Hello,
I was wondering if someone could explain me, how BRICK happens or what to do to stay away from brick.
I searched for this question, but cannot find proper answers...
Thx in adv
TwinHeadedEagle said:
Hello,
I was wondering if someone could explain me, how BRICK happens or what to do to stay away from brick.
I searched for this question, but cannot find proper answers...
Thx in adv
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It depends what device you have. Different things can cause different devices to brick. Usually a "bricked" device is caused by a bad kernel (more so by over clocking or overvolting), (If you have an HTC device) a bad HBoot, flashing a leak that is incomplete or flashing an update (RUU, Odin, whatever) for the wrong device, or flashing a package for the wrong device or one that is improperly coded.
You CANNOT brick your device by flashing custom roms and recoveries or anything like that, and permanent, unfixable, hard bricks are VERY rare and are usually because someone did something stupid.
If you're worried about installing a custom ROM or something, don't worry, it won't brick you.
TwinHeadedEagle said:
Hello,
I was wondering if someone could explain me, how BRICK happens or what to do to stay away from brick.
I searched for this question, but cannot find proper answers...
Thx in adv
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Bricks happen when you try something not meant for your phone.
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Thank you so much for clarifying this to me...
I am not total beginner, i possess Galaxy GT-I9001, for 4 months and i installed CWM last week, with complications, i used Odin 4.03 what one guy instructed to me, beside 4.43. First 4.03 failed and my phone failed to boot, I was worrying i could lose the phone. Then i used 4.43 from the Wiki tutorial what fixed the things...
Now i want to Root the phone, so this previous experience scared me, now i am not confident about it so I used to ask here...
So to clarify:
- rooting
-CWM
-flashing - installing custom ROMS
in proper way and following instructions won't brick my phone?
Is it possible that the dev/alpha/beta ROM versions could brick my phone?
How hard brick happens I am interested?
Is soft brick always fixable?
Sorry for bothering with this stupid questions, I am just not too confident, and i don't wanna destroy the phone, i've got no money for another
Thanks again and sorry if bad English
bricked= corrupted bootloader
a really bricked phone is like "dead' and the only way to solve this problem is to flash a new-and-happy bootloader by hardware tools like Medusa jtag jig also you can't solve bricked phone by PC software if yo do so then your phone is not really bricked
I don't know anything about hard/soft bricked what's that ??
you can't brick a phone by flashing a beta rom if you don't touch bootloader but you can destroy or cause hardware damage by flashing a rom/kernel not made for your phone so that's very important to know !
to prevent bricking your phone:
1. never use a flashing tool not made for your phone
2.when flashing bootloader made for your phone only use a stable PC connection/cable and is better to use a laptop on battery
3.about ROM Manager :if you don't see your phone in list never use it to flash recovery/rom
rooting means to get root access this is like your Administrator account in Windows OS well, it happens because by default phones come out from manufacturer with root disabled to protect the phone and their business
CWM is a custom recovery in fact this is a little OS that works like Safe Mode in Windows it can help you to flash a rom/update/theme etc
CWM recovery is different compared to stock recovery because it gives you the chance to flash custom things to your phone I mean you have to give a package a digital signature in order to flash it to your phone and stock recovery is restrictive it allows you to flash only signed-by-manufacturer things like roms/updates/themes and here is the place where CWM comes it allows to flash self-signed packages
Follow tutorials and you won't brick your phone. Stick to your device forum. E.g ,Just because something worked on the galaxy ace doesn't mean you can use that tutorial on a galaxy mini.
Soft bricks can be fixed,those are just installation errors.
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I was wondering how to remove CWM and to restore original recovery...
I suppose i have to flash my stock ROM, am i right?
Do i need to wipe all data before flashing my custom ROM, just to add i have 2.3.3 i only did CWM nothing else is changed.
One thing isn't clear, when I flash CWM is my stock ROM changed?
TwinHeadedEagle said:
I was wondering how to remove CWM and to restore original recovery...
I suppose i have to flash my stock ROM, am i right?
Do i need to wipe all data before flashing my custom ROM, just to add i have 2.3.3 i only did CWM nothing else is changed.
One thing isn't clear, when I flash CWM is my stock ROM changed?
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Why would you want to remove cwm? Its a custom recovery, without it you can't go custom. Use cwm to create a nand backup. To go back to stock recovery, you are correct, but make sure you have correct files etc in Odin. Pulling out your USB cable in Odin without completed will brick your phone, I know cuz I did it. The wrong files can do the same. CWM doesn't change the ROM, just the recovery. I have also heard of bricks from Samsung kies mini. Yes you need to wipe/ factory data reset when flashing a new ROM. If you are only updating a custom ROM, going from (ROM name) v 1.2 to (ROM name) v 1.3 it is not always necessary to do factory data reset but follow the instructions per developer of ROM/thread. Get root, put custom ROM on sd, in recovery make a nand backup, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, factory data reset, install zip from sd, reboot.
Also sometimes when flashing a ROM it might not boot first time. Don't panic, pull battery out/in 3 button to recovery, install zip again, reboot and enjoy.
Hope this helps....if so hit thanks button!
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TwinHeadedEagle said:
I was wondering how to remove CWM and to restore original recovery...
I suppose i have to flash my stock ROM, am i right?
Do i need to wipe all data before flashing my custom ROM, just to add i have 2.3.3 i only did CWM nothing else is changed.
One thing isn't clear, when I flash CWM is my stock ROM changed?
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No,your stock rom is not changed,just your recovery. You'll need clockworkmod do install custom roms since stock recovery lacks the features needed to install non-manufacturer roms.
If you are concerned about altering your current rom,you can make a backup using clockworkmod recovery, and store it somewhere like your PC.
Yes,just to be safe, it is better to wipe data. Unless it's an update of the same rom which again, isn't always guaranteed. Just to be sure your safe,backup your apps and clear everything.
Clockworkmod is removed in the bootloader by swapping it out with something else(like amon-ra).
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Ok, thanks
I am planning to use custom roms, but it's not important at this time, I am satissfied with current...
I only need to know how to restore stock recovery, if the phone is somehow damaged and needs to be taken to the service warranty is lost with CWM installed?
Thank you and Sorry again if i am too noob, and asking stupid questions, i just need detailed explanations from people that experienced this, and apparently I've got it
TwinHeadedEagle said:
Ok, thanks
I am planning to use custom roms, but it's not important at this time, I am satissfied with current...
I only need to know how to restore stock recovery, if the phone is somehow damaged and needs to be taken to the service warranty is lost with CWM installed?
Thank you and Sorry again if i am too noob, and asking stupid questions, i just need detailed explanations from people that experienced this, and apparently I've got it
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It is possible to reset the phone fully to stock. This removes clockworkmod recovery and your custom rom and allows you to claim warranty. So far only Sony is the one I'm aware void your warranty permanently if you unlock your bootloader using their 'official' method. They keep you on record,so even if you relock it you're outside warranty.
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How To Unbrick my Kindle Fire?
Hello, I'm a Noobie,
I think I bricked my Kindle Fire. “kindle fire” stays on the screen when I turn it on. I can see the device on my computer as ‘Removable Disk (G’ however I am unable to access the drive. Am I BRICKED for good? Kindle running 6.3.1.; PC running Window 7. Please help…..
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Hello, I'm a Noobie,
I think I bricked my Kindle Fire. “kindle fire” stays on the screen when I turn it on. I can see the device on my computer as ‘Removable Disk (G’ however I am unable to access the drive. Am I BRICKED for good? Kindle running 6.3.1.; PC running Window 7. Please help…..
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Redownload the rom with a stronger internet connection, flash it again.
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@ Allanitomwesh
You didn't tell me how to reset phone fully to stock
I am assuming you haven't started playing with your phone.
Dial *#1234# and write down the three ID Strings PDA, CSC & PHONE ID
They'll be useful later. Just for paranoia, use adb to save your IMEI details (adb is for windows PC's don't worry)
Install Samsung Keis in same PC. Make sure it recognises your phone. Always check this before running Odin.
Always do a full backup (apps, data,settings) before resetting to stock or just any flashing.
Odin will install custom roms on your phone,and it will also take you back to stock if need arises. This is done by 'flashing' stock rom into your phone.
You can follow this tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345671
Where the rom is the stock one. You can get the right one here http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=1&t=2 Clockworkmod and root access will be lost.(those come with custom roms,don't worry)
When using Odin, a few tips,
1.always run as administrator (right click on icon>run as administrator)
2.Odin runs better without sim card and SD card. You can take them out before entering download mode
3.NEVER EVER interrupt a flashing process,its a guaranteed soft brick.It takes about 10 minutes. If you're impatient, walk away. Also for paranoia,better to have a ups.
4. Perform factory reset before and after flashing. * Menu* Settings* Privacy* Factory data reset* Reset phone& Erase everything. Before and after.
If your rom doesn't boot try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660596
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Would someone help me? I just installed CM10 Jelly bean for Iconia A500 and flashed the corresponding GApss right after. Now I'm stuck on Acer logo and can't go to recovery. Help.
xmond said:
Would someone help me? I just installed CM10 Jelly bean for Iconia A500 and flashed the corresponding GApss right after. Now I'm stuck on Acer logo and can't go to recovery. Help.
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Ask here for better assistance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1211
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Thanks
Allanitomwesh said:
Redownload the rom with a stronger internet connection, flash it again.
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Thanks for your response, I however cannot access my Kindle Fire. It shows up on my computer as 'G:' drive. I can go to TWRP on the device but there's nothing to restore. I think I wiped out everything. There is a message that says "E:failed to mount /sdcard (Invalid argument)" I'm Bricked for good aren't I?
lcharrisej said:
Thanks for your response, I however cannot access my Kindle Fire. It shows up on my computer as 'G:' drive. I can go to TWRP on the device but there's nothing to restore. I think I wiped out everything. There is a message that says "E:failed to mount /sdcard (Invalid argument)" I'm Bricked for good aren't I?
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Not necessarily, but it does sound like you went abit overboard with clearing data.
Try and restore stock rom on your kindle. The method where you lose root preferably.
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1st of all, i am a beginner. Just brought my android ics phone last month. I also rooted my phone by the help of my friend last week. But yesterday i was trying to restore factory settings. But i accidentally wiped my system. And now my phone wont boot. It stuck in BootScreen. Nothing happens then. I dont have the backup of my rom. what to do now ??? Please help!! Sorry for my bad English & Thanks in advance who wanna help me
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What recovery are you using? Even if you wiped the phone you should still have it running. All you need to do is reboot in recovery mode. Hard to tell you how as I dunno what the phone is.
Before that you'll need to download your stock firmware and put it on the root directory of your SD card if you have one, so that once in recovery you'll actually have something to flash.
If the phone doesn't have a SD slot, then you'll need to use a recovery tool on your PC to flash it.
Right now shut the phone down, remove the battery, find some guides specific about your phone, and read them carefully. There's a reason why we're using recoveries. First thing you should have done is to backup your stock firmware somewhere on your computer or on the cloud, and make sure you knew how to use it if something like that was to happen... Little late for that now.
When you'll know what to do, just mind that you still have enough battery to flash the stock ROM. Come back to ask help here if there's something you don't understand. Good luck!
faisalsarkar7 said:
1st of all, i am a beginner. Just brought my android ics phone last month. I also rooted my phone by the help of my friend last week. But yesterday i was trying to restore factory settings. But i accidentally wiped my system. And now my phone wont boot. It stuck in BootScreen. Nothing happens then. I dont have the backup of my rom. what to do now ??? Please help!! Sorry for my bad English & Thanks in advance who wanna help me
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No problem. Just install this partition manager free. It is perfectly adapted for windows 8. And you are offered a variety of options which can swap/merge/separate new partitions. With a very easy-to-understand instructions, everything is perfect!
Thanks for kindly reply
ModRQC said:
What recovery are you using? Even if you wiped the phone you should still have it running. All you need to do is reboot in recovery mode. Hard to tell you how as I dunno what the phone is.
Before that you'll need to download your stock firmware and put it on the root directory of your SD card if you have one, so that once in recovery you'll actually have something to flash.
If the phone doesn't have a SD slot, then you'll need to use a recovery tool on your PC to flash it.
Right now shut the phone down, remove the battery, find some guides specific about your phone, and read them carefully. There's a reason why we're using recoveries. First thing you should have done is to backup your stock firmware somewhere on your computer or on the cloud, and make sure you knew how to use it if something like that was to happen... Little late for that now.
When you'll know what to do, just mind that you still have enough battery to flash the stock ROM. Come back to ask help here if there's something you don't understand. Good luck!
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I am using TWRP recovery in my Chinese Branded SymphonyW35, Do i have to download my stock rom ?
faisalsarkar7 said:
1st of all, i am a beginner. Just brought my android ics phone last month. I also rooted my phone by the help of my friend last week. But yesterday i was trying to restore factory settings. But i accidentally wiped my system. And now my phone wont boot. It stuck in BootScreen. Nothing happens then. I dont have the backup of my rom. what to do now ??? Please help!! Sorry for my bad English & Thanks in advance who wanna help me
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Get original ROM and set him from a computer or through bootlouder
Thanks for kindly reply
lykosha said:
Get original ROM and set him from a computer or through bootlouder
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I don't know how to flash my stock rom. Please refer me to a forum containing tutorial about Flash a Rom.....
Well that's the kick, is it? Most of what I found through a quick search was in foreign language... I do english, french, and a little spanish, but that's it...
I did find THIS quite easily though... My bet is, start from there to find infos... That's all I can do right now to help you, sorry!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379132
Edit : and this one too : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42938085
Mind you they may not be exactly what you're looking for, but you'll surely find your way to an answer if you take some time to read through these.
faisalsarkar7 said:
I don't know how to flash my stock rom. Please refer me to a forum containing tutorial about Flash a Rom.....
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What telephone, model, do you have? On the model of vehicle find a theme. All must be written up there.
Hi, guys I'm new to android phones...but I'd love to know more about them and about these custom roms...so the point is that I read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519448 and I don't know how to start ... I have a LG L5 E610 and the default ROM is a little slow...I need to mention that my phone isn't rooted...is brand new...so pls can you help me...I searched the Internet but I founded so many things and I'm kind of mix up...
Go to this subforum for your phone and read up on what's needed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/optimus-l3-l5-l7
The procedure varies slightly from phone to phone but you first need to unlock your bootloader (the first unlock will wipe any data you have stored on the phone, make sure you backup first)
And most importantly don't be afraid to ask as many questions as you need, we were all noobs once
Also, once you got a custom recovery installed, make sure you do a full backup before experimenting, that way you always can get back to a working device no matter what happens.
Good luck and enjoy.
Nexus 7 LTE
SlimKat KOT49H
Bricked Kernel
Thank u...
Raverbunny said:
Go to this subforum for your phone and read up on what's needed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/optimus-l3-l5-l7
The procedure varies slightly from phone to phone but you first need to unlock your bootloader (the first unlock will wipe any data you have stored on the phone, make sure you backup first)
And most importantly don't be afraid to ask as many questions as you need, we were all noobs once
Also, once you got a custom recovery installed, make sure you do a full backup before experimenting, that way you always can get back to a working device no matter what happens.
Good luck and enjoy.
Nexus 7 LTE
SlimKat KOT49H
Bricked Kernel
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Ok...first I rooted my phone with this http://androidteen.com/lg-optimus-l5-e610612-android-4-1-2-how-to-root-and-install-custom-recovery/ and then I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519448
first I wiped data ..and after that I installed the ROM and after that Gapps...and now the phone is working but when I am on 3G, apps like youtube, exhange mail stop working..."unfortunately YouTube has stopped working"...what to do...is this problem related to Gapps or my Internet Acces VODAFONE RO or this UNOFFICIAL ROM from cm...and I wanna ask you another question if you don't mind HOW CAN I UNINSTALL GAPPS...?..maybe is from the .zip file ...you know better...sorry for my english
Hello everyone,
I am pretty much a big NOOB. I bought a Panasonic T11 a few weeks back. And I rooted it using VROOT, currently I have Kinguser. Replaced Android Keyboard with Google Keyboard in the System Rom using Titanium Backup Pro, and also make 2 software's into system applications. Everything's working fine, its just that it has been a learning experience(I just discovered how to get to recovery mode on this phone today!) and I have a few questions.
1>>I don't have a Stock Rom backup.
I made a backup of my ROM using Android System Recovery <e3> after I Rooted and did the above changes. What are the potential problems I may face in the future?
2>> There are no CWM Recovery or any custom Roms available for this phone.:crying:
The T11 came with an almost stock android. Only thing they did was add Wechat, Cam Scanner, and Cam Card to the ROM. Besides that everything is just stock android, which is a good thing for me:good:
I want to try and flash the Rom from other devices with the same processor(MSM8625Q), is this a good idea?
Thanks.
eliezer.kt said:
Hello everyone,
I am pretty much a big NOOB. I bought a Panasonic T11 a few weeks back. And I rooted it using VROOT, currently I have Kinguser. Replaced Android Keyboard with Google Keyboard in the System Rom using Titanium Backup Pro, and also make 2 software's into system applications. Everything's working fine, its just that it has been a learning experience(I just discovered how to get to recovery mode on this phone today!) and I have a few questions.
1>>I don't have a Stock Rom backup.
I made a backup of my ROM using Android System Recovery <e3> after I Rooted and did the above changes. What are the potential problems I may face in the future?
2>> There are no CWM Recovery or any custom Roms available for this phone.:crying:
The T11 came with an almost stock android. Only thing they did was add Wechat, Cam Scanner, and Cam Card to the ROM. Besides that everything is just stock android, which is a good thing for me:good:
I want to try and flash the Rom from other devices with the same processor(MSM8625Q), is this a good idea?
Thanks.
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as for your recovery question, Android System <e3> does not make backup, it lets users (or service centers) manually update a phone if it needs an update or has something corrupt. you can also factory reset if someone has stolen it and wants to use it themselves (but thieves will never know that ). A custom recovery is say a way to have a way back if something goes wrong, say you flashed a rom but it only bootloops, you would use your backup and it would take you back to the way it was with all the apps you had before, do you need a custom recovery? yes and no, its nice to have one so you can get back. you dont need one but i dont think your changes will be a problem in the future.
for your second question: Nay, that is a Bad idea, if you were to try to flash that it would brick your phone. you can only flash roms if the device is almost identical, it has to have the same resolution/cpu/gpu/screen size i dont remember the order.
welcome to xda mate
Thanks for the quick reply.. It's was really informative. I just checked the backup zip created my the android e3 and all it had was the system folder
So to make it short. I need a custom recovery mod to back up my ROM or to flash a custom ROM. But, there are no custom recovery for my phone so what are my options?
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eliezer.kt said:
Thanks for the quick reply.. It's was really informative. I just checked the backup zip created my the android e3 and all it had was the system folder
So to make it short. I need a custom recovery mod to back up my ROM or to flash a custom ROM. But, there are no custom recovery for my phone so what are my options?
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You could request someone on your device forum to build a custom recovery for you. Also, for starters you must visit the thread in my signature to get some great tips to take advantage of your rooted phone without doing anything too risky.
eliezer.kt said:
Thanks for the quick reply.. It's was really informative. I just checked the backup zip created my the android e3 and all it had was the system folder
So to make it short. I need a custom recovery mod to back up my ROM or to flash a custom ROM. But, there are no custom recovery for my phone so what are my options?
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like Atishay Jain said you could ask someone to make a custom recovery and from there someone might make a rom (probably no time soon) you could make your own rom once you get a recovery working. i would not use that same backup from the default recovery, and yeah pretty much custom recovery are the only way to flash roms for you.
Will try that.. Thanks
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