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HELP - stuck in boot (rooted cyanogen mod)

hi i have a samsung captivate i897. i bought it sim free from the states (u'm in uk) rooted running cyanogen mod & miui. i've had it 8months and its been perfect.
i'm no tech guru so i've never done anything else to the phone since i got it.
recently i hada problem with it forcing close on nearly application (see thread here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936862) but i did a little clean up and uninstalled some apps to free up space and that seemed to help for 13 days.
today i powered it on and browser forced close so i switched if off but when i switched it on again it's now stuck in (i think its called) boot loop - i get the "samsung galaxy s" animation and cyanogen mod then i usually have one that says "xiaomi" and a little music sound play. its this one that keeps looping. so instead of getting the xiaomi animation & music once then it going to the lock/enter pin screen, it just continues to repeat.
i have no idea what to do.
i tried to long press power key but nothing happens.
really hope someone can help. i appreciate any help given but please bear in mind i'm a TOTAL NOOB at this kind of stuff so try to explain things as much as possible for me.
thanks.

neonflash said:
hi i have a samsung captivate i897. i bought it sim free from the states (u'm in uk) rooted running cyanogen mod & miui. i've had it 8months and its been perfect.
i'm no tech guru so i've never done anything else to the phone since i got it.
recently i hada problem with it forcing close on nearly application (see thread here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936862) but i did a little clean up and uninstalled some apps to free up space and that seemed to help for 13 days.
today i powered it on and browser forced close so i switched if off but when i switched it on again it's now stuck in (i think its called) boot loop - i get the "samsung galaxy s" animation and cyanogen mod then i usually have one that says "xiaomi" and a little music sound play. its this one that keeps looping. so instead of getting the xiaomi animation & music once then it going to the lock/enter pin screen, it just continues to repeat.
i have no idea what to do.
i tried to long press power key but nothing happens.
really hope someone can help. i appreciate any help given but please bear in mind i'm a TOTAL NOOB at this kind of stuff so try to explain things as much as possible for me.
thanks.
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Yes, you are stuck in a bootloop. Just boot into recovery and do a clean install.

Download TWRP recovery for your handset. then install using still recovery mode.
TWRP installing using current recovery mode
Installation methord:-
-use Your current recovery.
-update zip file(TWRP Recovery) from sdcard.
-ok
-Reboot your mobile.
-Then install your custom rom using latest recover mode (TWRP Recovery).

Theonew said:
Yes, you are stuck in a bootloop. Just boot into recovery and do a clean install.
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how do i get into recovery mode when stuck in bootloop?
so i should dl this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623549
how do i get stuff on the phone also?

also power & down wont get me anything eitherbut did this:
1. remove the usb cable, battery, sdcard, SIM.
2. wait 10 seconds, then insert the USB cable.
3. press and hold the 3 button combo while you insert the battery
and i got a menu thing. i just selected reboot (because i dont really know what to do) but is that the menu i'm supposed to get & where would i go from there?

neonflash said:
how do i get into recovery mode when stuck in bootloop?
so i should dl this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623549
how do i get stuff on the phone also?
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A custom recovery is quite likely already installed. Just do the key combination at boot (for your device) to boot into recovery mode. You'd only need that if you want to change the current recovery.

Theonew said:
Yes, you are stuck in a bootloop. Just boot into recovery and do a clean install.
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+1. I have a HTC One X that was stuck in bootloop a couple of days ago. I think I flashed some wrong files which caused this issue. I then followed the steps in the Android Revolution HD ROM thread and voila! - had a clean install running smoother than ever! I didn't mind losing all of my data (since everything was already backed up on my PC).
Just do a clean install and your phone will work perfectly fine.

I'd suggest you to start your phone in recovery mode and re-install the software (if you cannot backup your files).
Sent from my GT-I9001 using xda premium

[Q] Only asus bootscreen, no recovery or boot - Is it Bricked?

Good evening all?
Ive unlocked my TF300T a year back and had been running Cyogenmod 10.1 on it for months, all worked fine.
As a recovery i had CWM installed and it worked like a charm as well.
A week ago i saw Cyogenmod 10.2 was out there and i wanted to switch the recovery to TWRP (i installed ver 2.6.x.x) and tried the new Cyogenmod.
It sisnt work so i wanted to switch back to 10.1 and CWM.
I dont exactly know what i did but in the end even the vol down and power button menu doesnt work anymore.
The tab turn on now and shows the Asus start screen but doesnt boot up.
Also when i press vol down and the power button it doesnt load the boot menu where i can install a new recovery and install the old Cyogenmod.
When its powered on i cant even turn of the tab, it keeps turning on for a few minutes in the Asus logo screen and than turn off and on again... till the battery is empty.
Did i brick my tablet ?
Are there any ways i can try to get the original software back?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers !
Marty

Same situation with me....i think u have Hard Bricked your Tablet. The only option is Change the motherboard. So u need to send it to Asus..
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Did you update your bootloader to the JB one?

It IS Lupus said:
Did you update your bootloader to the JB one?
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I think i didn't...
At first i just unlocked the device, installed recovery CWM and after a version (januari 2013) of Cyogenmod 10.1 wich was Android 4.2.2 and kept the Cyogenmod 10.1 up to date every few weeks... Thats all i did till i wanted to install Cyogenmod 10.2 (Android 4.3)
I can't recall updating the bootloader myself, could have been with an Asus update or something but i think i din't do it myself.

CM changed to the updated PITs when Asus updated first.
best solution would be to flash latest stock, boot into it once, flash twrp2 (2.6.0.0 works for me atm) then flash cm10.2
here is my summary
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44244313&postcount=12
hope it helps
and no, i don't think you need to send it in for repair - it sounds more like broken PIT's so mount and boot points are not being recognized anymore.
gl
-Buster

Buster99 said:
CM changed to the updated PITs when Asus updated first.
best solution would be to flash latest stock, boot into it once, flash twrp2 (2.6.0.0 works for me atm) then flash cm10.2
here is my summary
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44244313&postcount=12
hope it helps
and no, i don't think you need to send it in for repair - it sounds more like broken PIT's so mount and boot points are not being recognized anymore.
gl
-Buster
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Thanks for your reply, how do i get to give fastboot commands when starting with volume down + power doesn't work anymore.
The only thing i have left is volume up + power to boor into APX mode and i cant seem to get the right usb driver for the TF300T
Cheers !

Tablet gets stuck on boot animation
I have a rooted asus tf300t and it will turn on but not get past the boot animation. I have tried to reset it using the bootloader but it will still not work. if anyone has any suggestions, i would like to hear them. i am a complete noob so please try to keep it simple. thanks

Tablet gets stuck on boot animation
I have a rooted asus tf300t and it will turn on but not get past the boot animation. I have tried to reset it using the bootloader but it will still not work. if anyone has any suggestions, i would like to hear them. i am a complete noob so please try to keep it simple. thanks

geronphillips said:
I have a rooted asus tf300t and it will turn on but not get past the boot animation. I have tried to reset it using the bootloader but it will still not work. if anyone has any suggestions, i would like to hear them. i am a complete noob so please try to keep it simple. thanks
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More details will be needed before someone can help. What had you done right before it acted up? What rom do you have in there ATM? Can you post a picture or tell what's on the initial screen (the one before the boot animation)? Did you try volume down + power? If you did, what did the screen show?

graphdarnell said:
More details will be needed before someone can help. What had you done right before it acted up? What rom do you have in there ATM? Can you post a picture or tell what's on the initial screen (the one before the boot animation)? Did you try volume down + power? If you did, what did the screen show?
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I rooted my device using the method shown on this page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228613I
, the ROM is stock and the screen before the animation is normal (white Asus text). I have tried volume down and power and from that screen, I reset my tablet. This didn't solve the issue, before this started, I changed the boot animation and changed fonts. I think it was while restarting after the font change that it stopped booting properly.

geronphillips said:
I rooted my device using the method shown on this page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228613I
, the ROM is stock and the screen before the animation is normal (white Asus text). I have tried volume down and power and from that screen, I reset my tablet. This didn't solve the issue, before this started, I changed the boot animation and changed fonts. I think it was while restarting after the font change that it stopped booting properly.
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I gather by "reset my tablet", you meant you cold booted it by selecting the android icon. This being the case, you can always reflash the stock ROM with fastboot. Depending on whether you had 4.1 or 4.2 bootloader - 4.1 has 4 icons including a USB icon which if clicked, will make the tab enter fastboot/download mode; 4.2 will enter that mode automatically as you press volume down+power - you need to choose the right ROM you want to install. The initial screen should tell you which bootloader on the top left corner. 4.1 matches stock Roms commencing with 10.4.x.xx; 4.2 is Roms with 10.6.x.xx
I've flashed a 4.1 ROM (104220) on a tab with 4.2 bootloader by means of an external SD card without problems. However, to be safe, you should flash whatever version you'd had before the incident. If you already have data on the tab that you care to keep, you shouldn't touch the wipe date icon. If you need a link as to what to do, read this one. Good luck.

I can't boot my tablet into recovery mode

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I can't boot into recovery mode. I have twrp installed. Once I get to the usb symbol, that's as far as it gets. It's like it freezes. I don't know. I tried for about a half hour. I finally gave up. If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong please reply. Thanks

wily5150 said:
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I can't boot into recovery mode. I have twrp installed. Once I get to the usb symbol, that's as far as it gets. It's like it freezes. I don't know. I tried for about a half hour. I finally gave up. If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong please reply. Thanks
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Sounds like you are on the old boitloader with 4 icons. The USB icon is for fastboot and won't do anything more once you select it......so that is normal.
Using the down volume control select rck and choose volume up to go to recovery.

sbdags said:
Sounds like you are on the old boitloader with 4 icons. The USB icon is for fastboot and won't do anything more once you select it......so that is normal.
Using the down volume control select rck and choose volume up to go to recovery.
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Thanks for your help. Where do I find the latest bootloader and instructions on how to install it? I seen it on xda's site, but not sure where. Ok, I found the file and instructions, but how can I flash this in recovery if I can't boot into recovery?

wily5150 said:
Thanks for your help. Where do I find the latest bootloader and instructions on how to install it? I seen it on xda's site, but not sure where. Ok, I found the file and instructions, but how can I flash this in recovery if I can't boot into recovery?
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You need to use the fast boot method from a pc.

My tablet freezes just before it reaches recovery mode
I'm playing hell with this tablet. Now it freezes just before it reaches recovery mode. And, I'm not sure how to get into fastboot mode. I've checked these forums, and the internet, but I can't find instructions. I don't use this tablet much except when I go out of town for work. It's rooted with an old rom. So my experiance with this table is slim. If anyone can help me with this problem you would be my hero for the day. Thanks to the people that have taken the time to help my this far.

I need help please
I have a 500.00 paper wate. My tablet will not boot. The screen stays on and I can't shut it off. I have adb installed, but my comp. does not see it. I checked the device manager and it is not there. i'm asuming it can't see it if it won't boot. If the comp. can't see the device you can't use adb. I don't know what to do. Please someone help me.

wily5150 said:
I have a 500.00 paper wate. My tablet will not boot. The screen stays on and I can't shut it off. I have adb installed, but my comp. does not see it. I checked the device manager and it is not there. i'm asuming it can't see it if it won't boot. If the comp. can't see the device you can't use adb. I don't know what to do. Please someone help me.
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Does it actually get to the bootloader screen with the icons? If so then it is probably recoverable.
Sounds like you have a combination of wrong drivers on your PC and something got wiped on the device.
Have you seen Buster99's fixes here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44244313&postcount=12

sbdags said:
Does it actually get to the bootloader screen with the icons? If so then it is probably recoverable.
Sounds like you have a combination of wrong drivers on your PC and something got wiped on the device.
Have you seen Buster99's fixes here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44244313&postcount=12
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It does not get to the screen with the three icons. I freezes on the screen with the asus logo, and the wording in the up left of the screen. It says that it is booting to recovery. That's as far as it gets

wily5150 said:
It does not get to the screen with the three icons. I freezes on the screen with the asus logo, and the wording in the up left of the screen. It says that it is booting to recovery. That's as far as it gets
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And I ask you again - just as in the Minimal ADB Fastboot Tool thread:
Did you by any chance use ROM Manager for anything on your tablet?

My tablet is Micromax Funbook P310 with CWM. I Installed JETROM and booted but It freezes in Micromax logo.I tried to boot to Recovery mode but it either boots a Normal Boot and freezes or I goto a menu which i usually goto reboot in to recovery and it contains Fastboot,Recovery and Normal . I have tried all of three but each time the just goes blank and dosen't work even when press power button.I have my backup so i dont need roms. Plzzzzzzzzzzz help:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

Bharathjo said:
My tablet is Micromax Funbook P310 with CWM. I Installed JETROM and booted but It freezes in Micromax logo.I tried to boot to Recovery mode but it either boots a Normal Boot and freezes or I goto a menu which i usually goto reboot in to recovery and it contains Fastboot,Recovery and Normal . I have tried all of three but each time the just goes blank and dosen't work even when press power button.I have my backup so i dont need roms. Plzzzzzzzzzzz help:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
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WRONG FORUM!!!!!!!!!!! Nobody in this thread has this tablet you speak of. Ask this in your device specific thread.
thx
km

i have a sort of similar problem!
hellooo.... i have a karbonn titanium octane . i have rooted it using kingo root. after that i tried to install cwm/twrp etc.... for installing custom roms.... i have searched online for the problem no result so far.. the problem is i cant reach into recovery mode... when i use quick boot, it just reboots.. then if i it manually(holding vol up+power) it is completely in chineese.
i realy wanted to change the rom dat also which want available easily. then when itry to flash using flashify etc... then also it just reboots!!
What to do pls reply!!:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

manunbr3130 said:
hellooo.... i have a karbonn titanium octane . i have rooted it using kingo root. after that i tried to install cwm/twrp etc.... for installing custom roms.... i have searched online for the problem no result so far.. the problem is i cant reach into recovery mode... when i use quick boot, it just reboots.. then if i it manually(holding vol up+power) it is completely in chineese.
i realy wanted to change the rom dat also which want available easily. then when itry to flash using flashify etc... then also it just reboots!!
What to do pls reply!!:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
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Wrong forum
You need to post this in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help

boot loop - can't navigate bootloader to get into recovery mode

hi there,
I'm running CM11 nightly late feb. For no apparent reason my phone went into a boot loop this morning (n.b. I didn't flash a new rom or installed a new app). Now it constantly reboots (literally) and doesn't get further than the CM11 boot video or google logo.
If I press volume down and power, it will head into bootloader - but - I can't navigate beyond 'shut down' or 'restart bootloader'. It doesn't execute two consecutive volume up or down commands. In other words, it's impossible to get into recovery mode. Also, because my phone doesn't boot further than the video or logo, I can't make a fastboot or adb connection via my laptop.
Does anybody know how I can fix this issue? I'm clearly running out of luck. Many thx in advance!

reflash recovery?

Try to boot into recovery with cmd: fastboot boot TWRP.img (TWRP or your current custom recovery)
Then restore a nandroid backup or wipe data/system/dalvik
You can still flash the factory images. Fastboot mode is enough. Guide

suikerchiller said:
Now it constantly reboots (literally)
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Stuck power button. Mash the power button really fast for 20 seconds to unstick whatever is in there.

gd6noob said:
reflash recovery?
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can't flash anything, because phone is constantly rebooting. Have opened up the phone and took the battery out for 1 minute. Didn't help either. After starting up the phone I get stuck in the boot loop again.
Anyone else an idea?

suikerchiller said:
can't flash anything, because phone is constantly rebooting. Have opened up the phone and took the battery out for 1 minute. Didn't help either. After starting up the phone I get stuck in the boot loop again.
Anyone else an idea?
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The phone doesn't reboot in the bootloader right?
If it doesn't either do what primokorn said or flash the factory image.
Sent from my Nexus 5

El Daddy said:
The phone doesn't reboot in the bootloader right?
If it doesn't either do what primokorn said or flash the factory image.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Well the issue is that it only stays for a fraction of a second in bootloader, which gives it enough time to navigate one step up or down. Not enough time to get into recovery.
How can I do what Primoken said? It doesn't seem to be possible to do a flash when the phone is constantly rebooting?
Thx for helping me out guys, much appreciated!

suikerchiller said:
Well the issue is that it only stays for a fraction of a second in bootloader, which gives it enough time to navigate one step up or down. Not enough time to get into recovery.
How can I do what Primoken said? It doesn't seem to be possible to do a flash when the phone is constantly rebooting?
Thx for helping me out guys, much appreciated!
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Have you ever kept your phone in narrow pocket? Because it's definitely sounds to me like a stuck power button.

Simonna said:
Have you ever kept your phone in narrow pocket? Because it's definitely sounds to me like a stuck power button.
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It's not a power issue. Also unscrewed my phone to see if that was what caused it. Nothing in there, mechanism functioned correctly.
UPDATE: For some reason my phone booted up out of nothing. I managed to flash an older ROM via CM Updater (through settings)- which seemed to work. Apps were updated and it was running normally. But after a couple of minutes it restarted out of the blue and now back to square one again.
Guess there's a chance I'll probably get a normal start up soon. Is it a good idea to do a factory whipe restart through the settings menu? Or is Primokorn's method safer?

suikerchiller said:
...Or is Primokorn's method safer?
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Yes.

Soft/Hard Bricked N5 For No Reason

Hi,
this is my first topic and post so don't blame . On last Friday (05.31.2014) I was at school but it was free day so i was enjoying my 1 month old N5. I was using Elix-R rom with kernel included in this ROM. When I was sitting on Google Play my phone did soft reboot but bootanimation was ''scratching'' and bugging. I had decided to do a restore but i was done in 14 second so i knew something went wrong. When I tried to reboot my phone was stuck on google logo and it was rebooting to the same state over and over again (after about 10 seconds). When I came home i tried to flash stock rom's images but i got the same result. oh, and I forgot. When i was restoring, TWRP boot again but it was still restoring. I had some CM zips so i flashed them but it didnt help either. After flashing stock i had tried to access stock recovery but i got same result as before(Google logo). Some time ago I read about temporary booting recovery so i tried it but i didn't help. On Saturday I boot up phone again and i saw stock rom's bootanimation ''scratching'' and loading again as before after ''soft reboot'' on Friday. Now I've locked and re-unlocked bootloader again but i forgot about typing ''fastboot reboot'' in cmd. I've just clicked Power button on N5 and small android with loading bar appeared but after several seconds it stopped and booted again. I accessed the bootloader again and flashed stock images. Then locked/unlocked again and my phone is not booting and i cant access any recovery.
I really dont know what to do. I haven't modified my kernel or something. I haven't done anything bad - I was just surfing the internet and downloading apps from GP. I hope you'll understand all because I'm sure my English is not good enough. Thank you guys for help already

MaxtremePL said:
Hi,
this is my first topic and post so don't ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... or help already
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try to press the power button for some minutes and see if it boots

MaxtremePL said:
Hi,
this is my first topic and post so don't blame . On last Friday (05.31.2014) I was at school but it was free day so i was enjoying my 1 month old N5. I was using Elix-R rom with kernel included in this ROM. When I was sitting on Google Play my phone did soft reboot but bootanimation was ''scratching'' and bugging. I had decided to do a restore but i was done in 14 second so i knew something went wrong. When I tried to reboot my phone was stuck on google logo and it was rebooting to the same state over and over again (after about 10 seconds). When I came home i tried to flash stock rom's images but i got the same result. oh, and I forgot. When i was restoring, TWRP boot again but it was still restoring. I had some CM zips so i flashed them but it didnt help either. After flashing stock i had tried to access stock recovery but i got same result as before(Google logo). Some time ago I read about temporary booting recovery so i tried it but i didn't help. On Saturday I boot up phone again and i saw stock rom's bootanimation ''scratching'' and loading again as before after ''soft reboot'' on Friday. Now I've locked and re-unlocked bootloader again but i forgot about typing ''fastboot reboot'' in cmd. I've just clicked Power button on N5 and small android with loading bar appeared but after several seconds it stopped and booted again. I accessed the bootloader again and flashed stock images. Then locked/unlocked again and my phone is not booting and i cant access any recovery.
I really dont know what to do. I haven't modified my kernel or something. I haven't done anything bad - I was just surfing the internet and downloading apps from GP. I hope you'll understand all because I'm sure my English is not good enough. Thank you guys for help already
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Did you try to wipe in recovery, maybe that gives some more info about what went crazy

GtrCraft said:
Did you try to wipe in recovery, maybe that gives some more info about what went crazy
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as i said i cant access any recovery

MaxtremePL said:
as i said i cant access any recovery
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try to press power button for some minutes.. it should boot to google logo ... try this and see if Your phone is not bricked
edit: or see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53000619&postcount=2

EnricoD said:
try to press power button for some minutes.. it should boot to google logo ... try this and see if Your phone is not bricked
edit: or see here
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phone boots normally but then it starts bootlooping with google logo. i've tried also Dead_Nexus5 but it didnt help either. Im losing hope ;(

can you still get into the bootloader?(power button + volume down, both pressed down until its booted)

Phostp vnto
simms22 said:
can you still get into the bootloader?(power button + volume down, both pressed down until its booted)
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luckily i do

MaxtremePL said:
luckily i do
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Well then you should be fine. If your bootloader is still unlocked flash a custom recovery via fast boot then flash a ROM/gapps/su.

simms22 said:
Well then you should be fine. If your bootloader is still unlocked flash a custom recovery via fast boot then flash a ROM/gapps/su.
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hmmm for some reason i didnt think about it lol i'll try ty

MaxtremePL said:
hmmm for some reason i didnt think about it lol i'll try ty
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let me know..