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[Q] Bricked Samsung Galaxy Y Need help!

Hello. I recently tried to install the ICS Rom, but was unsuccesful. I had the Clockworld Recovery app, and did a back up of my original ROM.
I tried to update to the new ROM, but did not do a data wipe. I didnt know if it would wipe all my data, which I needed. I DID do a dalvik cache wipe...
I tried to boot into recovery, but it was no use. I cannot download any software on my computer, so no programs will work.
I need the phone ASAP. It gets stuck on the boot up. It displays the Samsung Galaxy Y screen, plays a different type of music from the original, and gets stuck on the black screen.
Please help! I am new and only a 13 year old! I need my phone for emergency uses! And soon! NEED SUPPORT NOW!:​crying:
Did I brick my phone? Softbrick? Should I bring it to the tech? Please HELP!

Lol13, go and get another
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TakasuMouce said:
Hello. I recently tried to install the ICS Rom, but was unsuccesful. I had the Clockworld Recovery app, and did a back up of my original ROM.
I tried to update to the new ROM, but did not do a data wipe. I didnt know if it would wipe all my data, which I needed. I DID do a dalvik cache wipe...
I tried to boot into recovery, but it was no use. I cannot download any software on my computer, so no programs will work.
I need the phone ASAP. It gets stuck on the boot up. It displays the Samsung Galaxy Y screen, plays a different type of music from the original, and gets stuck on the black screen.
Please help! I am new and only a 13 year old! I need my phone for emergency uses! And soon! NEED SUPPORT NOW!:​crying:
Did I brick my phone? Softbrick? Should I bring it to the tech? Please HELP!
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If there is any response lights or anything, it is possible to recover it. But you need a computer unfortunately. Don't go around saying cause your 13 is an excuse for not being able to do this. I'm 13. Anyway try as hard as you can and download Odin for your device and I don't know exact details cause your phone is different from mine, but Odin it to stock. Try asking around your device forums and find a guide in the development forum.
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iKoolkid said:
If there is any response lights or anything, it is possible to recover it. But you need a computer unfortunately. Don't go around saying cause your 13 is an excuse for not being able to do this. I'm 13. Anyway try as hard as you can and download Odin for your device and I don't know exact details cause your phone is different from mine, but Odin it to stock. Try asking around your device forums and find a guide in the development forum.
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I fixed it. I loaded a new ROM and all is well. :laugh:
I didn't try to use an excuse, I was somewhat desperate.
Anyways, I fix the problem.

[Q] Not enough free space/help please?

I recently upgraded my P920 to 4.0.4 using xbsall's port, then installed BadSoul's mod. Today I downgraded to GB again, following the guide because my phone had become so slow as to be unuseable. When I reached the android setup screen, my phone displayed the message "Not enough free space. Clean up your data and try again." Attempting to connect to a wifi network causes the same message to appear. There are 5.57GB free.
Because of this, I can't install apps from the market, and the same method of rooting that I've used before (megatron_windows) isn't working either.
I tried using CWM to restore my backup earlier, but after doing so I was unable to boot - the LG logo would appear for a couple of seconds, then the phone powered off again.
So...my question is, how can I get my phone restored to a useable state again, if that's even possible at this point?

Silly question bit... did you try factory reset?
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lzzar said:
Silly question bit... did you try factory reset?
Sent from my 3D phone.
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I hadn't actually...thanks for the suggestion. I just tried it and ...you are amazing, thank you -so- much. I hadn't even thought of that, too much stress. Factory reset worked
So...I guess there are no silly questions then

SabreMc said:
I hadn't actually...thanks for the suggestion. I just tried it and ...you are amazing, thank you -so- much. I hadn't even thought of that, too much stress. Factory reset worked
So...I guess there are no silly questions then
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Haha sometimes it's just the simplest things we forget
Sent from my 3D phone.

lzzar said:
Haha sometimes it's just the simplest things we forget
Sent from my 3D phone.
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not working even after factory reset. Still 0 mb free. any other suggestions.
cant root.
cant change recovery.
recovery just restarts itself.
cant boot into recovery by key pressing..any help plz desperate

anivesh said:
not working even after factory reset. Still 0 mb free. any other suggestions.
cant root.
cant change recovery.
recovery just restarts itself.
cant boot into recovery by key pressing..any help plz desperate
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Try to flash recovery with fastboot
Code: fastboot flash recovery
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lzzar said:
Try to flash recovery with fastboot
Code: fastboot flash recovery
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can you guide me how to do it.
i am not familiar with that.
please

It's a cache overload.
You don't need to factory reset , just clear the cache it'll solve your problem.
Should you encounter this problem again , factory reset would erase your data and leave you with a lot of work to be done , erasing the cache is rather painless.
Cheers.

[Q] P920 reboots only into CMW recovery

Hey guys, I have a little or rather big problem regarding my LG P920. It only boots into CWM, but here the story:
A few days back I updated my phone to the newest version with the official LG Support tool. After this the performance of my phone went downhill. Scrolling, swiping, typing – all those things lagged and lagged.
So I decied to root my phone using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2366916
Everything worked out fine, I uninstalled some annoying system apps but found that the performance didn’t improve all too much. I went to the next step: custom ROM.
I used this guide: http://www.android-hilfe.de/anleitu...s-custom-roms-fuer-anfaenger.html#post5147071
It’s German, so I’ll try to describe what exactly I did.
First I flashed a ported ICS:
1. I Installed the LG Flash tool 1.2
2. I downloaded this ICS (http://d-h.st/QgU : XBSA404_AP.bin and XBSA404_CP.fls) and also the LGP920_110622.dll
3. I uninstalled the LG drivers and installed the CDMA drivers (version 4.9.4) to make sure the phone is listed as ‘LGE CDMA USB Serial Port’ and changed it to port 41
4. I then flashed that ICS (with .bin and .fls), got to 80% and finished
5. The ICS booted with no problem (only problem: it didn’t seem to recognize my German SIM, but whatever)
Then I installed a new bootloader and CWM:
1. I downloaded Omap4boot v1.25a (forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1641950&d=1358098807)
2. And then installed the OMAP4430 drivers through the device manager
3. I downloaded the non-touch CWM v6.0.1.9
4. And then installed CWM using the ‘start_fastboot.bat’ from the omap4boot folder
After this I decided to flash CM 7.2:
1. I downloaded it from the official CM website and put it onto my SD Card
2. I started my phone into CWM using the button combination and made a backup first
3. I wiped data/factory reset and started to flash the .zip from my SD Card
4. At around 60% the progress bar got stuck at ‘Installung Update’ nothing happened for 30mins so I pulled the battery
5. I tried it again and again – no luck
After this is where it all went wrong (at least I think so)
I noticed that CWM gave me this error quite a few times: Can’t mount internal SD Card
I googled it and read somewhere to do a factory reset from the android menu.
So I restored my backup, rebooted into android, went into the menu and selected factory reset.
The phone went through some progress windows and then powered off and rebooted – into CWM.
From this point on I never got it to NOT boot into CWM.
I tried many things:
1. Restore backup again – no luck
2. Flash ROMS again (CM 7.2, 7 nightly, 10 nightly) – no luck (the installation actually finished, but reboots into CWM)
3. Flash stock ROM using the Flash tool (v21.e) – reboot into CWM
4. All kinds of combinations of wiping/formatting data/cache/dalvik/system/batterystats etc in CWM
5. This guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942836 and the rebooter tool mentioned at the end
6. Using the official LG Support tool to reset upgrade errors – stuck at 4% of installing
I saw another post which suggested to flash universal_recoveryloop_breaker.zip, but this apparently didn’t work and got the phone stuck at LG logo – should I even try it?
I saw other post with similar problems but always another model –p925 or p720 and not much information given about what they did, that’s why I went into detail and hope to find a cure
I saw drastic00's guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39269819 suggested a lot but wanted to post this first before I try a second guide that might only make things worse.
I spend the last few days in front of my PC and phone but nothing worked – I’m starting to go nuts..
I am willing to try everything, to provide any information you might need to help me figure out how to fix this.
Thank you for any help provided – it is greatly appreciated

If stuck at LG logo try factory hard reset.

Try dreccons recovery loop breaker
edit: sorry I didnt see what you wrote for the 1st time

drastic00 said:
If stuck at LG logo try factory hard reset.
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It's not stuck at the LG Logo, it boots into CWM and I can go through everything and do everything in CWM.
Would you suggest I try your guide first or try hard reset? If your guide - what exactly should I do, where be cautious? And how do you perform a factory hard reset?
Try dreccons recovery loop breaker
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I saw this being suggested in this thread as well: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441478
But when he wrote that after trying that he didn't even get into recovery anymore I got scared

You said you flashed and it sticks at LG logo. If you are flashing the correct files, not a wrong binary, factory reset should fix that.
Can you enter download mode? i.e. hold vol up, connect usb to pc, insert battery. You should see "S/W". If not you might need xbsall's or Karim Kahale's unbrick guide. If you DO have download mode, you can just flash as in my guide. But I can't stress enough that drivers must be installed to pc correctly.
Ported ics is old and from the Korean device. Could be cmod is not compatible, dunno, but that could be the issue. In that case you may have a 'hard brick.' Wrong ROM with wrong firmware.

Wait so did u flash recovery loop breaker or not? I am confused. If not flash it. It will delete your recovery then you got to flash another but worth it
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I have never had recovery loop, so yeah, you might try what Niko says first.
Flashing will redo your OS, etc. but if you have just a recovery loop you may not need to start over from scratch...

You said you flashed and it sticks at LG logo. If you are flashing the correct files, not a wrong binary, factory reset should fix that.
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Wait so did u flash recovery loop breaker or not? I am confused. If not flash it. It will delete your recovery then you got to flash another but worth it
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Sorry for the confusion: I didn't try to flash recovery loop breaker. I just saw another thread in which a guy had a similar problem to mine, someone suggested he should try loop breaker, he did and atferwards his phone got stuck at the LG Logo, that's why I hesitated to try this.
Can you enter download mode? i.e. hold vol up, connect usb to pc, insert battery. You should see "S/W". If not you might need xbsall's or Karim Kahale's unbrick guide. If you DO have download mode, you can just flash as in my guide. But I can't stress enough that drivers must be installed to pc correctly.
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I can enter download mode! And I already tried xbsall's unbrick guide with no success though.
I have never had recovery loop, so yeah, you might try what Niko says first.
Flashing will redo your OS, etc. but if you have just a recovery loop you may not need to start over from scratch...
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I don't know what exactly I have sorry, this is my first time rooting, flashing and all that.
The phone only boots into recovery. I can flash other ROMs, I can restore backups and do everything else in CWM, but when I reboot I get booted into CWM again.
I was hesitant to try the loop breaker, because I saw the other thread, but I will try it this afternoon and tell you how it went.
Just a quick question: what if I end up stuck at the LG Logo afterwards?

Update:
I flashed the recovery loop breaker and flashed CM7.2.
When I now start the phone the LG Logo appears for a few seconds, then a white screen with small dots/pixels comes up and the phone is stuck there..
sooooo.. i think this is not good.. right?
I started to prepare for drastic's guide, downloaded all the files and will do that tomorrow or the day after, or would you suggest something else I should try first?

I have never installed cmod so I don't know.
You can follow my guide if you want. Like I say, drivers must be installed correctly and you must pay attention to details.
Doing random things is not going to help you.

Why do u want cm 7 anyway? if I would want CM I would go for Cm 10 (my current rom lol) and If i would want GB i would one with 3D support
Sent from my LG-P920 usin xda app-developers app

The loop breaker said to flash a new ROM afterwards, CM7 was the only thing I had at hand, so I tried it.
Right now I don't really care which ROM I flash, I just want to use my phone again :crying:
I'll try your guide if you don't have other suggestions so far, let's hope I don't end up in a recovery loop again - this is driving me mad
I will keep you posted on how it goes with your guide or if I have any questions. Thanks so far !

Hendroid15 said:
The loop breaker said to flash a new ROM afterwards, CM7 was the only thing I had at hand, so I tried it.
Right now I don't really care which ROM I flash, I just want to use my phone again :crying:
I'll try your guide if you don't have other suggestions so far, let's hope I don't end up in a recovery loop again - this is driving me mad
I will keep you posted on how it goes with your guide or if I have any questions. Thanks so far !
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:confused?: So after you flashed loop breaker what exactly did you do? After flashing loop breaker u need new Recovery not ROM if you reboot and try get into recovery which is not there you gonna end up at lg logo. Is that what you did? Anyway if you do follow drastic00's guide you should be able to revive your phone..TWRP Recovery is integrated in xbsa rom (am I right drastic00? not sure) I would recommend you try xbsa v8 first then you can decide if u want different rom
Also drastic don't want to bring my stuff here but you know what I said about weird startup screen ? He probably got the same thing he said he sees white screen with pixels and dots . Still no clue what could be reason?
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I have not had this particular problem so I don't know what could be the cause.
Flashing xbsall's v28B rooted ICS should recover the device as long as the phone can enter S/W mode. Yes, it has built in TWRP recovery, but it resides in system partition, not recovery partition. Any old TWRP backups you may have are probably not compatible with this method of custom recovery, so keep that in mind.

You will have a recovery loop when you try to factory reset your device using the soft reset like this
Settings>Backup & reset>factory data reset
Dont do this if you have custom recovery
To do a factory reset use cwm/twrp and choose wipe data/restore to factory setting
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And to recover on this thing you have to reflash a stock firmware using kdz update or lg flashtool.
I cant provide you links. Im on mobile use. Try to search on forum. Im on mobile use

bartdotnet said:
You will have a recovery loop when you try to factory reset your device using the soft reset like this
Settings>Backup & reset>factory data reset
Dont do this if you have custom recovery
To do a factory reset use cwm/twrp and choose wipe data/restore to factory setting
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And to recover on this thing you have to reflash a stock firmware using kdz update or lg flashtool.
I cant provide you links. Im on mobile use. Try to search on forum. Im on mobile use
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This is exactly what happened to me. I will try drastic's guide now, it uses stock ROM at one point if I'm not mistaken. I'll keep you posted what happens. Thank you!

It worked! My phone boots normally and everything is fine, yay :victory:
Thanks for all your help, now I just need to explore everything in this custom ROM
Is there a explanation or guide of all the apps in this ROM? I've installed XBSA v8, maybe I'll upgrade to vR3D soon, how much better is it?
Edit: On a second thought...
THIS ROM IS BASED ON CANADIAN ROGERS V30C AND IT HAS NATIVE SUPPORT FOR ENGLISH, FRENCH AND SOME ASIAN LANGUAGES.
IF YOUR LANGUAGE ISN'T ONE OF THEM YOU MIGHT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SMS NOT BEING DELIVERED CORRECTLY IF IT'S WRITTEN TO ANY OTHER LANGUAGE.
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I think I'll stay with v8 then

Check xbsall's page for ROM details, linked at the top. :thumbup:

Where can i get recoveryloopbreaker?
Enviado do meu GT-I9505 utilizando Tapatalk 4

pthacker85 said:
Where can i get recoveryloopbreaker?
Enviado do meu GT-I9505 utilizando Tapatalk 4
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228269
It is down in attachments
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Galaxy Core I8260 can't get out of ClockWorkMod

Hi,
I recently rooted my galaxy core, then i installed clockworkmod 6.0 in rom manager i chose it was 2.0 because i didn't know what it was,
then i rebooted in clockworkmod recovery and i did a backup and then installed MONSTER$ rom and i rebooted then i saw the galaxy core i8260 thing and the exclamation mark and then the screen went crazy and it got into the recovery then i wiped it factory nothing then i wiped cache nothing then i wiped dalvik cache nothing then i advanced wiped boot nothing advanced wiped data nothing advanced wiped system nothing
so can anyone help i'm new to this.

RODEBLUR said:
Hi,
I recently rooted my galaxy core, then i installed clockworkmod 6.0 in rom manager i chose it was 2.0 because i didn't know what it was,
then i rebooted in clockworkmod recovery and i did a backup and then installed MONSTER$ rom and i rebooted then i saw the galaxy core i8260 thing and the exclamation mark and then the screen went crazy and it got into the recovery then i wiped it factory nothing then i wiped cache nothing then i wiped dalvik cache nothing then i advanced wiped boot nothing advanced wiped data nothing advanced wiped system nothing
so can anyone help i'm new to this.
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Actually this is not a big issue.. but need a bit workout to solve this..
First thing is dont be panic and be aware of what you are doing..
What happened now is a sift brick.. It happened because of the errors caused during installing CWM and which prevent you from booting.
The solution is to flash your phone with the original stock firmware of Galaxy Core using Odin after going into download mode. Hope you are familiar with the process.. Feel free to ask if you have doubts.
Sent From GT-I9082 with RR v5.0.2

DMJoh said:
Actually this is not a big issue.. but need a bit workout to solve this..
First thing is dont be panic and be aware of what you are doing..
What happened now is a sift brick.. It happened because of the errors caused during installing CWM and which prevent you from booting.
The solution is to flash your phone with the original stock firmware of Galaxy Core using Odin after going into download mode. Hope you are familiar with the process.. Feel free to ask if you have doubts.
Sent From GT-I9082 with RR v5.0.2
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Can you tell me where can I get cwm for this phone?

InfinityShooter said:
Can you tell me where can I get cwm for this phone?
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I dont know why you asking me this! cuz you know what it is. Am i wrong somewhere, if so apologies!
I just tried to explain the easy way to make the phone back to life

DMJoh said:
I dont know why you asking me this! cuz you know what it is. Am i wrong somewhere, if so apologies!
I just tried to explain the easy way to make the phone back to life
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Nothing like that bro! I genuinely asked that question because you seem to own this phone.
Anyways I found what I was looking for
Still thanks!

InfinityShooter You bought a galaxy core? This brother will now ROMs and all since you are now among us well come with us sir
Sent from my GT-I8260 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

InfinityShooter said:
Nothing like that bro! I genuinely asked that question because you seem to own this phone.
Anyways I found what I was looking for
Still thanks!
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You have the authority and you said it..No offense!!

DMJoh said:
Actually this is not a big issue.. but need a bit workout to solve this..
First thing is dont be panic and be aware of what you are doing..
What happened now is a sift brick.. It happened because of the errors caused during installing CWM and which prevent you from booting.
The solution is to flash your phone with the original stock firmware of Galaxy Core using Odin after going into download mode. Hope you are familiar with the process.. Feel free to ask if you have doubts.
Sent From GT-I9082 with RR v5.0.2
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Hi,
I kinda have a similar problem. Installed cwm through adb, as the phone wont detect in odin. Then booted into recover, made backup and installed Kit-cat rom. Now the phone wont boot at all. Just comes back to recovery. I tried restoring backup, still doesnt work.
Also tried monster rom. Still the same problem.
Now i cant even flash stock, as it wont detect on odin. However other galaxy core's detect and work fine.
Is there anything i can do to restore.?
Cant even take it to samsung, as it'll boot into custom recovery and they will know i messed up the phone.
Any help is really appreciated.. thanks..

kishankpadiyar said:
Hi,
I kinda have a similar problem. Installed cwm through adb, as the phone wont detect in odin. Then booted into recover, made backup and installed Kit-cat rom. Now the phone wont boot at all. Just comes back to recovery. I tried restoring backup, still doesnt work.
Also tried monster rom. Still the same problem.
Now i cant even flash stock, as it wont detect on odin. However other galaxy core's detect and work fine.
Is there anything i can do to restore.?
Cant even take it to samsung, as it'll boot into custom recovery and they will know i messed up the phone.
Any help is really appreciated.. thanks..
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I'd try reinstalling drivers, connecting with a different USB port, reinstalling OS.

kishankpadiyar said:
Hi,
I kinda have a similar problem. Installed cwm through adb, as the phone wont detect in odin. Then booted into recover, made backup and installed Kit-cat rom. Now the phone wont boot at all. Just comes back to recovery. I tried restoring backup, still doesnt work.
Also tried monster rom. Still the same problem.
Now i cant even flash stock, as it wont detect on odin. However other galaxy core's detect and work fine.
Is there anything i can do to restore.?
Cant even take it to samsung, as it'll boot into custom recovery and they will know i messed up the phone.
Any help is really appreciated.. thanks..
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See whether your phone is getting detected in some other PC, there is chance your micro USB port might have been damaged.

MirXas said:
I'd try reinstalling drivers, connecting with a different USB port, reinstalling OS.
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DMJoh said:
See whether your phone is getting detected in some other PC, there is chance your micro USB port might have been damaged.
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Done reinstalling drivers, also changed USB cable/ports.. The thing is, other galaxy core's get detected.. Galaxy SL does, galaxy pro does.. only this particular device doesnt.!
I'll try once on other PC and get back to u..

For those stuck in recoverymode bootlop,read this article and use my zip via CWM to exit loop without odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50735450

DMJoh said:
Actually this is not a big issue.. but need a bit workout to solve this..
First thing is dont be panic and be aware of what you are doing..
What happened now is a sift brick.. It happened because of the errors caused during installing CWM and which prevent you from booting.
The solution is to flash your phone with the original stock firmware of Galaxy Core using Odin after going into download mode. Hope you are familiar with the process.. Feel free to ask if you have doubts.
Sent From GT-I9082 with RR v5.0.2
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I face a harder problem considering that my I-8262 Duos, rooted and with custom CWM, blocked at the first try to install from zip Monster$. Then the bachup md5 mismatched and the device isn't detectable by Odin (any version). Flash Stock have I tried with no sucess. Adb sideload gives me a sintax error. Maybe there the error is mine. Only for notice of fellow reader. Acepting suggestions.

bjpafa said:
I face a harder problem considering that my I-8262 Duos, rooted and with custom CWM, blocked at the first try to install from zip Monster$. Then the bachup md5 mismatched and the device isn't detectable by Odin (any version). Flash Stock have I tried with no sucess. Adb sideload gives me a sintax error. Maybe there the error is mine. Only for notice of fellow reader. Acepting suggestions.
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When you connect your device to PC, you are not getting any response from PC or is it showing USB device not recognized. Hope you have Kies and all drivers present on your PC.
Md5 mismatch is foubd for your Nandroid backup right?
First you try installing a ROM zip from recovery. Also do full data wipe,cache and all cleared. Search in forums that you can get a flashable zip of official firmware.

[Q] NEED HELP cant start my nexus

Hello people yesterday i used my phone as usually ..when i decide to take a photo the camera bug appears again and the only solution was to restart our phone( i have this bug months now but google dont fix it) i did the restart and the phone does not turn on until then, it stays at the boot logo with the color of google makes circles!!Please i need help i cant use it
i was running the latest 5.1 lollipop stock!!
thinks i already tried:
wipe data/factory reset
unlock boot loader
install stock rom again and again but nothing the problem still there..
ANY IDEAS?

Fix /persist

beekay201 said:
Fix /persist
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how man?

I would install a custom recovery and see if you can install Roms, push ROM to sdcard try to install, if not then you may have a hardware fault

tasoslyr said:
how man?
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There's a thread in General;
might also be corrupted /data, and there's a thread for that too