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[Q] Please help, Root and rom has failed my phone...

I Rooted my phone and added a fresh ROM, for some reason the Gapps didn't install, so I downloaded a separate one and added it via recovery screen (holding down up, menu and power button) as instructed. However, now my phone won't work and when starts only says "Unfortunately, Setup wizard has stopped" once I clear this message, another pops up and says "Unfortunately, Google services framework has stopped" i click ok but the message just keeps appearing! my phone will NOT work, please someone help me, I tried re-rooting the way i did before using Odin, however, that didnt work, I can't seem to locate in the recovery menu where the faulty Gapps is located!
Any help is please welcomed, Also the phone is samsung note 2

c0ldp0ison said:
I Rooted my phone and added a fresh ROM, for some reason the Gapps didn't install, so I downloaded a separate one and added it via recovery screen (holding down up, menu and power button) as instructed. However, now my phone won't work and when starts only says "Unfortunately, Setup wizard has stopped" once I clear this message, another pops up and says "Unfortunately, Google services framework has stopped" i click ok but the message just keeps appearing! my phone will NOT work, please someone help me, I tried re-rooting the way i did before using Odin, however, that didnt work, I can't seem to locate in the recovery menu where the faulty Gapps is located!
Any help is please welcomed, Also the phone is samsung note 2
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What rom did you flash? You may have flashed gapps for the wrong android version. You need to make sure that you download the Gapps in the OP of the rom you want so you know you're getting the right one
Sent from my CLEAN Note ll

Have you done a Nandroid backup? Do a recovery or download a stock RUU. Goodluck man
Sent from my HTC One X+

I did that with my tablet once, I just wiped and re-flashed and put GAPPs on correctly and it was fine.

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Download an app like root checker to make sure you are still rooted.
What kind of recovery are you using on your phone?
You should wipe the phone completely, system, cache and dalvic.
Try doing the factory reset, check for root and follow the instructions from the original thread.
As stated earlier, make sure you download the correct Gapps for the ROM you are installing.
Also, you need some type of file explorer, I use Root Explorer. You can use that to search for the Gapps.
If you downloaded it on the phone it may still be in your download folder if not look in \system\app folder.

Hi everyone, I managed to fix the Gapps problem, however, now I have a problem with EVERY rom i install, i have tried Slimbean and Crashrom but I can't seem to get the EFS to work, i backed up using efs pro and an efs backup tool but it wont restore, so I have no network coverage, so i end up having to keep going back to ****ty stock, I have ended up going back and forth 18 times!! people say about baseband, but i don't know how to change that...

Pennycake said:
I did that with my tablet once, I just wiped and re-flashed and put GAPPs on correctly and it was fine.
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yes.i do same:good:

c0ldp0ison said:
Hi everyone, I managed to fix the Gapps problem, however, now I have a problem with EVERY rom i install, i have tried Slimbean and Crashrom but I can't seem to get the EFS to work, i backed up using efs pro and an efs backup tool but it wont restore, so I have no network coverage, so i end up having to keep going back to ****ty stock, I have ended up going back and forth 18 times!! people say about baseband, but i don't know how to change that...
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Your baseband is the modem/radio the phone uses.
Here is a link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044937
At the bottom are some flash-able modems you can try.
Hope this works for you

Experienced User seeking help on a Semi Bricked N5

Hey guys. Before I get to my issue and seek your help , please allow me to give you a bit of background about my self wrt Android OS and nexus devices. I have been a Nexus device user since the N1 days. OS flashing , Custom rom's , kernel patching , etc are nothing new to me. I can safely say that I am a custom rom addict , hence I know the mods for my devices intricately well. With this out of the way , I'd like to share the sequence of events that took place yesterday , which lead to this new thread , wherein I desperately need some expert advice.
- I was running the latest Bigxie 5.0 rom for my 32gb N5. It had root and TWRP and elementalx kernel
- I wanted to upgrade to the 5.0.1 without losing any data , so I first tried to sideload the OTA zip file , which failed with some error. I then followed this guide (http://bit.ly/1wNT36l) . I was able to therefore flash the 5.0.1 without losing data. I re rooted my phone , re flashed the recovery and the kernel
- At the same time I was upgrading my LG g3 to Lollipop. I wanted to try the "Tap & Go" data transfer feature , so I used that process to transfer the data from my current N5 to the new G3. Here is when the issue started. The data transfer didn't go through , as only the email accounts transferred to the G3. At the same time , I got this notification on the Nexus that Tap and Go was used to transfer my email accounts , and this notification couldn't be cleared from the notification panel. For some odd reason , I decided to jump back into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache to get rid of this notification
- As soon as I did that specific wipe and restarted the phone , the phone would just loop at the nexus image boot screen. 15 minutes later I went back into recovery and decided to use the "factory reset wipe". That too didn't solve my problem. Frustrated at the turn of events , I reflashed Bigxie's 5.0 rom from my internal storage , via twrp.
- The phone finally booted! But now the problem was that my Sdcard was showing no files. It was all blank. I checked with root explorer / es explorer and even when I hooked up my phone to my pc , the sdcard was showing no files. I could , however , see all my files in the root -- data -- media -- 0 folder. I tried my best to extract all my files from there , but each time I got an error that pretty much meant that no files could be moved from there. Interestingly , when I went into twrp , and went into file manager in the advanced options , it showed all my files on the sdcard as though nothing went wrong. So I could see everything on the sdcard in recovery , but nothing if i booted into the OS.
- Since I had made a backup of most of my data prior to any this happening , with the exception of certain whatsapp data , and after having spent almost 5-6 hours in figuring out where I had possibly gone wrong , I decided to wipe my device clean and just install the stock OS and pack this device away for good
- I downloaded the stock factory image for 5.0 from the official site and went back into bootloader and fastboot flashed each and every file. The phone booted , BUT , now my phone showed only 12GB as the size of the storage with 11GB available. This frazzled me beyond words! How did I reach this stage wherein my internal storage was screwed to this level?
- I again went back into bootloader , flashed 5.0.1 , wiped the device and now the phone is again stuck in a bootloop on the nexus bootscreen
I have finally decided to send the device to the LG service center near my office , but I wanted to share this experience with the community hear and seek their guidance on where I possibly went wrong and what I can do now to put things back together to some degree of normality. Have I somehow damaged something at the hardware level that a change of motherboard may be warranted or is this a pure software screwup?
Thank you for your patience in reading this loooooong story , but I had to explain each and every step in perfect detail.

after flashing stock image.. there is no need to wipe anything... just boot it... takes around 5-10mins max but comes up.....

When it does 12GB on a 32GB device, you just have to factory reset using the option from inside the ROM.
Sent from my Nexus 5 with the N5X LRX22C ROM

tip, just because you know and read rom´s instructions and such, dosent mean you are an experiencied user.this 99% would have save you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...orial-how-to-flash-factory-images-lg-t2713833

opssemnik said:
tip, just because you know and read rom´s instructions and such, dosent mean you are an experiencied user.this 99% would have save you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...orial-how-to-flash-factory-images-lg-t2713833
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Well said , and understood. I followed a different set of instructions and flashed back to stock and fixed my device. Thank you for your help.

ecksreturns said:
Well said , and understood. I followed a different set of instructions and flashed back to stock and fixed my device. Thank you for your help.
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haha no problem, i thoguth i was an experienced user too, but then i bricked mine by flashing lg g2´s rpm partition to get a different partition layout. lol. glad you got your n5 back

Super virus please help (odin)

I am stumped! Long story short i have a customers device( i work as an AUTH DEALER for MetroPCS) that had a nasty popup device. One of those imfamous FBI virus asking for money. Completely locked the device. Anyway the customer didnt know gmail and PW so he couldnt master reset. ( i know now he could). I decided to flash the STOCK ROM obtained through Samsung firmware website. I flashed via ODIN. It was a success, no failing at all. The device booted as new phone, apps got optimized and all. BUT the FBI virus was still on the device popping up locking you out, forcing you to remove battery. THIS IS AFTER flashing stock OS directly from the samsung website. So i then decide to master reset thinking the stock ROM would allow me to setup as normal. NOPE. After reset its still requiring the GMAIL and PW to setup the device. I dont understand because the OEM rom was flashed successfully. Yet the FRP lock is still enabled and the device locked out. How do i flash this rom so that it becomes STOCK with no FRP lock??? ANY tips welcome as ive posted in other forums and got no response....:silly::silly::silly:

You should try master reset (wipe partition and wipe cache), then flash a stock ROM via Odin. (Nevermind, I didn't fully read the part you already did that) But to me, this is just another proof that even flashing full ROM via Odin doesn't delete/replace everything. I couldn't get it solved too.

karasahin said:
You should try master reset (wipe partition and wipe cache), then flash a stock ROM via Odin. (Nevermind, I didn't fully read the part you already did that) But to me, this is just another proof that even flashing full ROM via Odin doesn't delete/replace everything. I couldn't get it solved too.
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i actually resolved this issue. and yes flashing via ODIN doesnt reset it to default. I used sidesync, got a settings apk, used sidesync to force the device to open samsung apps(like the play store) i then got a file manager and added the apk to the phone storage via a computer.(this was all done while on the google login screen) i then opened the filemanager , installed the settings apk, it took me to phone settings(without having to get past the initial sign in screen) i then did a master reset via phone menu and BOOM, device is stock. Never will i put this much effort into a 50 dollar device again haha but thanks for the response

CorporalCactus said:
i actually resolved this issue. and yes flashing via ODIN doesnt reset it to default. I used sidesync, got a settings apk, used sidesync to force the device to open samsung apps(like the play store) i then got a file manager and added the apk to the phone storage via a computer.(this was all done while on the google login screen) i then opened the filemanager , installed the settings apk, it took me to phone settings(without having to get past the initial sign in screen) i then did a master reset via phone menu and BOOM, device is stock. Never will i put this much effort into a 50 dollar device again haha but thanks for the response
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Wow! Very nice to hear, well done!

About the Factory Reset Protection with samsung account or google account

Hi... So.. Got a lil question... I have a samsung J2 prime which i forgot the samsung account password... Can't add another account... So.. Im still in the phone but can't format via settings... I know if I wipe data via recovery, I cant use my phone anymore because of the FRP.. But something hit me.. What if i root the phone and install a custom recovery while I still can access the phone.. And then install a custom rom clean flash(wipe everything dlvik, data, system, cache)... Will it remove the FRP?... And what if i change the IMEI through the custom rom then reflash the original firmware... Will the FRP be removed? Will the account be deleted? :silly: :silly: can anyone try before i use my own guts to do the following XD.

why did my phone got frp locked

I have J710FN device
Up until now, I have tried lots of custom roms and custom kernel, with updated google play services and yet I had no problems. But today I was going to install crdroidv v4.5 after wiping data, cache,dalvik cache, system etc. and my phone got frp locked and had to install stock rom via odin
So when I checked online about frp locks, it said that they activated as soon as we login into google account, but it never happened before, but why now??
Also will I never be able to permanently remove it??

tronketh said:
I have J710FN device
Up until now, I have tried lots of custom roms and custom kernel, with updated google play services and yet I had no problems. But today I was going to install crdroidv v4.5 after wiping data, cache,dalvik cache, system etc. and my phone got frp locked and had to install stock rom via odin
So when I checked online about frp locks, it said that they activated as soon as we login into google account, but it never happened before, but why now??
Also will I never be able to permanently remove it??
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I believe that you need to remove any google accounts on your phone before flashing a new ROM. This should prevent the FRP lock when you add your account back. If not, you'll need to format the user data partition with TWRP after flashing the ROM, and flash SuperSU or Magisk after that. I've never had a problem doing it this way. Let me know if it works for you.