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Stuck while flashing with stock rom

While flashing with odin (stock rom) , it was stuck in the middle ..Waited for longtime no progress so took off and retried flashing nothing happened..
If i go to cwd mode(volume+up) it says me "encountered problem while updating firmwire, use kies to do recovery"
Now what can be done?...Please help...Is it totally bricked ?,any other options can i try./?

just boot in download mode (VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER) and flash FW again it will be resolved just with that.

roonie said:
While flashing with odin (stock rom) , it was stuck in the middle ..Waited for longtime no progress so took off and retried flashing nothing happened..
If i go to cwd mode(volume+up) it says me "encountered problem while updating firmwire, use kies to do recovery"
Now what can be done?...Please help...Is it totally bricked ?,any other options can i try./?
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Flash stock ROM again using ODIN by going to Download mode as said by xlm13x ...

Download the china stock ROM, it has all the three files the pda, modem and the csc. It also has the pit file. Flash on ODIN.
Once you do this your phone will definately boot up. Once this is done you can flash any country stock rom through ODIN.
It also happened to me once and the thing i just mentioned worked for me. So 100% sure on this.
Sent from my GT-I9103 using xda app-developers app

its really good to see people helping each other so fast

sandyisgood said:
Download the china stock ROM, it has all the three files the pda, modem and the csc. It also has the pit file. Flash on ODIN.
Once you do this your phone will definately boot up. Once this is done you can flash any country stock rom through ODIN.
It also happened to me once and the thing i just mentioned worked for me. So 100% sure on this.
Sent from my GT-I9103 using xda app-developers app
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Post the link for that.
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Thanks a lot guys that was a fast helping hand it worked after 3-4 tries..
One more thing I have Baseband version-I9103DDKH4
Kernel Verssion - [email protected]
Build number:GINGERBREAD.XWKI5
this is the stock version i flashed now...
Can now i flash neo romv3 from this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769863
It denotes XWLA4 2.3.6 ...is it region specific?...can i flash with my version is it compatible?..

roonie said:
Thanks a lot guys that was a fast helping hand it worked after 3-4 tries..
One more thing I have Baseband version-I9103DDKH4
Kernel Verssion - [email protected]
Build number:GINGERBREAD.XWKI5
this is the stock version i flashed now...
Can now i flash neo romv3 from this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769863
It denotes XWLA4 2.3.6 ...is it region specific?...can i flash with my version is it compatible?..
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The kernel version you quoted contains 'XWKI5' which is the code for Indian stock firmware.
For using Neo ROM you'll have to flash the XWLA (European stock firmware) on your Galaxy R & then flash the Neo ROM 3.0. And yes you can flash the stock firmware of any region it'll be compatible & won't create issues as long as you're flashing stock ROMs by Samsung for Galaxy R.
Do update here on how it goes.
Hope this helps

'cooleagle' said:
The kernel version you quoted contains 'XWKI5' which is the code for Indian stock firmware.
For using Neo ROM you'll have to flash the XWLA (European stock firmware) on your Galaxy R & then flash the Neo ROM 3.0. And yes you can flash the stock firmware of any region it'll be compatible & won't create issues as long as you're flashing stock ROMs by Samsung for Galaxy R.
Do update here on how it goes.
Hope this helps
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Thanks cooleagle...So if i plan to install the neo rom , i have to reflash with the stock rom of XWLA4 rite?...So will it affect anythin because iam in india and i am changing the stock rom to other region?...after i flash if i want to get back to stock rom of my region can i reflash with my stock rom of indian region from euro region stock rom?...
And also can you tell me about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418895 [Kernel] ardatdat kernel v1.5 [CWM] (OC/ROOT/VR/3G/init.d) ?..what this is all about?...can i upgrade the kernel too after upgrading to XWLA4 and also if i want to do the kernel upgrade in XWKI5 can i do it?

roonie said:
Thanks cooleagle...So if i plan to install the neo rom , i have to reflash with the stock rom of XWLA4 rite?...So will it affect anythin because iam in india and i am changing the stock rom to other region?...after i flash if i want to get back to stock rom of my region can i reflash with my stock rom of indian region from euro region stock rom?
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Yes you can reflash our Indian stock 2.3 5 ROM anytime you want, reset your custom firmware counter & claim warranty for your handset, be careful while doing the same cause if you screw up / miss some steps then you could loose your warranty.
roonie said:
And also can you tell me about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418895 [Kernel] ardatdat kernel v1.5 [CWM] (OC/ROOT/VR/3G/init.d) ?..what this is all about?...can i upgrade the kernel too after upgrading to XWLA4 and also if i want to do the kernel upgrade in XWKI5 can i do it?
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Kernel v 1.8.3 is compatible with XWLA4 / XWKI5 (There could be some bugs with XWKI5 but there's no harm in trying as long as you follow the steps) can also be used with Neo ROM.
Try the newer version of his kernel here, it has been improved a lot since then: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787454
Before you start flashing any ROMs & kernels I would suggest you to read all the threads stickied in the Dev section, FAQ's & How To's in my signature below, if you haven't already done it & don't forget to take a nandroid backup.
It is to understand the various steps you need tu know to go about flashing kernels, ROMs, etc & also how to clear the counter to claim warranty.
Cheers !

roonie said:
Thanks cooleagle...So if i plan to install the neo rom , i have to reflash with the stock rom of XWLA4 rite?...So will it affect anythin because iam in india and i am changing the stock rom to other region?...after i flash if i want to get back to stock rom of my region can i reflash with my stock rom of indian region from euro region stock rom?...
And also can you tell me about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418895 [Kernel] ardatdat kernel v1.5 [CWM] (OC/ROOT/VR/3G/init.d) ?..what this is all about?...can i upgrade the kernel too after upgrading to XWLA4 and also if i want to do the kernel upgrade in XWKI5 can i do it?
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Yes for Neo ROM, u have to flash Stock rom of XWLA4 via odin.It will not affect anything but u need to wipe data after flashing. So take a backup of all ur data and then flash it. Apart, it wont affect anything buddy. Yes u can revert back to Indian stock rom at any point of time.
And with kernel, Neo ROM by default has ardatdat kernel 1.8.1 and so u will get that kernel when u flash Neo ROM. After that u can flash ardatdat's kernel 1.8.3 as it has RAM hack and its better than its prev versions. Yes u can upgrade, better to say u can change the kernel at any point of time. Have a Happy Flashing.

selva.simple said:
Yes for Neo ROM, u have to flash Stock rom of XWLA4 via odin.It will not affect anything but u need to wipe data after flashing. So take a backup of all ur data and then flash it. Apart, it wont affect anything buddy. Yes u can revert back to Indian stock rom at any point of time.
And with kernel, Neo ROM by default has ardatdat kernel 1.8.1 and so u will get that kernel when u flash Neo ROM. After that u can flash ardatdat's kernel 1.8.3 as it has RAM hack and its better than its prev versions. Yes u can upgrade, better to say u can change the kernel at any point of time. Have a Happy Flashing.
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Want to ask you one thing ,
...When my phone crashed last time all apps crashed , I was not able to go to homescreen so i tried restore using cwm with my backup but after restoring it was stuck in Samsung logo at the boot itself...This has happened all times when i tried to restore..Why this happened...how can i restore to my previous state with that backup..My phone had crashed atleast 4 times and the restore had never worked ,dont know why it had happened(this all happened after i rooted my phone)....

roonie said:
Want to ask you one thing ,
...When my phone crashed last time all apps crashed , I was not able to go to homescreen so i tried restore using cwm with my backup but after restoring it was stuck in Samsung logo at the boot itself...This has happened all times when i tried to restore..Why this happened...how can i restore to my previous state with that backup..My phone had crashed atleast 4 times and the restore had never worked ,dont know why it had happened(this all happened after i rooted my phone)....
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Buddy. Whats the ROM u were in when u took the backup in CWM and while in which ROM u tried to restore the CWM backup

selva.simple said:
Buddy. Whats the ROM u were in when u took the backup in CWM and while in which ROM u tried to restore the CWM backup
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Till now i was using XWKI5 stock rom...I had made backup of the stock rom only , and tried to restore (because it got corupt ) , after restore it was stuck at the samsung logo...Anyways everythin is gone , iam just plannin to flash neo rom

HELP! Phone won't turn on

I was flashing air kernel with cwm and succeded, but when i rebooted afrer flashing, the phone won't get to Google logo. I flashed Blue color + 65 fps HELP PLEASE
Nexus S, stock jelly bean 4.1.2, rooted, tried to flash air kernel..
Please someone reply. After the Google logo, the phone just goes blank... tried a battery pull and nothing..

matejilic said:
I was flashing air kernel with cwm and succeded, but when i rebooted afrer flashing, the phone won't get to Google logo. I flashed Blue color + 65 fps HELP PLEASE
Nexus S, stock jelly bean 4.1.2, rooted, tried to flash air kernel..
Please someone reply. After the Google logo, the phone just goes blank... tried a battery pull and nothing..
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can u still go into recovery ??
power + volume up

ahmadalraii said:
can u still go into recovery ??
power + volume up
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yes, i can. I tried to flash Matr1x kernel, reflash Air and flash AOKP milestone 1, situation is the same, it shows only the google logo, after that i can see nothing, blank screen..

did u try a whole new combo..
try hellybean rom 4.2 with airkernel..
not all roms works with all kernels some roms have thier own kernels like cm
is your problem that u want this specific rom to boot and u have tried many kernels and stuck in bootloops
or ur phone is not working with any rom ? and any kernel >?
be carefull if flashed a jelly bean rom to flash a jellybean kernel ..or hust try to boot with the provided kernel with the zip rom

Wipe data in CWM. Make a backup first.

Factory reset and wipe data,cache before trying it again.
Sent from my Nexus S

ahmadalraii said:
did u try a whole new combo..
try hellybean rom 4.2 with airkernel..
not all roms works with all kernels some roms have thier own kernels like cm
is your problem that u want this specific rom to boot and u have tried many kernels and stuck in bootloops
or ur phone is not working with any rom ? and any kernel >?
be carefull if flashed a jelly bean rom to flash a jellybean kernel ..or hust try to boot with the provided kernel with the zip rom
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my phone worked with stock. Then i tried to flash air kernel to stock rom to increase performance, but i got stock in bootloop i guess (wont go past the google logo..)

seibott said:
Factory reset and wipe data,cache before trying it again.
Sent from my Nexus S
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tried multiple cache wipes/ dalvik cache wipes and factory resets.. i guess i'll try to flash stock image from google in hope to fix it...

i managed to flash cm 10 on my nexus s and it fixed all the problems. thank you for your help guys, cheers!

matejilic said:
i managed to flash cm 10 on my nexus s and it fixed all the problems. thank you for your help guys, cheers!
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cheers ...:laugh:

[Q] Cant seem to install a custom ROM

Hi all
Using a ST26i
Rooted and unlocked bootloader, stock firmware ver 11.2.A.0.21 n stock kernal
every time i try to flash a custom ROM via CWM like so
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145146
the phone goes into bootloops..
tried it with paranoidAndroid..same result..
fed up of restoring again and again..so can someone out here tell me where im going wrong so the next time i flash my phone i dont end up with a softbricked device that needs to be flashed with stock firmware again and again
Its a pain u kno
Did that twice today
Ended up with a softbricked phone 4 times this week

IrvinPinto said:
Hi all
Using a ST26i
Rooted and unlocked bootloader, stock firmware ver 11.2.A.0.21 n stock kernal
every time i try to flash a custom ROM via CWM like so
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145146
the phone goes into bootloops..
tried it with paranoidAndroid..same result..
fed up of restoring again and again..so can someone out here tell me where im going wrong so the next time i flash my phone i dont end up with a softbricked device that needs to be flashed with stock firmware again and again
Its a pain u kno
Did that twice today
Ended up with a softbricked phone 4 times this week
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Firstly make sure that you are flashing the correct ROM for your device. Your device is the Xperia J which means its code name is JLo.
If it is a CyanogenMod based ROM you will HAVE to flash the CM kernel for it to work.

IrvinPinto said:
Hi all
Using a ST26i
Rooted and unlocked bootloader, stock firmware ver 11.2.A.0.21 n stock kernal
every time i try to flash a custom ROM via CWM like so
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2145146
the phone goes into bootloops..
tried it with paranoidAndroid..same result..
fed up of restoring again and again..so can someone out here tell me where im going wrong so the next time i flash my phone i dont end up with a softbricked device that needs to be flashed with stock firmware again and again
Its a pain u kno
Did that twice today
Ended up with a softbricked phone 4 times this week
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your kernel is not compatible with the rom you tried to flash, with AOKP ROM you will have to use the kernel provided with the ROM or flash one of the mentioned kernels by the dev, please read instructions by the devs carefully before you start flashing custom roms.

[TIPO] Phone doesn't boot with Vengeance

Well, my question is so simple... how can I go back to ICS without using flashtool?
Can I just flash vengeance kernel and flash for example Gimlo or ZNXT rom?
Thanks
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New Question: Phone doesn't boot with Vengeance: I tried to flash vengeance and install Znxt v6, CWM/TWRP couldn't flash it and I read that issue on other thread so I flashed stock kernel and flashed it and it works fine, then I flashed Vengeance again (tried with v1.40, v1.43, v1.45) and on first boot while bootanimation it flashes white splash screens and then reboots and I get bootloop (stuck on Sony Logo). I came back to CM10 until someone can give me some advice.
Thanks.

yes you can do that.

Don't you have to use flashtool to flash a kernel?

Nope @Chainfire's work Odin makes it possible for you to flash kernels

bump, new question.

Vengeance isn't compatible with znxt rom.
The items that are not compatible are the updated adreno libs. Download the zip from this thread and delete the files the downloaded zip stores in the znxt zip.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352724
Remove CWM recovery from the znxt zip (recovery.tar) since Vengeance already has dual recovery.
Those are the compatibility issues I know about, try what i said if you really want znxt rom on your device.

How to use this kernal and which rom is compatible on,this kernel...plz guide me bros......
Sent from my Xperia Tipo

Xperia J and Doomsday Rom

I have no idea what I am doing wrong.
Unlocked bootloader. Went back to stock (ICS), rooted. Went to the FAQ to try to install CWM, downloaded boot.img, flashed, got into cwm, installed Doomsday rom(made sure to wipe everything), and my phone is stuck in bootlock(Sony Screen).
I got the v2 download link. Also I would like to go with the Vengence Kernal but no clue when to install that.

Its JB
Doomsday is jb based. so you should first flash 11.2.A.0.31 ftf.