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[Q] Phone Frozen!!! (Solved)

Ok so within 20 minutes of doing a nandroid backup and restore my phone freezes at the main loading screen after i press reboot phone. Is there anything i can do to fix this. Please someone help.

Do battery pull, then three button combo to get to recovery, clear both cashes , factory reset , wipe the system, remount the system, reinstall your from fresh from the SD card. Sorry but you Android back up is some how corrupted, you can try to do an advanced restore of just your data from it, only if you are coming from the same ROM.Good luck.
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i cant get into recovery mode it wont let me i can only get into download mode

cdk2588 said:
i cant get into recovery mode it wont let me i can only get into download mode
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Since you're in download mode, flash a one click file with a modified kernel with cwm. I think eollie has a thread for it somewhere. That'll get you back to stock GB plus CWM.

cdk2588 said:
i cant get into recovery mode it wont let me i can only get into download mode
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Try get into recovery MODE.
If You can not ,,,,,,,
USE this and go back to STOCK.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498

right now i am using heimdall one click with a stock rom so i will let you know if this works

Well i was able to do the one click but now when I go to download an app it says error package file is invalid or something like that
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If you are having problems using heimdall you could always try Gremlin Remover just download it make sure you have the right drivers installed, install GR then run, the plug your USB in , wait for the top left bar to turn yellow the press start. Then eat lunch or read a book, watch a good show when it says completed. Then you'll have a stock GB with CWM ready to go.
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The thread could be closed now i got running again and I'm running a custom rom now but thanks for everyone's help.
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cdk2588 said:
The thread could be closed now i got running again and I'm running a custom rom now but thanks for everyone's help.
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In the title just put solved and pm a moderator.

[Q] Phone does not Restart/Shutdown

Hi All,
My phone is not rebooting / restarting. It gets stuck at the "shutting down screen" for ever.
Model : ATT Samsung Skyrocket;
Stock ROM / Rooted.
Any ideas to fix this pls
Thank You

Have you tried pulling battery.. reinsert battery... then power on?

DoctorQMM said:
Have you tried pulling battery.. reinsert battery... then power on?
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yea, tried it, it restarts and then when I try to shutdown again later...Same issue

Sounds like a stuck on/off button. Unfortunately it's been fairly common. It's been discussed many times in the forums
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go to recovery wipe both caches, if still a no go, reset, if u reset u will have to reinstall your apps/settings

jd1639 said:
Sounds like a stuck on/off button. Unfortunately it's been fairly common. It's been discussed many times in the forums
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Thank You.
The power is fine, it is after I hit the power button, I get the shutting down screen and freezes

vincom said:
go to recovery wipe both caches, if still a no go, reset, if u reset u will have to reinstall your apps/settings
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I wiped the caches first and tried...No Go
then I tried factory reset . No Go

Update :
When the screen freezes when shutting down, I pressed Volume + Power buttons and the phone restarts now.
still if does not restart just by the power buttong

Odin it back to stock.

Wasnt this a problem in one of the early ics leaks
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droid512 said:
Wasnt this a problem in one of the early ics leaks
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Yes
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This was the Stock ROM
Anyways...
I went to ATT store to have a hard reset done, Now the phone restarts fine.
Not exactly sure what went on before
Thanks everyone for suggestions

vincom said:
go to recovery wipe both caches, if still a no go, reset, if u reset u will have to reinstall your apps/settings
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thats what i stated b4, reset in recovery is a hard reset, thats the only way to todo it

Problem with SGH-T989 (VTR Chile)

Hey guys:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus (SGH-T989)
it seems to be different than other T989 i´ve seen by net.The firmewire that i have is T989WXLE4 and i don't find it anywhere.
The think is i try to flash with a rom (CM10) wich didn't work. When i flashed it everything was going ok until it stopped in the bootloader. From CWM i tried then to factory restore but i couldn't, also tried to flash it again, but it stopped in the middle of the process, Passes the same with all the items on the list of CWM except restore from a file. For my lucky i had the file, but the process also stopped in the adroid security thing.
Now i can star it in Android, but many things doesnt work like it should be, USB is one of those, the PC doesn't recognize my phone, either the phone recognizes the PC, but it charges. And i can not go odin mode, goes straight to CWM.
I need help guys pls on factory restore/stock.

Have you done a nandroid back up?
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ukulelehype said:
Have you done a nandroid back up?
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I DId, but when restore the phone with that file, it works well untill a part it says "android security" then stopped in there, so i remove teh battery and then place it over again. Turn o the phone, and android works, but the same problems.

[Q] Samsung Skyrocket help

I recently flashed jelly bean 4.1.2 (not the latest but whatever) and when charging it yesterday, it gave a message saying the battery is hot and i checked to see if it was hot and it wasnt. i booted up my phone and it didnt boot up past the samsung logo and cant get it to recovery mode at all. I know there are threads on this but i guess i could start a recent one.

Are you sure you can't get into recovery? If you are, can you get into download?
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jd1639 said:
Are you sure you can't get into recovery? If you are, can you get into download?
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It seem i can put it in download mode, what do i do? And if you can, help me find a a reliable ROM

LCPro95 said:
It seem i can put it in download mode, what do i do? And if you can, help me find a a reliable ROM
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You would want to read and do some research.
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LCPro95 said:
It seem i can put it in download mode, what do i do? And if you can, help me find a a reliable ROM
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Now is when you're going to have to do some reading. You will need to odin the stock firmware. Go to the development forum and look for the stickies by vincom. They're you'll find one that will tell you how to return to stock. That's a good thing, because you should never flash if you don't know Odin.
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it didnt help much, still doesnt boot up and still cant access recovery mode

LCPro95 said:
it didnt help much, still doesnt boot up and still cant access recovery mode
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Do some reading
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LCPro95 said:
it didnt help much, still doesnt boot up and still cant access recovery mode
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You sure you know how to get into recovery? With the device off hold down both vol keys and power. When you see the Samsung logo only release the power button. Continue to hold the vol keys.
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LCPro95 said:
it didnt help much, still doesnt boot up and still cant access recovery mode
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Were you able to get into download mode and connect to Odin and did Odin recognize your phone? You do know how to use Odin?
Were you able to access recovery as suggested by using the power button and volume button combination and maybe restore your back up? You did do a backup before starting?
I don't remember where it is but their are well written steps on how to do both. As someone else suggested read and research. As someone suggested to me "Don't trying to flash custom ROMs until you know how to use Odin to be able to get out of trouble."
Just a suggestion you probably know more about this than I do please don't take it the wrong way
Good luck
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Still, after all this time with the device and people don't know you don't have to hold the keys that long. Device off--->hold power and both volumes until you see the Samsung screen... You can then let go of everything.

jd1639 said:
You sure you know how to get into recovery? With the device off hold down both vol keys and power. When you see the Samsung logo only release the power button. Continue to hold the vol keys.
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Yes I know how to do it.

ozziedog said:
Were you able to get into download mode and connect to Odin and did Odin recognize your phone? You do know how to use Odin?
Were you able to access recovery as suggested by using the power button and volume button combination and maybe restore your back up? You did do a backup before starting?
I don't remember where it is but their are well written steps on how to do both. As someone else suggested read and research. As someone suggested to me "Don't trying to flash custom ROMs until you know how to use Odin to be able to get out of trouble."
Just a suggestion you probably know more about this than I do please don't take it the wrong way
Good luck
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Before using odin i read everything i could read if i ever get a problem and started the process. When done and after troubleshooting the same problem still continued. Whenever i try entering recovery, it reboots.

LCPro95 said:
Before using odin i read everything i could read if i ever get a problem and started the process. When done and after troubleshooting the same problem still continued. Whenever i try entering recovery, it reboots.
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For what its worth when I have a problem I can't find the answer to I Odin back to stock when phone settles I do a factory reset to remove everything on phone. If it reboots okay I start loading everything back into it.
If I run into problems I go into download and Odin back to stock and start over. Sometimes it takes me more than one attempt.
I'm sure their is a better way but I'm no expert. For the most part going back to stock has been the answer then go from their. Hope your phone is not hosed. Good luck.
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ozziedog said:
For what its worth when I have a problem I can't find the answer to I Odin back to stock when phone settles I do a factory reset to remove everything on phone. If it reboots okay I start loading everything back into it.
If I run into problems I go into download and Odin back to stock and start over. Sometimes it takes me more than one attempt.
I'm sure their is a better way but I'm no expert. For the most part going back to stock has been the answer then go from their. Hope your phone is not hosed. Good luck.
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It has a stock rom in which i tried flashing a couple of times. And wouldnt factory reseting require me going into recovery in which i cnt do. Could it be a hardware problem?

LCPro95 said:
It has a stock rom in which i tried flashing a couple of times. And wouldnt factory reseting require me going into recovery in which i cnt do. Could it be a hardware problem?
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You don't have to go into recovery to do a factory reset you can go into settings.
A hardware problem is something that will have to be answered by someone way smarter than I.
I use CWM recovery and when I first started flashing I installed it using Odin.
Sorry I have run out of ideas Good luck.
Edit : just throwing this out their you could try replacing the SD Card.
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LCPro95 said:
It has a stock rom in which i tried flashing a couple of times. And wouldnt factory reseting require me going into recovery in which i cnt do. Could it be a hardware problem?
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You have to go into recovery to do a factory reset if you can't boot. When you try to boot what does it do? Does it try boot? And then what does it do?
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[Q&A] [CM 10.2]

This is the Q&A for the unofficial CM 10.2 for the SGS4G.
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Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.

So, apart from GPS not working, as far as you know everything basic is working well?
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getochkn said:
Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.
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Yeo, it is. I didn't touch anything related to the recovery except the recovery fstab that I must update to b compatible w the new JB so idk if I have to do anything else to have that feature back or it was CWM by default then, I will find out bout it soon.
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So, apart from GPS not working, as far as you know everything basic is working well?
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You can say so
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Damn... I thought there was a chance GPS would somehow be possible I'm starting to think its wishful thinking... Come on samsung
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getochkn said:
Is it just me or is fix permission missing from CWM.
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I believe koush decided to throw away the fix permissions button in CWM because he said it was largely placebo effect and had no real purpose anymore.
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Thanks for all the solutions and answers that I have collected from users around here, I have been able to update the OP for the FAQ (post 3) in the main thread. So either a question is answered here or not, please also have a look over the FAQ @ post 3 in the dev thread to track down the answered common questions, thanks .
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so do you know if external mics work on this Rom?

Ok guys i have flashed near every rom this phone has ever had and never ran into a bootloop problem. So i had CH 10.2 on my phone for 2 days with no hiccups. Then today after letting my phone die completely "battery death" i pluged it in and now it keeps bootlooping and i cant get it into recovery if i hold down volume down + power it loops at the galaxy s 4g starting screen. If i let it go of the power button at the correct time it just bootloops. anyone have any ideas?

http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/

Vismis said:
Ok guys i have flashed near every rom this phone has ever had and never ran into a bootloop problem. So i had CH 10.2 on my phone for 2 days with no hiccups. Then today after letting my phone die completely "battery death" i pluged it in and now it keeps bootlooping and i cant get it into recovery if i hold down volume down + power it loops at the galaxy s 4g starting screen. If i let it go of the power button at the correct time it just bootloops. anyone have any ideas?
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The Recovery Is Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Button
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1234west said:
The Recovery Is Volume Up + Volume Down + Power Button
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Ok if i hold that combo it loops the galaxy s 4g splash screen if i hold the combo then let go of the power button at any time during the splash or right when it turns to black then it just normally boots into the Cyanogen boot screen then sits there spinning for going on 2 hours then i just pull the battery any ideas?

Vismis said:
Ok if i hold that combo it loops the galaxy s 4g splash screen if i hold the combo then let go of the power button at any time during the splash or right when it turns to black then it just normally boots into the Cyanogen boot screen then sits there spinning for going on 2 hours then i just pull the battery any ideas?
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Battery Pull. Hold Vol Up + Vol Down + Power. Whenever The Samsung Galaxy S 4G Splash Screen Comes On, Let Go Of The Power Button And Keep The Volume Buttons Held Down. Should Take You To Recovery
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OMG YES!!! I have no idea what i did but i pressed the combo when i plugged it into my computer and it looped the battery screen twice then went straight into CWM recovery did not go through the splash screen like a normal CWM recovery start but whatever i got to remove the rom and flash the new Slim Rom . Anyone have any idea what could have caused this just so i know what to or what not to do in the future ?

Try using adb
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To get to CWM recovery on this ROM, simply download 'Quick Boot' application and use it to get to recovery. It works.
Apex launcher crashes as well. I think issue is ROM related. Also, ROM is very heavy, I couldn't find why.
Edit: ROM is snappier after using CM performance features and letting cache do its work.
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jeffreylin_ said:
That's not very helpful if you can't get past the CyanogenMod splash though.
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I got through the splash screen on 1st try.
You should check if you worked according to ROM instructions.
I usually always format system as well as wipe everything twice before flashing any new ROM.
I was referring to :
1. the lack of recovery button on power menu.
2. The inability to use hardware keys to get to recovery after flashing this ROM.
Heimdall One-click (in download mode) and try again.

You're right - I missed that option in developer features - it's called 'advanced reboot options'.
I'd suggest you get to download mode - one click heimdall and reflash this ROM after dowble wiping dalvik, cache, and format system.

I've flashed numerous ROMS to my phone before but have never ran into a problem like this.
-I went back to stock
-flashed CM7, as recommended from the OP
-downloaded and flashed CM10.2 but it gets stuck around 75%
I've been on this thread, and the rom thread as well as waiting a bit, hoping to find a solution or it figures itself out. Nothing! Is it unsafe to pull my battery when its at 'Installing update' (75%) for an extended period of time?
Also, i am on CWM 5.0.2.8
Thanks

I flashed it from ICS (Ultragen) and had no problem.
You can try that as well.