[Q] S4 bricked?! - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

I was trying to install MIUI on my s4 but it showed up that the software/kernel was not authrorized so I reflashed PAC and saw on another forum that I should use ez unlock to unlock it it (which I did) and then tried to flash it again after wiping and now my phone won't turn on (no recovery or odin either). Help please!
Edit: Okay now this is bad, I just checked the forum and I installed a sprint miui rom (*facepalm*)

rajat12345 said:
I was trying to install MIUI on my s4 but it showed up that the software/kernel was not authrorized so I reflashed PAC and saw on another forum that I should use ez unlock to unlock it it (which I did) and then tried to flash it again after wiping and now my phone won't turn on (no recovery or odin either). Help please!
Edit: Okay now this is bad, I just checked the forum and I installed a sprint miui rom (*facepalm*)
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to enter download/odin mode from a power off state hold power and volume down. To get to a power off state, pull your battery.
If you can't get to odin mode...I have no idea how you can fix that.

SO i'm basically screwed

rajat12345 said:
SO i'm basically screwed
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So it's 100% non-responsive? I guess you could call verizon and beg them to help.

Is that really the only option, I think it's because I flashed a sprint rom so there has to be some way to fix it right?

rajat12345 said:
Is that really the only option, I think it's because I flashed a sprint rom so there has to be some way to fix it right?
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If you can't get the phone to do ANYTHING. Not even odin or recovery modes. What other options would you expect there to be?
You can try to get it to do whatever it does when you press the power button while attached to your computer to see if you can get ADB to recognize the device. If so you could potentially force it to go into recovery.

I understand that but I still don't see why flahsing a wrong rom completely disabled the phone

rajat12345 said:
I understand that but I still don't see why flahsing a wrong rom completely disabled the phone
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Lol even if you don't understand, your phone still isn't going to work. If you can't get into Download Mode or Recovery, You can send it to get Jtag repaired at a number of places. This is signifcantly cheaper and they can unbrick your phone.

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[Q] Force Close Loop. How can I fix this?

I haven't downloaded anything recently, I literally just picked up my phone after I woke up and I got a message saying "the application tasks provider has stopped working unexpectedly" and it gives me the option to force close. When I close it, a similar message pops up for email, messaging, social hub, tw launcher, facebook and it keeps going on and on without giving me a chance to use the phone. Do you guys know what I can do? I would be extremely grateful if you could help me out.

			
				
Bwahahahaa ;-) Gold.
Yes i've tried that. I've take the battery pack, memory card and sim card out, then replaced them but the loop keeps occuring. It's gotta be more of a software issue and that's why I need your help.
You haven't told us anything whatsoever about your setup/rom/kernel/etc. We're not mind readers
Try a factory reset in the first instance.
If you're running anything other than stock firmware, go back to stock firmware.
i recomendeed to change your rom..
i think that is a crush from your system, mate..
About 4 months ago I had exactly the same problem.
Is there Debugging-Mode enabled in you're phone?
Is you're phone rooted?
Try to take out only the SIM Card and then connect it to you're PC. Then turn the S2 on and try to backup all you're data.
If you're phone is rooted, try to boot up in CWM Recovery Mode and go to "advanced" and then "Fix Permissions". It shuold solve you're problem.
If you're phone isn't rooted, then you have to flash a stock or custom ROM.
MistahBungle said:
You haven't told us anything whatsoever about your setup/rom/kernel/etc. We're not mind readers
Try a factory reset in the first instance.
If you're running anything other than stock firmware, go back to stock firmware.
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Sorry about that man, but I have no idea what my setup/rom/kernel is, don't even know what most of that means. The thing is I can't even go to the settings on my phone to check because the popups won't allow me to.
okries said:
i recomendeed to change your rom..
i think that is a crush from your system, mate..
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I am an absolute and toal amateur, any advice at all of how to to that?
Dr.MacHack said:
About 4 months ago I had exactly the same problem.
Is there Debugging-Mode enabled in you're phone?
Is you're phone rooted?
Try to take out only the SIM Card and then connect it to you're PC. Then turn the S2 on and try to backup all you're data.
If you're phone is rooted, try to boot up in CWM Recovery Mode and go to "advanced" and then "Fix Permissions". It shuold solve you're problem.
If you're phone isn't rooted, then you have to flash a stock or custom ROM.
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I know about technology but not like this. I have no idea what debugging mode/rooted or cwm recovery is. Any chance of explaining it to me in really, REALLY easy terms?
Sorry about my lack of knowledge guys, but I wholeheartedly appreciate you taking the time out to give me a hand.
1. Try wiping all data (fixed when i had the problem)
1. U need a kernel with CWM recovery (recommend siyah kernel)
2. Install with odin look on these forums for odin dont remember link
3. go to recovery (vol up+home button+power) and wipe data/cache (wipes everything apps, passwords, etc)
4. Try now if works click the thanks button
klawz said:
I know about technology but not like this. I have no idea what debugging mode/rooted or cwm recovery is. Any chance of explaining it to me in really, REALLY easy terms?
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No problem man
Okay...when you have root permissions on youre phone you can write in system files and do other administrative work.
You can root youre phone by flashing a rooted kernel. The kernel is something like the heart of youre Android OS. You have to know some facts about youre S2, to root it successfully.
You have to know which Kernel version is installed at the moment. This information you can find in Settings -> About Phone -> Kernel Version (or something like that...my S2 is in German ). But when youre phone is bricked or youre system is damaged, its really hard or impossible to find out the kernel version. I think you won't be able to root it successfully :-(
So the only one possibillity to rescue youre S2 is, to flash a new firmware.

Help Please! Phone won't turn on

First off, my apologies if this is in the wrong forum. Mods, you may move this thread if need be. I was just shown this website about two weeks ago by a friend and have only been a lurker since. So I apologize if my first post is one needing assistance.
First off, I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to doing all this reboot,recovery, root,etc. But I can usually figure stuff out. I have researched how to do all this stuff over the last to weeks learning how to do all this. Let it be known that I was already rooted with siyah 3.4.2? kernel with superuser, CWM, and had ROM Manager downloaded. Last night I had finally decided to try and download a custom rom (AOKP), and I went through ROM Manager to try and reboot into recovery mode..the phone went dead. I have not been able to turn the phone on since last night. I have tried taking the battery out, trying to hold down volume buttons/power button to get into download mode, etc..But nothing is happening. When I power on, I can see the screen where it says "Samsung Galaxy SII" w/ the triangle, but then the screen goes black and nothing. In a dark room, you can see that the screen looks like it's trying to fire by flickering, but again...nothing. Sorry if this has been alot of reading, but I just want to be as thorough as I can. If anybody can tell me what went wrong, and how it might be fixed, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
BigCohiba said:
First off, my apologies if this is in the wrong forum. Mods, you may move this thread if need be. I was just shown this website about two weeks ago by a friend and have only been a lurker since. So I apologize if my first post is one needing assistance.
First off, I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to doing all this reboot,recovery, root,etc. But I can usually figure stuff out. I have researched how to do all this stuff over the last to weeks learning how to do all this. Let it be known that I was already rooted with siyah 3.4.2? kernel with superuser, CWM, and had ROM Manager downloaded. Last night I had finally decided to try and download a custom rom (AOKP), and I went through ROM Manager to try and reboot into recovery mode..the phone went dead. I have not been able to turn the phone on since last night. I have tried taking the battery out, trying to hold down volume buttons/power button to get into download mode, etc..But nothing is happening. When I power on, I can see the screen where it says "Samsung Galaxy SII" w/ the triangle, but then the screen goes black and nothing. In a dark room, you can see that the screen looks like it's trying to fire by flickering, but again...nothing. Sorry if this has been alot of reading, but I just want to be as thorough as I can. If anybody can tell me what went wrong, and how it might be fixed, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
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DONT USE ROM MANAGER
Jeez how many times does that have to be said in this place
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Yup don't use cwm or rom manager use Odin to flash roms also rm sucks they only have a few roms
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BigCohiba said:
First off, my apologies if this is in the wrong forum. Mods, you may move this thread if need be. I was just shown this website about two weeks ago by a friend and have only been a lurker since. So I apologize if my first post is one needing assistance.
First off, I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to doing all this reboot,recovery, root,etc. But I can usually figure stuff out. I have researched how to do all this stuff over the last to weeks learning how to do all this. Let it be known that I was already rooted with siyah 3.4.2? kernel with superuser, CWM, and had ROM Manager downloaded. Last night I had finally decided to try and download a custom rom (AOKP), and I went through ROM Manager to try and reboot into recovery mode..the phone went dead. I have not been able to turn the phone on since last night. I have tried taking the battery out, trying to hold down volume buttons/power button to get into download mode, etc..But nothing is happening. When I power on, I can see the screen where it says "Samsung Galaxy SII" w/ the triangle, but then the screen goes black and nothing. In a dark room, you can see that the screen looks like it's trying to fire by flickering, but again...nothing. Sorry if this has been alot of reading, but I just want to be as thorough as I can. If anybody can tell me what went wrong, and how it might be fixed, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
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Remove the battery and replace it. hold the up/down volume and power button. The screen should light up. Continue to hold them until the phone goes into recovery mode. The phone should turn on and off a couple times before it enters recovery. Then wipe the data and caches. Hopefully at the point the phone will work. If it wont work you could always try to buy a download jig. They are only a couple dollars and can easily be found with a search.
The man that can Creepycrawler in 5 4 3 2 1..... Please
slim1991 said:
Yup don't use cwm or rom manager use Odin to flash roms also rm sucks they only have a few roms
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Nothing's wrong with using CWM to flash a ROM.
dsfletch said:
Remove the battery and replace it. hold the up/down volume and power button. The screen should light up. Continue to hold them until the phone goes into recovery mode. The phone should turn on and off a couple times before it enters recovery. Then wipe the data and caches. Hopefully at the point the phone will work. If it wont work you could always try to buy a download jig. They are only a couple dollars and can easily be found with a search.
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This did not work. I will see what I can find on the JIG
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This did not work. I will see what I can find on the JIG
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Take out battery hold volume button down and plug usb you will enter to download. Flash siyah kernel using odin.
xhepera said:
Nothing's wrong with using CWM to flash a ROM.
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That usually cause more trouble than it's worth. Espeically for a noob. I had been in that situation back when I first start doing it. First thing I used was CWM and I had the same/similar problem.
That is why everyone here always mentioned to not use CWM.
BeenAndroidized said:
That usually cause more trouble than it's worth. Espeically for a noob. I had been in that situation back when I first start doing it. First thing I used was CWM and I had the same/similar problem.
That is why everyone here always mentioned to not use CWM.
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No one says not to use cwm, please do not talk out of your ass like that
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Nick281051 said:
No one says not to use cwm, please do not talk out of your ass like that
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Not trying to be that way, just from my past experience with CWM. If you think I was being rude "talk out of my ass like that". Then I am sorry to bother for responding... Thank you for letting me know (no pun intended).
@BigCohiba,
You need to get into download mode. You should be able to do that without using a jig. With the phone off, but with the battery still in the phone, hold down vol- and vol+ (but not power) while you plug in the usb cable.
The following instructions given by fakhri should also work:
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Take out battery hold volume button down and plug usb you will enter to download.
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After that, flashing siyah kernel alone may be enough to allow the phone to boot, but you may have trouble finding a Siyah in Odin flashable tar format.
...or, flash straight stock UCKH7, or flash stock plus root UCKH7. You can find download links for those in one or the other of the guides linked in my signature.
Please let us know your success or problems as you proceed.
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Not trying to be that way, just from my past experience with CWM. If you think I was being rude "talk out of my ass like that". Then I am sorry to bother for responding... Thank you for letting me know (no pun intended).
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You can't tell me you don't use cwm, that's what I mean. Any custom kernel has it baked in and is necessary to flash custom roms
Sent from my Sony Xperia Ion
Nick281051 said:
You can't tell me you don't use cwm, that's what I mean. Any custom kernel has it baked in and is necessary to flash custom roms
Sent from my Sony Xperia Ion
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Why would someone not use it? I'm confused.
Rom manager is an issue, not recovery...
Nick281051 said:
You can't tell me you don't use cwm, that's what I mean. Any custom kernel has it baked in and is necessary to flash custom roms
Sent from my Sony Xperia Ion
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Understood. I must have missed understood the comment. That is correct, CWM Recovery is builded into the custom ROMs.
qwertyaas said:
Why would someone not use it? I'm confused.
Rom manager is an issue, not recovery...
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That is what I meant ROM Manager... Sorry for the confusion...
BeenAndroidized said:
Understood. I must have missed understood the comment. That is correct, CWM Recovery is builded into the custom ROMs.
That is what I meant ROM Manager... Sorry for the confusion...
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ROM Manager =! Cwm
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creepyncrawly said:
@BigCohiba,
You need to get into download mode. You should be able to do that without using a jig. With the phone off, but with the battery still in the phone, hold down vol- and vol+ (but not power) while you plug in the usb cable.
The following instructions given by fakhri should also work:
After that, flashing siyah kernel alone may be enough to allow the phone to boot, but you may have trouble finding a Siyah in Odin flashable tar format.
...or, flash straight stock UCKH7, or flash stock plus root UCKH7. You can find download links for those in one or the other of the guides linked in my signature.
Please let us know your success or problems as you proceed.
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Thanks, I will try these methods when I get home tonight and hope they work
fakhri said:
Take out battery hold volume button down and plug usb you will enter to download
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...or, flash straight stock UCKH7. You can find download links for those in one or the other of the guides linked in my signature.
Please let us know your success or problems as you proceed.
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These two things worked. Phone is back to stock and working. Thanks to everybody for helping very much!

[Q] Need Serious Help Troubleshooting a Problem

Anybody that thinks they are one of the best if not the TOP troubleshooting helper around, Please let me know if you are available after 5 today. I dont have a lock screen anymore and when I hold the power button down, the device shuts off instead of having the options to reboot, power down, screen shot, whatever else available. I am rooted, but I did try going back to stock and had no luck with the lock screen. Also, I cound a backup on a different MicroSD card and tried to restore that. It worked fine, but never gave me the lock screen or power down options again. Weather you want to talk on the phone, chat, or email. Please reply here or email me at [email protected] Thank You!
Sorry but we don't have a ranking system here. You get what you get . . .
The power off menu is in the framework of the OS. Have you flashed anything with CWM/TWRP that could have changed the framework? Almost any mod could be a possible cause.
Did you use a theme-setting app? These apps change the framework and that includes the lock screen too.
Have you restored a backup recently?
Post your rom version and apps you installed recently.
rangercaptain said:
Sorry but we don't have a ranking system here. You get what you get . . .
The power off menu is in the framework of the OS. Have you flashed anything with CWM/TWRP that could have changed the framework? Almost any mod could be a possible cause.
Did you use a theme-setting app? These apps change the framework and that includes the lock screen too.
Have you restored a backup recently?
Post your rom version and apps you installed recently.
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I'm sorry you felt the need to take what i said the way you did. I was simply stating what i said the way i did because nobody could ever help me with this. I am currently rooted on stock ics. I didn't even have a lock screen after i flashed back to stock on Odin, then used kies to get the latest ics. It doesn't make sense. Do Tippy have any idea how i could put this back to normal? It's a pain having to rely on go locker and go launcher. Also, when i hold the power button down, the phone just shuts down, with no options like normal. It's crazy. I appreciate your help either way. It won't let me flash a different ROM right now. Gives some error. I just want to be fully stock with a lock screen and power menu options them go from there.
brandon440 said:
I'm sorry you felt the need to take what i said the way you did. I was simply stating what i said the way i did because nobody could ever help me with this. I am currently rooted on stock ics. I didn't even have a lock screen after i flashed back to stock on Odin, then used kies to get the latest ics. It doesn't make sense. Do Tippy have any idea how i could put this back to normal? It's a pain having to rely on go locker and go launcher. Also, when i hold the power button down, the phone just shuts down, with no options like normal. It's crazy. I appreciate your help either way. It won't let me flash a different ROM right now. Gives some error. I just want to be fully stock with a lock screen and power menu options them go from there.
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If you push the power button in and it reboots, can't you just hold the middle of the volume rocker in at the same time to get into recovery?
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dafoxs said:
If you push the power button in and it reboots, can't you just hold the middle of the volume rocker in at the same time to get into recovery?
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Well yeah but what does that have to do with anything? It doesn't help at all. That doesn't fix any of my problems. This problem is much more complex. The issue is that my phone is not as it normally should be..with options after holding down the power button, and with no lock screen...even after successfully going back to stock, these things were missing...
brandon440 said:
Well yeah but what does that have to do with anything? It doesn't help at all. That doesn't fix any of my problems. This problem is much more complex. The issue is that my phone is not as it normally should be..with options after holding down the power button, and with no lock screen...even after successfully going back to stock, these things were missing...
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Since you can't go back to stock,
Flash a rom, it should install those missing things.
Or mess it up worse and take it back for a new one.
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dafoxs said:
Since you can't go back to stock,
Flash a rom, it should install those missing things.
Or mess it up worse and take it back for a new one.
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It won't let me flash another ROM. Gives me Assn error and doesn't go through. If i try returning the device with the flash counter where it's at, won't that be an issue? I can't go without the device. I use it for too much. Maybe i could figure out how to reset flash counter? Idk..i just need this fixed bad
This maybe a dumb thought but can you use kies and install the original ICS again? I know you mentioned backups didn't work so reinstalling original ICS probably won't worj either. Just a thought.
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nash2000 said:
This maybe a dumb thought but can you use kies and install the original ICS again? I know you mentioned backups didn't work so reinstalling original ICS probably won't worj either. Just a thought.
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I thought I already mentioned this but I already tried that. It does not work. It sucks man. Nothing seems to work. I wonder if there is somebody who could walk me through the troubleshooting of the whole system or soemthing. I know if I try to contact AT&T about it they will laugh at me and not be able to help me. If anybody knows the ins and outs of the framework or anybody could even show me where to look and what needs to be there that isnt..even terminal emulator...anything...I appreciate everybody trying to help me so far but nothing has helped yet Thank you though and thank you to anybody who from here on out tries to help me. I know I will tell you again too.
brandon440 said:
I thought I already mentioned this but I already tried that. It does not work. It sucks man. Nothing seems to work. I wonder if there is somebody who could walk me through the troubleshooting of the whole system or soemthing. I know if I try to contact AT&T about it they will laugh at me and not be able to help me. If anybody knows the ins and outs of the framework or anybody could even show me where to look and what needs to be there that isnt..even terminal emulator...anything...I appreciate everybody trying to help me so far but nothing has helped yet Thank you though and thank you to anybody who from here on out tries to help me. I know I will tell you again too.
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Are you going back to stock ICS or gingerbread? I would Odin back to gingerbread and start brand new. This will solve any major issue for sure. But only do it if you have the things you need to get back to where you are, like the GB root, cwm or twrp, and your roms. Let me know if that helps
truth77 said:
Are you going back to stock ICS or gingerbread? I would Odin back to gingerbread and start brand new. This will solve any major issue for sure. But only do it if you have the things you need to get back to where you are, like the GB root, cwm or twrp, and your roms. Let me know if that helps
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I can let you know up front this did not work. I did this in the beginning. Went back to stock GB then had to use Kies to get to ICS. This did not help my issue/problem at all. Still no lock screen. It sucks. I am almost lost for help here it seems. Is there any way to completely reset the device from the beginning? Or again, any way to get help with everything in the actual framework of the whole device? Anything anybody could do to help me with would be amazing. Thank you for everything again!
Try this, not sureb if it fits your issue 100%.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870561
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brandon440 said:
I can let you know up front this did not work. I did this in the beginning. Went back to stock GB then had to use Kies to get to ICS. This did not help my issue/problem at all. Still no lock screen. It sucks. I am almost lost for help here it seems. Is there any way to completely reset the device from the beginning? Or again, any way to get help with everything in the actual framework of the whole device? Anything anybody could do to help me with would be amazing. Thank you for everything again!
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Idk but I did warranty claim with one of my notes and Samsung didn't say anything about the flash counter after. But they also sent me the new phone first then I sent mine back, but like I said they didn't say anything after.
but now that I think about it, the lock screen is not a device issue. it comes different in every ROM in the framework res.apk! I don't see how that's even possible? The entire frameworks flash and the device can't on its own decide not to install that especially not on stock GB. For you to Odin back to GB and not have a lock screen on GB is just crazy. Nothing out there I'm aware of can do that and not brick the device. You have to bring that device back foreal. That's screwed and if you do fix that pm me and tell me how!
truth77 said:
Idk but I did warranty claim with one of my notes and Samsung didn't say anything about the flash counter after. But they also sent me the new phone first then I sent mine back, but like I said they didn't say anything after.
but now that I think about it, the lock screen is not a device issue. it comes different in every ROM in the framework res.apk! I don't see how that's even possible? The entire frameworks flash and the device can't on its own decide not to install that especially not on stock GB. For you to Odin back to GB and not have a lock screen on GB is just crazy. Nothing out there I'm aware of can do that and not brick the device. You have to bring that device back foreal. That's screwed and if you do fix that pm me and tell me how!
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Will do. You see why it's crazy now!? It's ridiculous! Never heard of or seen this problem ever..I'm not new to Android or Android troubleshooting atall. Just this blows my mind!
There is no warranty issue here.
I asked several questions about what you have done, but you didn't inform us.
You never said what recovery you have. The simplest solution is to reboot into recovery, wipe all caches, factory reset, then flash a stock rom.
If you can't do that I would use Odin to flash a stock rom.
Those are your options.
rangercaptain said:
There is no warranty issue here.
I asked several questions about what you have done, but you didn't inform us.
You never said what recovery you have. The simplest solution is to reboot into recovery, wipe all caches, factory reset, then flash a stock rom.
If you can't do that I would use Odin to flash a stock rom.
Those are your options.
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I have tried to answer every single question to the best of my ability. Sorry I did not answer your question properly. I was on CWM recovery but Just now again I flashed back to STOCK using Odin. Meaning I have stock recovery. I still DO NOT HAVE a lock screen or any options when shutting the phone down. Those "options" you gave me are no longer available. I did all that. I am about to try to go to a friends house to flash to ICS using Kies...which still will give me no lock screen or options when holding down the power button. There is obviously a deeper problem here. I hope somebody could help me solve this issue. Please I am begging here It is horrible!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
This is what I just did. Also, I have been looking at this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504218 wondering if I should try this next. Either way, I am not getting a lock screen or options when I hold down the power button. Please help Anybody!
Why isn't flashing a stock rom using Odin not an option? Odin is the pc software Samsung created and uses for their work.
Kies didn't work -- try Odin3 1.85
rangercaptain said:
Why isn't flashing a stock rom using Odin not an option? Odin is the pc software Samsung created and uses for their work.
Kies didn't work -- try Odin3 1.85
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Again, I feel like a broken record by repeating this SEVERAL times but Flashing Back To Stock Using ODIN Does Not Work! I just said that I did this in my post before last. I finally have managed to get cm10 nightly to flash on my device. When I flashed this, it gave me the lock screen back along with options when I hold down the power button. Thank you all for your help anyways. I guess this is as good as it will get.
When you flash a rom with Odin, it reformats your phone, like a clean slate, then installs the new system.
When you say you flashed back to stock, did you use a .pit file, a .tar file, and a .bin file? If not, you are not flashing back to stock -- you're just adding up a mess in your phone.
If you use Kies, then use the emergency firmware recovery, it will supposedly do the same thing as a correct Odin flash -- reformat then install a clean stock rom.

Resolved [Q] pls help....phone wont boot beyond samsung boot logo

i was running two roms with dual boot. first was a supernexus jb rom and other mystic glory. i had some hicups with supernexus so i flashed a dream kernel over it. for the first time it booted upto dream logo (even asked for loading 2nd rom) and then went black; phone turned off. second time happened the same thing. then i tried to go to cwm recovery mode, but no luck. so booted with mystic glory rom and from the restart menu tried to go to cwm recovery. the phone turned off and now the phone wont boot beyond samsung galaxy s2 logo.
i searched through this forum and couldnt find any solution.
any help would be greatly appreciated. pls provide any links to any threads if you want me to download something.
Thanks
poooolbachhan said:
i was running two roms with dual boot. first was a supernexus jb rom and other mystic glory. i had some hicups with supernexus so i flashed a dream kernel over it. for the first time it booted upto dream logo (even asked for loading 2nd rom) and then went black; phone turned off. second time happened the same thing. then i tried to go to cwm recovery mode, but no luck. so booted with mystic glory rom and from the restart menu tried to go to cwm recovery. the phone turned off and now the phone wont boot beyond samsung galaxy s2 logo.
i searched through this forum and couldnt find any solution.
any help would be greatly appreciated. pls provide any links to any threads if you want me to download something.
Thanks
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Dual booting has always been unstable and the only way out is to start from scratch. I would not advice dual booting unless you are able to spend time redoing it.
zelendel said:
Dual booting has always been unstable and the only way out is to start from scratch. I would not advice dual booting unless you are able to spend time redoing it.
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thks mate for the reply.........any suggestions to get out of this mess.....
poooolbachhan said:
thks mate for the reply.........any suggestions to get out of this mess.....
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Did u use the rom manager app?
Go to the development section and check out the stickies for going back to stock. That should be your first step.
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Phalanx7621 said:
Did u use the rom manager app?
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i m not sure wt u r suggesting.............but it was on my phone.......and now i cant get anyplace except for download mode using usb cable......
Red_81 said:
Go to the development section and check out the stickies for going back to stock. That should be your first step.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
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i have tried going back to stock........odin runs completely and passes.......phones starts reboot......once past samsung logo, it shows cwm recovery pic for a sec from previous flash (which is wierd, since the phone must be back to stock)..........and goes black.......still able to go to download mode.......
i have also tried bootloader i777uckh7sbl.tar from one the posts here.........still no luck....
i think i have seriously messed up the phone........but since i can manage to get to download mode, its not a hard brick????
poooolbachhan said:
i have tried going back to stock........odin runs completely and passes.......phones starts reboot......once past samsung logo, it shows cwm recovery pic for a sec from previous flash (which is wierd, since the phone must be back to stock)..........and goes black.......still able to go to download mode.......
i have also tried bootloader i777uckh7sbl.tar from one the posts here.........still no luck....
i think i have seriously messed up the phone........but since i can manage to get to download mode, its not a hard brick????
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The only think that can hardbrick was that bootloader you flashed... Don't do that when it's completely unnecessary.
korockinout13 said:
The only think that can hardbrick was that bootloader you flashed... Don't do that when it's completely unnecessary.
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does that mean my phone is hardbricked........if not pls show me a way...........still can get into download mode...........
poooolbachhan said:
does that mean my phone is hardbricked........if not pls show me a way...........still can get into download mode...........
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Brick means no sign of life. Stop using that word.
122ninjas said:
Brick means no sign of life. Stop using that word.
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thanks mate........that is a gre8 relief .........any suggestions to get me out of this mess?........i could have get the jtag done on it but i live in India and shipping the phone to mobiletechvideos and getting it fixed will cost me nearly a brand new phone..........since it is US version of s2, i cant get it fixed in India through samsung........
i need some definitive actions.....because everything i have been doing until now through research made it worse.......only life signs its showing right now is getting in to download mode with a pc connection......also smetimes i see a flicker in the bottom four keys......pls help
poooolbachhan said:
thanks mate........that is a gre8 relief .........any suggestions to get me out of this mess?........i could have get the jtag done on it but i live in India and shipping the phone to mobiletechvideos and getting it fixed will cost me nearly a brand new phone..........since it is US version of s2, i cant get it fixed in India through samsung........
i need some definitive actions.....because everything i have been doing until now through research made it worse.......only life signs its showing right now is getting in to download mode with a pc connection......also smetimes i see a flicker in the bottom four keys......pls help
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I suggest you continue trying to get to stock. Use a different stock package than the one that didn't work.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium

Urgent help needed: Sm-g360az bricked

Hello....i rooted my sm-g360az samsung phone and when i restarted the phone, it didn't boot up to the home screen. It shows the samsung logo and then becomes blank....i later on came to know on the internet that i hadnt enabled 'oem unlock' on 'developer options' before rooting. I sent the phone to samsung for repair and they sent it back to me today saying that the phone is beyond repair because it was rooted, though i hadnt mentioned to them that i had rooted the phone. How do i get my phone to work again? I need it very badly for work purposes. Can somebody help me with this....
You need to flash stock rom for your device via odin.
røbin said:
you need to flash stock rom for your device via odin.
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hello robin....thanks for the reply my brother.....can you help me with links of the firmware files for sm-g360az brother? I searched on the iternet, but im unable to find them for free....
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hello robin....thanks for the reply my brother.....can you help me with links of the firmware files for sm-g360az brother? I searched on the iternet, but im unable to find them for free....
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It is hard to find stock firmware for your device but check this linkhttp://www.easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=3228 Did you visited this page?
røbin said:
it is hard to find stock firmware for your device but check this linkhttp://www.easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=3228 did you visited this page?
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yes my brother....i did visit that page before.....but it says that downloads are available only to paid users....
alvcross said:
yes my brother....i did visit that page before.....but it says that downloads are available only to paid users....
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https://samsung-firmware.org/model/SM-G361F/ both device have same spec.So you can try this version.
røbin said:
https://samsung-firmware.org/model/sm-g361f/ both device have same spec.so you can try this version.
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ohhh wooowww....thank you soo soo soo very much my brother.....but will this cause any problems to the sm-g360az phone?
alvcross said:
ohhh wooowww....thank you soo soo soo very much my brother.....but will this cause any problems to the sm-g360az phone?
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Can't 100% guarantee you that it will work or not.Both device have same spec so it should work but one have 2mp font camera and other have 1.9mp camera. It shouldn't be a big problem I think.
And can you also tell me weather you were taking about sm-g361f or sm-g360f brother? Can you mention the exact model number I should try flashing with? THERE ARE MANY MODELS IN SM-G360....WHICH ONE WOULD SUIT THE BEST BROTHER?
alvcross said:
And can you also tell me weather you were taking about sm-g361f or sm-g360f brother? Can you mention the exact model number I should try flashing with? THERE ARE MANY MODELS IN SM-G360....WHICH ONE WOULD SUIT THE BEST BROTHER?
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All the version are same.Those files are from different region. So you can choose any region.but download lte version only.
røbin said:
all the version are same.those files are from different region. So you can choose any region.but download lte version only.
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ohhh....wowwww....okay my brother....ill download the firmware...flash the files and let you know....thank you so very much for the help my brother....god bless you....
alvcross said:
ohhh....wowwww....okay my brother....ill download the firmware...flash the files and let you know....thank you so very much for the help my brother....god bless you....
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Don't just say thanks.Hit the thanks button If you thik I helped you
røbin said:
don't just say thanks.hit the thanks button if you thik i helped you
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yes my brother....i did just that....i downloaded the firmware files and tried to flash with odin....but the flash doesnt proceed....it gets stuck in initialization cause of the locked bootloader....i hadnt enabled 'oem unlock' when the phone was working....and also in the download mode it shows 'secureboot - enabled'.....so the locked bootloader is not allowing odin to flash.....the phone is being recognized by adb and it shows up with a serial number as recovery in the adb console....is there any way i could enable oem unlock and unlock the bootloader through adb commands?
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yes my brother....i did just that....i downloaded the firmware files and tried to flash with odin....but the flash doesnt proceed....it gets stuck in initialization cause of the locked bootloader....i hadnt enabled 'oem unlock' when the phone was working....and also in the download mode it shows 'secureboot - enabled'.....so the locked bootloader is not allowing odin to flash.....the phone is being recognized by adb and it shows up with a serial number as recovery in the adb console....is there any way i could enable oem unlock and unlock the bootloader through adb commands?
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You need to install twrp via odin and from twrp you need to do a full factory reset(data,cache,delvik,phone memory).after that try again to flash stock rom via odin.Here is the twrp link for your device http://teamw.in/devices/samsunggalaxycoreprimequalcomm.html
Røbin said:
You need to install twrp via odin and from twrp you need to do a full factory reset(data,cache,delvik,phone memory).after that try again to flash stock rom via odin.Here is the twrp link for your device http://teamw.in/devices/samsunggalaxycoreprimequalcomm.html
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Oh my god.....wonder of wonders my brother.....i downloaded TWRP from the link you gave me and flashed it with odin and to my surprise the phone booted up to the home screen after flashing was done.....the phone is back and working now.....wooowwwww.....thank you soooo soooo soooo very much my brother.....this forum needs many good hearted and wonderful people like you....Words cant express how happy I am.....thank you....thank you....thank you my brother....:victory:
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Oh my god.....wonder of wonders my brother.....i downloaded TWRP from the link you gave me and flashed it with odin and to my surprise the phone booted up to the home screen after flashing was done.....the phone is back and working now.....wooowwwww.....thank you soooo soooo soooo very much my brother.....this forum needs many good hearted and wonderful people like you....Words cant express how happy I am.....thank you....thank you....thank you my brother....:victory:
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I'm also very happy that I helped you and Now you get your bricked phone back to normal.
Røbin said:
I'm also very happy that I helped you and Now you get your bricked phone back to normal.
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but there is still some problem brother.....after flashing twrp 3 with odin the phone booted up to the home screen anad all my apps and settings were intact....but when i restarted the phone again....it showed the boot screen and then went blank.....i reflashed the twrp with odin again and it booted up to the home screen.....this time I MADE A FACTORY RESET AND AGAIN THERE WAS THE SAME PROBLEM.....PHONE WAS NOT BOOTING UP TO THE HOME SCREEN.....I REFLASHED TWRP AGAIN....BOOTED UP TO HOME SCREEN AND TRIED SOFTWARE UPDATES....BUT I GOT A MESSAGE SAYING THAT THE PHONE WAS MODIFIED IN AN UNAUTHORIZED WAY AND THAT I COULD TRY USING KIES FOR UPDATES.....
THE BOOTLOADER SEEMS TO BE DAMAGED.....CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER WITH ADB BROTHER? WHEN I TYPE REBOOT RECOVERY THROUGH ADB, THE PHONE REBOOTS AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE TWRP RECOVERY SCREEN, IT TURNS BLANK....SO IM UNABLE TO GO INTO TWRP TO WIPE SOME STUFF AS YOU HAD SUGGESTED EARLIER....SHOULD I TRY CWM?
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but there is still some problem brother.....after flashing twrp 3 with odin the phone booted up to the home screen anad all my apps and settings were intact....but when i restarted the phone again....it showed the boot screen and then went blank.....i reflashed the twrp with odin again and it booted up to the home screen.....this time I MADE A FACTORY RESET AND AGAIN THERE WAS THE SAME PROBLEM.....PHONE WAS NOT BOOTING UP TO THE HOME SCREEN.....I REFLASHED TWRP AGAIN....BOOTED UP TO HOME SCREEN AND TRIED SOFTWARE UPDATES....BUT I GOT A MESSAGE SAYING THAT THE PHONE WAS MODIFIED IN AN UNAUTHORIZED WAY AND THAT I COULD TRY USING KIES FOR UPDATES.....
THE BOOTLOADER SEEMS TO BE DAMAGED.....CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER WITH ADB BROTHER? WHEN I TYPE REBOOT RECOVERY THROUGH ADB, THE PHONE REBOOTS AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE TWRP RECOVERY SCREEN, IT TURNS BLANK....SO IM UNABLE TO GO INTO TWRP TO WIPE SOME STUFF AS YOU HAD SUGGESTED EARLIER....SHOULD I TRY CWM?
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If locked bootloader causing this problem than you might want to try this http://unlock-bootloader.net/how-to/unlock-bootloader-samsung-galaxy-core-prime/ Follow the guide and unlock bootloader to see if this problem solve for good.
There is Android Marshmallow custom rom for your device too
Røbin said:
If locked bootloader causing this problem than you might want to try this http://unlock-bootloader.net/how-to/unlock-bootloader-samsung-galaxy-core-prime/ Follow the guide and unlock bootloader to see if this problem solve for good.
There is Android Marshmallow custom rom for your device too
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thanks for the link brother.....but that website is a fake website with fake android 6 custom rom links....
brother....do you have a SM-G360AZ MOBILE? CAN YOU INSTALL FLASHIFY ON YOUR PHONE AND TAKE A BACKUP IMAGE OF THE STOCK RECOVERY AND UPLOAD A LINK HERE....
TWRP IS NOT WORKING....THE PHONE REACHES RECOVERY AND THEN TURNS BLANK....
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thanks for the link brother.....but that website is a fake website with fake android 6 custom rom links....
brother....do you have a SM-G360AZ MOBILE? CAN YOU INSTALL FLASHIFY ON YOUR PHONE AND TAKE A BACKUP IMAGE OF THE STOCK RECOVERY AND UPLOAD A LINK HERE....
TWRP IS NOT WORKING....THE PHONE REACHES RECOVERY AND THEN TURNS BLANK....
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Why do you need stock recovery?There's no stock recovery available for your device.Try to instell different twrp version for your phone.

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