PLEASE REPLY Stuck in recovery!!!! - Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

OK so Im on AOKP milestone 6 with the devil kernel and i went in to recovery to wipe cache and dalvik cache and when i pressed reboot system it goes back to recovery!!!! please help as I really don't want to reflash everything!!! Thanks.

I had this same problem until I flashed TWRP. When I rebooted, it instead loaded the OS, but it still had Devil Recovery. WTF?

Have you tried re-flashing the rom without wiping data?
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I can't flash anything because i can't put anything on the sd card because i cant get out of recovery!

ThePlasticBling said:
I can't flash anything because i can't put anything on the sd card because i cant get out of recovery!
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i have the same problem i cant get out of recovery, cause the rom i flashed is all screwed up

android_noob01 said:
i have the same problem i cant get out of recovery, cause the rom i flashed is all screwed up
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Try flashing CWM recovery again using Heimdall or Odin. Once it boots into recovery, flash TWRP or another recovery of your choice, then reboot and hopefully you will see your boot animation. That's what I did to get AOKP build 40 to boot again (though strangely enough, it's stuck with Devil recovery even after flashing TWRP). Hope this helps you guys out. And be sure to make backups!

UndeadSquirrel said:
Try flashing CWM recovery again using Heimdall or Odin. Once it boots into recovery, flash TWRP or another recovery of your choice, then reboot and hopefully you will see your boot animation. That's what I did to get AOKP build 40 to boot again (though strangely enough, it's stuck with Devil recovery even after flashing TWRP). Hope this helps you guys out. And be sure to make backups!
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Again, how can i put twrp on my sd card if i'm stuck in recovery? Is there a link for an odin version of twrp

You should be able to mount your SD card in recovery anyway. If not, take it out and insert it into an adapter to plug into your computer. I don't know if there's an Odin version of TWRP, I flashed it in CWM recovery.

I would read droid styles guide first if you have not yet as it has all the answers you will need. You just need to read through it and following the directions.
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how do i mount my sd card and open it on my pc in recovery?

If you're using CWM, it's under Advanced or Mounts and Storage. Plug in the USB cable like you normally would.

UndeadSquirrel said:
If you're using CWM, it's under Advanced or Mounts and Storage. Plug in the USB cable like you normally would.
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I try to install twrp but it says installation aborted. I'm really starting to get sick of this phone and its stability issues.

You got the zip, right? It's in the Fascinate development section of the forums.

There is nothing wrong with the phone. I don't understand why you can't just Odin back to stock and start over. With the amount of time you have been stuck in recovery you could have fixed it by now. It you could follow droid styles guide to get out of the recovery loop without going back to stock. Something tells me you really just want a new phone...am I close???
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shelby04861 said:
There is nothing wrong with the phone. I don't understand why you can't just Odin back to stock and start over. With the amount of time you have been stuck in recovery you could have fixed it by now. It you could follow droid styles guide to get out of the recovery loop without going back to stock. Something tells me you really just want a new phone...am I close???
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Don't you belong in a different section?
Anyway, sorry for getting snippy, I was just really tired and frustrated. I did use the .zip from the forums.

If you've already tried Heimdall-flashing CWM again, and that didn't work, then I suggest you Odin back to stock as shelby suggested. If you haven't made a nandroid already, do so, then revert back to stock and start from scratch. You can try restoring your nandroid once you're no longer stuck in recovery.

ThePlasticBling said:
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Don't you belong in a different section?
Anyway, sorry for getting snippy, I was just really tired and frustrated. I did use the .zip from the forums.
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I have a mez and I just got the sgs3 a little while ago. You need to check out section 8 or 9 I think of the guide. It tells you exactly how to get out of your situation.
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There's also a topic about the "three-finger recovery boot loop" fix. You could try that.

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Flashing Recovery: Doesn't stick

I've tried flashing recovery via Odin and CWM Recovery and it will reboot into recovery just fine. However, when I let it reboot into android, turn it off, and then go back into recovery, CWM is gone. The phone, however, stays rooted.
Any idea what could be wrong or how to fix this?
Secondly, if I can get into CWM immediately after flashing, is it safe to flash a new ROM at that point or do I need to get CWM to stick first?
Anyone? Any suggestions at all will be appreciated
No1ustad said:
I've tried flashing recovery via Odin and CWM Recovery and it will reboot into recovery just fine. However, when I let it reboot into android, turn it off, and then go back into recovery, CWM is gone. The phone, however, stays rooted.
Any idea what could be wrong or how to fix this?
Secondly, if I can get into CWM immediately after flashing, is it safe to flash a new ROM at that point or do I need to get CWM to stick first?
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Sure... You can flash a rom immediately following the flash of cwm.... Did you also install busy box?
Which cwm are you trying to use? 5.8.4.7 seems to do me good....?
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Before your phone boots after installing cwm in Odin do a battery pull then boot into recovery (Volume Up+Home+power) then flash your superuser/root package. It will stick then.
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Naddict said:
Sure... You can flash a rom immediately following the flash of cwm.... Did you also install busy box?
Which cwm are you trying to use? 5.8.4.7 seems to do me good....?
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I tried using that CWM version as well as an older one. Both work and I can get busy box and superuser installed once it boots up. But when I power down and try to go back into recovery, CWM is gone. I do get to keep root though.
iiApotheosis said:
Before your phone boots after installing cwm in Odin do a battery pull then boot into recovery (Volume Up+Home+power) then flash your superuser/root package. It will stick then.
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I tried unchecking the auto-reboot button on Odin 4 and 7, and going that route. Both allow me to get into CWM, where I try to flash the recovery v5.zip. Still doesn't stick unfortunately.
My flash counter is up to about 10 now, trying to get CWM to stick..
No1ustad said:
I've tried flashing recovery via Odin and CWM Recovery and it will reboot into recovery just fine. However, when I let it reboot into android, turn it off, and then go back into recovery, CWM is gone. The phone, however, stays rooted.
Any idea what could be wrong or how to fix this?
Secondly, if I can get into CWM immediately after flashing, is it safe to flash a new ROM at that point or do I need to get CWM to stick first?
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Flashing 5.8.4.7 after renaming it to recovery.img with mobile odin did the trick for me and it stuck.
I used this guide below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28687877
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cbond007 said:
Flashing 5.8.4.7 after renaming it to recovery.img with mobile odin did the trick for me and it stuck.
I used this guide below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28687877
Sent from a Third Galaxy
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Thanks everyone. I used CWM toolkit, reflashed the stock recovery, then used odin 3.07 to re-flash CWM 5.5.0.4 and it stuck.

[Q] Have I softbricked

Ok, I made a schoolboy error and think I have softbricked my phone.
I just got it this morning and have rooted it through ODIN. I was going to install a ROM but when in recovery I went and used the Superwipe app and then rebooted (don't ask) and it is now stuck on the Samsung logo screen. I can boot into recovery but of course no backup as its been wiped.
I am downloading a Stock Official and going to install through ODIN. I assume this is the right way to getting back to stock and starting again to unsoftbrick my SIII?
Its the first time I have ever arsed up. Its not nice lol
Haizum74 said:
Ok, I made a schoolboy error and think I have softbricked my phone.
I just got it this morning and have rooted it through ODIN. I was going to install a ROM but when in recovery I went and used the Superwipe app and then rebooted (don't ask) and it is now stuck on the Samsung logo screen. I can boot into recovery but of course no backup as its been wiped.
I am downloading a Stock Official and going to install through ODIN. I assume this is the right way to getting back to stock and starting again to unsoftbrick my SIII?
Its the first time I have ever arsed up. Its not nice lol
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Yup, as long as you can get to download mode, you can use odin and flash back to stock.
Haizum74 said:
Ok, I made a schoolboy error and think I have softbricked my phone.
I just got it this morning and have rooted it through ODIN. I was going to install a ROM but when in recovery I went and used the Superwipe app and then rebooted (don't ask) and it is now stuck on the Samsung logo screen. I can boot into recovery but of course no backup as its been wiped.
I am downloading a Stock Official and going to install through ODIN. I assume this is the right way to getting back to stock and starting again to unsoftbrick my SIII?
Its the first time I have ever arsed up. Its not nice lol
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Yup enter in to download mode and flash it using ODIN everythin wil b fine I hav experienced the same problem so many times
Phew, I was panicking there. Thanks guys. Do I also need to download the seperate kernel and modem? Im coming from a Nexus S and didnt have these options
Haizum74 said:
Ok, I made a schoolboy error and think I have softbricked my phone.
I just got it this morning and have rooted it through ODIN. I was going to install a ROM but when in recovery I went and used the Superwipe app and then rebooted (don't ask) and it is now stuck on the Samsung logo screen. I can boot into recovery but of course no backup as its been wiped.
I am downloading a Stock Official and going to install through ODIN. I assume this is the right way to getting back to stock and starting again to unsoftbrick my SIII?
Its the first time I have ever arsed up. Its not nice lol
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I have the exact problem as you,but I couldn't flash the stock rom for my country..via Odin
Don't bother with superwipe, just wipe data/factory reset in cwm and of you really feel the need you can format system under mounts and storage in cwm.
Just make sure you have something to flash already on your phone before you do, and don't reboot after formatting system.
Flashing stock via Odin will fix your problem now.
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nodstuff said:
Don't bother with superwipe, just wipe data/factory reset in cwm and of you really feel the need you can format system under mounts and storage in cwm.
Just make sure you have something to flash already on your phone before you do, and don't reboot after formatting system.
Flashing stock via Odin will fix your problem now.
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Thanks. I dont usually format and have no idea why I thought it was a good idea to do it this time. I was going to mount internal storage through CWM and put the ROM on it but there was no option to mount it.
EDIT - All sorted. Thanks for the info
If you know how to use adb you could put the ROM on your sdcard through cwm.
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Or if you're not comfortable with adb and got an external SD, put the external SD in your PC and transfer the cwm rom to that and flash it from external SD on your phone
if i helped-hit thanx

[Q] Mount internal or ext SD card from Recovery

Hi guys,
I basically wiped my phone and completely forgot to copy the ROM I wanted to flash into my ext SD card. Now, the phone has no ROM to boot into and I need to be able to mount it onto Windows from within the recovery to be able to do it. I'm running CWM 6.0.2.7
Has anyone ever done this? What should I do?
Thanks
Wipe data doesn't mean format (like PC) it's just a factory reset
you can flash any official FW for your device by Odin
So it isn't possible for Windows to detect the phone in any way so I can copy the ROM into it?
It's possible by using ADB and push it
but why you don't boot up your device and copy it?
Use adb to push the file onto the card. Or remove ext. SD card and use a reader to copy it over.
Here is a good adb interface, it has easy push/pull where you just supply the two file paths and hit go,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097848
[TOOL] ADB Command Center [Alpha]
Thanks for the prompt replies everyone.
I just re-flashed an original FW through Odin, rooted it back, re-installed CWM Recovery and now tried to flash a new rom, in this case, Foxhound and after it tries to reboot it comes back into CWM always... it never boots into the ROM..
Anyone has any clue why this would be happening?
Sptz said:
Thanks for the prompt replies everyone.
I just re-flashed an original FW through Odin, rooted it back, re-installed CWM Recovery and now tried to flash a new rom, in this case, Foxhound and after it tries to reboot it comes back into CWM always... it never boots into the ROM..
Anyone has any clue why this would be happening?
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Try reinstall it
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qtwrk said:
Try reinstall it
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The ROM? Just did and the same thing happens, boots up to Samsun Galaxy logo, then that "eye" logo then reboots again into CWM. At all times.
I just installed Omega just to try it out and it works, boots into the ROM, with Foxhound it doesn't even reach the Foxhound Logo, it reboots and goes back to CWM... Any ideas? I can't post in the Foxhound thread due to lack of posts
Flash stock Rom, and allow it to boot up properly before you do anything else....did you do that?
slaphead20 said:
Flash stock Rom, and allow it to boot up properly before you do anything else....did you do that?
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Yes, two times already. Then rooted, then flashed CWM Recovery then wiped data etc, flashed foxhound and same thing happens. Tried Omega and it boots into it, it's only Foxhound and I really wanted to try it...
I'm sorry this thread has derailed into another issue but thought it wasn't worth cluttering with yet another thread.
Is it possible to shut down the phone from CWM Recovery aside from doing a battery pull?
Could be a bad download. Try downloading again.

[Q] Bricked! Help!

Hey all
My phone was working great, everything smooth and awesome, but then i turned it off, and boot loop.
I tried reflashing my ROM, (ARHD) But that didn't work
Help!!
Have you tried looking at any of the solutions listed in any of the other hundreds of "Bricked" threads?
Obligatory "search" is your friend statement. If you can get into fastboot, if you can get into recovery, you're not bricked. Restore from your NAND backup, or flash your ROM again.
Like unremarked said, your best weapon is the search box
So you have:
1. Booted to recovery successfully?
2. Already tried flashing your ROM via TWRP/CWM?
seamarshall said:
Like unremarked said, your best weapon is the search box
So you have:
1. Booted to recovery successfully?
2. Already tried flashing your ROM via TWRP/CWM?
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I can boot into cwm, but i can't mount the sd card for some reason.
xquantums said:
I can boot into cwm, but i can't mount the sd card for some reason.
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As long as you get something anything on your screen, it can be fixed.
Maybe try flashing a recovery from fastboot
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Help. Trapped in cwm startup recovery.

Hello,
Yesterday, when trying to create a backup of my current ROM (original, factory ROM) it seems that after the backup process was finished, when I tried to reboot my phone it would go directly into cwm recovery instead of starting up normally. This happens every time I try to reboot the phone. I have a Samsung Exhibit sgh-t599n (metro pcs).
Other things that may be revelant to my problem: the backup was not successful (there was a message saying something about an image not being copied). Also, in the cwm recovery menu there is a warning that says "No file_contexts".
I would appreciate any help you could give me.
Thank you
vascotto said:
Hello,
Yesterday, when trying to create a backup of my current ROM (original, factory ROM) it seems that after the backup process was finished, when I tried to reboot my phone it would go directly into cwm recovery instead of starting up normally. This happens every time I try to reboot the phone. I have a Samsung Exhibit sgh-t599n (metro pcs).
Other things that may be revelant to my problem: the backup was not successful (there was a message saying something about an image not being copied). Also, in the cwm recovery menu there is a warning that says "No file_contexts".
I would appreciate any help you could give me.
Thank you
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Can you boot into download mode? If so try using odin to reflash the recovery.
Droid Premium said:
Can you boot into download mode? If so try using odin to reflash the recovery.
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I apologize for my ignorance, but how do you do that?
vascotto said:
I apologize for my ignorance, but how do you do that?
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I don't know much about your device so tell me exactly how you rooted and installed your recovery.
Droid Premium said:
I don't know much about your device so tell me exactly how you rooted and installed your recovery.
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I rooted my phone using Impactor. The recovery (cwm) was installed by using Odin (going into download mode and using Oding to download cwm into my phone).
Thanks
vascotto said:
I rooted my phone using Impactor. The recovery (cwm) was installed by using Odin (going into download mode and using Oding to download cwm into my phone).
Thanks
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Okay so you do know how to get into Odin. Try flashing a different custom recovery. Also make sure the one you are using is made for your device. There aren't any recoveries that are universal with 1 file. Just make sure the one you are using is for your phone!
Droid Premium said:
Okay so you do know how to get into Odin. Try flashing a different custom recovery. Also make sure the one you are using is made for your device. There aren't any recoveries that are universal with 1 file. Just make sure the one you are using is for your phone!
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But in order to reflash do I have to take the same steps that I took for flashing cwm or do I have to do something different (delete cache, reformat phone, etc.). Sorry for the insistence.
vascotto said:
But in order to reflash do I have to take the same steps that I took for flashing cwm or do I have to do something different (delete cache, reformat phone, etc.). Sorry for the insistence.
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I don't do much with odin since i dont ever have any issues with my recovery but all you should have to do is install the recovery just like you did the first time. Also if you are following a guide to do this make sure you are checking the right options!
Also not all odins are compatible with all devices. Make sure the odin you are using is for your device!
Droid Premium said:
I don't do much with odin since i dont ever have any issues with my recovery but all you should have to do is install the recovery just like you did the first time. Also if you are following a guide to do this make sure you are checking the right options!
Also not all odins are compatible with all devices. Make sure the odin you are using is for your device!
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I tried reflashing cwm (one compatible with my phone) by using odin (also compatible), but the phone keeps booting to cwm recovery every time I turn it on/reboot. Any other suggestions?
vascotto said:
I tried reflashing cwm (one compatible with my phone) by using odin (also compatible), but the phone keeps booting to cwm recovery every time I turn it on/reboot. Any other suggestions?
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Use usb mass storage to mount your Sd card to your computer and transfer either a stock ROM or a custom ROM to your device. Flash it and let me know what happens.
Droid Premium said:
Use usb mass storage to mount your Sd card to your computer and transfer either a stock ROM or a custom ROM to your device. Flash it and let me know what happens.
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What do I need to mount the sd card to my pc?
Thank you for your help and apologies for bothering you so much.
-I was able to flash a custom ROM (compatible, PAC rom); however, the problem persists. Every time I boot the phone it takes me directly to cwm recovery.
I was able to find these instructions (thanks to thereal_big jake from androidarea51.com) for solving a problem very similar to mine:
1.Flash Stock Recovery in Odin Link
2. Factory Reset in Stock Recovery
3. Flash CWM in Odin
4. Now Flash your Rom or Backup
5. Reboot
Could somebody explain how to flash the stock recovery with odin in my phone (samsung exhibit sgh t599n).
Thanks
vascotto said:
I was able to find these instructions (thanks to thereal_big jake from androidarea51.com) for solving a problem very similar to mine:
1.Flash Stock Recovery in Odin Link
2. Factory Reset in Stock Recovery
3. Flash CWM in Odin
4. Now Flash your Rom or Backup
5. Reboot
Could somebody explain how to flash the stock recovery with odin in my phone (samsung exhibit sgh t599n).
Thanks
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Oh i see your complete issue now. Just grab the stock recovery .tar and flash it in odin just like you did the custom recovery. Factory reset and you should be good to go.
Droid Premium said:
Oh i see your complete issue now. Just grab the stock recovery .tar and flash it in odin just like you did the custom recovery. Factory reset and you should be good to go.
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Thanks man! You've been a really big help.
Cheers
Droid Premium said:
Oh i see your complete issue now. Just grab the stock recovery .tar and flash it in odin just like you did the custom recovery. Factory reset and you should be good to go.
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Hey,
Just wanted to let you know that it worked. Thank you for helping me (and bearing with all my questions)
Regards
vascotto said:
Hey,
Just wanted to let you know that it worked. Thank you for helping me (and bearing with all my questions)
Regards
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You're more than welcome! If you have any other questions about anything feel free to PM me or tag me in a thread post! Good luck with your phone!

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