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S3 stuck in bootloop after returning from CM9

I decided to give the new CM9 rom a try this morning on my verizon s3. after playing around a little i decided that I liked the stock rooted rom I had before so I was going to return to my nandroid backup. However, CM9 has its own recovery. I flashed my other recover, which was InvisibleK's recovery, which actually boots into a stock rom from recovery but never really goes into the recovery menu. So now I am stuck bootlooping because I think the recovery is trying to boot up but isnt finding the rom becuase I couldnt flash it from the CWM rcover that I was on with CM9. I can get into download mode but of course Odin is not seeing my phone for some reason. Anyone out there have anysuggestions? or did I just make myself a fancy new paperweight?

got odin
i got to odin now. i recognized my phone. I switched usb cords to the one that came with the phone

flashed stock rooted rom no luck
flashed stock rooted rom thought i was in the clear and now its bootlooping at the verizon boot animation. Im pretty sure i just have to factory reset but i cant get into recovery

kulahpac said:
flashed stock rooted rom thought i was in the clear and now its bootlooping at the verizon boot animation. Im pretty sure i just have to factory reset but i cant get into recovery
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Revert to complete stock with no root, then try to access the samsung recovery and do a factory reset from there.

unrooting brought me back to stock recovery
I finally sbf'ed back to the stock rom and being unrooted must have not allowed the phone to use the recovery I had installed and instead took me to the stock recovery where i was able to factory reset and all is good now. Phew..... that was a close one

thanks skander
Thank you very much. I actually tried that last night. I was getting desperate. wasnt sure if it would work or not but I thought maybe that and if that didnt work i would try flashing a different recovery from adb but i can never get adb to work from my pc. Anyway though, didnt matter. its all good now. Just got root back and learned a valuable lesson. thanks again....

Twrp boot loop

This happened before but I can't remember how I fixed it.
1. Flashed TWRP (over codename if that helps)
2. it bootlooped back to recovery instead of starting the system
3. tried flashing another rom/ didn't work
4. finished season 2 of the walking dead
5. reflashed TWRP didn't help (TWRP flashing failed even tho it was the same file I used to get TWRP in the first place)
6. Took the battery out but that didn't help either
I really don't want to odin or use one click any ideas??

lonoguge said:
This happened before but I can't remember how I fixed it.
1. Flashed TWRP (over codename if that helps)
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Where did you get twrp?
lonoguge said:
2. it bootlooped back to recovery instead of starting the system
3. tried flashing another rom/ didn't work
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What is "another rom"?
lonoguge said:
4. finished season 2 of the walking dead
5. reflashed TWRP didn't help (TWRP flashing failed even tho it was the same file I used to get TWRP in the first place)
6. Took the battery out but that didn't help either
I really don't want to odin or use one click any ideas??
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Meh, lets start with the first two...
To stop the reboot to recovery, you must flash eollie's oneclick with bootloaders (so flash it twice, second time flash bootloaders) and go back to mtd.

bhundven said:
Where did you get twrp?
What is "another rom"?
Meh, lets start with the first two...
To stop the reboot to recovery, you must flash eollie's oneclick with bootloaders (so flash it twice, second time flash bootloaders) and go back to mtd.
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I got it from what I thought was the official XDA TWRP thread but I'm not sure if it was official or not
at first I tried reinstalling codename but now I'm trying Beam (Tuk edition) and it seems to be working

TWRP Major Boot Loop
hey guys, im new here and i desperately need help with my phone!
the other day i was flashing a rom on my samsung galaxy s 4g. Things were turning out fine, until i had some complications on my phone.. so, i removed the rom. when i rebooted my phone, it went directly into the team win recovery project boot loop and every time i try to reboot my phone, it goes into the twrp. I also can't wipe anything and i can't delete anything! Does anybody know how I can solve this or is my phone basically bricked

more details would be helpful..
As in what rom, or what kernel.... etc... and make sure you have the corret phone.

Same problem with t959p
Looks like I'm not alone.......here's my story
the other day I wanted to switch from a stock rom to a custom, so I flashed redux 1.3 which was actually a froyo rom, and it started draining my batt like crazy so I flashed another rom on top of the froyo rom not realizing what I was doing and somehow messed it up cuz now it will only boot into recovery.
Now just to be clear I know this was my fault, I know I should have odin'd back to stock first, but I wasn't thinking at the time.....Ohh and just so you know I've flashed this sucker hundreds of times and was always able to get out of any mess I got in.
So here is the situation as it stands now, 3 button combo to enter download does not work. I can only get it into download with the jig I made. the problem is even in download mode none of my pc's will detect the device as a Samsung composite device, so odin will not see it. I've installed every possible 32 n 64 bit driver I could find including reinstalling kies. Kies wont even see it. I've tried flashing a few roms that I know worked and still it just boots into recovery. Now one thing I'll tell you is that depending on which rom I flash I can get recovery to switch from cwm to twrp. right now I left it with cwm 6.x.
what I need is a cwm flashable stock telus t959p rom complete with bootloaders or at the very least a cwm flashable zip file containing the bootloaders to see if I can recover the phone.
ohh and if your thinking about telling me to google search for the answer then don't bother.......I've spent the last 4 days reading posts and going to different websites and repositories trying to find something that would help me and so far nothing has.
the only thing that might work as a last resort is pushing the bootloaders as per one of raver's or whitehawks posts but it's a little more complicated for me as I would have to set up a laptop with Linux as I don't think i'll be able to pull it off with any of my windows pc's, win7 and win 8 only.
so if anyone has the files I need or can make them please let me know....or if you think you have another solution I could try i'm all ears err eyes.
thanks
Jedi

Have you tried heimdall one-clicks? Maybe it's showing up as gadget or something like that. I've had luck using zadig and heimdall to bring it back from the brink of death.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498

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Woops replied to the wrong thread .
Nothing to see here, move along

Would like to revive a slightly dead thread.
I upgraded to a Galaxy S3 and no longer use my SGS4G for daily use. I had AOKP and disliked it, FC's and didn't like the feel. I have been trying to install a new rom ( old rom, VH Black Ed. ). Every time It loads into TWRP I have the ability to select the zip, install, it says complete, but reboots right back to TWRP menu. I've tried flashing CWM and it will install, flash the rom, reboot, and right back to this TWRP B.S... what am I doing wrong? I want to continue to use this SGS4g for music and internet duties.
How can I install CWM and have it stay even after a reboot? This TWRP is starting to me off

Did you happen to one click to stock before you went ham at the recovery?
Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk 4

[Q] Can't Boot pre-rooted Stock ROM

Hi all,
I got a verizon samsung galaxy s3 about a week ago and immediately flashed the pre-rooted stock ROM and then unlocked bootloader and flashed CM10 with success. I have been using it and enjoy the ROM but want to experiment with the stock (rooted) touchwiz ROM because some of the features seemed nice.
I downloaded the pre-rooted ROM which comes up if you search that term and verizon galaxy s3. I flashed it to my phone using Odin as instructed and it says "pass!" But the phone will not boot past the "Samasung Galaxy S3" splash screen. I tried clearing user data/factory reset from recovery but still does not boot. I was able to restore my previous CM10 backup using recovery, thank god, but still I'm unable to flash the original stock-prerooted ROM and boot. I tried it about 4 times with two different downloads and two different versions of Odin.
Is there a version which I can flash from CWM rather than going through Odin? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

There's plenty of stock roms, such as cleanrom, synergy, bean's, which will all give you the stock experience plus some. Did you make a backup after you rooted? That should always be the FIRST thing you do after you root.

iamjackspost said:
There's plenty of stock roms, such as cleanrom, synergy, bean's, which will all give you the stock experience plus some. Did you make a backup after you rooted? That should always be the FIRST thing you do after you root.
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No I did not unfortunately. Which of those ROMs you mentioned would you recommend? I liked the contact groups, Swype contact to call or text, but not the bloatware.

Why not try CleanROM??

jmorton10 said:
Why not try CleanROM??
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Thanks y'all. Just downloaded and flashed CleanROM. What a fancy installer.
I made a GOBackup of my apps and messages/calls prior to flashing the new ROM. I can restore that to this different ROM, right?
Thanks again

[Q] issues installing liquid smooth rc7

I've been using liquid smooth since rc3 and have had no issues upgrading until the most current version--rc7. I downloaded the ROM several times to ensure there wasn't any issues with my download, but I encounter the same issue after a clean flash which is the inability to get past the black screen after the Samsung logo. I've performed factory/data resets prior to flashing rc7 but to no avail. I even flashed the latest cm10 nightly build with no issues. I've restored my rc5 nandroid but really want rc7. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
BTW, I posted this here because I'm not allowed to post in the liquid smooth developers forum

try formatting system after the data wipe, then flash rc7.

dmalikyar said:
I've been using liquid smooth since rc3 and have had no issues upgrading until the most current version--rc7. I downloaded the ROM several times to ensure there wasn't any issues with my download, but I encounter the same issue after a clean flash which is the inability to get past the black screen after the Samsung logo. I've performed factory/data resets prior to flashing rc7 but to no avail. I even flashed the latest cm10 nightly build with no issues. I've restored my rc5 nandroid but really want rc7. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
BTW, I posted this here because I'm not allowed to post in the liquid smooth developers forum
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wipe before flashing, and after flashing again just to make sure, and if that doesn't work, you can always odin back to stock rooted and drop the rc7 files back on your sd card (or unless you drop them on your external sd card, you can flash it immediately after getting the pass notification from odin)

droidstyle said:
try formatting system after the data wipe, then flash rc7.
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Tried that and it made no difference.

dmalikyar said:
Tried that and it made no difference.
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try using odin......just remember after you odin back to the root66 image, you have to reinstall CWM and doesn't hurt to make sure ur bootloader is unlocked using the 1.2 version of the ez unlock then flash again

digitalsynner85 said:
wipe before flashing, and after flashing again just to make sure, and if that doesn't work, you can always odin back to stock rooted and drop the rc7 files back on your sd card (or unless you drop them on your external sd card, you can flash it immediately after getting the pass notification from odin)
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I'll try the Odin route. I'll go back to root66 and try it from there.

dmalikyar said:
I'll try the Odin route. I'll go back to root66 and try it from there.
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i was having issues with nfc not working and a few other items that other people weren't having and decided that after approximately 500 different flashes that something i flashed for nfc fixes on jellybean or ics roms that didn't support the libs for nfc could've borked something up and just wasn't noticeable until i went to an aosp based rom, and sure enough it worked, so if anything you'll have a nice crispy fresh stock device to play with again if the same issue shows up w/ liquid

digitalsynner85 said:
i was having issues with nfc not working and a few other items that other people weren't having and decided that after approximately 500 different flashes that something i flashed for nfc fixes on jellybean or ics roms that didn't support the libs for nfc could've borked something up and just wasn't noticeable until i went to an aosp based rom, and sure enough it worked, so if anything you'll have a nice crispy fresh stock device to play with again if the same issue shows up w/ liquid
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now the truth comes out...if you would of gave this information from the get go I too would of said to simply flash back to stock and start fresh. its all in the details folks.

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droidstyle said:
now the truth comes out...if you would of gave this information from the get go I too would of said to simply flash back to stock and start fresh. its all in the details folks.
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I Odin'd root66 and installed the ez unlocker as well as clockworkmod via rom manager. I went into recovery and wiped data/factory reset/wiped cache/wiped dalvik cache. I then installed LS RC7. It went through the installation and indicated that it completed. After I reboot, I briefly see the Samsung logo, then the screen is completely black. No boot animation. I let it set for over 20 mins. and nothing happens. This is absolutely bizarre. I've tried 3 different downloads. I'm at a loss. Is there a way to convert the zip to an img and odin it on?

KT747-Kernel-AOSP-JB-VZW-10-31-2012.zip
I'm still unable to install RC7. However, when I try the KT747 Kernel, I get the same symptoms (black screen after flash). I'm wondering if the symptoms are related. Anyone have this issue flashing KT747?

dmalikyar said:
I'm still unable to install RC7. However, when I try the KT747 Kernel, I get the same symptoms (black screen after flash). I'm wondering if the symptoms are related. Anyone have this issue flashing KT747?
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I've had a similar situation. I flashed RC7 and afterwards it booted to the liquid not animation and afterwards just went black, I had never experienced that before so I left it for 10 mins and the hit the power button and got no response. I finally did a battery pull and then booted into CWM and fixed permissions, yet again, and it finally booted. I don't know if this will help you any but I hope so. Honestly the way it boots and then stops and starts over reminds me of kexec. Also after having this problem on RC7 I decided to flash PA 2.52 and had the same issue with it and had to do the same steps to make it boot the first time. I am going to odin completely back to stock tonight because I am experiencing a crap load of issues after I flashed RC7.
And yes I clean flash everything, even when I just go to a newer release of what I'm currently running.
Sent by one of my many Anthromorphic Personifications

shangrila500 said:
I've had a similar situation. I flashed RC7 and afterwards it booted to the liquid not animation and afterwards just went black, I had never experienced that before so I left it for 10 mins and the hit the power button and got no response. I finally did a battery pull and then booted into CWM and fixed permissions, yet again, and it finally booted. I don't know if this will help you any but I hope so. Honestly the way it boots and then stops and starts over reminds me of kexec. Also after having this problem on RC7 I decided to flash PA 2.52 and had the same issue with it and had to do the same steps to make it boot the first time. I am going to odin completely back to stock tonight because I am experiencing a crap load of issues after I flashed RC7.
And yes I clean flash everything, even when I just go to a newer release of what I'm currently running.
Sent by one of my many Anthromorphic Personifications
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Thanks for the tip. I did as you instructed by fixing the permissions after a failed boot but to no avail. I've gone through the process of odin and root66 and then installing ez unlock and CWM but it just won't boot into RC7. I had no issues with RC3 and RC5. I'm at a loss.

dmalikyar said:
Thanks for the tip. I did as you instructed by fixing the permissions after a failed boot but to no avail. I've gone through the process of odin and root66 and then installing ez unlock and CWM but it just won't boot into RC7. I had no issues with RC3 and RC5. I'm at a loss.
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Have you tried TWRP recovery as opposed to CWM?

shangrila500 said:
Have you tried TWRP recovery as opposed to CWM?
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I installed twrp and I really like the interface but it didn't resolve the issue of flashing RC7. I've installed paranoid android and can install aokp and cm10 with no problems. I can't install RC7 or slim beans.

Cannot install Liquid Smooth
Yah the guy at Liquid Smooth is kind of a butt wipe. I understand the desire to have a screen capture and a logcat but if the user can't even install the flash how is a screen capture going to help. Maybe a logcat could. But either way why be an A hole about it.
I am having the same issue, I even formatted my system and still LiquidSmooth says it flashed but it just refuses to boot. I have used Odin to install the stock JB 4.1.1 from Poland but I still get the same problem. I do believe it has something to do with having tried CaponMod4NSS_3.0 the day before. Still I would think formatting the system would resolve that.
Any ideas? I will try to install the Samsung 4.1 ROM with Odin to see if that helps.

Help with flashing ROMs

I've crawled through the development. I've flashed a ROM before, but went back to a rooted stock version because of the bugs in the builds I was using. But now, basically any time I flash something new, it bricks at the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 screen.
I've done:
Flashed back to non-root stock firmware (newer)
Then flashed the CF Autoroot, installed Mobile Odin, flashed CWM official 6.0.2.3 for the 3113. When I install CM9, brick.
PA doesn't brick immediately but sticks at the splash with the shark.
So, I flashed back to non-root stock, CF Autoroot, installed CWM 6.0.1.1 and tried again. All ROMS besides PA hang at boot screen (like before), PA hanging at the shark.
I figured it was a kernel issue? So, I've tried both Dhollmen and AGNI. No change.
I can get it to rooted stock JB, but I don't *want* that, I want something that isn't so freaking bloated and buggy.
Ideas?
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So, after installing TWRP 2.5 on top of stock, I downloaded Rom Manager, installed CWM and CM9 through that. Got past the initial boot screen, but seem to be stuck on CM Splash. Would flashing older stock image and trying from there help?

This might seem like a dumb question since you say you have flashed ROMs before: are you doing a "clean" install? I also will wipe cache and dalvic cache AFTER each install. I only have "bricked" a device one time and that is when I tried short cuts. I also ALWAYS follow the developers instructions to the letter.
Sent from my GT-3113 running DF-2