Hi,
I have had my phone in a bootloop for the last week where I could not access download mode. However, I finally managed to flash stock firmware 4.2.2. It booted up fully and I thought it was all solved when... it started crashing and getting into a bootloop which would be fixed by removing and reinserting the battery.
What I noticed when I went into settings and looked at running apps, was that I was using 0.95gb-1gb of the phones 10GB of RAM!!!!!! Obviously this is not the real amount of the i9300's ram (which is 1GB).
I am now suspecting that I have some sort of problem with my Kernel....?? I am also guessing that the crashes and bootloops come from the phone trying to access an amount of ram which it thinks it has, but is simply not there.
Currently I am in a bootloop where I can access recovery (CWM) for a second and it immediately crashes and reboots. Same for download mode.
Any help is appreciated. I've not found any, but if you happen to know of any other thread which solved this problem, please link. Thanks in advanced.
alexdelrio7 said:
Hi,
I have had my phone in a bootloop for the last week where I could not access download mode. However, I finally managed to flash stock firmware 4.2.2. It booted up fully and I thought it was all solved when... it started crashing and getting into a bootloop which would be fixed by removing and reinserting the battery.
What I noticed when I went into settings and looked at running apps, was that I was using 0.95gb-1gb of the phones 10GB of RAM!!!!!! Obviously this is not the real amount of the i9300's ram (which is 1GB).
I am now suspecting that I have some sort of problem with my Kernel....?? I am also guessing that the crashes and bootloops come from the phone trying to access an amount of ram which it thinks it has, but is simply not there.
Currently I am in a bootloop where I can access recovery (CWM) for a second and it immediately crashes and reboots. Same for download mode.
Any help is appreciated. I've not found any, but if you happen to know of any other thread which solved this problem, please link. Thanks in advanced.
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Flash 4.3 or 4.4 if available and use optiin nand erase all in odin with pit file and repartition
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Hi
I have a galaxy S3 GT-I9300 running Android 4.1.2 and for the past week or so it keeps crashing and also randomly turning itself on and off. I have removed all apps I have put on it in the last few weeks but this hasn't solved the problem. I also normally have power saving mode turned on but have turned this off as I though this might help but it didn't. I only have a fw extra apps installed and they are all popular ones so cant see that been the problem, I have a few songs on and about 3200 photos on it so was wondering if I have too many photos on it. The time at when the phone crashes or turns itself off is random n happens when im using any app and sometimes I it turning itself back on even though it hasnt even been used. This is a real annoyance for me and highly inconvenient so any help would me most appreciated. I am trying to avoid doing a hard reset as I dont want to have to set up the phone again and load on my apps n stuff. If anyone knows how to fix it or any ideas on what might work please let me know and if I havent given enough info please feel free to ask me more questions.
Thanks in Advance.
What firmware version are you on? (Settings/about phone)
slaphead20 said:
What firmware version are you on? (Settings/about phone)
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Model Number
GT-I9300
Android Version
4.1.2
Baseband Version
I9300XXELLA
Kernel Version
3.3.31-742798
Hope ive given the correct info as not sure what firmware come under. Thanks
Factory reset from settings menu (backup your internal sd card to your pc first) and see if the problem still happens before you install any apps etc. You might benefit from updating to the latest stock rom via odin, read the sticky guides in general on how to do this.
boomboomer said:
Factory reset from settings menu (backup your internal sd card to your pc first) and see if the problem still happens before you install any apps etc. You might benefit from updating to the latest stock rom via odin, read the sticky guides in general on how to do this.
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I have done a factory reset and only installed what's app as it's essential and although it hasn't restarted it has crashed several times today and I had to then restart it anyway. Anyone else have any ideas?
This is a year-old Galaxy S3 i9300 (Intl) which came with a stock 4.something, which I replaced after a couple of months with CM10. After that, I've tried plenty of different ROMs, but I mostly stuck with CM. There were often problems with some apps FCing and plenty of random reboots, but it was still mostly usable. Until recently, that is.
After a few more updates with the more recent CM11 builds, the phone just went into this boot loop that seems to trigger around the 1 minute mark regardless of what mode the phone is in. In most cases it's the CM11 boot animation, but even if I manage to get it into recovery or download mode, it still reboots. As a result, I'm unable to perform any repair via recovery (no fix permissions or wipe) and I can't get it to stay in download mode to send a different image.
Is this a hardware issue or something that can be fixed via software?
aalaap said:
This is a year-old Galaxy S3 i9300 (Intl) which came with a stock 4.something, which I replaced after a couple of months with CM10. After that, I've tried plenty of different ROMs, but I mostly stuck with CM. There were often problems with some apps FCing and plenty of random reboots, but it was still mostly usable. Until recently, that is.
After a few more updates with the more recent CM11 builds, the phone just went into this boot loop that seems to trigger around the 1 minute mark regardless of what mode the phone is in. In most cases it's the CM11 boot animation, but even if I manage to get it into recovery or download mode, it still reboots. As a result, I'm unable to perform any repair via recovery (no fix permissions or wipe) and I can't get it to stay in download mode to send a different image.
Is this a hardware issue or something that can be fixed via software?
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If it reboots in recovery and download mode then it sounds like a hardware issue to me most probably your power button is the cause.
tallman43 said:
If it reboots in recovery and download mode then it sounds like a hardware issue to me most probably your power button is the cause.
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I guess :-/
I did read several other boot loop issue posts, but most of them only reboot when the OS is booting, not recovery or download. The ones that have a 'global' boot loop issue are usually much shorter (3 sec or so) and can sometimes get it to stay by removing the memory card or just keeping it off for 5-10 minutes. None of thes things worked for me.
I have three Samsung phones with hardware issues - the i9300, the i9250 and the i9020 - which I'll take to the service center now.
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TL;DL: Phones 16gb storage changed to 128mb overnight. None of my files/apps/pics accessible.
I have the international version for the S3 (GT-i9300) with 4.3 stock firmware installed (rooted)
I woke up this morning and looked on my phone to see that my primary launcher, nova launcher, had been reset to the original layout when you first install it. I was confused so I restarted my phone and it went back to touch wiz. But now none of my apps, files, pictures, etc. from the internal memory on the phone are accessible. It seems like it went back to an old backup I once had due to the lack of my newer contacts on board.
When I connected the phone to my PC it only shows 127mb/128mb where as on the storage settings it shows available space of 5.75gb/16gb where all the non system memory are labeled as miscellaneous.
In application manager it shows all my apps i used to have but now they all have the android logo and 0b of storage.
The phone also prompts a message every couple seconds saying clock is not responding.
No idea where to go from here seeing as i can't even access all of my internal storage... Would appreciate some help on my situation, thanks in advance!
EDIT: Tried factory reset, tried installing play store apk, tried flashing an updated firmware, tried booting into clockwork recovery.... all with no luck
Flash full stock firmware with Odin then factory reset.
boomboomer said:
Flash full stock firmware with Odin then factory reset.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I flashed stock firmware and ended up doing a factory reset through the recovery menu. All seemed well as my phone stopped heating up like it used too, battery lasted longe and all the symptoms I was facing stopped. Unfortunately when I woke up this morning the phone factory reset itself again. Same symptoms as before but this time I can view files, even though everything got deleted...
My question is now should I just flash a different rom like cyanogenmod? So far for the past 2 years I've only stuck to the stock rom and I've faced nothing but troubles. Wondering if I might face the same thing once I convert.
Thanks!
Hey guys! This is my first thread here, but I knew this site before. I've got an M4 Aqua E2303, Android 5.0, Build 26.1.A.2.167 (upgraded from .99 with TWRP to keep the root.).
The story : I've got this phone like 4 months ago, I was so happy etc... After it updated to 5.0 it kept restarting randomly. Total random, when it was not under using, if I use it, it does not restart itself. Sometimes the restarts occurs when it's under charging, and sometimes when I want to unlock it and use it, and sometimes total randomly, and sometimes it shuts down. For different verions the problem was different too. On 26.1.A.2.99 it was the worst, it restarded and stuck on the boot screen until reached 0% battery. On 26.1.A.2.128 It turend off the screen, but the phone was running and the LED was red (even when fully charged) and only started with the hard off button in the SD card slot.
I've got the default "Diagnostics" app, now it says that the Phone got system errors 42 times in 10 days. It was worse before (over 140). But it doesn't say why did it restart, I'm hoping for help from any of you, who had this issue and solved it, or someone who knows a better diagnostic tool that will explain what caused the system fault.
I appreciate all the helps!
Have you performed a factory reset? (It will delete all your data and apps)
rp-x1 said:
Have you performed a factory reset? (It will delete all your data and apps)
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Yes, when the phone was new and the restarts were annoying. It fixed it for 1 day. The next day it was restarting again.
This would point to an app you've installed causing the issue. Factory reset again and install each app one by one until the restarts happen to find out which.
SteveTM said:
Hey guys! This is my first thread here, but I knew this site before. I've got an M4 Aqua E2303, Android 5.0, Build 26.1.A.2.167 (upgraded from .99 with TWRP to keep the root.).
The story : I've got this phone like 4 months ago, I was so happy etc... After it updated to 5.0 it kept restarting randomly. Total random, when it was not under using, if I use it, it does not restart itself. Sometimes the restarts occurs when it's under charging, and sometimes when I want to unlock it and use it, and sometimes total randomly, and sometimes it shuts down. For different verions the problem was different too. On 26.1.A.2.99 it was the worst, it restarded and stuck on the boot screen until reached 0% battery. On 26.1.A.2.128 It turend off the screen, but the phone was running and the LED was red (even when fully charged) and only started with the hard off button in the SD card slot.
I've got the default "Diagnostics" app, now it says that the Phone got system errors 42 times in 10 days. It was worse before (over 140). But it doesn't say why did it restart, I'm hoping for help from any of you, who had this issue and solved it, or someone who knows a better diagnostic tool that will explain what caused the system fault.
I appreciate all the helps!
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If you used the pre-rooted zip to maintain root while updating to the latest android, this will fix your rebooting problem. Follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua/general/guide-fixing-random-gplay-app-install-t3338362
cmstew said:
If you used the pre-rooted zip to maintain root while updating to the latest android, this will fix your rebooting problem. Follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua/general/guide-fixing-random-gplay-app-install-t3338362
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Will try it when I'll have time for it, thanks for the help!
Hi Friends...
I have a Micromax D303 android 4.4 mobile. There is a problem with it. It gets soft bricked automatically after some time. I have to reinstall the firmware to make it work again.
Here is its behavior:-
First of all, its launcher stops working (launcher 3). ERR:- "Unfortunately, the launcher has stopped working." Using Titanium backup, I saw that launcher freezes. Defrosting it didn't work. It remains froze. Slowly slowly, it happens to all the apps. And at last, a time comes when it becomes useless. It will reboot automatically and will be stuck on the logo. Then I flash the ROM and make it work. I only use its stock ROM.
What I have tried:-
1. I installed stock ROM but it stops working again after some time.
2. During the firmware installation, I have tried "format + download" option.
3. I usually root my mobile, but I have tried keeping it without root. Still, the problem happens.
4. I thought, there may be some Trojan Horse in my memory card. But, I have tried formatting it, changing it and even kept my mobile without it. But the problem persists.
This problem starts happening when I once tried to flash it with a custom ROM. I bricked my mobile. Then I repaired it by flashing stock ROM. After that, this problem starts happening. Sometimes, it happens after two months, sometimes, even after two days.
Can anyone have any guess about this? Any solution? Anyone?
By the way, this is my first thread. I am new here. Hoping to get nice first experience.
Thanks in advance!
Trojan horse in the memory card seriously [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]
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PoochyX said:
Trojan horse in the memory card seriously [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]
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Well, I read in a thread here on XDA developers...
And I am looking for a solution bro...
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