Just like it says, did a full wipe and now it just boots to CW recovery. If I let it sit a moment, it'll reboot back to recovery....it will repeat this over and over. I am able to navigate and make selections if I catch it between reboots. I have tried restoring from a couple back ups and I even flashed streak droid...no go, just boots to CWR. HALP!
DELL S7 WIFI
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I shall be attempting the NV Flash
Sorry I didnt read far enough into the nvflash thread to see others were having the same problem and that the fix was to be found by simply following the instructions there.
I tend to panic,
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2 nights ago I thought I would have a go at installing ULTIMATE ROM 3.0. I have flashed many Roms on my Galaxy S before and not had a problem yet. I have ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.0 installed.
However, this time- something went wrong. I don't think the installation completed properly. When I tried to reboot the system (to go back into my previous ROM) I wasn't able to. The Samsung logo appeared before the phone booted back into Recovery mode.
I tried to re-flash my previous working update.zip but had problems. I wasn't able to properly re-flash as the Installation would abort for various reasons. After doing cache clearing and data/factory reset I still had no luck. I resorted to reformatting the sdcard. Still didn't solve the flashing problem.
Throughout the whole time I was able to adb into the phone, browse the file system and I could push files on to it and take files off. But Kies wouldn't recognise the phone and Odin isn't able to complete a transfer to the phone (not sure why).
Today, I am able to successfully flash update.zip files (at least, that's what it looks like) but the phone ALWAYS boots into ClockwordMod recovery.
I am fast running out of ideas. Does anyone have any suggestion?
How can I tell if my ROMs are really 'there' but I can't access them because ClockworkMod is preventing them from booting?
hmmm... me too.. stuck in a loop, that keeps going back to the CWM recovery menu, and no matter what i do, keeps going back to it... cant even get to the download screen to flash (again).... here i was thinking no matter what happens when installing custom roms, i can always flash to my stable secure rom, but not this time... need some software that can perform surgical operations, any suggestions?
bradels said:
2 nights ago I thought I would have a go at installing ULTIMATE ROM 3.0. I have flashed many Roms on my Galaxy S before and not had a problem yet. I have ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.0 installed.
However, this time- something went wrong. I don't think the installation completed properly. When I tried to reboot the system (to go back into my previous ROM) I wasn't able to. The Samsung logo appeared before the phone booted back into Recovery mode.
I tried to re-flash my previous working update.zip but had problems. I wasn't able to properly re-flash as the Installation would abort for various reasons. After doing cache clearing and data/factory reset I still had no luck. I resorted to reformatting the sdcard. Still didn't solve the flashing problem.
Throughout the whole time I was able to adb into the phone, browse the file system and I could push files on to it and take files off. But Kies wouldn't recognise the phone and Odin isn't able to complete a transfer to the phone (not sure why).
Today, I am able to successfully flash update.zip files (at least, that's what it looks like) but the phone ALWAYS boots into ClockwordMod recovery.
I am fast running out of ideas. Does anyone have any suggestion?
How can I tell if my ROMs are really 'there' but I can't access them because ClockworkMod is preventing them from booting?
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myrobelle said:
hmmm... me too.. stuck in a loop, that keeps going back to the CWM recovery menu, and no matter what i do, keeps going back to it... cant even get to the download screen to flash (again).... here i was thinking no matter what happens when installing custom roms, i can always flash to my stable secure rom, but not this time... need some software that can perform surgical operations, any suggestions?
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Thats too bad guys,and i m sorry to hear that news.I would like to havean answer but i dont...
The fact is that since most people in this forum use some custom roms,and all of us think the same,that we can always go back,so it would be great if you give some more details about what happened to you,and mybe why it went wrong,and it would be even better if one of the BIG guys would give some explanation about this...
I already thinking of not updating my rom anymore,dot want to end up in looping too,so lets see if someone will find something.Good luck guys..
By the way,i didnt get it right,CWM recovery cannot load your backup????
I just got an idea,but not sure if or how it would work or not.
Since you can push file with ADB,if soeone made a clean backup with his CWM (o e mail,contacts,setting saved) and send it to you,so that you log in with CWM recovery and flash that ???
Just an idea..maybe stupid dont know...
Its not very clear if youve tried this already but cant you just boot into recovery through adb? or does that not work either?
So I'm trying to get my VZN Galaxy Tab back on its feet. After trying to get Gingerbread in it so I can use Netflix - and failing - I'm going through a lot of motions.
Okay. First I rooted it with Super One Click. I should have been happy with that, but noooo. Then I tried flashing GB on it (I wish I can remember which ROM I started with...it's a mess. I think the pit file was gt-p1000_mr? Does that sound right?).
When that didn't work, I went to the much-cross-posted procedure for returning it to stock using Heimdall and SCH-i800_VZW_stock. Tried it five times. Each time, it booted into the Galaxy Tab/Samsung logos, then a fast glimpse of scrambled letters for a second followed by twinkly music, then black nothingness. It would then bootloop. I attempted to boot into recovery to wipe data/cache, but I couldn't get there. Vol-Up/Pwr just brought up the logo and scrambled video again.
Since I was still able to get into download mode, I tried flashing another ROM...this one the "P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJPZ" method. With this, I was able to also flash CWM so I have SOME recovery mode. Sadly, booting brings up the GT/SAMSUNG logos and I get the spacey animation, but after that, again - blackness. This time, however, the Menu/Home/Back/Search buttons light up, so something's happening in there.
Also, booting into CWM, I cannot get my sdcard to be recognized. I tried different cards, so there's something goofy with the slot itself, I'm guessing.
So nothing is really working, but since I can get into CWM and also download modes, I'm holding out hope that this is not completely bricked.
I just need to find the right method of getting it back to a functioning tablet. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all eyes. Thanks so much.
UPDATE: I tried reflashing stock using the tried and true method. But this time, I went in and flashed CWM replacing the stock recovery which never worked for me. I got the Galaxy Tab/Samsung logo, and at long last, the animated VZW logo. Then it would bootloop there. I booted into CWM recovery and wiped the data/system and the cache from the first page. It still booted and bootlooped the same. This time, I booted into recovery, went to the mounts and storage section and formatted the system, data and cache. Opening logo only. CWM again, and got a whole bunch of "cache missing" messages. But I think I'm getting closer. Back to work.
UPDATE II: So the farthest I can get is the animated VZW logo using the combo of the stock flash through Heimdall, then flashing CWM with Odin. Still no sdcard access. Anything I should try here? Thanks.
same question here
Did anyone figure out how to restore Verizon tab?
I've tried repeatedly to install CM7.2 and keep getting stuck on a blank screen. I'll see a "CyanogenMod" then "loading..." right below that. Then it goes blank and nothing ever happens after that.
Some background info. I've had CM7 installed on this in the past without problems. Months ago I went back to a rooted stock. Then yesterday I decided to try CM9 alpha. That installed perfectly. But it was too slow, so I decided to try CM7.2.
I used the same CWM 1GB boot SD, copied "encore_CM72-MiRaGe-02012012.zip" along with the Gingerbread Gapps and CWM. Installed in the same order and wipe data/factory reset.
So I got stuck on that blank screen after the CyanogenMod loading... message. I then decided restore to stock. Installed the 1.01 stock image. It also wouldn't boot up, but I powered it on and off 8 times and it did a factory reinstall and then it booted up normally.
Once back at a factory fresh system. I powered it off and tried installing CM7.2 again. Unfortunately I'm having the same problem again. Ugh, why won't it load now.
Hang on... I might be in the process of making a newb mistake. MD5 didn't match on my SD card, probably the ROM.ZIP is corrupted. Trying again with a good copy.
That was it. It's working now. Please disregard my idiot on the Internet moment. Thank you.
You always figure it out five minutes after you finally give up and post for help/venting.
Been there.
I have no idea what happened to this Tab but it was brought to me with no way of getting into the boot loader, it just sits on the Samsung Screen. I was able to get it to the service screen and use Heimdall to upload CWM to it and then went to enter a format of the device and I'm getting all sorts of errors. I'm guessing the /data is corrupt *very* corrupt. I'm not sure how to do a full format. I think that with everything cleared I know enough to get it going again but no matter what I do I can't get the /data to format. I've tried fixing permissions and that takes 20 minutes and then says it's completed but yet I have no option of mounting /data in any way or clearing it. I'm so frustrated, I'm just looking everywhere for a way to nuke it back to where I can load even a stock ROM to get this thing to come back to life. Any ideas??!??!
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I have no idea what happened to this Tab but it was brought to me with no way of getting into the boot loader, it just sits on the Samsung Screen. I was able to get it to the service screen and use Heimdall to upload CWM to it and then went to enter a format of the device and I'm getting all sorts of errors. I'm guessing the /data is corrupt *very* corrupt. I'm not sure how to do a full format. I think that with everything cleared I know enough to get it going again but no matter what I do I can't get the /data to format. I've tried fixing permissions and that takes 20 minutes and then says it's completed but yet I have no option of mounting /data in any way or clearing it. I'm so frustrated, I'm just looking everywhere for a way to nuke it back to where I can load even a stock ROM to get this thing to come back to life. Any ideas??!??!
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What was the last known ROM did you install? which android? froyo (2.2), gingerbread 2.3.* or ics?
were you able to mount /data and /dbdata?
what error message did you get?
-- I take it you are not able to go to download mode (Power + Volume Down)?
What happen after you press Power + Volume Down?
If you can go to download mode:
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23348040&postcount=121
if not, try the above link - Retreive .rfs file in .tar and push it using heimdell.
same solution with more instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13470380&postcount=8
hope it will help. If not let's try something else.
So, just for purpose of discussion (I tapped and ended up sending it in to Verizon with stock flashed back on it), it had ICS on it last. It was, jeeze, I can't remember what ROM but it was one of the ICS ROMS for the tab that are out. I used this tab like two days before with ICS running on it and had no issues when I used it but then two days later back in the owners hands it took a huge #*$&. I could mount /dbdata but not /data. It would fail a factory reset or a data wipe/format or a permissions reset every time.
I could get into the download mode for Heimdall to flash various other ROMS to it that would, according to Heimdall, successfully flash but then going in and doing a data wipe would fail to get the ROM to start up properly. I could do custom boot with CWM that is available for TAB but I couldn't get the stock boot loader to come up on stock ROMS. So odd, I appreciate the response because I wasn't sure if anyone would even be able to address such an odd thing.
Oh, on a side note, I could also not do a Dalvak wipe which I know nothing about but know it's important to wipe on occasion between ROMs - if that gives any insight into the real issue. The only thing I can surmise is that, somehow, that /data became corrupt and would not wipe. I thought of looking into ADB commands but whenever I would hook the Tab to my computer I could never get ADB to recognize it no matter what driver I used. Very frustrating to meet your match on tech.
**if it comes back and they wont help, I'll try this method you've posted though. In fact, I should be seeing it back shortly and I'll let you know what they've done.
matt.wolfley said:
**if it comes back and they wont help, I'll try this method you've posted though. In fact, I should be seeing it back shortly and I'll let you know what they've done.
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No Please if you had ICS last, Do NOT flash the .rfs. ICS runs on ext4. But I hope VZW had it fixed for you.
I was running CM 9 nightly builds for the last year, and decided to upgrade to CM10. In my system settings there was a handly little "upgrade" button which I mistakenly used- and my phone got stuck in a reboot loop. I booted into recovery mode, and tried to restore the phone, but it did not work. It kept sticking at the blue circle boot image for over 20 minutes.
I tried recovery mode again, and every time I went to CW recovery I would get several lines saying can't mount SD card. OK, I broke it.
I then downloaded the factory firmware from samsung-updates.com - and flashed with Odin- just to get my phone to work. It's been 2 hours where I cna't get anything up. After rebooting (from factory firmware) I have the regular samsung s repeatedly coming up, and I'm still in a reboot circle.
Any suggestions or ideas? I need my phone for work, so I really just want to get it up at this point, with whatever will work.
I found the EZBase recovery kit thread, fixed myself Of course, it's the 101th thread I read in my search!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095519
Sorry, next time will keep searching. Worked to get my phone up and running,w ill now attempt CM10 again...