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[Q] Galaxy S not starting after boot animation

I have a peculiar problem.
I flashed a Doc Rom yesterday. After restarting the phone simply will not go past Black white samsung screen. I thought something might be wrong and flashed JPY firmware using odin. It was successful. But everything is fine except that the phone will not go past the Galaxy S boot animation screen. When I went to recovery mode it is showing an error message which goes something like this" cannot mount media. sd card requires preparation. go to the UI and format and boot options." I have got 3 button recovery as well as download mode. Is it possible to correct this error using ADB? Can somebody guide me. I am desperate as I love my phone very much.

i will not look for the problem cause ... if you have cwm check if lagfix is disabled and flash new rom via "install zip file" in cwm ... don't worry your phone is fine
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themate1987 said:
i will not look for the problem cause ... if you have cwm check if lagfix is disabled and flash new rom via "install zip file" in cwm ... don't worry your phone is fine
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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At present condition, I have no CWM. I have only recovery 3e. Is it possible to flash CVM rhrough Odin?

If you can flash voodoo kernel, that has CMW inbuilt? Then try and figure it out from there?

I solved the problem by doing the following steps:
1. followed this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807784 and flashed XWJM8 whatever that may mean.
2. Voila after flashing the above with odin my phone restarted with familiar UI.
3. Suddenly I noticed that my phone does not have an IMEI and my sim card not detected. I was tempted to copy my backed up EFS folder and I resisted the temptation. Instead I copied the CWM and Doc's rom which I was using prevously to the External SD and afterwards copied the same to Internal SD.
4. I started my phone in recovery mode and i could see that still the error message was there. But I flashed CWM and again flashed Doc's Rom. After the phone restarted, I found that my sim was detected and everything was back to normal. OMG what a relief it was.
5. Thanks to XDA and it's members for helping me.

if u have root acess (and i hope yes)
u have to restore system, turn off and than turn on pressing home and volume up, 3 bottons in same time, than with volume keys and home choose BACKUP AND RESTORE, than ADVANCED RESTORE and than SYSTEM, if u have maked a backup u have to chose that backup or one of them if u have more. let him restore and choose REBOOT PHONE. now u have phone again.
if u need some help email me [email protected]
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seking said:
I have a peculiar problem.
I flashed a Doc Rom yesterday. After restarting the phone simply will not go past Black white samsung screen. I thought something might be wrong and flashed JPY firmware using odin. It was successful. But everything is fine except that the phone will not go past the Galaxy S boot animation screen. When I went to recovery mode it is showing an error message which goes something like this" cannot mount media. sd card requires preparation. go to the UI and format and boot options." I have got 3 button recovery as well as download mode. Is it possible to correct this error using ADB? Can somebody guide me. I am desperate as I love my phone very much.
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Borrowing the tread. I was using CM9 and installed NStools and after a while my phone rebooted and started then froze at my homescreen. I went in to recovery and did a factory reset and the phone worked again. So I tried installing NStools again and got bootloops so I did a factory reset again but now I get bootloops and I can't go in to recoverymode.
My question is can I just flash EZbase 4.0 (Gingerbread) and then flash CM9 directly from it?
Thanks.

Cyanogen Mod stuck on reboot loop

Hi
I helped my colleague to get Root via Alpharevx. No problem what so ever got clockwork recovery installed also without problems. Su installed via Clockwork rec. and finally rom Manager installed everything went smooth.
Then he did a backed up his data and installed Cyanogen latest mod RC1. Now it is stucked in a boot loop where the animations restarts over and over again. I restared in recovery and wiped dalvik and cache and data all the jazz. I reaplayed the update still the same.
I'm fresh out of ideas. What to do?
//Woopher

Woopher said:
Hi
I helped my colleague to get Root via Alpharevx. No problem what so ever got clockwork recovery installed also without problems. Su installed via Clockwork rec. and finally rom Manager installed everything went smooth.
Then he did a backed up his data and installed Cyanogen latest mod RC1. Now it is stucked in a boot loop where the animations restarts over and over again. I restared in recovery and wiped dalvik and cache and data all the jazz. I reaplayed the update still the same.
I'm fresh out of ideas. What to do?
//Woopher
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Did you flash 4EXT Recovery BEFORE flashing CM7?

No i didn't!
Also there seem to be some problem with the /system because when i tried to reinstall his backup i got the message "error formatting /system"
/Woopher

Why didnd't CM wiki page mention anything about this 4EXT?
Anyhow is there a easy guide on how to install this 4EXT now that i cannot get the phone to boot. do i use fastboot? help me please!
I have ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.0.5 right now installed and i'm not sure how to install 4EXT thing i cannot boot cuz it's stuck in a loop. So i cannot do it the easy way via windows while phone is in debug mode. How do i do it via fastboot? please help me

Woopher said:
Why didnd't CM wiki page mention anything about this 4EXT?
Anyhow is there a easy guide on how to install this 4EXT now that i cannot get the phone to boot. do i use fastboot? help me please!
I have ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.0.5 right now installed and i'm not sure how to install 4EXT thing i cannot boot cuz it's stuck in a loop. So i cannot do it the easy way via windows while phone is in debug mode. How do i do it via fastboot? please help me
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Get 4EXT Recovery from HERE. Flash it and then flash CM7.

thank you i found the thread but i donno how to flash it? do i put it on /SD and flash it via recovery "install update.zip" or do i use fast boot. i'm sorry i'm a noob i kinda need step by step instructions
i don't know which one to download. There are several files to download from there

Download the first v1.1.1 file.
Place it on your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery.
Choose 'Install Zip from SD Card' then 'Choose zip from SD Card'
Choose the 4EXT Recovery file.
After flashing that go into the 'Wipe/format' menu
First Factory Reset, then wipe cache, then wipe dalvik cache
Then go into the install zip from SD Card and install CM7
It should work.

I would also suggest flashing cm through clockwork...
It is a personal opinion...but I had errors when using Rom manager
Sent from my Incredible S using Tapatalk

Cardiiiii said:
Download the first v1.1.1 file.
Place it on your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery.
Choose 'Install Zip from SD Card' then 'Choose zip from SD Card'
Choose the 4EXT Recovery file.
After flashing that go into the 'Wipe/format' menu
First Factory Reset, then wipe cache, then wipe dalvik cache
Then go into the install zip from SD Card and install CM7
It should work.
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Thank you very much for your help Cardiiiii! It worked like a charm!
I was a bit worried since i could no longer boot in any of the roms (original or CM) but i knew it can be fixed as long as i could boot in clockwork recovery.
Thank you NikonElite i'll keep that in mind. It appears Incredible S is harder to play around with that my Nexus S. Never had any problems flashing any roms.
/Woopher

Woopher said:
Thank you very much for your help Cardiiiii! It worked like a charm!
I was a bit worried since i could no longer boot in any of the roms (original or CM) but i knew it can be fixed as long as i could boot in clockwork recovery.
Thank you NikonElite i'll keep that in mind. It appears Incredible S is harder to play around with that my Nexus S. Never had any problems flashing any roms.
/Woopher
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You're welcome.

Before getting Android phone - I had uploaded hundreds of pictures on Picasa Web albums - last night I have installed CM7 and it has synched all those albums in the phone galarry - Cant disables picasa albums Settings>Accounts and Sync Please help........

since its a CM7 thread I am posting my problem here.
I have no option to turn mobile internet on in wireless and network, has it been relocated? The only option I see is data enabled but that doesn't turn on/off the mobile internet.

hussainmushahid said:
since its a CM7 thread I am posting my problem here.
I have no option to turn mobile internet on in wireless and network, has it been relocated? The only option I see is data enabled but that doesn't turn on/off the mobile internet.
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On CM 7.0.3, if you pull down the notification bar, there was a toolbar that you could configure for toggling your data connection on/off. I believe you configure it under Settings-> CM settings

@hussainmushahid, if your data wont work, ur ****ed, same as me, you need a custom version of cyanogenmod, ask attn1 for it, he has it
the reason is the ril got changed after it got changed data wont work for vodafone nl users, and most likely your carrier as well

Can't access recovery

Hi there, after rooting my phone with the "DoomLord's via Zergrush Exploit" , and after installing rom manager and flashing clockworkmod. I just can't access it.
If I load into the bootloader and click recovery, I get an image with a ! sign and a picture of an android, the same happens when I load recovery through rom manager. I have flashed the recovery twice now and my phone's just not having it. My phone works no problem, I just dont understand it
All I want to do is to make a backup and install a custom rom
Am I doing somthing wrong?
(Yes, my bootloader is locked BTW)

Very simple - you didn't flash the recovery properly, so you're getting to stock recovery.

Yup like Jack_R1 stated, the flash didn't stick or you didn't do it right.
Open Rom Manager, at the top it will tell you what recovery you have.
Does it show anything?
You could also try adb if you have that setup
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Nexus_One:_Full_Update_Guide#Installing_a_Custom_Recovery_Image
You could even install it via terminal on your phone
Heck try this recovery, it's good
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291970

Try THIS. Install the application and it will install the best recovery

Rom manager tells me that i have clockworkmod 5.0.2.0
I'll try installing the recovery through terminal when i get back to my pc
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
EDIT: Having seen the other recovery you've stated, i'll try and install that.
Also, does it matter about which version of android i'm running? could that result of a bad install of the recovery through clockworkmod?
Its 2.3.4 stock rom if anyone's intrested
FINAL EDIT:
Thank you!
4EXT flashed perfectly, after using the app to reboot into the bootloader, it loaded up that. Many thanks!

[Q] I just deleted everything on my Phone

Hey everyone, i was trying to flash cyangenmod 10.1 with teamwin recovery and i went into the delete and i did a advanced wipe and without realizing i deleted everything, i now have a lg optimus 2x that wont boot(because it has no os) and it just stays on the lg symbol. Because im stupid i deleted my backups as well. I'm pretty sure my phone is a paperweight now. I have tried to plug it into my pc but it dosent register as a phone. I took the sd card out and i can put files on it, im just unsure what to do from now
Is my phone a paper weight?
Plz Help me
Thanks
Charlie

cwill624 said:
Hey everyone, i was trying to flash cyangenmod 10.1 with teamwin recovery and i went into the delete and i did a advanced wipe and without realizing i deleted everything, i now have a lg optimus 2x that wont boot(because it has no os) and it just stays on the lg symbol. Because im stupid i deleted my backups as well. I'm pretty sure my phone is a paperweight now. I have tried to plug it into my pc but it dosent register as a phone. I took the sd card out and i can put files on it, im just unsure what to do from now
Is my phone a paper weight?
Plz Help me
Thanks
Charlie
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If I understood correctlly you have deleted everything from you're phone, well I do this every time when I flash a new rom. Just go back into recovery and flash a rom. Or you deleted absolute everything? recovery too? If so then download AIO toolkit, plug in your phone to pc via usb and hold down volume- and volume+ at the same time and flash back your desired recovery
If this helped press thanks button!

ilooze said:
If I understood correctlly you have deleted everything from you're phone, well I do this every time when I flash a new rom. Just go back into recovery and flash a rom. Or you deleted absolute everything? recovery too? If so then download AIO toolkit, plug in your phone to pc via usb and hold down volume- and volume+ at the same time and flash back your desired recovery
If this helped press thanks button!
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Thanks so much for helping, i can get into team win recovery, what roms can i flash, ive been trying to install Cyangen Mod forever now and i never can, im kinda new to android rooting and flashing

cwill624 said:
Thanks so much for helping, i can get into team win recovery, what roms can i flash, ive been trying to install Cyangen Mod forever now and i never can, im kinda new to android rooting and flashing
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I'm not very familiar with TWRP I use clockworkmod but let see if I can help.
Well I don't know anything about TWRP
I suggest to flash clockwork mod recovery, Flash it using AIO toolkit (remove battery plug into the pc with the volume buttons pressed 4-5 sec)
then flash clockworkmod recovery 6
the boot up unto recovery (press power button and volume- simultaneously) the navigate down to mount (above advanced) and navigate to mount usb, a window on your pc will show up and copy cyanogenmod rom and gapps (wich can be found here http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps )
remove usb, go back and navigate to wipe data/cache then to advanced and wipe dalvick, go back
and at mount tab navigate to format system an format it go back and go to flash zip -> flash zip from external sd and flash cyanogenmod and gapps
That's it
Let me know if this helped

ilooze said:
I'm not very familiar with TWRP I use clockworkmod but let see if I can help.
Well I don't know anything about TWRP
I suggest to flash clockwork mod recovery, Flash it using AIO toolkit (remove battery plug into the pc with the volume buttons pressed 4-5 sec)
then flash clockworkmod recovery 6
the boot up unto recovery (press power button and volume- simultaneously) the navigate down to mount (above advanced) and navigate to mount usb, a window on your pc will show up and copy cyanogenmod rom and gapps (wich can be found here
remove usb, go back and navigate to wipe data/cache then to advanced and wipe dalvick, go back
and at mount tab navigate to format system an format it go back and go to flash zip -> flash zip from external sd and flash cyanogenmod and gapps
That's it
Let me know if this helped
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Ok im trying this now, i got my phone back to 4.0(ics) but when i try to flash cyanogen mod it just gives me a fresh batch of android that has been reset with no new features, i will try to get clockwork, number six in the toolkit is "to flash any krz rom"
Thanks so much
Charlie

cwill624 said:
Ok im trying this now, i got my phone back to 4.0(ics) but when i try to flash cyanogen mod it just gives me a fresh batch of android that has been reset with no new features, i will try to get clockwork, number six in the toolkit is "to flash any krz rom"
Thanks so much
Charlie
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using the aio toolkit i just selected root a stock rom(option 3)i think this will root it on a stock rom as it has when ive done it before and that will install clockwork, then i can finally try to install cyanogen
Thanks
Charlie

ilooze said:
I'm not very familiar with TWRP I use clockworkmod but let see if I can help.
Well I don't know anything about TWRP
I suggest to flash clockwork mod recovery, Flash it using AIO toolkit (remove battery plug into the pc with the volume buttons pressed 4-5 sec)
then flash clockworkmod recovery 6
the boot up unto recovery (press power button and volume- simultaneously) the navigate down to mount (above advanced) and navigate to mount usb, a window on your pc will show up and copy cyanogenmod rom and gapps (wich can be found here [)
remove usb, go back and navigate to wipe data/cache then to advanced and wipe dalvick, go back
and at mount tab navigate to format system an format it go back and go to flash zip -> flash zip from external sd and flash cyanogenmod and gapps
That's it
Let me know if this helped
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Ok im on clockwork, im just dowloading gapps and ive got the rom, almost ready to install, thanks so much, hope it works :fingers-crossed:

cwill624 said:
Ok im on clockwork, im just dowloading gapps and ive got the rom, almost ready to install, thanks so much, hope it works :fingers-crossed:
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Im stuck on the lg symbol on boot
it wont boot
plz help?

cwill624 said:
Ok im on clockwork, im just dowloading gapps and ive got the rom, almost ready to install, thanks so much, hope it works :fingers-crossed:
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Great to hear that this helped
Let me know if cyanogenmod is booting up an everything is working

ilooze said:
Great to hear that this helped
Let me know if cyanogenmod is booting up an everything is working
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It wont work, its stuck on the lg screen:crying:

if you tried to flash plain cyanogen rom over stock ics - it won't work because ics uses the new bootloader so you'll have to repartition your phone to old bootloader using aio toolkit (all in one toolkit)...
or just install some custom cm based roms for new bootloader such as tonyp's or pengus77 ones (follow the instructions on the specific rom threads 1st page)

60nine said:
if you tried to flash plain cyanogen rom over stock ics - it won't work because ics uses the new bootloader so you'll have to repartition your phone to old bootloader using aio toolkit (all in one toolkit)...
or just install some custom cm based roms for new bootloader such as tonyp's or pengus77 ones (follow the instructions on the specific rom threads 1st page)
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we did it he flashed cyanogenmod 10.2 with kk-M1

Clockworkmod Recovery Galaxy s3 problems

Well guys this is my first time on the forums. My phone is rendered near useless right now. A few days ago, i rooted my phone via towelroot. as a friend reccomended, i installed ROM manager and flashed clockworkmod recovery. I backed up my stock, perfect ROM with CWM and decided to try installing cyanogenmod 10.3.1......... it wouldn't install. I even tried other apps like ROM installer. Then i came across the handy dandy Cyanogenmod Installer. This seemed great, i didn't have to do anything except click a few buttons on my PC. as i was ready to enjoy a new custom ROM, the following message popped up, "Root access possibly lost. Fix?". I was given the options of "No" and "Yes - Fix root (/system/xbin/su)". i chose the second one, and waited for my device to boot. when it did, it was stock Touchwiz Android version 4.4.2, just like i had initially. what's more is my imei and bandwidth version were both "unknown" and i my sim card was undetected. I decided that technology had gotten the better of my and i tried to flash my old stock ROM back on. i found the file in recovery mode but it kept saying "no files found" whenever i clicked on it. I tried the cyanogenmod installer again, this time choosing "No", resulting in exactly the same scenario. At this point, I would be fine having the stock ROM since i have had such bad luck with the "developer's world" of Android.......... PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Another note:
ROM manager now is telling me that CWM is not installed, yet it is present in recovery mode......

EddyTeddy01 said:
Another note:
ROM manager now is telling me that CWM is not installed, yet it is present in recovery mode......
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Have you tried installing some other recovery, like TWRP? You won't be able to install CM from it, but you should be able to install other roms.

touchbattle.mika said:
Have you tried installing some other recovery, like TWRP? You won't be able to install CM from it, but you should be able to install other roms.
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How do I replace CWM with twrp? If I flash twrp, wouldnt CWM stay on my phone as default recovery?

EddyTeddy01 said:
How do I replace CWM with twrp? If I flash twrp, wouldnt CWM stay on my phone as default recovery?
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follow the guide and replace your recovery easily. after flashing, what recovery you have flashed will be default recovery, i recommend philz, they are all downloadable in the guide

MaHo_66 said:
follow the guide and replace your recovery easily. after flashing, what recovery you have flashed will be default recovery, i recommend philz, they are all downloadable in the guide
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Would I have to uninstall CWM? I'm just wondering if the file for CWM will still be on my phone. I'll check out the link.

EddyTeddy01 said:
Would I have to uninstall CWM? I'm just wondering if the file for CWM will still be on my phone. I'll check out the link.
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it´s the best if you also do a format of internal sd in recovery before changing the recovery, because sometimes there are some folders left of it in interrnal memory and you cant delete it, do that if this will be the case. but i think Philz and CWM use same folder, so if you flash philz it will be okay if im correct otherwise you can always format internal sd afterwards
Edit: dont use rom manager for recovery actions, use recovery itself, much more reliable

MaHo_66 said:
follow the guide and replace your recovery easily. after flashing, what recovery you have flashed will be default recovery, i recommend philz, they are all downloadable in the guide
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That guide made it possible for me to install all custom roms. Witz the recovery installed first it did not work. Thx