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My brother just got a Oneplus 3t and my dumbass ****ed it up. I followed the instructions on this video (youtube .com/watch?v=kGZyX9e7-C4) to root it, but didn't realize that the tutorial was for the 3 not the 3t (may have been the first issue i ran into.)
Every step went perfectly until the very very end. My phone was stuck on the boot screen for an excessively long time. So i ended up going back into the twrp menu and did a factory wipe, thinking it would just restore it back to factory default settings. It didn't and now it just says "No os installed are you sure you want to reboot?" I just want to restore the phone to factory settings so it can be used. Can someone please help me? I obviously have no clue what I'm doing.
edit: on a side note I did at least use a 3t img file, but I didn't think it was relevant to say.
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I am probably not putting this in the right place, if so can a mod please move it?
My brother just got a Oneplus 3t and my dumbass ****ed it up. I followed the instructions on this video (youtube .com/watch?v=kGZyX9e7-C4) to root it, but didn't realize that the tutorial was for the 3 not the 3t (may have been the first issue i ran into.)
Every step went perfectly until the very very end. My phone was stuck on the boot screen for an excessively long time. So i ended up going back into the twrp menu and did a factory wipe, thinking it would just restore it back to factory default settings. It didn't and now it just says "No os installed are you sure you want to reboot?" I just want to restore the phone to factory settings so it can be used. Can someone please help me? I obviously have no clue what I'm doing.
edit: on a side note I did at least use a 3t img file, but I didn't think it was relevant to say.
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Greetings and welcome to assist, don't panic. If you can still access twrp you can still flash the correct the correct rom for your device. You should be able to download a prerooted rom for your device from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/development
and flash through recovery. The experts there will be able to guide you
Good Luck
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Hey guys, I somehow managed to soft brick my verizon GS3 this afternoon. I just need a little help in getting the thing back up and running and possibly an explanation on were I went wrong. I thought I had unlocked the bootloader and then rooted the phone. I managed to install TWRP 2.5.0.0 and do a backup. Then I installed a custom ROM and got the infamous "Software not authorized" message with the yellow triangle.
1st, is it possible to get this far with the bootloader still being locked??
2nd, If I understand correctly, I need to use ODIN to go back to stock and start over. Correct? Or is there another way to salvage this situation. If I have to go back to stock, can someone point me to the latest files? I've found links to a lot of different ones and I don't want to make a bad situation worse. BTW, I can't get into recovery but I can get into ODIN mode.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Ok, using ODIN, I was able to get a stock ROM onto the phone and get the thing booted. So essentially I'm back to square 1 and I still didn't figure out what I did wrong the first time around. Bummer Eh?
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Ok, using ODIN, I was able to get a stock ROM onto the phone and get the thing booted. So essentially I'm back to square 1 and I still didn't figure out what I did wrong the first time around. Bummer Eh?
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Yea, I soft bricked once and was able to boot into recovery by holding volume up, power, and home at the same time while the phone was off. I thanked my lucky stars I had a nandroid backup. I would make sure you unlocked the boot loader properly. When I first started rooting YouTube was great for instructions. I would post a link to a YouTube video but it won't allow me until I have ten posts, I swear some of these rules are retarded. Anyway search in YouTube having visual and audio guide helps a lot. good luck!
Last night i was unlocking the bootloader and it worked but i am now stuck in the TWRP menu and cannot do anything. I have tried to factory reset and nothing works. can someone please help me restore my phone to stock?
hodorprime said:
Last night i was unlocking the bootloader and it worked but i am now stuck in the TWRP menu and cannot do anything. I have tried to factory reset and nothing works. can someone please help me restore my phone to stock?
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I did this on a OnePlus this am, so I wonder if it would work for a G3 as well? Hopefully someone with better know how will stop by.
Perhaps consider entering fast boot with your phone, on your PC use adp along with the full ROM version you wish to 'return to'. Unzip the ROM into the directory where adp is. Use the adp command to make sure your device is seen, of so you should be good.
There is a flash all .bat file that will flash all the necessary files, one at a time, and you can reboot from there. I'm in-between patients, so can not look up the link right now.
Remember, the above was for a OnePlus. Since they are both Android, I'm hoping someone will confirm this will work on a G3, as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-lg-g3/general/unroot-return-to-factory-stock-att-lg-g3-t2820827
Android noob.
OnePlus One 64 Unlocked and Rooted
AT&T Wireless
Last running Android 5.0.2 /Cyanogen 12 (I'm sorry but I dont know the version..It was not a nightly)
Hello all,
I was getting some odd behavior on my OPO so I thought I would restore Nandroid. I made a Nandroid backup after I rooted my phone using The Bacon Root Toolkit The restore process hung for about three hours on an app so I shutdown and tried to start all over.
At this point, I'm happy to wipe everything and start from scratch
I am stuck on the Cyanogen recovery screen.
I've tried to Wipe data/factory reset and then reboot system now but no matter what I do, I keep coming back to the Cyanogen Recovery screen
I need help restoring to original factory setting
Thank you so much in advance for the help
EiEiOhh said:
Android noob.
OnePlus One 64 Unlocked and Rooted
AT&T Wireless
Last running Android 5.0.2 /Cyanogen 12 (I'm sorry but I dont know the version..It was not a nightly)
Hello all,
I was getting some odd behavior on my OPO so I thought I would restore Nandroid. I made a Nandroid backup after I rooted my phone using The Bacon Root Toolkit The restore process hung for about three hours on an app so I shutdown and tried to start all over.
At this point, I'm happy to wipe everything and start from scratch
I am stuck on the Cyanogen recovery screen.
I've tried to Wipe data/factory reset and then reboot system now but no matter what I do, I keep coming back to the Cyanogen Recovery screen
I need help restoring to original factory setting
Thank you so much in advance for the help
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My first piece of advice: ditch the toolkit, they're nothing but trouble. Plus you simply don't need them for this phone, everything is simple, if you need instructions for anything just look here.
Your best course of action right now is to flash the stock images with fastboot, you'll find detailed instructions in the guide thread I've linked you to above.
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Heisenberg said:
My first piece of advice: ditch the toolkit, they're nothing but trouble. Plus you simply don't need them for this phone, everything is simple, if you need instructions for anything just look here.
Your best course of action right now is to flash the stock images with fastboot, you'll find detailed instructions in the guide thread I've linked you to above.
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Hey thanks for that GREAT guide!
I will give it a go in the morning (it's late here and my eyes are crossed)
I'll post my progress in case anyone else can use it
Not sure if my phone is a lost cause and only good as a door stop. My phone at one stage would only display a screen asking me to plug into smart switch to recover the phone so I tried that but smart switch wasn't happening. I downloaded the latest stock rom and installed it successfully via ODIN but now my phone will not get past the boot logo. I can only get into download mode, Any advise on if I can get my phone working again?
Thanks
Andrew
andrew88 said:
Not sure if my phone is a lost cause and only good as a door stop. My phone at one stage would only display a screen asking me to plug into smart switch to recover the phone so I tried that but smart switch wasn't happening. I downloaded the latest stock rom and installed it successfully via ODIN but now my phone will not get past the boot logo. I can only get into download mode, Any advise on if I can get my phone working again?
Thanks
Andrew
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Bro, I've been there and this is why I made an account on xda to see if my s6 (G-920F) can be fixed in any way. Yesterday I had the same thing as you when I tried to re-flash the phone with its proper, latest stock-ROM (UK/EE Nougat 7.0). Given how it hadn't worked, the update attempt through Odin screaming a big "FAIL!" at me, I was afraid I had bricked it completely, so I proceeded to re-install TWRP with Odin by putting the phone in download mode. I wiped the phone again with TWRP and now I'm not sure what I have to do as I am stuck with the UK Nougat bootloader and nothing else on it.
Before this whole ordeal I had rooted the phone and unlocked the bootloader following some instructions from a Youtube video and successfully installed a nighty build of LineageOS, which was buggy as **** (couldn't answer calls, use data, use the camera and a ****ton of apps were just not working). Dumbly enough, I thought I could just remove it through a wipe and put something else back on it but oh was I wrong.
Right now I'd just want to get my phone back to working (like you), as I am out of a job and need to be able to take phone calls with a normal, working phone.
Sorry I couldn't be of much help, but yeah maybe a first step towards fixing it would be to flash TWRP recovery on it and through the terminal, see what bootloader version you have with the command "getprop ro.bootloader". At least you will know the version of the broken bootloader you're experiencing difficulties with and *hopefully* an actual dev from the forums will entertain themselves in trying to solve this noobish puzzle we've created for ourselves.
Seriously, if there is a dev ready to board this crazy adventure with us, please help.
My namesake or username is pretty much a clue to what got me into this position.
I wish it was that simple for me mate, I cant access the recovery menu, I've tried flashing various recovery options but cant boot into any of them. I'm certain I could fix the phone if I could get to recovery. I'm now leaning towards it being a hardware fault with my phone. As you have access to recovery I think you may have more luck with your phone.
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Bro, I've been there and this is why I made an account on xda to see if my s6 (G-920F) can be fixed in any way. Yesterday I had the same thing as you when I tried to re-flash the phone with its proper, latest stock-ROM (UK/EE Nougat 7.0). Given how it hadn't worked, the update attempt through Odin screaming a big "FAIL!" at me, I was afraid I had bricked it completely, so I proceeded to re-install TWRP with Odin by putting the phone in download mode. I wiped the phone again with TWRP and now I'm not sure what I have to do as I am stuck with the UK Nougat bootloader and nothing else on it.
Before this whole ordeal I had rooted the phone and unlocked the bootloader following some instructions from a Youtube video and successfully installed a nighty build of LineageOS, which was buggy as **** (couldn't answer calls, use data, use the camera and a ****ton of apps were just not working). Dumbly enough, I thought I could just remove it through a wipe and put something else back on it but oh was I wrong.
Right now I'd just want to get my phone back to working (like you), as I am out of a job and need to be able to take phone calls with a normal, working phone.
Sorry I couldn't be of much help, but yeah maybe a first step towards fixing it would be to flash TWRP recovery on it and through the terminal, see what bootloader version you have with the command "getprop ro.bootloader". At least you will know the version of the broken bootloader you're experiencing difficulties with and *hopefully* an actual dev from the forums will entertain themselves in trying to solve this noobish puzzle we've created for ourselves.
Seriously, if there is a dev ready to board this crazy adventure with us, please help.
My namesake or username is pretty much a clue to what got me into this position.
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I wish it was that simple for me mate, I cant access the recovery menu, I've tried flashing various recovery options but cant boot into any of them. I'm certain I could fix the phone if I could get to recovery. I'm now leaning towards it being a hardware fault with my phone. As you have access to recovery I think you may have more luck with your phone.
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Oh dear.
Yeah it does sound like something got deeply ****ed up in this case. I had the luck to somehow get past the smart switch error when the phone died of low battery. As I attached it to the charger I quickly boot it into download mode before the screen would become a bootloop again and that's where I was able to reinstall the latest version of TWRP recovery. After that, I was able to flash a stock ROM of Nougat that didn't have a ****ed up bootloader like I had. Specifically the one from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/device-5-binary-3-s6-sm-g920f-t3706025
by forumber2.
It's the Netherlands stock-ROM. Not sure if you're from the US and the carrier would be wrong with that CSC, but it was a good bet for me. I got my phone back to working normally now.
Worst case scenario I'd say see if you have a phone repair shop nearby and ask them an opinion on what could be wrong. I'm just an amateur like you.
Still, I wish you the best of luck with it. Maybe there's still some hope. :/
Hello,
the long and short of it is that I tried to root my phone and then install Lineage, but ended up with no OS and now I can't use my phone. I simply want any OS so that I can use my phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a bit new to this kind of stuff, so I apologize in advance if I don't know some of the technical terms.
I am using a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-930W8.
A bit more in detail:
I used two videos on youtube. 1 to teach my how to root, which got me into an OS. Then I used a video to teach me how to install Lineage, and that's when it all failed. After this, my phone was stuck in a never-ending loop of a circle going across a line and it never recovered.
I still have access to the TWRP when I hold down Vol-Up, Power and Home but when I try to reboot, it tells me there is no OS installed. I can't even use the recovery option, since I believe I deleted all the previously installed recoveries.
I feel silly for being in this predicament, but I would be so grateful for any help, folks!
-New2S7
New2S7 said:
Hello,
the long and short of it is that I tried to root my phone and then install Lineage, but ended up with no OS and now I can't use my phone. I simply want any OS so that I can use my phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a bit new to this kind of stuff, so I apologize in advance if I don't know some of the technical terms.
I am using a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-930W8.
A bit more in detail:
I used two videos on youtube. 1 to teach my how to root, which got me into an OS. Then I used a video to teach me how to install Lineage, and that's when it all failed. After this, my phone was stuck in a never-ending loop of a circle going across a line and it never recovered.
I still have access to the TWRP when I hold down Vol-Up, Power and Home but when I try to reboot, it tells me there is no OS installed. I can't even use the recovery option, since I believe I deleted all the previously installed recoveries.
I feel silly for being in this predicament, but I would be so grateful for any help, folks!
-New2S7
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Hello, no need to panic, the blue circle over the line was Lineage first boot up, it can take 10-15 mniutes on the first time. If you waited longer than this then maybe there was a problem.
If the Lineage ROM is on your SD card you can try to flash it again and see if it boots this time, sometimes it needs to be flashed twice to work. You must make sure it's the right one for your device.
If it still doesnt work then you will need to flash the stock firmware back to your device with ODIN. This is the firmware for your device >>>>HERE<<< Pick your network provider or an "unknown" version which is unbranded stock firmware. The download is a little slow but it's free.
There's lots of guides how to flash firmware with Odin, it's very easy.
I forgot to mention TWRP is a much better Recovery Option so yes when you instal TWRP the stock recovery won't boot.
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Hello, no need to panic, the blue circle over the line was Lineage first boot up, it can take 10-15 mniutes on the first time. If you waited longer than this then maybe there was a problem.
If the Lineage ROM is on your SD card you can try to flash it again and see if it boots this time, sometimes it needs to be flashed twice to work. You must make sure it's the right one for your device.
If it still doesnt work then you will need to flash the stock firmware back to your device with ODIN. This is the firmware for your device. Pick your network provider or an "unknown" version which is unbranded stock firmware. The download is a little slow but it's free.
There's lots of guides how to flash firmware with Odin, it's very easy.
I forgot to mention TWRP is a much better Recovery Option so yes when you instal TWRP the stock recovery won't boot.
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Hello cooltt,
I was able to fix my problem an hour or so ago, but thank you for your calming post anyway.
For future threads, here is what I did:
1. I downloaded a stock OS and then extracted all the md5 files. (There is an md5 file for the "BL", "AP", "CP" and "CSC" fields in Odin.)
2. I then used Odin and after it detected my device, I plugged the 4 files in the appropriate fields.
3. I then hit start and it restored my phone back to a functional state.
Though I spent the last 20ish hours in a panic, I actually managed to achieve the goals that prompted me to try and install a custom rom: fewer stock apps and no Samsun Account bothering me all the time.
Thank you all for your concern.
-New2S7
(P.S. I do not know how to mark this as solved. If an admin comes across this, please mark this as solved!)