Hey guys, I need a little help to figure out what's going on with my dad's nexus 4.
When he tried to update to the newest version of Lollipop avaiable, the phone entered in a bootloop.
I tried flashing a factory image manually using this guide, but after it was done, the phone booted and it was still in a bootloop (stuck on the colored circles moving). I tried wiping data/factory reset afterwards and the phone remained in a bootloop state.
I also tried using the nexus root toolkit by WugFresh using the option "Flash Stock/Unroot" with the Soft brick/bootloop box checked, but it also didn't solve the problem.
There were no error messages when flashing, and I waited for 30 ~ 45 minutes after each flashing attempt to make sure that the phone was in fact in a bootloop.
I don't know what to do anymore... Can it be a hardware problem?
Did you manually flash the userdata.img file? If not, flash the file and, immediately after flashing the file in fastboot, go into stock recovery, perform a factory wipe, and reboot.
audit13 said:
Did you manually flash the userdata.img file? If not, flash the file and, immediately after flashing the file in fastboot, go into stock recovery, perform a factory wipe, and reboot.
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I manually flashed the files and did a factory wipe, but it didn't solve the problem.
Did you flash the userdata.img file?
audit13 said:
Did you flash the userdata.img file?
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yes, I did exactly as you said.
Hmm, usually flashing the userdata file and wiping via stock recovery works. Have you tried different factory images?
audit13 said:
Hmm, usually flashing the userdata file and wiping via stock recovery works. Have you tried different factory images?
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I tried to downgrade to 5.0 and 4.4.4 , but on both of them I get stucked on the boot animation.
Try 4.1.1? If it works, it is possible that the emmc chip is damaged.
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Try 4.1.1? If it works, it is possible that the emmc chip is damaged.
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On google's site, the factory images avaiable start from version 4.2.2, I'll try using that.
Okay. Good luck.
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Okay. Good luck.
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So, I was able to downgrade to 4.2.0 version using the toolkit that I mentioned. The phone seems to be working fine now. What does that mean? Can I try to update to lollipop without fear?
You can try updating via ota updates to kk and LP but, if it gets stuck again on kk, I think the emmc chip is a problem.
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You can try updating via ota updates to kk and LP but, if it gets stuck again on kk, I think the emmc chip is a problem.
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Okay, thank you very much for the help!
You're welcome. We're all here to help each other out.
Hopefully, you'll be able to upgrade to kk or LP.
audit13 said:
You're welcome. We're all here to help each other out.
Hopefully, you'll be able to upgrade to kk or LP.
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I couldn't upgrade to 4.3 jellybean. It got stuck on a bootloop. So it means that it is a hardware problem?
Unfortunately, it appears that the emmc chip is damaged.
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Unfortunately, it appears that the emmc chip is damaged.
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So, nothing I can really do about it?
Not that I know of.
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RESOLVED:
- Flashed a stock firmwire image from Sammobile using Odin. (AMDL)
- Did a factory reset in the stock recovery TWICE to get it to finally boot.
- Rooted with motochopper
- Installed TWRP
- Back to Task650.
Okay, so I'm a bit stuck. I was running the newest Task650 rom and KT's 9/17 kernel.
I updated to the 10/20 kernel as soon as it was released and it bugged my phone. Blew up everything, glitched my DPI and colors. It was unusable, however the weirdest part is that my custom recovery was removed so I can't seem to flash the old kernel to get my device back to normal.
I tried using odin but it just keeps failing, so I really am unsure what to do now. If I could get the previous kernel back onto it, it would be fine.
Any help? I can't seem to find a .tar.md5 file for TWRP or clockworkmod to flash a new recovery in Odin. I tried Philz .tar.md5 files but it fails as well.
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As long as your not MF3
try goo manager for TWRP
or
Try ROM manager just to flash CWM
Note: do not use ROM manager for nothing else if you didn't already know.
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jball said:
As long as your not MF3
try goo manager for TWRP
or
Try ROM manager just to flash CWM
Note: do not use ROM manager for nothing else if you didn't already know.
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I cannot use the Google Playstore.. my entire screen is over scaled and impossible to navigate.
So no use of DPI settings.can you use ADB or terminal emulator
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when you say you tried odin, are you saying you tried flashing the stock rom (MDL), tried flashing a custom recovery tar, or both? what error is it giving?
unfortunately i think kt accidentally uploaded a 4.2.2 kernel and thats what you downloaded. check out his thread and see what anyone else in your situation may have done already to remedy this. good luck
Can you reroot by flashing an autorooter through download mode? Doing so might enable you to flash kernels again.
Is factory reset an option?
xBeerdroiDx said:
when you say you tried odin, are you saying you tried flashing the stock rom (MDL), tried flashing a custom recovery tar, or both? what error is it giving?
unfortunately i think kt accidentally uploaded a 4.2.2 kernel and thats what you downloaded. check out his thread and see what anyone else in your situation may have done already to remedy this. good luck
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I managed to get the latest stock firmwire (AMDL 4.2.2) off of Sammobile. I did successfully flash the stock .tar.md5 image through Odin, using the PDA slot. Phone seemed to restart and boot right up, but now gets stuck at the AT&T logo. It makes the boot sound and than BAM; frozen.
Now I am truly stuck. Seems flashing the stock image didn't work.. unless I did it wrong through Odin but I doubt it. These are the steps I took,
- Start Odin
- Connect phone in downloaded mode
- Click PDA (select the I337UCUAMDL_I337ATTAMDL_ATT.tar.md5 file)
- Wait for it to confirm the firm, than hit start.
- After waiting about 5 minutes it's successful.
Am I doing ANYTHING wrong?
Te3k said:
Can you reroot by flashing an autorooter through download mode? Doing so might enable you to flash kernels again.
Is factory reset an option?
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Do a factory reset in the stock recovery after you flash with Odin. It'll get you past the boot loop.
jd1639 said:
Do a factory reset in the stock recovery after you flash with Odin. It'll get you past the boot loop.
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Did a Factory reset in the stock recovery, wiped all data etc. Still gets stuck at the AT&T logo.
EDIT: Did it twice and it worked!
Br4nd3n said:
Did a Factory reset in the stock recovery, wiped all data etc. Still gets stuck at the AT&T logo.
EDIT: Did it twice and it worked!
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How long have you given the boot? The first boot can take a long time. 5 minutes or more isn't unheard of.
jd1639 said:
How long have you given the boot? The first boot can take a long time. 5 minutes or more isn't unheard of.
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Gave it about 2 hours the first time.. knew it was stuck. However I did the factory reset twice in a row, and it finally booted. Just did a quick root through Motochopper, installed TWRP and now I'm back and running on Task650 :good:
Good deal
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Br4nd3n said:
Gave it about 2 hours the first time.. knew it was stuck. However I did the factory reset twice in a row, and it finally booted. Just did a quick root through Motochopper, installed TWRP and now I'm back and running on Task650 :good:
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Hi,
I have Note 3 - SM-N900. with ROM SER [Russia].
After flashing the ClockWork, It's not working, see the attachment! I can't choose ZIP file.
Reflash it, that looks like the stock recovery. Make sure you flash the correct one for your device.
Sent from my SM-N9005 beast of a phone.
Sammath said:
Reflash it, that looks like the stock recovery. Make sure you flash the correct one for your device.
Sent from my SM-N9005 beast of a phone.
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Did it, no success. I have 4.4.2, just flashed the Kitkat version of the ClockWork, just the same.
asus_boy said:
Did it, no success. I have 4.4.2, just flashed the Kitkat version of the ClockWork, just the same.
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Does odin shows 'pass' message?. After successful cwm flash, you phone will reboot and automatically enter cwm. Then after some times it will attempt to reboot to OS. If it ask to flash stock recovery then choose no
asus_boy said:
Hi,
I have Note 3 - SM-N900. with ROM SER [Russia].
After flashing the ClockWork, It's not working, see the attachment! I can't choose ZIP file.
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Extract the attached .zip and flash the extracted file "recovery.tar.md5" using Odin.
Rosli59564 said:
Does odin shows 'pass' message?. After successful cwm flash, you phone will reboot and automatically enter cwm. Then after some times it will attempt to reboot to OS. If it ask to flash stock recovery then choose no
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Yes, the PASS message showed. and then rebooted.
Extract the attached .zip and flash the extracted file "recovery.tar.md5" using Odin.
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Okay, going to do it.
No success the same. What is the problem? after reflashing the stock rom, I got 2 updates from samsung. Aren't they limiting this process? maybe?
asus_boy said:
No success the same. What is the problem? after reflashing the stock rom, I got 2 updates from samsung. Aren't they limiting this process? maybe?
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Strange, try a factory reset and re-flashing the ROM again, there has been a issue of CWM n TWRP not working after flashing on ND1 "I personally faced it" but the file I provided should have worked without any probs , anyways try a reset...
RuchRha said:
Strange, try a factory reset and re-flashing the ROM again, there has been a issue of CWM n TWRP not working after flashing on ND1 "I personally faced it" but the file I provided should have worked without any probs , anyways try a reset...
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My build number is DND1, I think the problem is that. actually I don't want to reset it. It's working fine now. maybe later
Make sure reactivation lock is OFF
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asus_boy said:
No success the same. What is the problem? after reflashing the stock rom, I got 2 updates from samsung. Aren't they limiting this process? maybe?
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Sry if u did it already, but did u activate dev mode and check USB debugging in settings?
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Sry if u did it already, but did u activate dev mode and check USB debugging in settings?
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No, the USB debugging wasn't enable, just did it now, going to try it.
It has never been flashed (that I know of) and was updated to latest stock update prior to this happening.
Got stuck on samsung logo, i flashed via Odin all went well but it still doesn't boot up. it just trys to boot to recovery
does anybody know why
Urban Designs said:
It has never been flashed (that I know of) and was updated to latest stock update prior to this happening.
Got stuck on samsung logo, i flashed via Odin all went well but it still doesn't boot up. it just trys to boot to recovery
does anybody know why
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Wipe cache, if it worked then your phone was soft bricked
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yahya wessam said:
Wipe cache, if it worked then your phone was soft bricked
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cant boot to recovery
i suspect this is a software related issue
have been told flashing to 4.4.2 is known to fix this problem so going to try that
Urban Designs said:
cant boot to recovery
i suspect this is a software related issue
have been told flashing to 4.4.2 is known to fix this problem so going to try that
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Just download the latest firmware for your country on Sammobile and flash that
have already tried that, it doesn't work.
tried flashing 4.4.2 and that didn't work either
does anybody have a link to the whole files? bootloader, modem etc
So my beloved note 4 is very poorly and I'm unsure of how to fix her
Phone turns on and boots, sometimes takes longer than others, and I can get to Download mode and recovery.... So maybe there's hope?
It's back on stock kit kat..... Here are it's issues.
Random freezes and reboots,
Sometimes the imei is unknown, pulling sim and rebooting and dialling *#06# brings it back temporarily.
This all happened very suddenly after a MM OTA update but maybe just a coincidence.
What I've tried so far, flashed stock KK with odin and wiped in recovery, none helped.
I've downloaded the n910f 4 file repair firmware that was kindly posted in another thread, but I've read conflicting advice about ticking the repartition option in odin.... Some said do it and someone else said this would wipe my imei... Which would be obviously bad.
Has anyone had similar issues to me and found a solution? I'd be eternally grateful for any help, I love this phone and want to save it. Please help.
Kind regards steve.
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Odin it to 6.0
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Odin it to 6.0
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Thanks for the reply, I've tried that already but the flash failed in odin, KK will flash. I thought this strange but after I reset the phone when the issues first started it went from MM back to its original firmware KK. Now only KK will flash successfully.
I'm open to all solutions.
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gingerdude said:
Thanks for the reply, I've tried that already but the flash failed in odin, KK will flash. I thought this strange but after I reset the phone when the issues first started it went from MM back to its original firmware KK. Now only KK will flash successfully.
I'm open to all solutions.
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grab 4 files lollipop repair firmware with pit file from www.tsar3000.com.
Flash in odin.
Once complete do factory reset.
Now go ahead and flash MM firmware with pit file that you get from repair firmware.
Again factory reset.
Done.
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Trex888 said:
gingerdude said:
Thanks for the reply, I've tried that already but the flash failed in odin, KK will flash. I thought this strange but after I reset the phone when the issues first started it went from MM back to its original firmware KK. Now only KK will flash successfully.
I'm open to all solutions.
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grab 4 files lollipop repair firmware with pit file from www.tsar3000.com.
Flash in odin.
Once complete do factory reset.
Now go ahead and flash MM firmware with pit file that you get from repair firmware.
Again factory reset.
Done.
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thank you for the reply....do I click re partition in odin when flashing the repair firmware? it won't erase imei will it. sorry for lame questions but I just want to be sure .
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gingerdude said:
Trex888 said:
thank you for the reply....do I click re partition in odin when flashing the repair firmware? it won't erase imei will it. sorry for me questions but I just want to be sure .
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In odin options dont tick on "erase imei"
Just tick on re partition , nand erase all & auto reboot.
Make sure do factory reset & wipe cache from stock recovery after flash.
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Trex888 said:
gingerdude said:
In odin options dont tick on "erase imei"
Just tick on re partition , nand erase all & auto reboot.
Make sure do factory reset & wipe cache from stock recovery after flash.
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Firstly I'd like to thank you for your time and help.
Thought I'd share what happened. I flashed the 4 files and pit file and it failed right at the end, tried 2 different odin versions with same results. This left me without recovery and the triangle of death saying please connect to kies.
I could still get into download mode so I flashed just the ap file from the recovery firmware, It passed but the boot took 20 minutes and at that point I pulled the battery and got Into recovery and after 2 minutes or so the blue line went by itself and it rebooted to lollipop 5.0.1
I can make phone calls and install apps, it's just a little laggy but may improve after it settles down.
Do you think I should quit while ahead? Flash MM In odin or let the phone OTA update?
Thanks again and any further thoughts appreciated.
Cheers
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gingerdude said:
Trex888 said:
Firstly I'd like to thank you for your time and help.
Thought I'd share what happened. I flashed the 4 files and pit file and it failed right at the end, tried 2 different odin versions with same results. This left me without recovery and the triangle of death saying please connect to kies.
I could still get into download mode so I flashed just the ap file from the recovery firmware, It passed but the boot took 20 minutes and at that point I pulled the battery and got Into recovery and after 2 minutes or so the blue line went by itself and it rebooted to lollipop 5.0.1
I can make phone calls and install apps, it's just a little laggy but may improve after it settles down.
Do you think I should quit while ahead? Flash MM In odin or let the phone OTA update?
Thanks again and any further thoughts appreciated.
Cheers
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Did you wip cache & factory reset after flash ?
Yes you can flash mm with pit file but must do factory reset after every flash to get clean operating system and avoid bootloops.
I suggest flash in odin mm instead of ota to avoid any issues.
Once your phone boot do not touch just let it rest for atleast 10 minutes to settle down.
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Trex888 said:
gingerdude said:
Did you wip cache & factory reset after flash ?
Yes you can flash mm with pit file but must do factory reset after every flash to get clean operating system and avoid bootloops.
I suggest flash in odin mm instead of ota to avoid any issues.
Once your phone boot do not touch just let it rest for atleast 10 minutes to settle down.
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just a quick update...when I flashed the repair lollipop firmware and it failed right at the end and I flashed stock lollipop and it booted .....the phone runs smoothly now and no crashes but I've got a another issue....the baseband is unknown and imei is null. d'oh
I've flashed MM and all is working great except I've still got the unknown baseband imei null.....
do you think it's missing it's modem....cp file or corrupted ems folder?
is there a fix apart from service center?
any help you could offer would be great.. cheers.
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Hi,
my S8 is stuck on SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 , POWERED BY ANDROID screen.
I tried flash G950FXXU5DSFB and COMBINATION_FA70_G950FXXU5ASF1 , but no success.
Later I tried flash stock fw with DREAMLTE_EUR_OPEN_OMR30M.pit, DREAMLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN45M.pit, DREAMLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN200M.pit
But no fix.
Odin always shows Success, but phone can not enter recovery and can not wipe cache/factory reset.
The only I can enter is download mode and flash again.
I am thinking, that recovery part of eMMC chip can be damaged.
Is it possible to edit .pit file to move everything somewhere further and fix this problem?
Or do somebuddy have any other idea how to fix this problem?
Thx.
hdano said:
Hi,
my S8 is stuck on SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 , POWERED BY ANDROID screen.
I tried flash G950FXXU5DSFB and COMBINATION_FA70_G950FXXU5ASF1 , but no success.
Later I tried flash stock fw with DREAMLTE_EUR_OPEN_OMR30M.pit, DREAMLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN45M.pit, DREAMLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN200M.pit
But no fix.
Odin always shows Success, but phone can not enter recovery and can not wipe cache/factory reset.
The only I can enter is download mode and flash again.
I am thinking, that recovery part of eMMC chip can be damaged.
Is it possible to edit .pit file to move everything somewhere further and fix this problem?
Or do somebuddy have any other idea how to fix this problem?
Thx.
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what was the last bootloader version successfully installed on the device?
youdoofus said:
what was the last bootloader version successfully installed on the device?
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BL_G950FXXU5DSHC_CL16626841_QB25608985_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5
After OTA update not booting anymore, only boot screen.
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Really nothing ???
I'm facing the same issue.. did you figure it out??
It's probably of your bootloader, just update it to the latest, update it correctly.
Mohamedkam000 said:
It's probably of your bootloader, just update it to the latest, update it correctly.
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What does that even mean?
anastasisg said:
What does that even mean?
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I mean install bootloader separately, on it's own, and the firmware separately without the built-in BL, might fix your problem.
Mohamedkam000 said:
I mean install bootloader separately, on it's own, and the firmware separately without the built-in BL, might fix your problem.
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Okay I'll try and report.