My HTC chacha is unrooted.
It was giving me low memory warning.
Then after failing to send SMS because of low memory, I restarted the phone.
After that it just entered into a bootloop. Now I can't access my phone. Bootlooping all the time.
Tried removing the battery, sim card, Micro SD card. No luck.
I need the data that's on the phone (SMS/calendar). I don't want to do a factory reset.
I searched the forums and all solutions I found either assumed the phone is rooted, or resulted in wiping the data.
Please help. It's urgent (as everything else )
Please remember I don't want to erase the data.
saryassad said:
My HTC chacha is unrooted.
It was giving me low memory warning.
Then after failing to send SMS because of low memory, I restarted the phone.
After that it just entered into a bootloop. Now I can't access my phone. Bootlooping all the time.
Tried removing the battery, sim card, Micro SD card. No luck.
I need the data that's on the phone (SMS/calendar). I don't want to do a factory reset.
I searched the forums and all solutions I found either assumed the phone is rooted, or resulted in wiping the data.
Please help. It's urgent (as everything else )
Please remember I don't want to erase the data.
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Can you boot into recovery? (Remove battery, press vol down + END)
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Hi There,
I have been having the Samsung Galaxy Sl for 2 months now and the software kept crashing. I went to privacy and opted for a factory reset. Funny thing is no matter how many times I do a factory reset the phone restarts, and installs all the apps which i personally installed again. This is not a google recovery problem where all data is backed up in google. But the apps just magically reappear even after formatting the internal sd in recovery mode and reflashing it to the latest firmware. I am at a loss. I got a shock that even after reflashing my firmware to the latest 2.3.4 JKPJ5 it still reinstalls apps such as AVG, the BBC News, Cool reader.. And even my old wallpaper again.
Steps I have taken:
1) Formatted internal sd
2) Used recovery mode and wiped partition and cleared cache
3) Did factory reset and even installed a new firmware.
I have done everything. Pls help. My home button is also not working and the all the corrupted data from my old installation also comes back
Even when I restart my phone, any new apps i install vanish and are again replaced by the old apps.
Kishel Raj said:
Hi There,
I have been having the Samsung Galaxy Sl for 2 months now and the software kept crashing. I went to privacy and opted for a factory reset. Funny thing is no matter how many times I do a factory reset the phone restarts, and installs all the apps which i personally installed again. This is not a google recovery problem where all data is backed up in google. But the apps just magically reappear even after formatting the internal sd in recovery mode and reflashing it to the latest firmware. I am at a loss. I got a shock that even after reflashing my firmware to the latest 2.3.4 JKPJ5 it still reinstalls apps such as AVG, the BBC News, Cool reader.. And even my old wallpaper again.
Steps I have taken:
1) Formatted internal sd
2) Used recovery mode and wiped partition and cleared cache
3) Did factory reset and even installed a new firmware.
I have done everything. Pls help. My home button is also not working and the all the corrupted data from my old installation also comes back
Even when I restart my phone, any new apps i install vanish and are again replaced by the old apps.
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Did you try factory resetting with the code? That should help you! And please post this in the Q&A section henceforth!
Sorry. Moving to Q&A
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pls try this *2627*3855#
warning it will erase all user data.. ^^
Sent from my GT-I9003 using xda premium
Thanks.
Funny thing is i tried the reset codes. And only some work. I tried the reset code *2627*3855# . But I get an error saying its a connection probelm or invalid MMI code.
Sorry bangalorerohan. But I am not getting any replies in the Q&A section. I will just continue here for now..
Tell me the method you used to flash the new FW! I will tell you your error!
The probelm began before I even considered flashing my firmware. The sd card will be unexpectedly removed causing forced closes. Did a factory reset using the privacy menu quite a number of times for a few weeks. It helped for a while but the problem will always reocurred though. Then suddenly, factory resets stopped working alltogether. The phone will delete new apps i install every time i reinstall them and reinstall apps which i uninstall every time i restart the phone.
I thought flashing the firmware will fix the problem. But even after flashing the old apps and settings keep coming back.
Here are the steps I used to flash.
1) Removed sim card and micro sd card.
2) Restarted phone in download mode.
3) Run odin and plugged phone in Usb port
4) Checked Repartition, Auto Reboot, and Reset Time boxes.
5) Downloaded pit files.
6) Waited for it to pass
7) Pressed reset
8) Took phone out from usb port, took out battery and turned on download mode.
9) Flashed PDA, PHONE, AND CSC files. By ticking Auto reboot and reset time checkboxes.
10)Clicked Start
11) Waited for pass and started again.
I even tried using the recovery mode to wipe everything but still had the same problem. Apps and settings still keep reocurring from the corrupted android 2.2
I have done everything and am hoping for a solution for this frustrating problem. THinking of reflashing to android 2.2 and sending my phone to samsung for warranty.
Kishel Raj said:
The probelm began before I even considered flashing my firmware. The sd card will be unexpectedly removed causing forced closes. Did a factory reset using the privacy menu quite a number of times for a few weeks. It helped for a while but the problem will always reocurred though. Then suddenly, factory resets stopped working alltogether. The phone will delete new apps i install every time i reinstall them and reinstall apps which i uninstall every time i restart the phone.
I thought flashing the firmware will fix the problem. But even after flashing the old apps and settings keep coming back.
Here are the steps I used to flash.
1) Removed sim card and micro sd card.
2) Restarted phone in download mode.
3) Run odin and plugged phone in Usb port
4) Checked Repartition, Auto Reboot, and Reset Time boxes.
5) Downloaded pit files.
6) Waited for it to pass
7) Pressed reset
8) Took phone out from usb port, took out battery and turned on download mode.
9) Flashed PDA, PHONE, AND CSC files. By ticking Auto reboot and reset time checkboxes.
10)Clicked Start
11) Waited for pass and started again.
I even tried using the recovery mode to wipe everything but still had the same problem. Apps and settings still keep reocurring from the corrupted android 2.2
I have done everything and am hoping for a solution for this frustrating problem. THinking of reflashing to android 2.2 and sending my phone to samsung for warranty.
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I think you have done everything correctly. Maybe it's a hardware problem because your sd card keeps unmounting. Have you dropped it? They best way is to send it to service center for repair.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
reflashing back to froyo
Hey guys thanks for your help. but the problem seems to be related to the hardware. I am reflashing my phone back to froyo and sending it to get the warranty. But after reflashing there seems to be another problem. I cant receive calls anymore. But i can make calls..
I need to know if samsung can find out if I have reflashed my phone because I am afraid that my warranty will be void. Is there anyone with experiece regarding samsung warranty?
Kishel Raj said:
Hey guys thanks for your help. but the problem seems to be related to the hardware. I am reflashing my phone back to froyo and sending it to get the warranty. But after reflashing there seems to be another problem. I cant receive calls anymore. But i can make calls..
I need to know if samsung can find out if I have reflashed my phone because I am afraid that my warranty will be void. Is there anyone with experiece regarding samsung warranty?
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play dumb, dont mention you flashed, tell them you tried to update with kies and since then the FW is acting up, you can't make calls anymore etc
Interestingly... i have exactly the same problem. I have had this problem for abt 4 months now and i have tried everything (except sending it back to the repair centre). I don't think its a hardware problem but more of a bad flash somewhere in between.
i have been searching the net for ages for a solution... have yet to find any.
Hi all:
I've got the same problem!!
Has any one a solution? I'm crazy with this.
Why do i keep posting on threads that have already been resolved!!
BassBlaster said:
Why do i keep posting on threads that have already been resolved!!
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what's been resolved?
Hey guys, I'm a complete noob and I need help recovering my Inspire 4g. I rooted it with the Ace Hack Kit. The other day it was acting a little weird so I tried to reboot it. When it booted back up it gives me 3 vibrates and a orange flashing light. I've tried pressing down and power, that gives me 5 vibrates and a solid green light. The screen remains black during both.
Not sure if this is a biggy or not, but I reformatted my sd card. (after backing up my important stuff!) I then tried resetting it back to the factory rom via Ace Hack Kit. When the flash finishes, the phone tries to boot up and does the whole 3 vibrates and flashing orange light.
One thing I noticed was when I plug my Inspire into the computer via usb and don't press anything, the back light comes on and the 4 buttons on the bottom light up. If I press the menu button and the search button, I can toggle through these menus. I tried playing with some of the options while reading other forums, but nothing seems to be working.
I guess what I'm asking is, does anyone know EXACTLY what to do to recover it back to stock settings? Or can someone link me to a thread that may help me? Or did I completely screw myself by reformatting me sd card?
Thanks,
Andy
There have been numerous threads regarding this in the inspire forums. One solution some have found is to remove the sd card and reboot the phone.
Sd card trick didn't work. The phone is now completely wiped clean. SD card is formatted to fat32. I'm starting with a clean slate. I cannot run Ace Hack Kit to restore to factory ruu because it reboots the phone into hboot, and my phone will not boot in hboot. Simply vibrates 3 times and flashes the orange led. Then stops the flash. If I new what I was doing in the first place, I wouldn't have wiped it and I would have run recovery right off the bat. But too late now.
I've been trying to put the pd98img.zip file into the sd card and installing via clockwork recovery with no luck. I clear both cashes, wipe to factory settings, then try to install and it fails everytime.
Anyone got any other ideas? Or am I really bricked?
EDIT: Error that I get when I try to install zip from sd card is E:Signature Verification Failed.
Hi, first post here.
So I bought a Nexus S that was rooted and updated to Jellybean. It's an unlocked phone originally locked to Wind Mobile.
So it's been having issues with getting stuck on the google logo after reboot, so I decided to sell it. Problem is when I go to factory reset the phone it shows the reset bar but then that turns into a big triangle with an exclamation mark on it with a little android guy next to it. The phone gets stuck there. All I can do from there is remove the battery.
From there I tried going on bootloader using power and volume up (says unlocked btw), and from there I load recovery. On recovery there is an option to factory reset and I click on there, however it doesn't do it. This is what I says:
"--wiping data...
formatting /data...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/blo/ck/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/by-name/userdata
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
Error mounting /sdcard/ .android_secure!
Skipping format...
Data wipe complete."
So I think the error might be accociated to the sd card because the Nexus S doesn't come with an sd card, it has built in memory? Also on recory when choose "mount sd card" it says"Error mounting /sdcard!".
So how do I go about fixing my problematic phone? I have a dude that wants to buy it but I can't even reset the damn thing, let alone fix the freezing at start up issue. I am also totally new to this.
Extra info: When the phone freezes at the google logo at start up I get passed that by using a blow dryer on the phone. That's the only way I start up the phone after the battery comes out. This is the gt-i9020t model.
Are you using a custom recovery? If not, that might be the reason your phone is behaving like that as I had the same issue like yours when I first started flashing things!
gunner49 said:
Are you using a custom recovery? If not, that might be the reason your phone is behaving like that as I had the same issue like yours when I first started flashing things!
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I don't know if it's a custom recovery because the previous owner installed everything/rooted.
When I press power and vol. up, It looks identical to the uploaded picture's bootloader/recovery.
Its a custom recovery (Clockworkmod) ok. I'm not familiar with it but there should be a setting somewhere - maybe in "advanced" - where you have the option of restoring default settings for the recovery. Do that and then try doing factory reset again.
gunner49 said:
Its a custom recovery (Clockworkmod) ok. I'm not familiar with it but there should be a setting somewhere - maybe in "advanced" - where you have the option of restoring default settings for the recovery. Do that and then try doing factory reset again.
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In advanced there is no option that worked.
*Solution*
Ok so for those having this problem this is what I dug up:
Internal SD card error causes the boot freeze/factory reset error. When you try mounting SD card it fails, this is also what makes me think it's a fault with the phone's internal SD card.
I do not know how to "fix" this fault, however I'll tell you what I did to get passed this issue.
1) Heating up the phone helps bypass the frozen screen. On Boot it goes to the google logo and freezes, but you can get passed this by heating up the phone (using a blow dryer) before hand and it's relatively successful.
2) I believe that before factory resetting the phone (whether using recovery or the actual reset option on settings), if you heat up the phone, it might work the same way it works when booting up.
I did not try 2) because I managed to "reset" my phone manually by uninstalling all apps, deleting all files/cache/photo's/accounts, and by clearing all app data. This works just as fine if you ask me.
Overall this solution has not been "fixed", I encourage people to find a real fix, but for now using the blow dryer and manually resetting is one way around the problem.
Hey Everyone,
So.. currently I have Viper One S 2.1.0 on my T-Mobile HTC One S with ElementalX kernal installed. My current problem is that HTC Sense keeps crashing and no apps can start (they crash) from accessing from my lockscreen. The phone boots up fine, but I'm unable to really access anything past the lockscreen as the Sense keeps crashing. My next step was to use my nandroid kept on my device, but by trying to do so the CWM prompt responded with the MD5 Sum check failed. After further research I found out that one possible reason would be my SD card could be corrupted. Before I accidently soft bricked my phone and used trial and error and clicked the factory reset by bootloader, which by research told me could corrupt my SD Card....Well it's now corrupted as my phone can't truly access anything. Next I tried plugging in my phone to my computer to use another nandroid...but my computer can't find my phone.
So my question is this, how can I completely format my SD card and just start over?
EDIT: Forgot to add that my phone is rooted, bootloader unlocked, and S-Off
Thanks,
DrOfLife
Doing a factory reset or clear storage from bootloader while on custom recovery will corrupt your sdcard. You have to fix that first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459 Basically: flash stock recovery, then clear storage from bootloader, then flash back custom recovery.
Once your sdcard is mountable again (it's empty now, sorry) you can copy your nandroid from your PC onto it and restore it. Format system, data, cache first.
Also, I've found that undervolting can lead to storage corruption. The same thing happened to me about a week ago when I was fiddling with frequencies and voltages. Reading and writing storage became unreliable and it ran itself into a mess. (I didn't have a recent nandroid copied off my device.. )
-Jobo
URGENT NEED HELP:-
MOTO G 1st Gen is not turning ON; Stuck on MOTO Logo. I have to save my phone data 100%.
I was facing the first issue:- Optimizing Apps x of xx 3 days before.
called MOTO helpline and suggested me to wipe cache partition and reboot. ( i did as steps written in moto g online help)
after doing wipe cache partition; the phone is not rebooting and stuck in MOTO start logo.
please help me to reboot the phone without data loss. (important I don't want to lose data)
please help me to reboot the phone without data loss
please help me to reboot the phone without data loss
Still need help? Is your phone rooted / custom ROM or completely stock or?
This generally doesn't happen without reason so I'm trying to get an idea of the state of your device before the issue started occurring.
Yes, still I need help
Yes, still I need help, no my phone is not rooted.
the device restarts and stuck on MOTO logo.
Yes, Still I need help
Yes, Still I need help. No Root. and No customizations. (i have not done anything in MOTO G ).
before this issue phone was working condition all functionality working; sometimes while restarting the phone it was showing Optimizing app's x of xx; one fine day phone stop restarting.. every restart phone stuck at MOTO logo and not coming out from the screen.
Yes, still i need help....
Ahightechtyler said:
Still need help? Is your phone rooted / custom ROM or completely stock or?
This generally doesn't happen without reason so I'm trying to get an idea of the state of your device before the issue started occurring.
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Yes, still I need help... No Root and NO customizations...
the phone was working condition; I observed 2-3 time every restart showing optimizing app x of xx and rebooted perfectly, one fine day phone not restarted and stuck in MOTO Logo and not coming out.
I want to copy of internal SD Card data.
Yes, still I need help...
Yes, still I need help... No Root and NO customizations...
the phone was working condition; I observed 2-3 time every restart showing optimizing app x of xx and rebooted perfectly, one fine day phone not restarted and stuck in MOTO Logo and not coming out.
I want to copy of internal SD Card data.
Yes, still I need help.
Ahightechtyler said:
Still need help? Is your phone rooted / custom ROM or completely stock or?
This generally doesn't happen without reason so I'm trying to get an idea of the state of your device before the issue started occurring.
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Yes, still I need help... No Root and NO customizations...
the phone was working condition; I observed 2-3 time every restart showing optimizing app x of xx and rebooted perfectly, one fine day phone not restarted and stuck in MOTO Logo and not coming out.
I want to copy of internal SD Card data.
please help me to reboot the phone without data loss
please help me to reboot the phone without data loss
Boot into Recovery.
Turn your device off and press Power + Volume Down simultaneously for 5-7 seconds-ish and then select 'Recovery.'
Try connecting the device to your computer after it has booted into recovery. You may be able to access your files from the computer and copy/paste anything you need.
First, I would try wiping dalvik cache / cache NOT DATA!
Or If you manage to copy and paste everything you want to keep from here, I would then recommend factory resetting the device which you should be able to do from Recovery also. THIS WILL REMOVE ALL DATA. Do not do this if you haven't copied all the data you need onto your computer.
edit: Here's a video with instructions on how to get into recovery mode, wipe the cache or factory reset from recovery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ax2DdQZVBQ
Ahightechtyler said:
Boot into Recovery.
Turn your device off and press Power + Volume Down simultaneously for 5-7 seconds-ish and then select 'Recovery.'
Try connecting the device to your computer after it has booted into recovery. You may be able to access your files from the computer and copy/paste anything you need.
First, I would try wiping dalvik cache / cache NOT DATA!
Or If you manage to copy and paste everything you want to keep from here, I would then recommend factory resetting the device which you should be able to do from Recovery also. THIS WILL REMOVE ALL DATA. Do not do this if you haven't copied all the data you need onto your computer.
edit: Here's a video with instructions on how to get into recovery mode, wipe the cache or factory reset from recovery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ax2DdQZVBQ
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Thanks for sharing; I had tried as you recommended but no luck.
1. Tried to wipe the cache after reboot still the same issue; Phone hang at MOTO screen
2. Not able to connect to the computer; no device found.
Please share me some other way to solve this issue.
after following all steps.. still i am facing same issue.. please sudggest what next i have to do.
Ahightechtyler said:
Boot into Recovery.
Turn your device off and press Power + Volume Down simultaneously for 5-7 seconds-ish and then select 'Recovery.'
Try connecting the device to your computer after it has booted into recovery. You may be able to access your files from the computer and copy/paste anything you need.
First, I would try wiping dalvik cache / cache NOT DATA!
Or If you manage to copy and paste everything you want to keep from here, I would then recommend factory resetting the device which you should be able to do from Recovery also. THIS WILL REMOVE ALL DATA. Do not do this if you haven't copied all the data you need onto your computer.
edit: Here's a video with instructions on how to get into recovery mode, wipe the cache or factory reset from recovery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ax2DdQZVBQ
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Rakesh_moto said:
after following all steps.. still i am facing same issue.. please sudggest what next i have to do.
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Seems like your Android Installation is corrupt. At this point it may not be possible to recover data. You might need to do a clean flash using fastboot to flash stock ROM in order to turn of the phone.