VS980 Bricked after factory reset through TWRP...Please help - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So basically my phone was stock but rooted and modded slightly with volume boost, camera mod, and the multi window mod as well. Other than that its all stock and never flashed a Rom on it. The phone ran smooth about 90% of the time but there were little quirks here and there that kind of bugged me. For example, every once in a while the screen wouldnt wake up after being locked via button or double tap. Wifi wouldnt respond randomly unless I reset my phone. Things of that nature, but anyhow I decided maybe hard reseting my phone might clear up some of these issues. I got into TWRP from AutoRec, and checked off everything except internal storage. I believe they were Davlik, Cache, System and obviously it didnt work out for me. I feel like me checking off the system is what did it because it wasnt considered a basic swipe at that point. Anyhow I cant get to recovery, download mode or anything of that sort. Everytime I hold down the power button it just resets and brings me back to the LG logo and just sits there while the led lights keeps rotating colors. Is my phone done for?
edit: Oh yea one last thing, I remember when I went to reboot it I somehow ended up being asked if I wanted to install SuperSU and I said yes. And than at that point it went to restart my phone and got stuck.

fjgotgame24 said:
So basically my phone was stock but rooted and modded slightly with volume boost, camera mod, and the multi window mod as well. Other than that its all stock and never flashed a Rom on it. The phone ran smooth about 90% of the time but there were little quirks here and there that kind of bugged me. For example, every once in a while the screen wouldnt wake up after being locked via button or double tap. Wifi wouldnt respond randomly unless I reset my phone. Things of that nature, but anyhow I decided maybe hard reseting my phone might clear up some of these issues. I got into TWRP from AutoRec, and checked off everything except internal storage. I believe they were Davlik, Cache, System and obviously it didnt work out for me. I feel like me checking off the system is what did it because it wasnt considered a basic swipe at that point. Anyhow I cant get to recovery, download mode or anything of that sort. Everytime I hold down the power button it just resets and brings me back to the LG logo and just sits there while the led lights keeps rotating colors. Is my phone done for?
edit: Oh yea one last thing, I remember when I went to reboot it I somehow ended up being asked if I wanted to install SuperSU and I said yes. And than at that point it went to restart my phone and got stuck.
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You wiped system. That's your rom. Don't wipe system unless you plan on flashing a rom. You should still be able to get back to recovery. From phone powered off state ( hold power and volume up when lg logo is on). Hold power and volume down, when lg comes on, release both, then hold both again. You should now be at the factory reset screen. Press power three times (it's not going to factory reset). You should be in recovery. From here, restore your backup. If you don't have a backup, you just found out the reason why you should always have a backup. If you don't have a backup, you're going to need to install a rom via adb or otg (assuming your recovery is up to date). You can also tot or kdz back to stock (wipes sdcard though).
Return to stock thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960
nexus 7 4.4.4 f2fs

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Bricked and won't boot following attempted Samsung update (16GB Wifi Retail)

A message popped up from Samsung to install an update (I had been pressing cancel for the past week on this update). It says click OK to reboot and apply update (something along those lines) so I do. Now I am stuck with a tablet that won't boot. If I hold the power button it says "Samsung Galaxy 10.1" after about 12 seconds, but then it goes away and back to darkness. Nothing else. Holding power and volume up does nothing.
Someone know what is going on and have any idea how to resolve?
The best way is to restore any backup you have from cwm recovery. Else grab a stock firmware and flash it with ODIN or if zip than CWM recovery. For luck, try clearing cache and data in recovery, first!Perhaps it may work saving you all fuss of flashing a firmware.
I cannot even boot that far too get into recovery. And I just noticed that although I can't boot, the backlight is on (on a solid black screen).... wtf
You can't hold volume down and power button to enter recovery?
Nope. I plugged into my computer and for some reason with the USB connectd it let me enter recovery. Flashed a backup and rebooted, but now I have no wifi... im confused.
it occured once to me when i tried to overclock, it never worked except when installing a new rom... Try to root the device and then install a new rom
OK, was a helluva night messing with ROM and kernel installs... I have yet to go back to completely stock (that's next up tonight, unfortunately), but I installed Starburst ROM and the Wifi still didn't work so I then installed pershoot's kernel and now when I boot the screen is extremely distorted kind of like this: http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTsKa5IoQxnesGdUjykWDDggoQZ38yZ2VXSgPAQ09NOCnETzl9-
As a side note, when I say the wifi is not working, it still shows all networks and allows me to connect just like normal. However when connected no apps can access the network...
Can someone point me to a thread on how to revert EVERYTHING back to stock so I can start fresh? TIA!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089
Should have all the files you need. From where you are now I would flash the stock OTA 3.1 or TW then flash the stock recovery and do a factory reset from that recovery. That should get rid of the garbled screen.
Thanks buddy. On my way to grab the files now
I heard the update was pulled as it sometimes rewrites the bootloader improperly. You might need to send it in, unfortunately.

[Q] Back and Multitasking buttons stopped working

I was uninstalling some apps to get ready to back up and flash my phone because my microphone volume was stuck at minimum and no one could hear me. After rebooting my back and multitask (menu) button won't light up or respond. This has happened to me before occasionally. I could fix it by powering the screen off and back on. I believe I read somewhere it had something to do with xposed.
I tried flashing using MOP and my buttons didn't come back so I loaded a TWRP, wiped all partitions, rebooted in download mode and flashed with regular ODIN. Still can't get the buttons to function. Home button works just fine, though.
I tried finding a solution to this but I can't seem to find one. I had the same issue intermittently on my Galaxy S4 but I fixed it by wiping the partitions and reflashing. G900R4 USC variant.
So I went into stock recovery and did a factory reset. It was already as wiped as it could possibly get afaik but I thought I'd try just to see. My buttons lit up in stock recovery so I knew they were getting power. I did a factory reset and low and behold upon reboot my buttons came back.
Did I fix it or is there a circuit starting to fail on my phone and it was just luck? I'm curious.

[Help needed] Phone will not boot after getting pop-up message

Update: *SOLVED*
I got a strange message that popped up on my phone this morning. It stated "It's gonna rain. Take a umbrella with you". It stayed on top everything else and wouldn't go away. I thought that it could possibly be one of my weather apps and got stuck, so I rebooted. After that point, it gets to the Google loading screen animation and never passes. After subsequent reboots, it does the same thing. I am able to get into TWRP recovery though.
Does anyone know what be causing this and/or how to remedy it? Might it be some type of malware? I have attached a screenshot of it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQue...onna_raintake_a_umbrella_with_you_can_anyone/
mr.dj26 said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQue...onna_raintake_a_umbrella_with_you_can_anyone/
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Thanks for the link! I do have GO Weather installed, and I have no issue with getting rid of it. Although, I'm unsure how to do that since I can't boot. Any recommendations?
Gamer_Josh said:
Thanks for the link! I do have GO Weather installed, and I have no issue with getting rid of it. Although, I'm unsure how to do that since I can't boot. Any recommendations?
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well, since you can boot in twrp you can do a factory reset.
safe mode is a better idea but i dont think you can boot into safe mode without starting the phone.
here are the steps but i dont think it will work so try to delete dalvik and cache from recovery, if that didnt work I think factory reset is the only option unless someone has a better idea
Make sure your device's screen is on, then press & hold the Power button.
In the box that opens, touch & hold Power off.
You’ll see a “Reboot to safe mode” box. Touch OK.
Your device will start up in safe mode. Try using your device normally. Remember, you won’t be able to use any installed apps
mr.dj26 said:
well, since you can boot in twrp you can do a factory reset.
safe mode is a better idea but i dont think you can boot into safe mode without starting the phone.
here are the steps but i dont think it will work so try to delete dalvik and cache from recovery, if that didnt work I think factory reset is the only option unless someone has a better idea
Make sure your device's screen is on, then press & hold the Power button.
In the box that opens, touch & hold Power off.
You’ll see a “Reboot to safe mode” box. Touch OK.
Your device will start up in safe mode. Try using your device normally. Remember, you won’t be able to use any installed apps
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I tried clearing the cache and dalvik earlier, along with deleting the GO Weather app files, but that didn't help. I thought about safe mode, but I don't see a way to do it without already being booted to Android.
What if I dirty flash the same stock 6.0 ROM I'm using? I'd like to keep files and apps intact, so I'd prefer to not perform a factory reset, but will if I exhaust other options.
I just realized that I never came back here to update on what happened. I wound up booting into TWRP recovery, connecting to my PC via USB, backing up any data that I needed, then factory reset. That took care of it. Luckily, that also cleared up some other minor, but annoying, issues I was having. Needless to say, I haven't been and won't be using GO Weather EX any longer.

[REQUEST] US996 (Unlocked, not USC variant) stock recovery image or full firmware

Dear all.
My phone is US996 Unlocked, no USC variant model.
My phone has bootloop to recovery. My phone can't boot to system OS.
I tried flash boot.img and wipe data partition, I can't solve my problem.
Anyone, Can you help me?
I need stock recovery image or full firmware(KDZ).
Thanks.
naraymm said:
Dear all.
My phone is US996 Unlocked, no USC variant model.
My phone has bootloop to recovery. My phone can't boot to system OS.
I tried flash boot.img and wipe data partition, I can't solve my problem.
Anyone, Can you help me?
I need stock recovery image or full firmware(KDZ).
Thanks.
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I was in a similar position to where it would just always boot into recovery forever. I tried doing several restores from stock and other backups. Different ROMs and even went through dirtysanta again. Nothing worked.
What wound up working was me getting into the device's factory restore screen (not TWRP's). I believe you get there by turning on the device while holding the Vol down + power button, when the LG screen comes up - let go of the power button for like 1-2 seconds and then press/hold it again. It should be a white screen that's asking if you want to do the factory screen or not. Just do that. It did its thing - then went to the LG screen again. I was a bit impatient and only waited like 2 mins. It didn't go anywhere (you could probably wait longer or so) but I just simply took out the battery and then put it back in.
It did wind up booting to the system again after awhile.
Just letting you know what I did after I messed up with a certain thing in a hidden menu.
Twisted
Not solved.
twistedvip said:
I was in a similar position to where it would just always boot into recovery forever. I tried doing several restores from stock and other backups. Different ROMs and even went through dirtysanta again. Nothing worked.
What wound up working was me getting into the device's factory restore screen (not TWRP's). I believe you get there by turning on the device while holding the Vol down + power button, when the LG screen comes up - let go of the power button for like 1-2 seconds and then press/hold it again. It should be a white screen that's asking if you want to do the factory screen or not. Just do that. It did its thing - then went to the LG screen again. I was a bit impatient and only waited like 2 mins. It didn't go anywhere (you could probably wait longer or so) but I just simply took out the battery and then put it back in.
It did wind up booting to the system again after awhile.
Just letting you know what I did after I messed up with a certain thing in a hidden menu.
Twisted
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Thanks for your reply.
But, I didn't solve the problem. I tried your method, but is's no changed. bootloop to TWRP recovery.
I can't use my phone.
Solved . Thanks to all member
Dear all.
I solved the problem.
I tried flash system.img and boot.img use fastboot flash command.
and re-flash de-odex system use TWRP again, wipe data and cache.
It's rebooted to system OS.
Thanks.

S4 Stuck on logo screen and restarts itself? Can only boot into Download mode.

So, yesterday my father said his S4 had just shut itself down and that now it only reboots itself and he can't boot the phone.
He asked me to see if I can get it working again and if not try to get the internal data of it, and we tried all evening to see if I could get it working with no success, we tried everything from changing to his second battery and I can't remember what made it work, but all of a sudden it was alive again and it worked for about 3 mins before restarting itself over and over again.
So now he has a phone that is stuck on the first logo screen (The screen that says "Samsung Galaxy S4") and I've tried to flash TWRP to see if I could get MTP to work for moving the files from the /data partition to my PC with no sucess.
He had decided to use his phone for a few more months before he would get a new phone but because of this he have now bought a S8.
So I want some help to see if anyone knows how I can get the files from the hard-bricked phone.
The phone was and is on stock Lollipop 5.0.1 and he hasn't touched the system in anyway until I tried to flash TWRP which did pass in Odin but it got stuck on the "Booting Recovery" until it restarted itself again. The weird thing is that the phone stays on in Download mode and doesn't restart itself there which leads me to think there isn't any hardware error.
Any help is much appreciated!
Just tried to reflash the system, got a little further but then it got into the same problem. It boots which is good, but after a a few seconds it restarts itself, I will attempt to move the files in this short period. But if anyone got a better idea, please tell me.
*Edit: It restarts way too often, sometimes (About 1/10 times) it manages to boot into the OS but then almost immediatly restarts. I've read that it might be the power button that has some dust inside it or something. Seems like after all it must be the hardware? But the weird thing is that it still can stay on inside the download mode, and when I'm holding the button there it shuts down, but not automaticly. I can get into the stock recovery but installing TWRP doesn't work.
If you tried installing TWRP 3.2.0-0 it has an issue with the S4. Use 3.1.1-0 or 3.1.1-1 instead. From there, you should be able to get the data off the internal storage. Once you do, give the side with the power button a firm whack on a table. If there's any grit in the power button, that may loosen it and restore the button to operating condition. Of course, you could get a replacement button but it may not be worth it despite the button being inexpensive and relatively easy to replace.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If you tried installing TWRP 3.2.0-0 it has an issue with the S4. Use 3.1.1-0 or 3.1.1-1 instead. From there, you should be able to get the data off the internal storage. Once you do, give the side with the power button a firm whack on a table. If there's any grit in the power button, that may loosen it and restore the button to operating condition. Of course, you could get a replacement button but it may not be worth it despite the button being inexpensive and relatively easy to replace.
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Not sure how I feel about whacking the phone (Even if it's firmly) on a table. But yes, I tried TWRP 3.2.0-0 so I'll try 3.1.1-1 later today. Thank you for the tip!
Well, I'm not saying you should bash it hard enough to break the phone, but it can't be a light tap either.
I didn't originally come up with the idea. I just promote it as a quick fix. A more permanent solution is to replace the button.

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