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No recovery mode/Phone with Explanation mark

Ok, I have been thrown for a loop and need some help....
I had a Sprint Hero Rooted on 2.1 the .5 sprint update
Tried to run the new update but it kept getting corrupt.
Did a Nandroid backup
So I reverted back to the .5 RUU
Then it wanted me to update to the old .6 update, so I did
Hoping then I would upgrade to the new .6 but it was not able to find a new update?
Wanted to restore my nandroid update.
When I try to boot into the recovery mode I get a picture of a phone with a red Explanation mark in a triangle.
There is a bunch of people on the net that say they have seen or gotten it, but no one says how to get rid of it? So I can not get in to recovery mode at all.
Tried the home+power boot
Tried the volume down + power then home
always ends in the same screen with no recovery.
Tried multiple times to install the .5 RUU
Reset phone
never can get back there to the recovery?
Phone will boot fine into 2.1 and run fine..
Anyone have any ideas, I have tried everything I can think of.
Thanks

Did u try placing the recovery on ur SD card and flashing it threw terminal on ur phone
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

You lost root, as far as I remember the .6 update was to block the corrent rooting efforts that you see around here, thats why the rooting instruction say to go back to the .5 ruu.
The corrupted update your getting is just sprints server being bogged down.
What you need todo is go back and re-root your phone. Dont worry about the update untill it gets released into one of the current roms or until you here that its safe todo without losing root.

ASimmons said:
You lost root, as far as I remember the .6 update was to block the corrent rooting efforts that you see around here, thats why the rooting instruction say to go back to the .5 ruu.
The corrupted update your getting is just sprints server being bogged down.
What you need todo is go back and re-root your phone. Dont worry about the update untill it gets released into one of the current roms or until you here that its safe todo without losing root.
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Thanks, I can't believe I missed that! I had never tried a backup before root, so I did not think about that. Now I know and hopefully this will help someone that googles this issue, as there is never a clear answer until yours.
Thanks again...

So in closing of this thread:
if you are trying to get into recovery and see "Phone with Explanation mark" image.
it's because your phone is not rooted
So root your phone and it's all good

Also If you ever run an ruu on your phone you can kiss your root good bye no matter what version you do. but if you have nand backups you can reroot your phone and then restore one of your backups since there stored on your sdcard.

copc said:
So in closing of this thread:
if you are trying to get into recovery and see "Phone with Explanation mark" image.
it's because your phone is not rooted
So root your phone and it's all good
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Correction: If you see this symbol, it means you don't have a custom recovery image in the phone. You can actually be rooted and still get that symbol if you haven't yet flashed a custom recovery after you rooted. You need to have a custom recovery (that requires root) to avoid getting that symbol when you try to boot into recovery.
Most rooting methods on here automatically include flashing a custom recovery as one of the steps, so this isn't really a big issue....but I just wanted to clarify the specifics of this for anyone else who reads.

copc said:
So in closing of this thread:
if you are trying to get into recovery and see "Phone with Explanation mark" image.
it's because your phone is not rooted
So root your phone and it's all good
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I am running a rooted 2.1 and get this symbol , i installed rom manager and it asked me to install flash clockworkmod recovery and it booted into recovery straight away allowing me to partition my sd card, but if i want to access this mode i have to run flash clockworkmod recovery everytime or it will not work
Any idea why that is anyone?

brisuth said:
I am running a rooted 2.1 and get this symbol , i installed rom manager and it asked me to install flash clockworkmod recovery and it booted into recovery straight away allowing me to partition my sd card, but if i want to access this mode i have to run flash clockworkmod recovery everytime or it will not work
Any idea why that is anyone?
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Nope once its on there you should be able to hold the home key while rebooting to get into recovery.
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ASimmons said:
Nope once its on there you should be able to hold the home key while rebooting to get into recovery.
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only way can get there is through flash clockworkmod recovery then select either reboot in recovery mode or turn of handset and restart with home and power button, what ever flash clockworkmod recovery does to make it work as soon as it has been used i am guessing it is deleted or modified,
i have tried running it then checking files on sd card but cant see anything different

brisuth said:
only way can get there is through flash clockworkmod recovery then select either reboot in recovery mode or turn of handset and restart with home and power button, what ever flash clockworkmod recovery does to make it work as soon as it has been used i am guessing it is deleted or modified,
i have tried running it then checking files on sd card but cant see anything different
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The recovery console isn't on your SD card, it's flashed to a partition inside your phone's memory. So you won't see anything different on your card.
And if you can boot into recovery by "restart with home and power button" like you say, then it's working as it should -- that's how you get into recovery.

chromiumleaf said:
The recovery console isn't on your SD card, it's flashed to a partition inside your phone's memory. So you won't see anything different on your card.
And if you can boot into recovery by "restart with home and power button" like you say, then it's working as it should -- that's how you get into recovery.
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just had a friendly member point out what i was starting to suspect the problem lies with the custom recovery being flashed back to stock on every restart, the shell command here
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh this stops any custom recovery on reboot. any advice on what tools to edit or remove

Delete that file when you get root I guess. Our as soon as you reboot into clockwork recovery, flash a rom. Use nfinitefx if you want a stock one
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I always had root that was where the confusion was, what i did not know was the script was running with every boot of the handset and removing the recovery that was there as it was identified as unofficial and exclamation mark could be down to me using many methods to flash i may have renamed original recovery so when it goes to exclamation it is because cant find original recovery whether handset is rooted or not.

danaff37 said:
Delete that file when you get root I guess. Our as soon as you reboot into clockwork recovery, flash a rom. Use nfinitefx if you want a stock one
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would that have worked? i thought about it many many times but as i had never flashed before was unsure how many times phone would reset and if it did before it was installed could i lose my recovery.
on the plus side the 2 months i have spent trying to solve this i have a much broader view of the workings of my handset and without the many members like yourself who take the time to reply and try to help others i would have given up a long time ago.
Brian

I'm sure if you deleted that script a custom recovery would have stuck
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[Q] Nexus 7 stuck on google screen boot

Yes i know. I ****ed up. But somehow i was tinkering and managed to delete the entire internal storage. I can still get into fast boot and.twrp. Can someone please help me?
What was i trying to fix? Check my other thread about the headphone jack.
Edit:Also. Twrp says i dont have an os above every swipe screen...

AW: [Q] Nexus 7 stuck on google screen boot
Have you tried reflashing stock?
Sent from my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.1

If you have an OTG cable and a USB key you should be able to make ROMs or other backups which you preserved OFF THE TABLET available to TWRP.
If not, take the above poster's advice and install pure stock to copy stuff (ROMs, recovery images, etc) back on to the tab via MTP.
I too blew away all of /data once with that "format data" button in the touch version of TWRP; I feel your pain.

Um.....I may have made a mistake and swiped on all the clear screens...including internal memory...so...T_T Am i screwed???

JoshuaXedos said:
Um.....I may have made a mistake and swiped on all the clear screens...including internal memory...so...T_T Am i screwed???
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You're not really screwed, you should be able to flash another ROM from recovery.

As long as you can get into fastboot, you'll be fine. The easiest way is to download and install Nexus Root Toolkit, then use the "back to stock" part to flash the factory image following the instruction.

I have got something even worse
My nexus 7 tab started freezing during use and then after booting in safe mode and wiping cache in recovery mode it now doesn't even go past the google screen. I haven't even flashed anything to it at all and it's showing these crazy symptoms (The bootloader is still locked and the device is not even rooted). I still have access to the adb sideload mode and fastboot but I am confused af as to what has happened
Any ideas guys?

Brand New Razr i

I just bought a brand new xt890. It has just arrived and I realised that it is running on Android 4.0.2 ICS. I got no idea what to start with first, root, upgrade to jellybean, recommendable firmwares or any other must get upgrades/modifications? What about back-up and stuff?

Update before rooting then custom rom
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ken_alpha24 said:
Update before rooting then custom rom
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Sorry to be asking this; but how do you proceed to Update? Is there things I need to take note off like what country the current firmware is from etc?

OTA
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textus said:
Sorry to be asking this; but how do you proceed to Update? Is there things I need to take note off like what country the current firmware is from etc?
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To update your device to jb, make sure that the battery is at least 80% and that you're connected to a wlan.
Then go to settings -> about phone -> system updates. It will pop up a message that there is a OTA-update available. Click on download and after the download is finished on install. The phone flash the OTA automatically.
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Thanks for the replies! I have updated it is now on 4.1.2. Is there different rooting instructions for different flex versions? How should I go about rooting next?
Also, when I first powered-on my device I did not get the android start screen and activation. Does that mean the phone is not brand new? How do I check if the phone is brand new? I ordered it online and it got shipped over, as far as I can tell there seem to be no scratches or scruff marks.

There is thanks button
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I've hit the thanks!
Is there different rooting instructions for different flex versions? How should I go about rooting next?
Also, when I first powered-on my device I did not get the android start screen and activation. Does that mean the phone is not brand new? How do I check if the phone is brand new? I ordered it online and it got shipped over, as far as I can tell there seem to be no scratches or scruff marks.

Hey,
Congratz on your new phone, you will like it as many of us do
The first thing to do is unlocking your phone. There is a great guide in the development section and general section somewhere.
After that install custom recovery and root your device.
No specifik notes are needed
Your phone is genuine, but if u want to know for sure just do a full wipe/factory reset in recovery. Most of the time u can't see it on the outside.
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1) I think my phone is already unlocked. How do I then install custom recovery? Is that in the Google Play Store?
2) About rooting... is there different rooting instructions for different flex versions? How should I go about rooting?
3) If I do a full wipe/factory reset then how will I know if it was used before? Wouldn't the wipe make it look new?
4) If I am to do a factory reset will that be after the backup in the same app? Thanks!

textus said:
1) I think my phone is already unlocked. How do I then install custom recovery? Is that in the Google Play Store?
2) About rooting... is there different rooting instructions for different flex versions? How should I go about rooting?
3) If I do a full wipe/factory reset then how will I know if it was used before? Wouldn't the wipe make it look new?
4) If I am to do a factory reset will that be after the backup in the same app? Thanks!
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1. You need to unlock the bootloader. If it's already unlocked then you see a warning while turning on the phone ( before red m logo appears). Otherwise there is a nice guide by mattlgroff how to unlock the bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928551
Just read the OP and follow the steps.
For custom recovery have a look here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41479852
2. No. There is only one root-method if you're on jb. Just flash the zip from this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2123369
Or you flash a custom ROM (which are prerooted).
3. After a factory reset you will maybe (it does not have) see the first start dialogue.
4. Sorry don't know what you mean
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4) I meant that I wasn't sure if the phone is completely brand new. Is there any way to check the software to see if it has been used before? Because if I do a factory wipe, then it will look like it is new when it might not be. Also when I switched on for the first time I was not asked to activate android and sign in.
5) After unlocking the bootloader and backing up and flashing a custom load, I can no longer have OTA updates rights? Also should I do a factory wipe before unlocking the bootloader or after? Thank you.

textus said:
4) I meant that I wasn't sure if the phone is completely brand new. Is there any way to check the software to see if it has been used before? Because if I do a factory wipe, then it will look like it is new when it might not be. Also when I switched on for the first time I was not asked to activate android and sign in.
5) After unlocking the bootloader and backing up and flashing a custom load, I can no longer have OTA updates rights? Also should I do a factory wipe before unlocking the bootloader or after? Thank you.
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you can check on which google account you are loged in. But that is the only way i think.
You can get ota updates after unlocking, but it isnt a good idea to install them, it can brick your device maybe. But what does it matter all updates and firmwares are on this site and u can flash them with a recovery or use the fastboot files

textus said:
4) I meant that I wasn't sure if the phone is completely brand new. Is there any way to check the software to see if it has been used before? Because if I do a factory wipe, then it will look like it is new when it might not be. Also when I switched on for the first time I was not asked to activate android and sign in.
5) After unlocking the bootloader and backing up and flashing a custom load, I can no longer have OTA updates rights? Also should I do a factory wipe before unlocking the bootloader or after? Thank you.
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It will automatically do a factory reset while unlocking bootloader.
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I am at the installing recovery phase. What is the difference between TWRP, stock and CWM? Which one do I install?

Recovery's
Stock:
- only install signed zip files like ota packages. No custom allowed.
- wipe to factory
CWM:
- from koush, the maker of the base custom recovery's
- install custom zips. For root etc or other roms
- backup/restore your full rom
- wipe to factory and more
- USB Mount
- fix permissions of your ROM
- more things i forgot
TWRP:
- cwm as base, but sort of rewritten
- everything that cwm does
- multi zip install
- compres backups
- build in file manager
- touch friendly ui
It is what u like. A very stable cwm that does everything u need or twrp that does more than that, but not from CM or kouch.
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When I run CWM Recovery from the cmd prompt menu, it says device found then stock recovery complete. But I chose CWM, and even tried it twice. When I try TWRP it writes correctly and say TWRP is completed but when I chose CWM again, it gives the same problem saying stock recovery complete. Am I suppose to think that it is now CWM? When I went back to my phone it did not seem like there was a wipe to factory. How do I know if the custom recovery phase is successful?

I can't seem to enter bootloader now. I tried pressing power button and volume down at the same time and then releasing the power button when I feel a vibration but continuing to press the volume down. It just boots normally. I can't seem to root.
Also is it possible to root without a microSD card and SIM card?
I just used the recovery flasher to reboot to recovery and it now shows a green android lying down with its front panel open and a triangular red warning exclamation mark sign on it.
Edit: Sorry for being so spammy after rebooting several times (like 15 times) and tinkering around, I managed to root it. But I am not quite sure how to check if I am successful.
Is there any way to get rid/change the warning unlocked bootloader message in the beginning?

textus said:
I can't seem to enter bootloader now. I tried pressing power button and volume down at the same time and then releasing the power button when I feel a vibration but continuing to press the volume down. It just boots normally. I can't seem to root.
Also is it possible to root without a microSD card and SIM card?
I just used the recovery flasher to reboot to recovery and it now shows a green android lying down with its front panel open and a triangular red warning exclamation mark sign on it.
Edit: Sorry for being so spammy after rebooting several times (like 15 times) and tinkering around, I managed to root it. But I am not quite sure how to check if I am successful.
Is there any way to get rid/change the warning unlocked bootloader message in the beginning?
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oke, i am at the point that i dont understand your story fully anymore.
First off, a picture of a green android lying down means u are in stock recovery.
But now i see your edit, i assume u have managed to flash CWM or TWRP on your device and got it booting in recovery. After that u installed the zip file with the root files in it. Something with root2... (I dont know the name, never used it) If u have done those things u can install titanium backup to see if u are rooted. On startup of the app it wil give u a popup with the message if u want to give this app root rights. If u see this u are rooted.
U cant get rid of the warning messages. if u want to know why, do a little search in i think the development section.
for booting to bootloader: hold power + volume down. release power just after the first shutdown of the device, so u have only the volume down button pressed when the device boots for the second time in a row
The first thing to do is a backup of u rom!!!! when u got for sure a custom recovery on your device!
I have the feeling that u dont have many experience in android and rooting and stuff. It is wise to do some studying about it

textus said:
I can't seem to enter bootloader now. I tried pressing power button and volume down at the same time and then releasing the power button when I feel a vibration but continuing to press the volume down. It just boots normally. I can't seem to root.
Also is it possible to root without a microSD card and SIM card?
I just used the recovery flasher to reboot to recovery and it now shows a green android lying down with its front panel open and a triangular red warning exclamation mark sign on it.
Edit: Sorry for being so spammy after rebooting several times (like 15 times) and tinkering around, I managed to root it. But I am not quite sure how to check if I am successful.
Is there any way to get rid/change the warning unlocked bootloader message in the beginning?
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When you see the superuser app in appdrawer you're rooted. Or install a root app from Google play ( for example titanium backup)
Don't know of there is a way to remove unlocked bootloader warning. But IMO the warning message isn't a problem.
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I thought mine just died on me, help in need of answers

Please someone help me or tell me who I can PM to help please.
Yesterday my razR M was just randomly rebooting, it stop doing this after about 5 reboots. I then proceeded to fully charge my phone twice to do the radiocomm edit and root, using DROID RAZR M Utility 1.20 since i'm on 4.1.2 *I did not factory reset*, the phone so that the battery wouldn't die while doing either and mess up the phone. I was trying to do the entitlement edit with all free file managers with root permissions which didn't work and I realized my phone was freezing while doing simple tasks (during boot animation, inputting password to unlock phone, switching between homescreens and opening app drawer) and rebooting.
It wasn't turning on or showing any indication of being plugged in, but while I was writing this it just magically went to the battery percentage indicator and I was able to turn it on and after about 20 seconds of being booted the led indicator is flashing green again.
I can't have this happen next week when I'm on my trip, I won't have the time and my access to computers and internet will be limited. If anyone knows what could be causing this and or how to fix it PLEASE TELL ME
Update (3:25 AM): IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ready to cry want to try to flash back to stock but don't know how
Update #2 (4:13AM): So after a lot of button pressing I got it stuck on the red m then eventually into the bootloader; saw that the random reboots is not unusual for razr hd/maxx hd users on 4.1.2 with the only way to fix being to flash to CM10. Also realized that i'm not the only one whose phone requires a soft reset to charge/boot, no longer contemplating flashing back to stock seeing as i'll probably still have the reboots

ccdsatt said:
Please someone help me or tell me who I can PM to help please.
Yesterday my razR M was just randomly rebooting, it stop doing this after about 5 reboots. I then proceeded to fully charge my phone twice to do the radiocomm edit and root, using DROID RAZR M Utility 1.20 since i'm on 4.1.2 *I did not factory reset*, the phone so that the battery wouldn't die while doing either and mess up the phone. I was trying to do the entitlement edit with all free file managers with root permissions which didn't work and I realized my phone was freezing while doing simple tasks (during boot animation, inputting password to unlock phone, switching between homescreens and opening app drawer) and rebooting.
It wasn't turning on or showing any indication of being plugged in, but while I was writing this it just magically went to the battery percentage indicator and I was able to turn it on and after about 20 seconds of being booted the led indicator is flashing green again.
I can't have this happen next week when I'm on my trip, I won't have the time and my access to computers and internet will be limited. If anyone knows what could be causing this and or how to fix it PLEASE TELL ME
Update (3:25 AM): IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ready to cry want to try to flash back to stock but don't know how
Update #2 (4:13AM): So after a lot of button pressing I got it stuck on the red m then eventually into the bootloader; saw that the random reboots is not unusual for razr hd/maxx hd users on 4.1.2 with the only way to fix being to flash to CM10. Also realized that i'm not the only one whose phone requires a soft reset to charge/boot, no longer contemplating flashing back to stock seeing as i'll probably still have the reboots
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not sure if your situation has been resolved, but it appears that the battery just drained all the down. from that point, you need to plug in your phone (into an outlet, not computer), and leave it alone for a good 30 minutes (don't even look at it).
from that point, you should be able to enter the Rom by powering up or recovery via volume up + volume down + power.
if you are still having troubles, you might be best to simply perform a hard reset (I think you can do that from the stock recovery menu).
after you are able to do that, I would suggest to root, unlock bootloader, install TWRP. then setup your phone settings to your liking, then go back into recovery and make a backup. i have soft-bricked my phone several times, and entering TWRP recovery and restoring my previous setup has helped every time.

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jco23 said:
not sure if your situation has been resolved, but it appears that the battery just drained all the down. from that point, you need to plug in your phone (into an outlet, not computer), and leave it alone for a good 30 minutes (don't even look at it).
from that point, you should be able to enter the Rom by powering up or recovery via volume up + volume down + power.
if you are still having troubles, you might be best to simply perform a hard reset (I think you can do that from the stock recovery menu).
after you are able to do that, I would suggest to root, unlock bootloader, install TWRP. then setup your phone settings to your liking, then go back into recovery and make a backup. i have soft-bricked my phone several times, and entering TWRP recovery and restoring my previous setup has helped every time.
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My phone was always 100% percent charged as I wanted to do stuff with the utility. After getting it into safemode, where it still froze and rebooted twice each time I booted into the mode, I got to power off then turn off then back on the regular way and left it on and has been fine since then. I currently have safestrap and cm10 zip on the phone in the event it acts up again. I backed up using safestrap like suggested. I haven't unlocked the bootloader yet, I have the app installed though, as I saw something from one of the devs for my previous moto device that said that if your bootloader is unlocked and we get another OTA and install* it our phones could get messed up.
*I know I can just install a stock 4.2 ROM*

ccdsatt said:
My phone was always 100% percent charged as I wanted to do stuff with the utility. After getting it into safemode, where it still froze and rebooted twice each time I booted into the mode, I got to power off then turn off then back on the regular way and left it on and has been fine since then. I currently have safestrap and cm10 zip on the phone in the event it acts up again. I backed up using safestrap like suggested. I haven't unlocked the bootloader yet, I have the app installed though, as I saw something from one of the devs for my previous moto device that said that if your bootloader is unlocked and we get another OTA and install* it our phones could get messed up.
*I know I can just install a stock 4.2 ROM*
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well, most folks are going via the TWRP recovery route now (and I believe that all custom ROMs going forward will be flashable this way only, and not SS).
you will find that using TWRP is much easier than SS

jco23 said:
well, most folks are going via the TWRP recovery route now (and I believe that all custom ROMs going forward will be flashable this way only, and not SS).
you will find that using TWRP is much easier than SS
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I realized that while looking at roms this afternoon. Before I go down the custom route though do you know if it affects the usage of gsm there are no CDMA carriers in Jamaica so I can't flash to anything?
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ccdsatt said:
I realized that while looking at roms this afternoon. Before I go down the custom route though do you know if it affects the usage of gsm there are no CDMA carriers in Jamaica so I can't flash to anything?
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Most of the ROMs need a gsmfix zip flashed, but they'll work on GSM with that
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[Q] Wiping didn't work, messed up restore - now can't boot into TWRP

First time flashing CM, and I may have messed up.
I rooted, installed TWRP, everything went perfect. I made a backup, and then tried to do a factory wipe. The wipe ended with the messages "unable to mount /system", "... /cache" and another one. I still tried to flash, and it just immediately got stuck, nothing happened. I rebooted, and everything worked fine. It was the Samsung stock image and all my apps were still there. I'm assuming it just didn't wipe at all.
I then went full retard mode, and tried to do a restore. I wanted to be sure my phone wouldn't fail on me in the recent future because some random stuff may have been partially wiped or something. Feel free to tell me I have the IQ of a chimp.
This completely messed things up, as it just got stuck at "Restoring System...". Eventually I restarted it with the power button. Now it can't boot normally, it can't boot into recovery mode, which just leaves download mode.
Any way I can fix this and subsequently install CM properly? I'm using TWRP 2.6.3.0. I've been told it's recommended to use 2.5, as the other version may have some issues (including not being able to recognize partitions). Only download mode still seems to work, so maybe there's a way to flash my phone back into the living world?
Versions:
Team Win Recovery Project 2.6.3.0
CyanogenMod 10.1.3 (RC2 jfltexx)
Thanks!

No idea really but maybe try to flash default rom/recovery etc with odin?

I've had this problem. Seeing as you only have download mode you have to flash a stock Rom and start again. Recoveries for our phone are still I development. Use official CMW to install CM, using links in Op.
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HANDSY said:
I've had this problem. Seeing as you only have download mode you have to flash a stock Rom and start again. Recoveries for our phone are still I development. Use official CMW to install CM, using links in Op.
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I got the Samsung stock ROM of july, flashed it using download mode, and everything was back! I then rooted it again, and installed CMW (see versions below). I went into recovery, and tried to do a backup. It told me it failed: "Error while making a backup image of /data!". I then wondered if it may have been due to a lack of storage (which could very well be, as that was the issue before and the old backup by Teamwin was probably still on it somewhere), so I rebooted my phone. That's when it just failed and kept showing the Samsung logo at boot. I tried flashing my ROM again, again the logo. Then I did a factory reset using the regular recovery (cache and data reset), which fixed it. Now all my apps and data are gone, but that's no problem.
I'm back at the unrooted Samsung stock image now. Any ideas what I did wrong? These were the versions I used:
CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505
i9505-cwm-recovery-6.0.3.2(0611)
Odin3 v3.07
I did nothing more than root, install CMW, try a backup and then it all went to ****. I'm surprised a backup can even do that.

Mmm I'm not too familiar with the internal workings of backups. Perhaps something was corrupted during flashing? Glad to hear that you have got your phone working again. There is an updated version of CMW somewhere in the original development thread.
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i've had the exact same issue.
I did go back to stock firmware and recovery, rerooted(chainfire) and installed the latest CWM 6.0.3.6.
Then, i did download Jamals Google play 4.3 rom, placed it on my SDcard and did follow the instructions. Works like a charm, and i've got noe clue what happened to my phone. however, it works now.

Chillzone said:
i've had the exact same issue.
I did go back to stock firmware and recovery, rerooted(chainfire) and installed the latest CWM 6.0.3.6.
Then, i did download Jamals Google play 4.3 rom, placed it on my SDcard and did follow the instructions. Works like a charm, and i've got noe clue what happened to my phone. however, it works now.
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I tried CMW 6.0.3.6 and the Google Play 4.3 ROM as you said, and it works perfectly! I didn't try a backup this time, as it didn't exactly have anything to back up anymore.
Finally my precious vanilla Android again, I missed it since I switched from my Galaxy Nexus to my S4. Thanks a lot guys!
Edit: I do seem to be having one issue. Quite frequently after it's booted, and I enter the SIM pin, the message "Unlocking SIM card..." stays there indefinitely. I can use the phone but the message covers everything up. This doesn't always happen, but quite often. I've read some ROMs can't handle SIM lock, like CM. This is a Google Play edition, however. Is it normal that this doesn't work?
I can seem to fix it by holding the power button, and choosing "Unlock SIM" from the menu. I guess it's not that bad as I don't often reboot my phone.