firmware (unzipped tar.md5 format.) Then select repartitioning PIT file button and direct to where you have the PIT file downloaded.
now click start (be sure that the Com port is recognized by Odin: will be highlighted in blue or yellow.)
This will take a while depending on your computer.
when it finishes your phone should reboot with a fresh os and filesystem. If you get stuck in a bootloop reboot into recovery mode and do a wipe data and wipe cache. Reboot and your phone should be good as new.
IMPORTANT!!! It is vital you keep your TWRP backups for as long as you have your phone if you lose them and something goes wrong while flashing your phone you will lose important things such as IMEI baseband which will prevent you from connecting to your network and Sim card recognition.

Thank you so much i'll try this now.

AndroidInitiate said:
This method will wipe everything, including operating system and efs files. Before you do this:
you must root
Download twrp recovery
Install the recovery using the app from the play store
Boot into recovery mode and have twrp backup everything
save your backup to an SD card and the computer (can't hurt to have two backups)
Doing the above will preserve your phone important data like your imei and efs
in case something goes wrong.
NOW
after you have backed everything up use twrp recovery to wipe data. Have twrp wipe everything except for your SD card (don't won't to lose the backup)
After everything has been obliterated have twrp boot you into download mode.
Download Odin from XDA preferably 3.09 (most stable release) and then grab an official stock firmware from a trusted source. The latest stock firmware should be at least 4.4.2
If you have carriers other than t-mobile you will also need to find a PIT file for partitioning.
When you have all of this open up Odin with your phone connected in download mode and make sure repartitioning, clear efs and nand-erase is checked along with the defaults.
Select pda button and choose your firmware (unzipped tar.md5 format.) Then select repartitioning PIT file button and direct to where you have it downloaded.
now click start (be sure that the Com port is recognized by Odin: will be highlighted in blue or yellow.)
This will take a while depending on your computer.
when it finishes your phone should reboot with a fresh os and filesystem. If you get stuck in a bootloop reboot into recovery mode and do a wipe data and wipe cache. Reboot and your phone should be good as new.
IMPORTANT!!! It is vital you keep your TWRP backups for as long as you have your phone if you lose them and something goes wrong while flashing your phone you will lose important things such as IMEI baseband which will prevent you from connecting to your network and Sim card recognition.
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Odin freeze everytime i put twrp tar.md5 file cant i use philz touch which i use for long time?

Orangley said:
Odin freeze everytime i put twrp tar.md5 file cant i use philz touch which i use for long time?
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Is that another custom recovery?
If so then yes just make sure you have all of your system files and most importantly your efs backed up.
Run odin as administrator if that doesnt work, try using another version of Odin.

AndroidInitiate said:
Is that another custom recovery?
If so then yes just make sure you have all of your system files and most importantly your efs backed up.
Run odin as administrator if that doesnt work, try using another version of Odin.
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Doesnt work another versions both twrp and odin. I'll keep my custom recovery and try it.

Orangley said:
Doesnt work another versions both twrp and odin. I'll keep my custom recovery and try it.
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What carrier are you using, model number of the phone, etc.
Have you backed everything up? And can you flash the custom recovery through Odin if it fails?
Try it without wiping efs first just to be safe
Look here for your device you will be able to find standalone flash able versions of twrp that should work through odin.
http://twrp.me/Devices/

Using i9500. And i did what you said and works fine thank you! Mods close thread please.