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Ok so I think I've bricked my Nexus One. Everything was working perfect until I re-rooted it (to have SetCPU to work). I am now stuck at the loading animation screen (Google Nexus One "X"). It just keeps going and going and going. I've even tried loading my Nandroid backup and still does the same and won't work. Also I've wiped to factory default settings and tried to reinstall Modaco's 1.3 rom.
Someone please help me out...
Flash bacon add-on on top
bye!
So reinstall Modaco's 1.3, then install Bacon Add-On, and then reboot?
Yep That's the solution for some users
ok cool I'll give it a shot right now... I really appreciate it
ok at this moment it's still stuck on the animated screen... now I really don't know what to do...
Try flashing the stock rom
if u have the sdk installed, the run ddms. power on the phone usb connected to pc and see the log in ddms, paste-bin here
I have no idea on how to do that... I'm pretty much stuck at this point
try not flashing Modaco's Rom,
just flash CM's bacon
i think there is a confusion because Modaco's rom is in the rooting threat (made me believe you HAVE to use Modaco's superboot and then go to CM's bacon.
reality is you don't need modaco's superboot. after bootloader unlocking and flashing Amon Ra's recovery image you can go straight flashing CM's Makin' Bacon.
It seems people have been successful with CM's
maybe just go straight back to the start, check that bootloader is unlocked, flash amon ra's recovery, then flash Makin' Bacon
good luck
shmigao said:
try not flashing Modaco's Rom,
just flash CM's bacon
i think there is a confusion because Modaco's rom is in the rooting threat (made me believe you HAVE to use Modaco's superboot and then go to CM's bacon.
reality is you don't need modaco's superboot. after bootloader unlocking and flashing Amon Ra's recovery image you can go straight flashing CM's Makin' Bacon.
It seems people have been successful with CM's
maybe just go straight back to the start, check that bootloader is unlocked, flash amon ra's recovery, then flash Makin' Bacon
good luck
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WOW, I really appreciate it and that just worked for me. Thank you to the both of you guys!
if you can get into bootloader mode (this is the lowest level mode you can boot into), you can not brick. Even more so if you can get into recovery (which is usually always possible if you can get to bootloader)
Good you found a way to get out of your situation.
Like i said in Android 101, you CAN NOT brick the phone unless you are updating SPL and Radio. All other stuff is just a minor inconvenience.
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WOW, I really appreciate it and that just worked for me. Thank you to the both of you guys!
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haha, i am glad it worked! I don't even have my Nexus One in my hands (my biz trip to the States has been delayed again ), but i spend the waiting time doing my research... it's a bit like the Holiday Season, just that the gift giving day gets pushed out further and further...
glad it worked and it confirmed my research - so i can go at it with ease once i can
This is good news. OP, you should update your thread titled with the prefix [SOLVED].
ahh how'd I miss that 101 sticky... thanks for the heads up again guys.
Edited title =)
Am I bricked?
Ok, my issue is that I cant boot into bootloader or recovery (I tried booting with rollerball pushed in, booting with down volume, abd-mac reboot recovery, abd-mac reboot bootloader) and it just goes right into my OS which is crashing every few minutes, and my radio wont work. Any suggestions? If I am bricked, can I send it to HTC even though its rooted and bootloader is unlocked? I dont care if I have to pay for fixing it.
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Ok, my issue is that I cant boot into bootloader or recovery (I tried booting with rollerball pushed in, booting with down volume, abd-mac reboot recovery, abd-mac reboot bootloader) and it just goes right into my OS which is crashing every few minutes, and my radio wont work. Any suggestions? If I am bricked, can I send it to HTC even though its rooted and bootloader is unlocked? I dont care if I have to pay for fixing it.
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First of all, if your phone boots at all, it isn't bricked. A brick is a paperweight - it doesn't do anything. Second, this thread of 5 months old. Third, people have talked A TON about sending phones in to HTC with an unlocked bootloader, do a bit of searching.
And finally, it is very peculiar that your phone doesn't boot into bootloader or recovery. Try plugging your phone into your computer, opening your command prompt, navigate to your adb install direction, typing "adb wait-for-device reboot bootloader", and turning on your phone. Best of luck!
People should be banned for bumping 5 month old threads with posts not even related to the OP's post. Ridiculous.
@rcxquake: thanks for your suggestion. That didnt work, it just rebooted the OS. Ill keep searching for my solution and how to send to HTC if I cant find the solution.
@GldRush98: Sorry for ruining your day. I put in a google search for what I was experiencing and this was one of the top result of anyone remotely close to my issue. Yes, this is an old post, but maybe someone had this issue months ago, and had a solution I wasnt aware of.
And like I said, I found this post, although not exactly my same issue, was as related as Ive been able to find. I didn't find it so ridiculous.
If you can find my same issue on another post, then please help by pointing me to it so I can find my solution. I didn't mean to cause any issues.
Thanks
I for one am glad you posted. I don't know whether this is a solution for you or not, but I'm sometimes only able to get to the bootloader after I've had the phone off the charges, with the battery out, for some time. It varies for me between a few minutes and many minutes. It is hard to say because when I try and it doesn't work, I don't know if I've reset the time by having tried.
Anyhow, I found this thread because I'm having trouble with an N1, and one of the earlier posts may help me. Thanks for bumping the thread for my benefit.
- Did google searches and on here but my problems seem different to others or I don't understand the solution.
I installed the stock orange latest rom not knowing it would rid me of root and all that so I'm trying to get back to recovery so I can nanbackup back to leedroid.
What I have done so far -
1) Downgraded (was an absolute pain, took many attempts seems that rooting twice screws things over)
2) Rooted using visionary+ - comfirmed I am rooted
3) Installed rom manager and reflashed recovery with it.
4) Open recovery and get a Red exclamation mark in a red triangle.
Interwebz tells me this means I have no recovery or am not rooted. I am rooted and I have reinstalled recovery.
What have I got to do to fix this?
Please do help
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had an idea while trying to cold boot into it it is reading the file i have on there to downgrade with and I think that is causing the problems.
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didn't fix it. Sigh. Really need help guys.
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- Did google searches and on here but my problems seem different to others or I don't understand the solution.
I installed the stock orange latest rom not knowing it would rid me of root and all that so I'm trying to get back to recovery so I can nanbackup back to leedroid.
What I have done so far -
1) Downgraded (was an absolute pain, took many attempts seems that rooting twice screws things over)
2) Rooted using visionary+ - comfirmed I am rooted
3) Installed rom manager and reflashed recovery with it.
4) Open recovery and get a Red exclamation mark in a red triangle.
Interwebz tells me this means I have no recovery or am not rooted. I am rooted and I have reinstalled recovery.
What have I got to do to fix this?
Please do help
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ok my friend this could happen because you are not ablr to root the DHD perhpahs it has the last OTA or used an RUU to actualize to last version, doublecheck the firmware version on the phone, then i will explain a little more (i know its painful already have been victim by the rooting process)
good luck
I am getting so god damn pissed off with this. As I took my battery out for the 100th time I thought to my self mmm this is gonna break if I'm not careful and out pops my volume rocker. Had to bend it to get it back in. Don't evne understand why this is all happening. I did this all fine the first time around.
Firmware is 132.405.6
The rooting isn't the problem, its recovery which is.
Just discovered holding up and pushiung power button is meant to get you into CWM but i get "E:can't open /cache/recovery/command"
Annoyingly it lets me reboot and would ahve saved my volume rocker
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Christ I forgot to plug my phone up to the pc and run s-off. What a bloody moron.
I couldn't hate my self much more right now *strokes his bent volume rocker*
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S-OFF didn't fix it either :/
Infact I can now no longer boot into recover, it freezes at the HTC logo.
Now that you have S-OFF, go to ROM Manager and reflash the ClockworkMod.
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Now that you have S-OFF, go to ROM Manager and reflash the ClockworkMod.
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That didn't work, I had to manualy install it in the end. I now have V3.0.0.5 but I can't restore my backup because:
E:Format_volume: no MTD partition "boot"
What does this mean and how do I fix it? I need to get that backup back! It has everything :O
That backup was made with a V3 CWM. But I hear I need V2 to use with froyo? GAHHHHHHHHH.
Got to downgrade CWm now I guess. EURGH!
Rom manager wouldn't downgrade but I tryed upgrading to 3.0.0.6 in a hopeful attempt and appears to be working XD.
Then after alllll this I have to find out how to fix my echoing as it works on the stock rom so must be something i need to do to leedroid. I'm thinking radio change?
so i assume you finally downgraded to a "rooteable" android version... if still need help, send a PM so i will try to help u!
good luck!!
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I am getting so god damn pissed off with this. As I took my battery out for the 100th time I thought to my self mmm this is gonna break if I'm not careful and out pops my volume rocker. Had to bend it to get it back in. Don't evne understand why this is all happening. I did this all fine the first time around.
Firmware is 132.405.6
The rooting isn't the problem, its recovery which is.
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.... got it, you hace to plug the hd to pc, debbugginng on, (charge only) download the rom manager, reflash the klockwork, and try again
good luck!
I had a problem a few days ago that i was having problems after rooting my phone so i brought it back to stock using RSD Lite and then tried to flash a new rom on the phone and it said my phone was not unlocked so i downloaded The Myth Tools and unlocked it that way but I am wondering if i messed it up because i did not really know what i was doing i just tried to see if i could figure it out and it seemed like it worked until today. I flashed Touchwiz on there a couple days ago and it worked fine i made a backup wiped the cache,dalvik cache and system now today it randomly freezes and is now stuck on the bootloader unlocked screen. I can hold down power and volume up and boot into recovery which is ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.6 touch and it also says under that in the bottom right of the screen Warning No file_contexts now i dont know if it has always said that since i flashed this recovery or just started. I also once again tried wiping the cache and dalvik cache because i read it on another post of someone stuck on this screen so i tried that and rebooted it still the same result stuck on bootloader screen. At this point i have no idea what to do. If i have to start over from stock because i messed up unlocking it or completely wipe it again and reflash touchwiz or another rom. I have had nothing but problems since rooting this phone I have gone through atleast 6 to 8 roms because every single one of them gives me a problem somehow. The most common is when i make a call or recieve one and i put the phone up to my ear I know the sensor turns off the screen but when i take it away to end it or do something its completely off or apps force closing all the time still after i did the stock reflash. I am starting to wonder if its just my phone because everyone else i read about has no problems with there phones mine nothing but problems. Please if someone could help me or walk me through this process it would be greatly appreciated I love the things it can do with custom roms but i just wish it would run smooth.
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I had a problem a few days ago that i was having problems after rooting my phone so i brought it back to stock using RSD Lite and then tried to flash a new rom on the phone and it said my phone was not unlocked so i downloaded The Myth Tools and unlocked it that way but I am wondering if i messed it up because i did not really know what i was doing i just tried to see if i could figure it out and it seemed like it worked until today. I flashed Touchwiz on there a couple days ago and it worked fine i made a backup wiped the cache,dalvik cache and system now today it randomly freezes and is now stuck on the bootloader unlocked screen. I can hold down power and volume up and boot into recovery which is ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.6 touch and it also says under that in the bottom right of the screen Warning No file_contexts now i dont know if it has always said that since i flashed this recovery or just started. I also once again tried wiping the cache and dalvik cache because i read it on another post of someone stuck on this screen so i tried that and rebooted it still the same result stuck on bootloader screen. At this point i have no idea what to do. If i have to start over from stock because i messed up unlocking it or completely wipe it again and reflash touchwiz or another rom. I have had nothing but problems since rooting this phone I have gone through atleast 6 to 8 roms because every single one of them gives me a problem somehow. The most common is when i make a call or recieve one and i put the phone up to my ear I know the sensor turns off the screen but when i take it away to end it or do something its completely off or apps force closing all the time still after i did the stock reflash. I am starting to wonder if its just my phone because everyone else i read about has no problems with there phones mine nothing but problems. Please if someone could help me or walk me through this process it would be greatly appreciated I love the things it can do with custom roms but i just wish it would run smooth.
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You can enter Recovery, right? What happens if you install a .zip? Right now your phone is stuck in the Motorola logo?
it wouldnt even go to the motorola symbol it just stayed in the first screen where it said your bootloader was unlocked. It would go into recovery and i tried to reboot it and it gave me the same screen. So i wiped it completely cache, dalvik cache and system and shut it off. Last night i plugged it into my comp to put it back to stock and it started up like normal and booted into a rom like i just installed one where you have to fill in all that info and setup wifi if you choose too which was weird because it wouldnt do anything before. Anyways i used RSD Lite and put it back to stock and thats where it is now. I am reading the Atrix HD Beginners Guide written by skeevydude right now and I am thinking about trying to root it again with the help of that article and maybe I will have better luck doing it that way hopefully haha maybe I can finally get a rom to run the way everyone else says they run smooth and fast. Any input though to help me would be much appreciated i am definitely new at this and want to learn its something that interests me alot ever since a friend rooted my phone the first time i cant stop playing with it I was trying to make it as fast as I can I had ProBam on there i think its called ive had touchwiz, motoblur, carbon, liquidsmooth, MIUI, and a couple others I cant remember also had a custom kernel i flashed on there and Pure performance so as you can see I have been trying everything.
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it wouldnt even go to the motorola symbol it just stayed in the first screen where it said your bootloader was unlocked. It would go into recovery and i tried to reboot it and it gave me the same screen. So i wiped it completely cache, dalvik cache and system and shut it off. Last night i plugged it into my comp to put it back to stock and it started up like normal and booted into a rom like i just installed one where you have to fill in all that info and setup wifi if you choose too which was weird because it wouldnt do anything before. Anyways i used RSD Lite and put it back to stock and thats where it is now. I am reading the Atrix HD Beginners Guide written by skeevydude right now and I am thinking about trying to root it again with the help of that article and maybe I will have better luck doing it that way hopefully haha maybe I can finally get a rom to run the way everyone else says they run smooth and fast. Any input though to help me would be much appreciated i am definitely new at this and want to learn its something that interests me alot ever since a friend rooted my phone the first time i cant stop playing with it I was trying to make it as fast as I can I had ProBam on there i think its called ive had touchwiz, motoblur, carbon, liquidsmooth, MIUI, and a couple others I cant remember also had a custom kernel i flashed on there and Pure performance so as you can see I have been trying everything.
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Good to know that is working now. I would recommend you to take it easy. Don't flash it everyday, use and know a ROM, then you can decice which one is better for you. Be sure to have a backup if something fails, also save a .zip (ROM) in the SD card. Just FYI, I haven't come across a ROM that is 100% smooth (Not even HoloBlur). They are very good, but maybe not the smooth level that you think.
Hey bpc87, I was wondering if you were able to get a custom ROM up & running after all that & if so, how?
I've had the same issue whenever I tried installing a ROM. It would install & boot okay the first time, but when rebooting, it would get stuck at the "bootloader unlocked" warning screen. I went back to stock using Myth Tools & now, after installing a ROM, a reboot leaves me stuck at the "Motorola Dual Core" screen.
Any help from you & the community would be awesome!
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Hey bpc87, I was wondering if you were able to get a custom ROM up & running after all that & if so, how?
I've had the same issue whenever I tried installing a ROM. It would install & boot okay the first time, but when rebooting, it would get stuck at the "bootloader unlocked" warning screen. I went back to stock using Myth Tools & now, after installing a ROM, a reboot leaves me stuck at the "Motorola Dual Core" screen.
Any help from you & the community would be awesome!
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dude i havent even tried to since i flashed it back to stock because i dont want the same thing to happen. The last time I just went to turn on bluetooth and it just rebooted on its own. Not too mention the other problems I had I am not going to mess with it again until I read more on how to root it because it is either that or my phone.
Yeah, I understand. Hopefully then some other users who run into the same problem will investigate & figure out what's goin on. I've seen several other threads of people who've encountered the same thing but unfortunately no answer. For me, this is the determining factor as to whether I end up keeping the AHD or not.
Thanks
I have the same problem. Everytime in moto logo after rebooting, but with stock firmware all ok. Is there any solution for this problem?
Gave my old LG Revo to a buddy, things POS, but its all he has at the moment. Anyways, I had a version of Ginger-volt rom on there, and it was acting up, so I was just gonna update everything and put the last version that came out on it, or go with whatever the newest most stable rom is....So I booted into CWM and did a nandroid back up, then wiped everything, cache, dalvik, etc etc, booted up fine, went through some stuff, then i went back to restore the back up i just made cause he forgot to tell me about some game data he wanted backed up.....
So anyways, i restored it, wiped the cache, then rebooted, and yea, then it went into boot loop, at first it was between the LG Logo and the Boot Animation, but now it just suts at the LG Logo for quite awhile, like 10min, and then restarts, and does it over and over. And I try and hold down Power and Vol-Down, but it doesn't work, can't get into recovery. So Need some help here. I've tried all the old tricks I remember from my LG Revo days, but nothing has worked thus far. Is there a way to like boot into something like ODIN and just flash the Stock Firmware. Like RSD-Lite maybe ? Can't remember if that was Moto only....Think it may have been lol
remembered about the exitrecover.zip thing did that, put sdcard back in phone, booted, holding down power and vol-dwn, and it worked, flashed the .zip and then rebooted, now its doing it once again. WTF. I want this thing back to Stock, and then I am gonna root it and flash a new rom. but before that obviously i need to fix this first. Can someone help me at all. I know there isn't a lot of people left on this forum.
BackSeatSuicide said:
Gave my old LG Revo to a buddy, things POS, but its all he has at the moment. Anyways, I had a version of Ginger-volt rom on there, and it was acting up, so I was just gonna update everything and put the last version that came out on it, or go with whatever the newest most stable rom is....So I booted into CWM and did a nandroid back up, then wiped everything, cache, dalvik, etc etc, booted up fine, went through some stuff, then i went back to restore the back up i just made cause he forgot to tell me about some game data he wanted backed up.....
So anyways, i restored it, wiped the cache, then rebooted, and yea, then it went into boot loop, at first it was between the LG Logo and the Boot Animation, but now it just suts at the LG Logo for quite awhile, like 10min, and then restarts, and does it over and over. And I try and hold down Power and Vol-Down, but it doesn't work, can't get into recovery. So Need some help here. I've tried all the old tricks I remember from my LG Revo days, but nothing has worked thus far. Is there a way to like boot into something like ODIN and just flash the Stock Firmware. Like RSD-Lite maybe ? Can't remember if that was Moto only....Think it may have been lol
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Try the LG restore tool i think its LGPSNT or something like that, but you need a .TOT, and the you can reroot, flash a recovery, and install an updated ROM, gingervolt is OLD
betatest3 said:
Try the LG restore tool i think its LGPSNT or something like that, but you need a .TOT, and the you can reroot, flash a recovery, and install an updated ROM, gingervolt is OLD
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well i fixed that stuff on my own, couldn't get anyone to respond so I just went based on what I remember, like i said, it's been awhile since i used that phone
BUT NOW ! I got a whole other issue, and its a lot more F'd up, and I have never dealt with this before, so I am just wingin it on what i've tried so far. But i've hit a wall. So after restoring everything and getting Broke-Out rom back on there and everything, I noticed after a lil bit that it had the No Sim-Card icon in the status bar, and couldn't make a call. Then it hit me, and i didnt wnna say it outloud just in case i was wrong, so looked at About Phone>Status, and yep, Completely zero'd out, IMEI/MEID etc etc. I have no idea what to do. I tried following that guide on here but that program DFS or whatever, I entered my IMEI number in this program and hit "Write" and now its in my phone, so i know its communicating with my phone, but that still didnt fix it, I am missing the HEX number, and where it is located on the phone behind the battery, has been complketely rubbed away, so i cant read it. I don't know if Verizon will tell me what the number is, and I didnt wanna call them cause what am I supposed to tell them, not that we care about the warranty on this phone cause its pretty much on its last legs anyways, but i dont wanna cause any problems on my account, cause I know verizon is pretty anti-custom development,
So any ideas on what to do ?
Anyone ? Any suggestion on how to go about fixing this ?
I have a note 3 that I'm trying to get Cyanogenmod 11 on to. I should note that I got this working with my Droid Razr earlier today using the exact same process. I get to the point where I flash the rom and it only takes like 5 seconds then says "successful". When I boot the rom I just get a black screen that I have to hold the power button down to get out of. My note 3 is running 4.4.2 I have root and busybox is installed. I've tried safestrap 3.72 and 3.75. I've even tried the stock slot (and then reverted back when it didn't work). I'm out of things to try and I can't find anyone else who has had a similar issue. Anyone got any ideas?
If its an N900A or N900V, you can only run TW based roms because the bootloader is locked.
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If its an N900A or N900V, you can only run TW based roms because the bootloader is locked.
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How are people getting cyanogenmod 11 on their att note 3s if not through safestrap?
I don't know of anyone with an at&t note 3 running CM. It's possible they're using an N900T, or an N9005 Note 3 on at&t.
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I don't know of anyone with an at&t note 3 running CM. It's possible they're using an international note 3 on at&t.
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Well that's sad. I'm assuming any of these will work in the meantime? http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-att/#romList
They should, just make sure if you're on KK to choose a KK rom.
noob over here needing help
i have the ATT Note 3 with the locked bootloader. i cant rememeber the model name but i think its like I900A. anyway i have had it rooted for about 5 months or so and i have had safestrap and busybox and use Xposed wanam. also using twrp and titanium backup. well i have never flashed anything on it cuz ive always been sketched out with the locked bootloader and not being able to flash kernals and all that. so yesterday i figured i would try one out and see if i could get it. i used the "S5 Experience" rom and i downloaded it from MEGA onto my ext. SD under a new folder i made called "s5 experience". i then went into recovery mode through safestrap and went to "backup" and then made a backup of data, cache, and system. after that i went to "wipe" and did a factory reset/wipe. when that was done i went to "install" and found my "s5 experience" on my ext. SD and installed it. when that was done i rebooted my device and it popped up with the samsung note 3 emblem and under it the little lock underneath it in the unlocked position just like it always has. then went to safestrap with the little red robot and "safestrap: disabled" like always. so i hit continue and from there is when my problem started. the blue LED light on the top left turned on and stayed on but the screen stayed black. this is the problem i am still having right now. if i press the power button it will vibrate or double vibrate and eventualy if i hold it down i can get it to restart. after that i went into recovery again and tried to restore from my backup i had made just earlier. when i try that it goes for a while and then will eventually say that restore has failed. ive mesed with some of the settings and stuff in the twrp recovery interface but not much because im new and not sure what i should and should not be doing. so i started looking here. i didnt find any help on the S5 Experience forum and i havent found and other forums that have this problem except maybe this one. so i am asking for help, if someone would be so kind as to walk me through how to fix my phone and what i did wrong it would be greatly greatly appreciated. if at all possible i would love to keep all of my pics and apps and stuff but if that is not possible then i wont complain if i have to lose it all. i would be happy just to have a working phone again. thanks in advance and sorry if i have posted this in the wrong place.
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i have the ATT Note 3 with the locked bootloader. i cant rememeber the model name but i think its like I900A. anyway i have had it rooted for about 5 months or so and i have had safestrap and busybox and use Xposed wanam. also using twrp and titanium backup. well i have never flashed anything on it cuz ive always been sketched out with the locked bootloader and not being able to flash kernals and all that. so yesterday i figured i would try one out and see if i could get it. i used the "S5 Experience" rom and i downloaded it from MEGA onto my ext. SD under a new folder i made called "s5 experience". i then went into recovery mode through safestrap and went to "backup" and then made a backup of data, cache, and system. after that i went to "wipe" and did a factory reset/wipe. when that was done i went to "install" and found my "s5 experience" on my ext. SD and installed it. when that was done i rebooted my device and it popped up with the samsung note 3 emblem and under it the little lock underneath it in the unlocked position just like it always has. then went to safestrap with the little red robot and "safestrap: disabled" like always. so i hit continue and from there is when my problem started. the blue LED light on the top left turned on and stayed on but the screen stayed black. this is the problem i am still having right now. if i press the power button it will vibrate or double vibrate and eventualy if i hold it down i can get it to restart. after that i went into recovery again and tried to restore from my backup i had made just earlier. when i try that it goes for a while and then will eventually say that restore has failed. ive mesed with some of the settings and stuff in the twrp recovery interface but not much because im new and not sure what i should and should not be doing. so i started looking here. i didnt find any help on the S5 Experience forum and i havent found and other forums that have this problem except maybe this one. so i am asking for help, if someone would be so kind as to walk me through how to fix my phone and what i did wrong it would be greatly greatly appreciated. if at all possible i would love to keep all of my pics and apps and stuff but if that is not possible then i wont complain if i have to lose it all. i would be happy just to have a working phone again. thanks in advance and sorry if i have posted this in the wrong place.
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If you can boot to stock recovery (power+home+volume up) NOT safestrap recovery do a factory reset from there. That'll reflash stock rom and you can reroot + busybox + SS. Make sure to check what build you are on as well - if you are on NC2 kitkat you can only flash kitkat-based roms.
Sethers, please do not hijack and do not double post your questions in multiple threads.
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Sethers, please do not hijack and do not double post your questions in multiple threads.
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sorry graydiggy. this seemed like a thread that had something to do with the same black screen i was getting. besides this one i only posted it on the stupid questions thread.
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If you can boot to stock recovery (power+home+volume up) NOT safestrap recovery do a factory reset from there. That'll reflash stock rom and you can reroot + busybox + SS. Make sure to check what build you are on as well - if you are on NC2 kitkat you can only flash kitkat-based roms.
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brisinger08, thanks for the input. i was running kit kat. i figured the s5 experience would be based off of kitkat too but i guess i should have checked first. i just tried that. when i got into the recovery boot the little android guy falls over. then i went to factory wipe and let it wipe. after that i went to reboot. when it rebooted it still had the little lock under the Samsung logo and after that screen it went straight to safestrap again. it hasn't seemed to change anything as far as i can tell. any other ideas?
sethers said:
sorry graydiggy. this seemed like a thread that had something to do with the same black screen i was getting. besides this one i only posted it on the stupid questions thread.
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brisinger08, thanks for the input. i was running kit kat. i figured the s5 experience would be based off of kitkat too but i guess i should have checked first. i just tried that. when i got into the recovery boot the little android guy falls over. then i went to factory wipe and let it wipe. after that i went to reboot. when it rebooted it still had the little lock under the Samsung logo and after that screen it went straight to safestrap again. it hasn't seemed to change anything as far as i can tell. any other ideas?
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If you're on the A3 bootloader then reflashing NC2 with odin will clear this up, (double-check in download mode) then follow the instructions in this thread. If you're on A2 you can still do this but it will overwrite your bootloader and lock you into NC2 so if that's the case you might want to read through that thread to make sure you're ok with that!