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Please help!!! Phone will not boot!!

I tried to upgrade to ext4 from viperom 4.0. I booted into recovery and installed the flashable zip ext4 file found here i was using clockworkdmod recovery version 2.5.1.0. Everytime i try to boot my phone it stays at samsung. i cannot do a nandroid restore. It gives me an error (sd-ext.img not found. Skipping restore of /sd-ext/.)
anyway to fix this without having to unroot?
P.S. i dont have app2sd partition anymore (i dont know is this information helps)

yungdizz said:
I tried to upgrade to ext4 from viperom 4.0. I booted into recovery and installed the flashable zip ext4 file found here i was using clockworkdmod recovery version 2.5.1.0. Everytime i try to boot my phone it stays at samsung. i cannot do a nandroid restore. It gives me an error (sd-ext.img not found. Skipping restore of /sd-ext/.)
anyway to fix this without having to unroot?
P.S. i dont have app2sd partition anymore (i dont know is this information helps)
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You are gonna have to odin to stock and start over. Same thing happend to me.
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Yea d/l odin and sph-d700-dk28-8g-rel.tar.md5 file. and load sph-d700-dk28-8g-rel.tar.md5 in the PDA and thats it. then make sure u guys follow this guys thread on youtube and litraly follow every single thing he does. your problem is your trying to do the update with wrong clockwork mod. look closer and follow the directions to the "T" dont be lazy hehe good luck it helped my phone allot im happy

thanks you guys...

Please post questions in General section.

Is there a way to flash my ext back?? or do this without a usb cable? cause i lost mine

[Q] bricked

Hi !
today I decided i should upgrade from CM7.0.2 to nb 118. But I first installed latest radio. I did a backup at this point. The radio flash went ok, the phone booted and everything worked fine.
I installed nightly build 118 from ROM manager without google apps, and with a dalvik wipe (no data/cache wipe). The phone booted up ok, but some widgets had disapeared, some shortcuts didn't work and some apps had disapeared too, the autorotation of screen at 0° had been unticked too... I rebooted, and finally decided I should revert to my backup.
That's where the real problem happens : after the backup restoration, the phone is stuck in a boot loop.
I can start with fastboot mode, but I can't access recovery mode, the red exclamation mark is there...
I'm not sure this tutorial : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751265 is adapted to my situation, should I follow it ?
Thank you for your help !
PS : I'm S-OFF

This should be @ the Q&A section but anyway, here we go:
I just had that bootloop situation myself and yes, you should follow that usb unbrick tutorial. That'll help you. Also, you should try if you can get to fakeflash by pressing VOLUP + POWER while @ the red exclamation window. If you can and you should be able to, search XDA for "fakeflash clockworkmod" or something similar, you should find a CWM image in a ZIP form. Then put that image into your SDCard, rename it to update.zip, go into the fakeflash menu and apply update.zip, it should fly you to the real recovery menu where you can do a full wipe and flash your ROM again.
Hopefully I'm not forgetting anything =D At least that's how I solved my situation and my phone is working fully again!

Hi.
Do you have the update.zip from recovery clock in the root of your sdcard, if so just press volume up and the power down at the same time, or the other way around ;-) when it change picture choose option, install update.zip and you should be in recovery mode
Im a noob, so dont laugh if i have written it the wrong way
Cheers, and good luck.
Jesus chist, it is written in the second post... Damn.

Hello trying to recover as well from a bricked HTC legend.
I cam unable to get to the update.zip to run.
it fails to verify the file.
and when i do get in to recovery I get E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
i was trying to root it and it is not going so well I just want to get it back to 2.2
Please help

DroidFreak07 said:
Hello trying to recover as well from a bricked HTC legend.
I cam unable to get to the update.zip to run.
it fails to verify the file.
and when i do get in to recovery I get E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
i was trying to root it and it is not going so well I just want to get it back to 2.2
Please help
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That "Can't open /cache etc." error message indicates that you are in the fake-flash menu. Do you have a working recovery image in the root of your SDcard renamed to "update.zip"? If not, try searching the forum for "clockworkmod fakeflash" or something similar and it should show some topics that will help you.
I recently got my Legend working again from bootloop and usb brick so I'm ready to help you with your further problems that may occur =)
EDIT: And please, make sure that your recovery zip is just "update.zip" and not a ZIP file named "update.zip" cause then it will be a file called "update.zip.zip" =D

taksu said:
That "Can't open /cache etc." error message indicates that you are in the fake-flash menu. Do you have a working recovery image in the root of your SDcard renamed to "update.zip"? If not, try searching the forum for "clockworkmod fakeflash" or something similar and it should show some topics that will help you.
I recently got my Legend working again from bootloop and usb brick so I'm ready to help you with your further problems that may occur =)
EDIT: And please, make sure that your recovery zip is just "update.zip" and not a ZIP file named "update.zip" cause then it will be a file called "update.zip.zip" =D
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Still nothing it try's to verify the file and fails.
any other Ideas? please.

DroidFreak07 said:
Still nothing it try's to verify the file and fails.
any other Ideas? please.
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I hope you read this and if it isn't fixed yet then take a rom YOU KNOW that works.
go into recovery Go to "mounts and storage" and format SYSTEM. NOTHING ELSE.
Do a wipe and THEN flash your zip.
Remember to NOT go out of recovery when you have formatted the system.
I hope it helps.

[Q] Help!! Urgent!

So, I got jealous of my brother... I too wanted a custom rom for my GT-i9500... I downloaded "pac_jfltexx-Black-Power-Edition_20140106"....
Downloaded Gapps.. After I did all the steps, which were:
1. Wipe cache
2. Wipe Data/factory reset
3. Wipe dalvik cache
4. Format /system
Then I selected, install zip from external SD card... I saw that, it said during installition, "Installing for i9505", and I was like whaa!?!? Afterwards, I did a search on the internet that what happens when we format system, it said that you ought to install a ROM because the system is without an OS..
After realizing my mistake, I STILL went ahead and installed it like a retard xD..
And now again I did all the above steps, somehow I have the CWM 6.0.3.3 still installed and opened right here... I am not able to do anything on my phone... Please tell me how to overcome this situation...
I searched on the internet, I found out that I can still install any ROM. I'm downloading KingCobra ROM build 5...
Now what do I do?
P.S.- I have a nandroid backup, but its not on my phone's sd card or the ext sd card, its on my computer, can I do anything with that backup and use odin to flash the backup?

- Download one firmware of Sammobile good for ur i9500
- Full wipe(data,system, cache and dalvick cache) in Recovery
- Go to Download Mode
- Flash the new firmware with Odin
- Enjoy it

Joku1981 said:
- Download one firmware of Sammobile good for ur i9500
- Full wipe(data,system, cache and dalvick cache) in Recovery
- Go to Download Mode
- Flash the new firmware with Odin
- Enjoy it
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Thanks, but I'm already downloading KingCobra ROM... I can flash that too right?

Hey, but the new ROM is in .zip format. Odin doesn't read it. WHAT TO DO?! PLEASE HELP!

TheSinister said:
Hey, but the new ROM is in .zip format. Odin doesn't read it. WHAT TO DO?! PLEASE HELP!
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Flash it in CUSTOM RECOVERY

Joku1981 said:
Flash it in CUSTOM RECOVERY
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But, I don't know how to put it there...My computer is not showing my device in My Computer..?
I have an idea.. I am going to put the downloaded ROM on the extSDcard via a Card Reader, and then maybe I can flash it? Or I can put my nandroid backup there?
Will this work?

Alright, so I put the KingCobra on the extSDcard via card reader, and I flashed it after wiping cache, data/facotory reset, system /format, and wipe dalvik cache....
I flashed it. But I didn't flash the Gaaps since it wasn't written there...
My phone proceeded the display "Samsung GT-i9500", then the music played of Samsung, and right now it's just there, the LED giving off blue light, getting dim and bright, I am just there for the last 5 minutes..
P.S.- The zip of KingCobra was of 1.4 GB...I downloaded the build 5 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497087
It's still stuck, what to do? Or just sit back since it's a big ROM?

Finlyno Had
Okay, I read on the KingCobra forum place on XDA. It said, that I'll have to flash a pit file. And many other instructions which I didn't understand. The startup sucked my whole phone's battery, and the only change was that the LED started to blink in Green color as well as Blue... Right now, my phone is just lying, I'm charging the battery, and it's playing the Red LED.
Please help, I don't know what to do.

need sacteh
I had a nandroid backup. I restored my phone. But now stuck at the samsung boot logo... Please help.. :crying:
I did a factory rest, flashed the restore, wiped cache, wiped dalvik cache, now stuck at samsung logo again :crying: :crying: :crying:

Pretty sure you were told in the first reply you got to go get a stock rom from Samfirmware & flash it with Odin to get a 'clean slate' & to then either re-root your phone and try flashing the custom rom again (and maybe read the flashing instructions for the rom in question this time) or restore a backup.
Oh...Look...That's exactly what you were told (and you haven't done it)
You clearly have no idea what you're doing (how to recover in particular, and obviously how to flash the rom in question as well), I strongly suggest you do what was suggested (flash a stock rom) if you want your phone working again anytime soon.

If you have philz recovery, then you can attach a memory stick with an usb otg cable, and make a restore from there, or install a new rom
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MistahBungle said:
Pretty sure you were told in the first reply you got to go get a stock rom from Samfirmware & flash it with Odin to get a 'clean slate' & to then either re-root your phone and try flashing the custom rom again (and maybe read the flashing instructions for the rom in question this time) or restore a backup.
Oh...Look...That's exactly what you were told (and you haven't done it)
You clearly have no idea what you're doing (how to recover in particular, and obviously how to flash the rom in question as well), I strongly suggest you do what was suggested (flash a stock rom) if you want your phone working again anytime soon.
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I tried downloading the ROM from there, but it's giving an error, I tried from my friend's home, still the same error, so I'm pretty sure that it's the site's problem. Right now I'm following these particular instructions...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
If I encounter a problem, I'll surely ask before doing anything reckless...

vashminted said:
If you have philz recovery, then you can attach a memory stick with an usb otg cable, and make a restore from there, or install a new rom
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No, I don't, I have CWM recovery 6.0.3.3.

TheSinister said:
I tried downloading the ROM from there, but it's giving an error, I tried from my friend's home, still the same error, so I'm pretty sure that it's the site's problem. Right now I'm following these particular instructions...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
If I encounter a problem, I'll surely ask before doing anything reckless...
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If your having a problem with downloading the rom from samsung. Give me the exact link and ill be happy to make a mirror for you in MEGA. Have a nice day.
Sent from Hell ?

Repulsa said:
If your having a problem with downloading the rom from samsung. Give me the exact link and ill be happy to make a mirror for you in MEGA. Have a nice day.
Sent from Hell ?
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Okay people, everyone, thanks for your help,
I followed this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
And my phone works fine now!
I don't care about the applications.. XD

A little info for those stuck at 49% using LG Flash Tool

I just want to share my experience after a bad flash and no way to recover.
I was still able to get to TWRP. I had flashed a Rom and it went bad. Long story short. No Loki causing boot into fastboot screen.
Tried using flash tools to restore stock with kdz. No good kept stopping at 49% because it was not the expected firmware.
The fix.
Wipe system in recovery then try again. With system wiped. The firmware matches and installs as expected.
Just wanted to share my experience. Maybe it will help someone else with the same problem.
Brian
Sent from my LG-D801 using Tapatalk

THANK YOU!!
I registered specifically so I could post here.
I was looking for ages trying to find a fix. Always getting stuck at that 49%. Back to normal now!
Thanks alot

cambuchan said:
I registered specifically so I could post here.
I was looking for ages trying to find a fix. Always getting stuck at that 49%. Back to normal now!
Thanks alot
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Glad it was if help for you!
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What fixed it for my friend was "format data," as in internal storage as well.
Thank you!

h
cheami said:
What fixed it for my friend was "format data," as in internal storage as well.
Thank you!
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Hi, sorry for my english , I'm french
I wanted to flash a custom rom on my LG G2 D802 .
I wanted the Paranoid Android (PA +) with 4.3 JellyBean .
So I made the
Backup
Wipe data / factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Wipe dalvik Cache
After I
Choose zip ( custom ROM ) from sd card
Then I
Reboot System Now
And turn on my laptop, I get an error message saying
[640 ] started Fastboot Mode
[ 690] udc start ()
I realized I had to flash AOSP kernel before changing to a ROM paranoid . But my kernel is blocked and so I have to go back to the stock ROM
When I did this tutorial using lg tools , flashing stops at 49% with an error message .
I also saw that I could access the recovery mod by following this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565904(but I saw that I could not otherwise reboot my phone after it was bricking ) and therefore flash my stock Rom which I had made the backup . But I do not know if the ROM has been saved and if it remained in my files after the Wipes.
If it is not there, is that in buying a micro USB ====> HUSB adapter, I could install a stock ROM from a USB key ? Or is there a way I can put files from my computer to my laptop which has no port micro sd?
And is what I could with my kernel "blocked " ?
Thank you very much

harryleplusfort said:
Hi, sorry for my english , I'm french
I wanted to flash a custom rom on my LG G2 D802 .
I wanted the Paranoid Android (PA +) with 4.3 JellyBean .
So I made the
Backup
Wipe data / factory reset
Wipe cache partition
Wipe dalvik Cache
After I
Choose zip ( custom ROM ) from sd card
Then I
Reboot System Now
And turn on my laptop, I get an error message saying
[640 ] started Fastboot Mode
[ 690] udc start ()
I realized I had to flash AOSP kernel before changing to a ROM paranoid . But my kernel is blocked and so I have to go back to the stock ROM
When I did this tutorial using lg tools , flashing stops at 49% with an error message .
I also saw that I could access the recovery mod by following this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565904(but I saw that I could not otherwise reboot my phone after it was bricking ) and therefore flash my stock Rom which I had made the backup . But I do not know if the ROM has been saved and if it remained in my files after the Wipes.
If it is not there, is that in buying a micro USB ====> HUSB adapter, I could install a stock ROM from a USB key ? Or is there a way I can put files from my computer to my laptop which has no port micro sd?
And is what I could with my kernel "blocked " ?
Thank you very much
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It sounds like you have access to recovery, so you can use adb to push or pull files from your phone. Your backup should still be on your phone, as long as you didn't wipe the internal storage.
I'd suggest pulling the important photos/videos/backup/files/etc from your phone to your computer, then wiping internal storage or wipe factory reset. Then hopefully it wont get stuck at 49%, as that is what I did for my friend's D801 to allow it to go back to stock 100%.

Exactly what i keep telling people with the same issue, Just do a full wipe in cwm/twrp before restoring to stock. the problem is allot of them can't get into recovery :silly:

Thanks for sharing! Will be useful someday
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Posted this problem in another thread but haven't had an answer so hoping this one will help, have a vs980 with B firmware, rooted and was running cm11 Sat I installed rayglobe Rom ported to vs980 after running it for a few hours I decided to install twrp then I was gonna try phills recovery cause I was used to it, I installed freegee from the market and it ran a check and sshowed me the recoveries available for my phone, the short version is for some reason it read my phone version as the rayglobe 802 firmware and I hit install not realizing it wasn't. Reading vs980 now I have no recovery, flash tool does not work ( says wrong phone) rayglobe runs perfect but all maps dealong with root sees a 802 phone. Anyone have a idea how to fix this?
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quinejh said:
Posted this problem in another thread but haven't had an answer so hoping this one will help, have a vs980 with B firmware, rooted and was running cm11 Sat I installed rayglobe Rom ported to vs980 after running it for a few hours I decided to install twrp then I was gonna try phills recovery cause I was used to it, I installed freegee from the market and it ran a check and sshowed me the recoveries available for my phone, the short version is for some reason it read my phone version as the rayglobe 802 firmware and I hit install not realizing it wasn't. Reading vs980 now I have no recovery, flash tool does not work ( says wrong phone) rayglobe runs perfect but all maps dealong with root sees a 802 phone. Anyone have a idea how to fix this?
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Edit your build.prop to the correct device and install the correct recovery
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No clue how to do that can u use Rom manager app to do that?
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quinejh said:
No clue how to do that can u use Rom manager app to do that?
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Search is your friend, any app that can edit the build prop should work, please make a backup of your build prop. if you get it wrong your device will not boot.

Ok I found a thread on here about how to use file explorer to change the build prop it says there r 2 entries I need to change but my question is do I change it from d802 to vs980 or vs980b?
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leomd333 said:
Exactly what i keep telling people with the same issue, Just do a full wipe in cwm/twrp before restoring to stock. the problem is allot of them can't get into recovery :silly:
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Well I could get into recovery but it did not fix the problem.

Please explain!
bri315317 said:
I just want to share my experience after a bad flash and no way to recover.
I was still able to get to TWRP. I had flashed a Rom and it went bad. Long story short. No Loki causing boot into fastboot screen.
Tried using flash tools to restore stock with kdz. No good kept stopping at 49% because it was not the expected firmware.
The fix.
Wipe system in recovery then try again. With system wiped. The firmware matches and installs as expected.
Just wanted to share my experience. Maybe it will help someone else with the same problem.
Brian
Sent from my LG-D801 using Tapatalk
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I have same problem with my F320L. I will try your method but please explain bit more that how should i do?
In twrp, first hard reset and then do full wipe (all wipe except internal memory and do not format any thing) or describe the way please?
Thanks!

bri315317 said:
I just want to share my experience after a bad flash and no way to recover.
I was still able to get to TWRP. I had flashed a Rom and it went bad. Long story short. No Loki causing boot into fastboot screen.
Tried using flash tools to restore stock with kdz. No good kept stopping at 49% because it was not the expected firmware.
The fix.
Wipe system in recovery then try again. With system wiped. The firmware matches and installs as expected.
Just wanted to share my experience. Maybe it will help someone else with the same problem.
Brian
Sent from my LG-D801 using Tapatalk
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When i go to recovery mode i only have function Factory reset...
Can you help me please ?

[Q] Bricked LG G2 help required

Hi Guys, I was trying to edit the build prop and have encountered a serious issue.
After the restart my mobile im continiously getting com.android.systemui has stopped as a result i cannot do any thing.
I downloaded a rom and tried flashing it adb sideload but it is ailing due to signature verification.
I got this phone as a used phone so it has a recovery which doesnt not have option for toggling the signature verification.
Please help me as ive been trying this since 12 hours now

i have some recovery but it doesnt have much options, just update from sd
update from cache
update from adb
wipe data/ factory reset and
update cache
if i can some one toggle signature verification off i think that shoudl work out.

That's factory recovery, you won't be able to flash ROMs from it.
You will probably have to flash back to stock using the guides here.

is there a way to flash twrp in and then flash any custom rom

pema.yozer said:
is there a way to flash twrp in and then flash any custom rom
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not sure if there is, but I don't think so
maybe you could try adb pushing a 'good' build.prop file. On kitkat you can adb sideload kk_root.zip from ioroot using stock recovery, for example, so it maybe possible... again I'm not sure, sorry.
but it's probably quicker to just flash the whole ROM from download mode, if you check the development section there's a new easy to use flashtool, where you can choose not to wipe your data.. just make sure you flash the right kdz file