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[Q] [HELP] i9505 wont boot after flashing 4.3

Hi, i installed CWM and did a backup, then install the 4.3 Rom from sammobile, then tried to do factory wipe, and it just restarted before finish, then it got stuck in bootloop, i entered again with cwm, and tried to wipe again, same result, then i tried to restore the backup i have made, but it never finish. then i flashed the 4.3 zip again, but still the same result, but now, when i try to enter to cwm, the celphone restart, and when i try to boot normally, got stuck on the galaxy s 4 screen...
any ideas?

elegalll said:
Hi, i installed CWM and did a backup, then install the 4.3 Rom from sammobile, then tried to do factory wipe, and it just restarted before finish, then it got stuck in bootloop, i entered again with cwm, and tried to wipe again, same result, then i tried to restore the backup i have made, but it never finish. then i flashed the 4.3 zip again, but still the same result, but now, when i try to enter to cwm, the celphone restart, and when i try to boot normally, got stuck on the galaxy s 4 screen...
any ideas?
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If the phone is on, hold power button and vol down untill it shuts off, then without letting go of power button, move finger from vol down and hold vol up (so youll now be holding vol up and power). Hold the buttons until the samsung galaxy s4 splash screen comes on (with white text before the boot screen). You should be able to boot into recovery and restore your backup.
I know restoring your backup didn't work the first time but you should try again. If you have any other roms on your sd card that you can flash from recovery, try those if the backup doesn't restore again
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C.Sweat said:
If the phone is on, hold power button and vol down untill it shuts off, then without letting go of power button, move finger from vol down and hold vol up (so youll now be holding vol up and power). Hold the buttons until the samsung galaxy s4 splash screen comes on (with white text before the boot screen). You should be able to boot into recovery and restore your backup.
I know restoring your backup didn't work the first time but you should try again. If you have any other roms on your sd card that you can flash from recovery, try those if the backup doesn't restore again
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i tried, but, when i hold volume up, it never turn on

elegalll said:
i tried, but, when i hold volume up, it never turn on
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you are holding the power button still even after you let go of vol down correct? Does the phone restart if you hold vol down and power for about 20 seconds (without the finger moving steps)?

C.Sweat said:
you are holding the power button still even after you let go of vol down correct? Does the phone restart if you hold vol down and power for about 20 seconds (without the finger moving steps)?
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that's right

elegalll said:
that's right
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What about the second question?
Hit the Thanks button if ive helped in any way :good:

C.Sweat said:
What about the second question?
Hit the Thanks button if ive helped in any way :good:
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that was for both questions

elegalll said:
that was for both questions
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Ok.... so I take it your phone does restart. If your phone restarts, it should be able to boot into recovery. Play around with the timing of the recovery button presses and try to get back into recovery. Do a battery and sim card pull. Leave them out for a minute, replace them and try to boot into recovery after replacing them.
If none of that works, I would odin flash the stock firmware and start over with it. Thats just me.

C.Sweat said:
Ok.... so I take it your phone does restart. If your phone restarts, it should be able to boot into recovery. Play around with the timing of the recovery button presses and try to get back into recovery. Do a battery and sim card pull. Leave them out for a minute, replace them and try to boot into recovery after replacing them.
If none of that works, I would odin flash the stock firmware and start over with it. Thats just me.
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Good news, i left the cellphone charging all night long, then i entered cwm, everything fine, and i restored the backup...
But still, i want the 4.3 rom, What could I have done wrong? Maybe is because i didn't root the phone after?

elegalll said:
Good news, i left the cellphone charging all night long, then i entered cwm, everything fine, and i restored the backup...
But still, i want the 4.3 rom, What could I have done wrong? Maybe is because i didn't root the phone after?
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If you want, try re-flashing it...but your really not missing out on much (major battery drain, no root, no new features). Im not sure what went wrong but its definitely not because you didn't root it after flashing.
Good to hear you got the issue resolved though

[Q] softbrick lg g2 vzw

hey guys
softbricked my lg g2 verizon running cm 10.2 nightly
i tried flashing newest twrp.zip in recovery (i had old version of twrp)
installed successfully then i wiped cache/dalvik and the whole phone shut off after 30 seconds
when i power on its stuck in CM boot logo
i think i have backup but i cant get into recovery to flash it. dunno how to. volume down and power isnt working
and when i try to use my PC and adb reboot recovery it cant find the device, not sure if drivers are installed
can anyone help?
thanks!
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tried holding power and volume down but it keeps vibrating and rebooting with LG logo... think the recovery is messed up

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Nblufire12 said:
hey guys
softbricked my lg g2 verizon running cm 10.2 nightly
i tried flashing newest twrp.zip in recovery (i had old version of twrp)
installed successfully then i wiped cache/dalvik and the whole phone shut off after 30 seconds
when i power on its stuck in CM boot logo
i think i have backup but i cant get into recovery to flash it. dunno how to. volume down and power isnt working
and when i try to use my PC and adb reboot recovery it cant find the device, not sure if drivers are installed
can anyone help?
thanks!
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tried holding power and volume down but it keeps vibrating and rebooting with LG logo... think the recovery is messed up
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When you hold these two buttons and you see the LG logo, release and hold them again fast until you see factory reset screen. At this point press the power key three times and you will go to recovery. An press the thanks button here.
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk

Haseeb123 said:
When you hold these two buttons and you see the LG logo, release and hold them again fast infill you see factory reset screen. At this point press the power key three times and you will go to recovery. An press the thanks button here.
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
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i'm having trouble turning off my G2
every time I hold the power button down during bootloop it vibrates, turns off for a second, then starts to reboot again.
how do i power off?

Nblufire12 said:
i'm having trouble turning off my G2
every time I hold the power button down during bootloop it vibrates, turns off for a second, then starts to reboot again.
how do i power off?
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I think you have have to hold for 5 seconds to completely power down.
Hold vol- and power key and when logo pops up release power key and again hold power key then Reset screen should display. Press power until it starts factory reset which will dump you into Recovery.

Nblufire12 said:
i'm having trouble turning off my G2
every time I hold the power button down during bootloop it vibrates, turns off for a second, then starts to reboot again.
how do i power off?
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Hold the Power Button for 10 sec

equake said:
I think you have have to hold for 5 seconds to completely power down.
Hold vol- and power key and when logo pops up release power key and again hold power key then Reset screen should display. Press power until it starts factory reset which will dump you into Recovery.
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ok! im in recovery but NOO!!! my backup is gone.... how do i transfer over a cm 10.2 ROM onto my sd card?!

Nblufire12 said:
ok! im in recovery but NOO!!! my backup is gone.... how do i transfer over a cm 10.2 ROM onto my sd card?!
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If adb sees the device you can do an adb push

dr87 said:
If adb sees the device you can do an adb push
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sadly adb isnt seeing the device... i dont know what to do im stuck with no rom to flash
if i wipe data and cache and reboot will it let me start new and go through accoutn setup?

Nblufire12 said:
sadly adb isnt seeing the device... i dont know what to do im stuck with no rom to flash
if i wipe data and cache and reboot will it let me start new and go through accoutn setup?
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No with no rom it will probably just sit on the LG logo or something
Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Might be your only option then
Has adb ever seen your device before? seems weird thats its not being detected in recovery

dr87 said:
No with no rom it will probably just sit on the LG logo or something
Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
Might be your only option then
Has adb ever seen your device before? seems weird thats its not being detected in recovery
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i had to get ADB on my device to root and put CM there in the first place, not sure why its not working now... maybe because USB debug isnt checked? i have no clue.
all i need are drivers right? is there a good link for re-setting that up

Nblufire12 said:
i had to get ADB on my device to root and put CM there in the first place, not sure why its not working now... maybe because USB debug isnt checked? i have no clue.
all i need are drivers right? is there a good link for re-setting that up
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my adb works fine even with no rom
maybe try to reinstall the usb drivers and replug the phone
http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-D801 scroll down and download... the driver should work fine even though its d801

try putting a rom on a usb stick and then in recovery install from usb? not sure whether that would work but its worth a try

i installed those drivers but its not recognizing device in adb
http://i.imgur.com/J5dax87.png
im in recovery, do i have to toggle anything?

dr87 said:
my adb works fine even with no rom
maybe try to reinstall the usb drivers and replug the phone
http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-D801 scroll down and download... the driver should work fine even though its d801
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how do u install those drivers?
theres no .exe...?

[Q] Please help! Stuck at LG Splash screen on boot

I am rooted and had PhilZ recovery installed on the vs980. I wiped data, cache, and davlik to install a new rom, but the install failed. After the install failed I realized I had deleted my backups I had. When I went to reboot the phone said it could not find root and would attempt to root on its own or something of that matter. I am now stuck on the lg spash screen with the led blinking green/blue. I cannot boot into recovery or download mode by holding the volume+power buttons the phone just vibrates and turns off for a sec then right back to the lg screen. Can someone please point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance

Yeah try booting into recovery but a little differently this time.. Turn the phone off, hold power and volume down to turn it on but keep holding it until it shuts off again. Then press power and volume down again until the LG logo appears. Release and press them again quickly like normal. This has worked for me in the past when I couldn't boot into recovery. Idk why but it did.. Give it a try
Sent from my amazing vs980

elite001mm said:
Yeah try booting into recovery but a little differently this time.. Turn the phone off, hold power and volume down to turn it on but keep holding it until it shuts off again. Then press power and volume down again until the LG logo appears. Release and press them again quickly like normal. This has worked for me in the past when I couldn't boot into recovery. Idk why but it did.. Give it a try
Sent from my amazing vs980
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thanks but it still just boots to the lg screen.. no go

:/ ummmm.. Try this maybe?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600672
Sent from my amazing vs980

ok i was finally able to boot into recovery, but i have no backups to install.... how would i get a new rom onto the phone to install

mickym5 said:
ok i was finally able to boot into recovery, but i have no backups to install.... how would i get a new rom onto the phone to install
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adb push ROM of choice.

[Q] Bricked Verizon G2

I made the mistake of wiping TWRP from my phone. I did a factory reset when I booted into TWRP. I tried installing the camera app mod. I am on 4.4.2. I am currently stuck on the LG screen and the phone will not power down. I cannot boot into download mode or recovery. I have tried to research as much as I can from other threads and I cannot find any that match my issue. Do I need JTAG service to fix this?

sd70acejm said:
I made the mistake of wiping TWRP from my phone. I did a factory reset when I booted into TWRP. I tried installing the camera app mod. I am on 4.4.2. I am currently stuck on the LG screen and the phone will not power down. I cannot boot into download mode or recovery. I have tried to research as much as I can from other threads and I cannot find any that match my issue. Do I need JTAG service to fix this?
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Hm. What exactly did you do ? How did you lose download mode ? (recovery I do understand).

bender_007 said:
Hm. What exactly did you do ? How did you lose download mode ? (recovery I do understand).
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While my phone is stuck on the LG screen (the phone will not power down) I hold the power button until it powers down, and it automatically reboots. When it reboots I hold the power button and the volume down button when the LG screen reappears and it just reboots again. Thanks for the quick reply. -Josh

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sd70acejm said:
While my phone is stuck on the LG screen (the phone will not power down) I hold the power button until it powers down, and it automatically reboots. When it reboots I hold the power button and the volume down button when the LG screen reappears and it just reboots again. Thanks for the quick reply. -Josh
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Good news I just hit the right combo of keys at the right time and I got into TWRP. I will update this as I progress. I got it solved. I restored from the backup I made. Thanks again.

sd70acejm said:
Good news I just hit the right combo of keys at the right time and I got into TWRP. I will update this as I progress.
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:good: glad you did it

Weird Problem on TWRP. Boots up with Android, but not with key combination. HELP

Hi, I have a Galaxy S4 i9505 running TWRP 3.0.2-0 jfltexx. I am having a problem where TWRP won't boot up when using the key combination of Volume UP + Home + Power, it will show up with the Galaxy S4 screen then at the top left corner it will show kernel not seandroid enforcing, recovery booting. Then it will boot to a black screen and then after 3 seconds it will vibrate and boot into android like it normally does. However on Flashify (Android App for flashing) I click the 'Reboot to Recovery' Button it boots into TWRP and it runs like a charm.
Android is running completely fine, stock 5.0.1.
Help will be appreciated.
UPDATE : SOLVED, Thanks to @QueryVillain
Solution :
1) Volume up + Power button while device is off
2) As soon as you see something in upper left corner, release both buttons and you will be booted to recovery

Try TWRP 2.87 to see if you still have the same problem.

audit13 said:
Try TWRP 2.87 to see if you still have the same problem.
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Sorry for the late reply, but ok i'l try it out.

The actual key combo is volume up + power button. Home button is not necessary.

Pwnycorn said:
The actual key combo is volume up + power button. Home button is not necessary.
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I tried that, still the same issue.

audit13 said:
Try TWRP 2.87 to see if you still have the same problem.
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I flashed TWRP 2.8.7.0 and i'm having the exact same issue, just a black screen then about 3 to 5 seconds in, it will vibrate and show Galaxy S4 screen and boot to android.

Similar behaviour started to happen to me after flashing new bootloader via ODIN, but instead of booting to Android, my phone just turns off. At first I thought recovery got overwritten, but I still could boot into it from Android restart menu
What works for me:
1) Volume up + Power button while device is off
2) As soon as you see something in upper left corner, release both buttons and you will be booted to recovery

QueryVillain said:
Similar behaviour started to happen to me after flashing new bootloader via ODIN, but instead of booting to Android, my phone just turns off. At first I thought recovery got overwritten, but I still could boot into it from Android restart menu
What works for me:
1) Volume up + Power button while device is off
2) As soon as you see something in upper left corner, release both buttons and you will be booted to recovery
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Thanks !!!! it's working! but is it safe to use recovery like this?

spyroz540 said:
Thanks !!!! it's working! but is it safe to use recovery like this?
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What do you mean? It's recovery, just as safe as using recovery in general

QueryVillain said:
What do you mean? It's recovery, just as safe as using recovery in general
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Doesn't matter anymore, Thank you so much! Other members told me to flash stock rom again, but I didn't want to lose all my stuff and go through backing up process.

spyroz540 said:
Doesn't matter anymore, Thank you so much! Other members told me to flash stock rom again, but I didn't want to lose all my stuff and go through backing up process.
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Normally, while trying to get into recovery, you hold the buttons until it vibrates and then release.
If you don't release the buttons (the power button especially), the phone will turn off at some point.

Pwnycorn said:
Normally, while trying to get into recovery, you hold the buttons until it vibrates and then release.
If you don't release the buttons (the power button especially), the phone will turn off at some point.
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Oh, i see. Thanks again!:good: