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Moto G 16GB, bought off Amazon.co.uk. Rooted and flashed 4.4.2 before it was pushed to the device (I think it was an image off US version, found it in these forums back when I got the phone). I've been getting a prompt to install some Motorola US update for a few weeks, it pops up every now and then, has gone away when I tapped "No, thanks" option. All was fine until this morning...this is a really weird problem.
I don't know if the phone updated itself overnight, but when I dismissed the alarm this morning I couldn't get past the lockscreen. I put in my lock code and the phone had the stock wallpaper, then cycled to black background, then back to stock wallpaper and then I got a pop up saying "Unfortunately, the process com.android.systemui has stopped." and I was bumped back to the PIN lockscreen. Tried again, same thing. Now it doesn't even say anything about androidui, just cycles between black background and stock wallpaper and kicks me out.
Tried hooking it up to a PC and Mac, but neither recognized it and the phone appeared to be just charging. Power cycled it a dozen times by holding down the power button for about 6 seconds and I always end up with the same problem of not getting past the lockscreen. Every time I boot the phone now it says "Android is upgrading... Optimizing app 1 of 1". This is why I thought maybe I was pushed some incompatible US update?
Underneath it all the phone works fine, got the alarm this morning, received an SMS, answered a phone call. I can even get to the camera from the lockscreen. Is there any other options besides complete wipe and starting from the beginning again?
Probably OT, but I've always had trouble with the launcher quitting, no matter what launcher I'm using, on Moto G and the previous GNex.
Any help is appreciated, I'm bummed.
Hi,
i've today the same, exactly the same problem. It's strange, because i can't reset my phone to factory default, i went to the recovery menu, then "factory", but it only rebooted...
My "solution":
I reinstalled the original firmware:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
Then all works fine.. No matter why this error occurs.. an automatic firmware update? ..i don't know...
the exact same thing happened to me today out of nowhere and i'm about to leave on a trip, i'm so angry!
Jeez...well, looks like I'm not the only one. WTF happened? I left on a weekend trip too and I'm P.O.'d. I haven't been too religious with my backups either, that's why I was trying to find a way to back things up before wiping it all, but it looks like I'm out of luck. Guess a full wipe is in order.
hmmm i'm a complete dufus when it requires ADB, i've followed the procedures at the link but everytime i try to enter an input cmd says "mfastboot is not a recognized command"
electrictimes said:
Jeez...well, looks like I'm not the only one. WTF happened? I left on a weekend trip too and I'm P.O.'d. I haven't been too religious with my backups either, that's why I was trying to find a way to back things up before wiping it all, but it looks like I'm out of luck. Guess a full wipe is in order.
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my phone wasn't even rooted, pure stock kitkat, i'm taking my heavy ass old notebook with me and will spend my days off trying to fix this **** it seems
a.monteiro said:
hmmm i'm a complete dufus when it requires ADB, i've followed the procedures at the link but everytime i try to enter an input cmd says "mfastboot is not a recognized command"
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Take a look:
c) If the firmware file you downloaded is a .xml.zip file then download Motorola Fastboot mfastboot-v2.zip (attached to this post) and extract the .exe into the same folder as the stock firmware files (the same folder as the .bin and .img files). If your firmware is a .tar.gz file then skip this step.
I'm debating if I should go ahead and restore the firmware OR wait for Motorola to right their wrongs!
a.monteiro said:
the exact same thing happened to me today out of nowhere and i'm about to leave on a trip, i'm so angry!
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Same situation....
ifishy said:
Take a look:
c) If the firmware file you downloaded is a .xml.zip file then download Motorola Fastboot mfastboot-v2.zip (attached to this post) and extract the .exe into the same folder as the stock firmware files (the same folder as the .bin and .img files). If your firmware is a .tar.gz file then skip this step.
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I... did that, but obviously not the correct way, i'm downloading the files on my note and will try again. Maybe I should unpack the firmware files at some specific place? The instructions said nothing about this so I did nothing.
zofari said:
I'm debating if I should go ahead and restore the firmware OR wait for Motorola to right their wrongs!
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Just reminded me that my phone is still within warranty, doing this restore may void it?
a.monteiro said:
I... did that, but obviously not the correct way, i'm downloading the files on my note and will try again. Maybe I should unpack the firmware files at some specific place? The instructions said nothing about this so I did nothing.
Just reminded me that my phone is still within warranty, doing this restore may void it?
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My phone is back working..at the cost of wiping out all my data.
zofari said:
My phone is back working..at the cost of wiping out all my data.
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Guess this is the only way out of this, then. What a mystery... I wonder if this is the "Welcome to Lenovo" update 1.0 lol.
i'm getting a "missing AdbWinApi.dll" although i've installed all the applications required, any help?
edit: guess i also need the android sdk, right?
edit2: got it, just copy the dlls from the minimal adb directory into the firmware directory and it's good to go, just configuring my newly restored device, thanks all
I wonder why this happened? I was using google play store at the moment, updating the flipboard app...
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I wonder why this happened? I was using google play store at the moment, updating the flipboard app...
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I guess It's the problem of flipboard app!
My father's phone is also experiencing this issue, I can't even reset the phone to factory settings.
This occurred when I was also updating the flipboard app... seriously I'll have to RMA this...
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So I also have an issue where when you unlock the screen, it just locks back up (no android dialogue saying that com.android.systemui has crashed, but the same result).
I'm also unable to go into bootloader -> Recovery to factory reset the phone.
I stupidly tried to uninstall the flipboard app and reinstall it and it killed the phone... it's now stuck and quite annoying.
I'm 99% sure it's Flipboard.
Looks like others are having issues with Flipboard too
http://forums.androidcentral.com/moto-g/391289-something-seriously-wrong-my-moto-g.html
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I solved the issue by following the instructions here:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/97329/p/30,6720,9050
how could a flipboard update screw android so badly? what a strange day
edit: they seemed to have pulled the update back or fixed it though, during my restore flipboard installed without issues
Holy S*** I'm in the same situation. It's definitely the Flipboard update that caused everything. Support just acknowledged me but never gave me any solution. I'm running ART and I think that was contributing the problem. It's terrifying knowing how a single app can completely ruin your phone!!
Anyway guys, is there anyway I can save my pics and stuff before I wipe my data?
Good detective work, I now remember updating the Flipboard app w/ bunch of others as well when things were still all good. Could this be remedied if Flipboard would manage to push a working update? I really don't wanna wipe everything, and I'm not sure I can.
Word from Flipboard (via Twitter):
"Flipboard does not support the experimental OS ART at this time."
About 30 minutes ago my phone was working fine, the last thing I remember doing was sending a text. A few minutes later I look down at my phone and notice it is in recovery. At this point I'm confused wondering how it got there, but figure it's whatever and reboot into system. It reboots back into recovery and at this point I'm kinda freaking out. I do a backup, wipe, and restore from a backup ~2 weeks ago. Again, rebooting just causes my phone to go into recovery.
Earlier today there was a notification on my phone about an update but I just ignored it as I didn't have time to deal with it. I assume that it automatically was applied and that is what caused this problem.
edit: If you have this problem, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/fix-stuck-custom-recovery-trying-ota-t2907508
Same thing just happened to me.
I turned off OTA from earlier today and also removed the notification using AppOps and now I can't boot to anything but TWRP
nest75068 said:
Same thing just happened to me.
I turned off OTA from earlier today and also removed the notification using AppOps and now I can't boot to anything but TWRP
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I'm about to try this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/fix-stuck-custom-recovery-trying-ota-t2907508, if it works I'll let you know.
elguy said:
I'm about to try this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/fix-stuck-custom-recovery-trying-ota-t2907508, if it works I'll let you know.
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Was coming here to say this worked - I was already doing this.
I'm back up and running again.
Not sure wtf caused the issue - I didn't take the OTA and have been fine on the phone all day until just now
nest75068 said:
Was coming here to say this worked - I was already doing this.
I'm back up and running again.
Not sure wtf caused the issue - I didn't take the OTA and have been fine on the phone all day until just now
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Yeah, worked me too. Not sure what happened either, phone says its still on KVT49L.D85010d.
Rooted, bumed TWRP. All of the above applies to me. Recovered, but back to stock. Annoyed that I have to start all over
gpgon said:
Rooted, bumed TWRP. All of the above applies to me. Recovered, but back to stock. Annoyed that I have to start all over
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I was the same - the zip file fixed my issue - didn't have to start over
Gotta love XDA.. i was getting ready for bed.. saw a bright light, it was my phone. Same thing as mentioned. only rooted and bumped. Have been denying the OTA. Even did the hidden menu trick, but still got notifications for some reason. Flashing the ZIP showed success; trying to restore my back up now.
esoteric1311 said:
Gotta love XDA.. i was getting ready for bed.. saw a bright light, it was my phone. Same thing as mentioned. only rooted and bumped. Have been denying the OTA. Even did the hidden menu trick, but still got notifications for some reason. Flashing the ZIP showed success; trying to restore my back up now.
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Once you flash the zip you shouldn't need to restore. I just clicked on reboot system and was back in
nest75068 said:
Once you flash the zip you shouldn't need to restore. I just clicked on reboot system and was back in
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Well i had to restore the newest back up, because I restored an old back up to see of it would reboot correctly. All works fine now. Still very weird.
gpgon said:
Rooted, bumed TWRP. All of the above applies to me. Recovered, but back to stock. Annoyed that I have to start all over
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I mean I still have Root and TWRP, I might have factory reset in my panic last night before finding the fix above. Probably the cause of losing all my apps and data
ATTT Forced UPDATE
It would appear after cruising the forums this morning that ATT forced an update to all users last night. It happened to me and many others like yourself. even people that had turned off updates in the hidden menu. It is total crap and not to happy about it obviously. good thing it sent me into a boot loop, and @autoprime zip fixed me up, even though i was back up on stock rooted, I took this opportunity to move over to the PoweruserV1 international rom to attempt to keep this from happening again. Luckily our DEVS are getting development moving and soon this will be a thing of the past....
I froze Software Update with TB and did not get auto updated last night and have not gotten any new nags today. I did try to update yesterday and got the stuck in TWRP thing and flashed the fix to get back working.
KennyG123 said:
I froze Software Update with TB and did not get auto updated last night and have not gotten any new nags today. I did try to update yesterday and got the stuck in TWRP thing and flashed the fix to get back working.
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whats the name of the apk to freeze? Thanks
Just adding to this, that it was 'forced' onto me as well, and also sent me to soft brick loop (TWRP), so I'm having to use the get out of jail thread. THANKS LG!! YOU GUYS ROCK!!! (#[email protected]%&*!!!!) This is the LAST time I trust another corporate BS liar's announcement that they care about the 'community' and are going to try and be nice 'from here on out'. Moving forward, it will be NEXUS and nothing else for me.
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whats the name of the apk to freeze? Thanks
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It is called Software Update in TB. I only have it frozen since last night so hopefully this does the trick...it also removes update option from settings FYI.
Anyone else have this happen again last night? Phone was fine at 5am, woke up at 8:30 to recovery. Flashed the same zip and now it's all fine again.
Freeze software update with titanium backup so your phone doesn't try to install the update agian
wow att and their updates f*** with everything, currently having a locked s4 with old firm of mf3. i plan on upgrading my device but on the fence with all this lock down bs. switching to tmobile seems like a decent option...... so confused and undecided
I got this update a few days ago on my rooted Tmobile G2. Applying the update bricked my phone, as it was stuck in a recovery boot loop. Had to use this:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ricked-lg-g2-stuck-twrp-no-download-mode.html
to get it unstuck. Also, I tried the LG Support Tool to pull the update, but it was trying to download a 1.7gig update. I cancelled it before the install process in the fear that it would bork my phone.
Has anyone gotten the update to install successfully on their phone? (rooted)
I got the update but didn't run it. I learned my lesson last time. I'd love to know what it brings and how to install it though.
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sidog said:
I got this update a few days ago on my rooted Tmobile G2. Applying the update bricked my phone, as it was stuck in a recovery boot loop. Had to use this:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ricked-lg-g2-stuck-twrp-no-download-mode.html
to get it unstuck. Also, I tried the LG Support Tool to pull the update, but it was trying to download a 1.7gig update. I cancelled it before the install process in the fear that it would bork my phone.
Has anyone gotten the update to install successfully on their phone? (rooted)
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I'm there but can't figure out how to type in terminal command, can you help me out with this? I'm stuck in the recovery boot loop.
*EDIT* nevermind I figured it out after a factory reset though UGH!
I also got the update notification. I deleted 213MB upgrade file in cashe. It was in the root of cashe folder not in /cashe/foa/. I still get the stupid upgrade notification. How can we kill it? I have Titanium backup but software MUC is not an option on our phones.
OK found how to turn it off. Long press the update, App Info pops up, uncheck show notifications. Clear cashe and then reboot.
You can use stomproot (brute force method) to root this OTA. towelroot won't work. Before applying OTA, make sure custom recovery is replaced with stock recovery. Otherwise you will end up in boot loop.
sam298 said:
You can use stomproot (brute force method) to root this OTA. towelroot won't work. Before applying OTA, make sure custom recovery is replaced with stock recovery. Otherwise you will end up in boot loop.
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Can confirm this works...thanks...autorec still works as well
If I have not installed a custom recovery, but just rooted the phone with AutoRec, will it soft brick my phone? Since I don't have TWRP or CWM, I would have no way to enter adb shell. So, it sounds like if I soft brick it, I'd have to restore factory settings to get it to boot, right? Are there any significant improvements to the 20g versus the 20e? Thanks.
I got this this morning and installed it...no issues whatsoever. Not sure what its for, but I got it.
Im stock unrooted.
I ended up going with the LG support tool method and installed the update (1.7gigs)...not really sure what the changed though. Root was lost, but I used Stump Root to get it back and everything is normal again. If anyone has the list of changes, plz post
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I also got the update notification. I deleted 213MB upgrade file in cashe. It was in the root of cashe folder not in /cashe/foa/. I still get the stupid upgrade notification. How can we kill it? I have Titanium backup but software MUC is not an option on our phones.
OK found how to turn it off. Long press the update, App Info pops up, uncheck show notifications. Clear cashe and then reboot.
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Where exactly do I "long press the update? I deleted the update file from cache but can't find this App Info popup menu. Is it within the file explorer or the settings menu?
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As long as you deleted the update you can safely press the install button...it may or may not actually power off...but if it doesn't just reboot after pressing and the notification will be gone...also to prevent it from downloading in the future you can dial 3845#*80X# and click wlan test then ota setting and click disable...you can re-enable by going through the same process and pressing enable...works for most variants
Mine tried to update: it rebooted, said it was installing while showing a progress bar and then it stopped and restarted. Nothing changed.
Does anyone know what this update is? Preliminary to the lollipop update?
Any idea why my nearly stock system didn't take the update. I am rooted with towel root and several apps disabled and frozen with Titanium.
Thanks
Gilon
you press and hold on the update in the notification bar and app info will popup.
nolig2278 said:
Mine tried to update: it rebooted, said it was installing while showing a progress bar and then it stopped and restarted. Nothing changed.
Does anyone know what this update is? Preliminary to the lollipop update?
Any idea why my nearly stock system didn't take the update. I am rooted with towel root and several apps disabled and frozen with Titanium.
Thanks
Gilon
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Same here, just rooted, no custom recovery and went through the update process. Completed update, still on e not upgraded to g
Plugged into LG Mobile Support Tool and updated that way, ran STUMPROOT and bruteforced. Rebooted and had root ^_^ Updated SuperSU binaries and rebooted once more and ran AutoRec. Now time to update everything again and remove the bloat they put back on.
Also to find the dialer code to update touch software, knock on isn't working. :silly:
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nolig2278 said:
Mine tried to update: it rebooted, said it was installing while showing a progress bar and then it stopped and restarted. Nothing changed.
Does anyone know what this update is? Preliminary to the lollipop update?
Any idea why my nearly stock system didn't take the update. I am rooted with towel root and several apps disabled and frozen with Titanium.
Thanks
Gilon
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From what I saw on androidpolice it includes in-flight wifi stuff and some patches. Probably blocking some of the older rooting methods
Took the update last night, i was rooted with stock recovery but it went through just fine. Now when i try to root via StumpRoot it says my device is rooted before i even do anything. I don't have root access though.
Anyone else experience this problem? I've already tried a factory reset but still no-go.
this "update" seems absolutely useless. however, it could be nice to get a flashable radio from it.
mannequin said:
this "update" seems absolutely useless. however, it could be nice to get a flashable radio from it.
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No change in radio...still same version
FIX
snowlin said:
Took the update last night, i was rooted with stock recovery but it went through just fine. Now when i try to root via StumpRoot it says my device is rooted before i even do anything. I don't have root access though.
Anyone else experience this problem? I've already tried a factory reset but still no-go.
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I had the same issues and figured it out!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/help/fix-trouble-putting-download-mode-t2979318
when i am trying to do that its says ( NO UPGRADE ITEMS TO FIX ) any idea guys.............
Ever since receiving initial marshmallow update someday in April, my phone refuses to update itself. 1) it will not check for updates no matter what I try. Pressing the "search for updates" button in the settings does absolutely nothing. It still shows last checked in april. 2) Smart Switch recognizes an update starts preparing it and when it gets the preparing to 100% it'll just disappear and show the main screen, but it wont take any user input anymore. left it like that for 4 hours, nothing happened. I closed and reopened Smart Switch, exactly the same result. Reinstalled Smart Switch, still no results. Can someone help me? I do not have the time to do a factory reset and set up everything again. Phone is not rooted or modified in any way, and never was. Is it possible to update it with odin without a full wipe? If so, can someone point me at some kind of instructions? Never had a Samsung before. Thanks in advance.
jakubmi9 said:
Ever since receiving initial marshmallow update someday in April, my phone refuses to update itself. 1) it will not check for updates no matter what I try. Pressing the "search for updates" button in the settings does absolutely nothing. It still shows last checked in april. 2) Smart Switch recognizes an update starts preparing it and when it gets the preparing to 100% it'll just disappear and show the main screen, but it wont take any user input anymore. left it like that for 4 hours, nothing happened. I closed and reopened Smart Switch, exactly the same result. Reinstalled Smart Switch, still no results. Can someone help me? I do not have the time to do a factory reset and set up everything again. Phone is not rooted or modified in any way, and never was. Is it possible to update it with odin without a full wipe? If so, can someone point me at some kind of instructions? Never had a Samsung before. Thanks in advance.
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Install samsung phone info. Check which csc the phone is.
Find the firmware of the same csc in sammobile. Try to download using samsung firmware downloader, it's fast. Find the latest odin(i think 3.1x). Link the firmware in AP then flash it.
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I have already downloaded the firmware, code is XEO. It's just that I don't know Odin well, and I don't want to accidentally wipe my data. Will it wipe the phone I just link the fw in AP, or will it be okay?
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jakubmi9 said:
I have already downloaded the firmware, code is XEO. It's just that I don't know Odin well, and I don't want to accidentally wipe my data. Will it wipe the phone I just link the fw in AP, or will it be okay?
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It won't wipe you data. However after flashing in case it stuck at bootanimation(samsung logo), you might need to do factory reset. In most cases no problem.
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Hi Obi Wans, you are my last hope.
Just before I went to bed last night I accidentally put my fat finger 2mm on the wrong spot and Samsung thought it was an excellent idea to start the waiting upgrade. After the first reboot the S7 just wont get past the "glowing" Samsung logo.
Situation:
Bootlooping. Black screen with glowing white Samsung logo. Led is glowing in blue in sync with the logo on the screen.
Phone does not restart / reboot. It is stuck in above mentioned situation.
Still on Nougat. Update was Nougat to Nougat. I use to be a couple of updates behind. I think last update I did was in Feb/Mar.
Hot A F. While not connected to anything but running the Samsung logo it is hot as F. Burning hot. I guess the CPU / Memory is working hard with something but I have no clue what that could be.
Can reboot and go into eiither Recovery Mode or Download Mode.
Wishlist (in priority order):
Get phone to boot up perfectly with no data loss or triggered Knox.
Get phone to boot up perfectly with no data loss but with triggered Knox.
Get access to files and / or opportunity to backup apps / settings / data in Internal memory.
I would really prefer not to trigger Knox. I'll do it if there is no other option and if it is possible to get access to the phone with unharmed configs or at least get data from the phone.
I thought I was smart when I set up ADB a couple of weeks ago. ADB access during bootup is working and the keys are in place.
Information I currently have:
Model No: SM-G930F
CPU Eyxnos
"NEE" / Nordic version.
Unlocked from day 1.
Never rooted or had any non stock roms.
Serial No: (Is there any risk related to put this on internet?)
Logcat log saved to my PC (Is there any risk related to put this on internet?)
Tools I have at my disposal:
ADB access that has been working ok during the night and morning. It is somewhat flaky because it seems like while I have access during Samsung glows the connection seems to break and I have to connect with f x adb shell again.
PC with both Ubuntu, Windows 7 and Windows 10. I could probably install XP if that would be of any help at all.
Another identical Samsung Galaxy S7. Friend gave it to me since screen was broken. Samsung fixed screen. Empty because Factory reset.
100Mbps internet connection.
What I have tried this far:
Rebooting (a thousand times)
Wipe Cache partition from Recovery Mode (vol up + home + power).
Shut down from Recovery Mode menu and then turning on with power button.
Mount /system (yeah, knew it wouldn't fix anything. Just wanted to see that /system was mountable.)
Tried flashing in "HOME_CSC_NEE_G930FNEE2DRB5_.....tar.md5" with Odin. (downloaded the exact version ADB reports when checking dmesg and / or logcat from sammobile). I read that this could help getting out of bootloop. Important was to use "HOME" and not the other CSC if you wanted to keep phone from going Factory Reset.
Anyone got ideas?
Edit 1: I have connected the phone and am running a logcat, dumpsys and a cat of all "files" under /proc to text-files on my pc.
When checking logcat it looks almost like it has tons of work to do but really never gets finished with the upgrade?
hmmm, get into download mode, reflash with Odin the exact firmware you had before the upgrade, using home CSC, and all the others of course, co, black, ap see if that sort that out
give it a try, and let us know what happens
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oops, bloddy autocorrect, cp, bl, ap and csc_home All 4
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wegiwegi said:
hmmm, get into download mode, reflash with Odin the exact firmware you had before the upgrade, using home CSC, and all the others of course, co, black, ap see if that sort that out
give it a try, and let us know what happens
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But wont that blow all my data and apps like a Factory Reset?
no it won't, if you flash CSC_home it will keep your data, if you flash CSC it will delete everything
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wegiwegi said:
no it won't, if you flash CSC_home it will keep your data, if you flash CSC it will delete everything
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Ok... fingers crossed...
Files in my firmware-zip I downloaded from Sammobile:
AP_G930FXXU2DRC6_CL12365438_QB17330639_REV00_user_low_ship_meta.tar.md5
BL_G930FXXU2DRC6_CL12365438_QB17330639_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
CP_G930FXXU2DRB6_CL648265_QB8952207_SIGNED.tar.md5
CSC_NEE_G930FNEE2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917331_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
HOME_CSC_NEE_G930FNEE2DRB5_CL13061583_QB16917331_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Versions according to logcat run during bootloop:
PDA Version: G930FXXU2DRC6
CSC Version: G930FNEE2DRB5
The only thing that makes me go "hmmmmm" is the BL. Is that the Boot Loader?
yes, bl is bootloader
don't worry, it should work, home_csc remember put all the others in the right place all 4 at the same time
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Edit:Boxes are there to be clicked. I suspect that clicking all boxes except AP would a) explain why 4GB AP binary was lightning fast and b) I shouldn't be let near computers
Will be back with an "Edit2" in a short while.
wegiwegi said:
yes, bl is bootloader
don't worry, it should work, home_csc remember put all the others in the right place all 4 at the same time
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Ok. Ran it and it was done in like secs (no way it pumped 4GB image over USB that quick). Then it went to blue screen claiming erase and patching... and then reboot and here we are... Glowing Samsung Logo.
The blue firmware update screen, what exactly is it updating? Small code that handles firmware upgrade of low level stuff like bootloader?
ok 2DRC6 is the 28.03.18 release
the previous one to that one is
2BRB6 from 13.03.18 both have modem version 2
previous to those ones are v1 so you won't be able to downgrade to them
so download 2BRB6 and flash the 4 files together and see how it goes
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wegiwegi said:
ok 2DRC6 is the 28.03.18 release
the previous one to that one is
2BRB6 from 13.03.18 both have modem version 2
previous to those ones are v1 so you won't be able to downgrade to them
so download 2BRB6 and flash the 4 files together and see how it goes
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You mean flash the files I listed?
I did that, including the AP this time, and it is looping still.
what do you mean ap this time....
you have to flash All 4 files at the same time, tick the boxes, ap, bl, cp and CSC, through Odin
which Odin version are you using?
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wegiwegi said:
what do you mean ap this time....
you have to flash All 4 files at the same time, tick the boxes, ap, bl, cp and CSC, through Odin
which Odin version are you using?
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1. I made a stupid mistake the first time I flashed (after getting your advice) and specified all 4 files in Odin but clicked all but AP and flashed. I didn't see that until I hade written that it was way to fast to have transferred 4GB AP file. When I found out I ran the flash again. This time with all boxes clicked.
2. ODIN v3.13.11
if Odin 3.13. give the same result, flash using 3.1.1.0 hope this last flash you are doing works
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ignore Odin version I said, I was thinking twrp 3.1.10 but is not your case
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wegiwegi said:
if Odin 3.13. give the same result, flash using 3.1.1.0 hope this last flash you are doing works
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It's early morning here now. GOtta get 3 hours of sleep. Will try this in a couple of hours.
Day 2 - Still no positive news
Ok. Reflashing with the firmware i found on Sammobile did not solve the problem. Just did it with all files (home csc and not csc) without luck. Thanks wegiwegi for having the energy and time to help me with this.
Current status
I have ADB access on and off but not fully since the phone is not all the way up f x and running package manager.
Since ADB is disconnected now and then getting logs at bootup is a bit hard.
Questions to anyone reading this:
I would like to get my hands on logswhich shows me everything that happens from the beginning of bootup all the way to a crash / reboot so thatI can see at what point the phone crashes / reboots.
Anyone got any better idea than Odin reflash existing
If I were to flash a bootloader with capability to read / export Internal "SDCard" to my inserted SDCard, would this wipe user data and data / settings is lost?
run out of ideas, hope someone can come with a solution for you, sure the devil is on the detail somewhere, good luck
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Hello mindlight,
have you solved the situation?
I'm in exactly the same situation as you after updating my Galaxy S7 SM-G930F with official stock firmware using OTA from G930FXXU2ERGE (Security Patch Level 2018-07-01) to G930FXXS2ERH6 (Security Patch Level 2018-08-01) - both Android 8 Oreo. It was just a small security update about 30 MB in size. After the update I'm stuck with:
led is glowing in blue in sync with the logo SAMSUNG on the screen blinking
phone becomes hot quickly
sometimes I get Optimizing apps dialog after which it restarts and gets back to blinking SAMSUNG logo
What I have tried so far:
wiping cache from recovery mode
flashing G930FXXS2ERH6 firmware (the newer) using Odin (AP, BL, CP, HOME_CSC)
flashing G930FXXU2ERGE firmware (the older) using Odin (AP, BL, CP, HOME_CSC)
But nothing helped. Is there anything else I can do to get it working without losing data or at least back up the data before factory reset? It's still in warranty so I can bring it to the service and they fix it - but of course they wipe all my data.
I tried to remember what I could have done so the update didn't end well (if it is my fault at all). The only thing I can imagine is using QuickShortcutMaker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut&hl=en) to create a link to hidden settings activity in which I could enable/disable access to mobile data/WiFi data for every application. I did some changes in this activity and it crashed often.
Thank you
Hi Necik,
No. I actually never solved the issue.
I did remember that I blocked a lot of rights in bundled Samsung apps and hid the ones that it was impossible to uninstall.
I suspect my issues are related to that.
I have also let my S7 stay connected to the charger for like 5 days in a row and it never gets by the state you describe.
I have ADB connection that works and I can retrieve logs but while I can find the words "error" and "fail" in the logs I am not able to make out what errors are critical and which are just errors that are normal and skipped.
I was in luck though because I had two S7's so I am currently using the other one while looking for a solution.
So, if you find out how to solve it or if you "solve" it with a Factory Reset, which I haven't done since I have data on mine that I want to keep, please let me know here.
If I solve it myself I will report back here.
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I did remember that I blocked a lot of rights in bundled Samsung apps and hid the ones that it was impossible to uninstall.
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Yes, I did the same - and also for some Google apps. Maybe this is the culprit. But everything I did was done using publicly available settings in the phone (no hacking using adb etc.) so I would expect this should not brick the phone. Except using the hidden activity I mentioned in my previous post.
In the meantime I returned to my still functioning Nokia 6310 . But I guess it won't suffice for a long time.
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So, if you find out how to solve it or if you "solve" it with a Factory Reset, which I haven't done since I have data on mine that I want to keep, please let me know here.
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Hello, I have given up. Flashed CSC instead of HOME_CSC, that made factory reset (contents of internal storage all gone). After that phone booted normally and I had to set everything again, like a new phone from shop.
necik said:
Hello, I have given up. Flashed CSC instead of HOME_CSC, that made factory reset (contents of internal storage all gone). After that phone booted normally and I had to set everything again, like a new phone from shop.
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Good to know. It gives me a slight hope since it a better alternative than the phone is bricked... sadly all data is lost