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[Q] Boot Loop After trying to remove stock Apps

As the title says... After attempting to use this tutorial...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871858
I ran V1.1 and then phone got stuck on the LG boot logo, no idea how to fix it.

mental.patient said:
As the title says... After attempting to use this tutorial...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871858
I ran V1.1 and then phone got stuck on the LG boot logo, no idea how to fix it.
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Easy, re-flash...

RuedasLocas said:
Easy, re-flash...
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How do i go about doing that?

mental.patient said:
How do i go about doing that?
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First try to do a factory reset, its faster...
1-Turn off the phone.
2-Press "Vol-" and Power button
You'll be now in Android System Recovery (if everything its OK)
3-Select "wipe data/ factory reset, press power button to execute
4-You'll be in the next screen, you should choose "Yes -- delete all user data", press power buton again.
5-After the reset the menu will appear again, you just need to press the Power button once again to restart the phone.
If it doesn't works, than you need to re-flash.
Say how it goes and if you need just go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1861854
Good luck

RuedasLocas said:
First try to do a factory reset, its faster...
1-Turn off the phone.
2-Press "Vol-" and Power button
You'll be now in Android System Recovery (if everything its OK)
3-Select "wipe data/ factory reset, press power button to execute
4-After the reset the menu will appear again, you just need to press the Power button once again to restart the phone.
If it doesn't works, than you need to re-flash.
Say how it goes and if you need just go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1861854
Good luck
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Managed to fix it to get into the phone but i keep getting 'com.android.phone' has stopped working

mental.patient said:
Managed to fix it to get into the phone but i keep getting 'com.android.phone' has stopped working
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Even after Factory Reset?
If soo, I think that you'll need to flash it
You can wait for a second opinion, or flash it now (maybe it will be faster...).

RuedasLocas said:
Even after Factory Reset?
If soo, I think that you'll need to flash it
You can wait for a second opinion, or flash it now (maybe it will be faster...).
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No I didnt do factory reset as I dont want to factory reset, i re installed the firmware.

mental.patient said:
No I didnt do factory reset as I dont want to factory reset, i re installed the firmware.
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I don't know if I understood very well...
you re-install the firmware (I suppose that you flash the phone...) and even like that you have problems?
You shouldn't, when we flash, we install everything from factory, soo, everything should work with any problems.
You didn't use any other method than the normal one to re-install the firmware?

RuedasLocas said:
I don't know if I understood very well...
you re-install the firmware (I suppose that you flash the phone...) and even like that you have problems?
You shouldn't, when we flash, we install everything from factory, soo, everything should work with any problems.
You didn't use any other method than the normal one to re-install the firmware?
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Did it with this method.

mental.patient said:
Did it with this method.
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The only advice that I can give you is, do the factory reset, flash the phone with the latest firmware (don't know from where you are... depending on that depends what version you can use) and now if you still have problems, you gonna need someone better than me, sorry...

When I boot looped I used adb android commander and pushed manually the framework/app folders..
Then format via recovery all was good then
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda premium

Next time use version 2. I had no problems with that.
Sent from my (V10f, Rooted, CWM-Installed, Deodex-ed, Camera-Moded V5) LG Optimus 4X HD P880

I think,you forgot copy app/framework to sdcard or use other firmware version (is not v10F).
you should flash new firmware via software update again.

[Q] Phone Reboots on installing any app!

Hello developers,
I recently rooted my LG Optimus Black (OS 2.3.4, version v20e). I did that with a SmartFlash tool. Everything worked fine. I have superuser and AnReboot installed on my phone.
But my phone reboots everytime i try to install ANY app whether from Market or offline(.apk). It just freezes and reboots.
I'm a new to this rooting and flashing new ROMs stuff. But I'm equally passionate about modifying my cellphone.
Please help.

Shantanu Telharkar said:
Hello developers,
I recently rooted my LG Optimus Black (OS 2.3.4, version v20e). I did that with a SmartFlash tool. Everything worked fine. I have superuser and AnReboot installed on my phone.
But my phone reboots everytime i try to install ANY app whether from Market or offline(.apk). It just freezes and reboots.
I'm a new to this rooting and flashing new ROMs stuff. But I'm equally passionate about modifying my cellphone.
Please help.
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Either the ROM you took was buggy, or you made a mistake somewhere... did you do a factory reset in hidden menu already? (Dial 3845#*970#) Maybe some left over files cause this kind of behaviour. If not, flash again with sft and do a factory reset afterwards
Sent from my battery eating android monster!

N00BY0815 said:
Either the ROM you took was buggy, or you made a mistake somewhere... did you do a factory reset in hidden menu already? (Dial 3845#*970#) Maybe some left over files cause this kind of behaviour. If not, flash again with sft and do a factory reset afterwards
Sent from my battery eating android monster!
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Hello,
I'm grateful to you for your reply. But I'm concerned that if I do a Factory reset, it will wash all the applications from my cell except the stock apps. I would lose AnReboot app in that case. How would go in CWM recovery mode in that case???

you could just try to re-install the ROM through recovery.
Press and hold Volume down + Home key
then press and hold the above combination and also press and hold power button for a while

jrdnkasparek said:
you could just try to re-install the ROM through recovery.
Press and hold Volume down + Home key
then press and hold the above combination and also press and hold power button for a while
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Hello,
I highly appreciate your help. But i think there is no combination of keys to boot in recovery for LG P970. I just read it over here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111771
Look into the "Recovery" section.

Shantanu Telharkar said:
Hello,
I'm grateful to you for your reply. But I'm concerned that if I do a Factory reset, it will wash all the applications from my cell except the stock apps. I would lose AnReboot app in that case. How would go in CWM recovery mode in that case???
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Yes your apps will be gone... but after the reset, you ll just have to set up your phone again and download your apps from playstore you may also save needed data with titanium backup, before you reset your phone and restore it afterwards a bit of work, but should be worth it
Sent from my battery eating android monster!

N00BY0815 said:
Yes your apps will be gone... but after the reset, you ll just have to set up your phone again and download your apps from playstore you may also save needed data with titanium backup, before you reset your phone and restore it afterwards a bit of work, but should be worth it
Sent from my battery eating android monster!
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Hey there!
Thanx gentleman for your advice. I did a factory reset,wiped dalvik but that didn't solve the issue. But installing a different ROM fixed the issue. I installed the Zeus ROM. It i absolutely stable and superfast ROM. All thanks to Heuxx. Anyone else having the same problem, follow the same procedure,install custom ROM. You can find everything about Zeus ROM over here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454274
I have a last doubt. Please clarify me about the kernel stuff. Do we need custom kernels for some specific ROMs ?? If yes, how do I figure out which custom kernel should be flashed for that specific ROM??

Bricked Sony Xperia Z1!! Need help urgently!!!

So I was flashing a custom rom in CWM and it was just about to reboot when it said that it could not find the root files and asked if I wanted to install them. I clicked yes and now its stuck on the Sony sign. I can't turn it off or anything.
I tried using flash tool but it said i had to turn it off and go into flashmode which I have no way of doing.
Please help ASAP
Thannks

This is not a brick, it is just a bootloop. i think, you didn't wiped data / cache ?! just flashed the zip?!
If you flash a rom with cwm, that is another rom then your actual one, then you will have to wipe data / cache.
So first go to CWM and wipe data / factory reset. then try to boot again.
If you need flashmode:
Turn off device (if it is stuck, press and hold Power + VolUp)
Then hold VolDown and connect the usb cable
PS: for the next time, try reading the pinned posts in dev forums before you ask such questions, cause this is BASIC KNOWLEDGE for flashing a device.

DJ_Synergy said:
This is not a brick, it is just a bootloop. i think, you didn't wiped data / cache ?! just flashed the zip?!
If you flash a rom with cwm, that is another rom then your actual one, then you will have to wipe data / cache.
So first go to CWM and wipe data / factory reset. then try to boot again.
If you need flashmode:
Turn off device (if it is stuck, press and hold Power + VolUp)
Then hold VolDown and connect the usb cable
PS: for the next time, try reading the pinned posts in dev forums before you ask such questions, cause this is BASIC KNOWLEDGE for flashing a device.
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Wow thank you so much
I thought it was a lot worse than it actually is lol

SpawnCube said:
Wow thank you so much
I thought it was a lot worse than it actually is lol
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so i think it boots up again after wipe?!

DJ_Synergy said:
so i think it boots up again after wipe?!
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Yep
I just reinstalled the custom rom and everything worked fine

SpawnCube said:
Yep
I just reinstalled the custom rom and everything worked fine
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hmm you dont need to reinstall ... the important thing is WIPE DATA ... Android leaves files on the data partition that may not be compatible with the new rom and that then is a bootloop or other problems with the new rom. so everytime you flash a new rom, wipe data!

Stuck in weird limbo between normal and ultra stamina mode - please help!

Hey everyone,
So this started after I used Ultra Stamina Mode to conserve power, but after I turned it off my phone went into some weird state that looks like ultra stamina mode but I can use internet/wifi, 10% of my apps are (facebook, whatsapp etc) are usable. Its very frustrating...not sure what to do, i've tried restarting and all the obvious stuff. I used USM before (Nov last year) and it worked fine, so I have no idea why it would play up like it has.
If anyone has had this and/or knows how to fix it please enlighten me.
Thank you!

lurtz113 said:
Hey everyone,
So this started after I used Ultra Stamina Mode to conserve power, but after I turned it off my phone went into some weird state that looks like ultra stamina mode but I can use internet/wifi, 10% of my apps are (facebook, whatsapp etc) are usable. Its very frustrating...not sure what to do, i've tried restarting and all the obvious stuff. I used USM before (Nov last year) and it worked fine, so I have no idea why it would play up like it has.
If anyone has had this and/or knows how to fix it please enlighten me.
Thank you!
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Umm I've never had this before.... Is your bootloader locked, or unlocked? Try to install a recovery and wipe your cache and dalvik cache (even if your bootloader is locked you can install a recovery). If this doesn't work you could try to reflash your firmware, though I hope this won't be necessary.

St.Jimmy90 said:
Umm I've never had this before.... Is your bootloader locked, or unlocked? Try to install a recovery and wipe your cache and dalvik cache (even if your bootloader is locked you can install a recovery). If this doesn't work you could try to reflash your firmware, though I hope this won't be necessary.
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Bootloader is locked, phone isn't rooted. I am not very android savvy so I apologize if I don't get something...in this case what is a 'recovery' and how does one install it? How do i wipe cache and what is dalvik cache?
And I guess reflashing firmware is a factory reset i imagine? Can I do any of this without losing my data and app data?
Also I just dialed *#*#7378423#*#* and noticed I can reset customization under 'customization settings'. Will this help? It won't wipe any of my data will it?
(I tried booting phone in safe mode, which made no difference)

lurtz113 said:
Bootloader is locked, phone isn't rooted. I am not very android savvy so I apologize if I don't get something...in this case what is a 'recovery' and how does one install it? How do i wipe cache and what is dalvik cache?
And I guess reflashing firmware is a factory reset i imagine? Can I do any of this without losing my data and app data?
Also I just dialed *#*#7378423#*#* and noticed I can reset customization under 'customization settings'. Will this help? It won't wipe any of my data will it?
(I tried booting phone in safe mode, which made no difference)
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Oh don't worry, your phone needs to be rooted to get a working recovery. If you don't feel familiar with it you don't need to do it.
Yeah, reflashing your firmware basically means a factory reset. You can do it with Sony PC Companion (or it's succesor). This does mean that you will loose your apps and data, so you should back it up before doing so.
I highly doubt changig your customization will do anything.

St.Jimmy90 said:
Oh don't worry, your phone needs to be rooted to get a working recovery. If you don't feel familiar with it you don't need to do it.
Yeah, reflashing your firmware basically means a factory reset. You can do it with Sony PC Companion (or it's succesor). This does mean that you will loose your apps and data, so you should back it up before doing so.
I highly doubt changig your customization will do anything.
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Yeah that's what I thought unfortunately... only problem now is how do I back up all my data. I can't do it like I was able to before because the Backup and Restore app isn't available to me, and the Sony PC Companion doesn't back up app data. Is there a backup method I can use from a pc?

lurtz113 said:
Yeah that's what I thought unfortunately... only problem now is how do I back up all my data. I can't do it like I was able to before because the Backup and Restore app isn't available to me, and the Sony PC Companion doesn't back up app data. Is there a backup method I can use from a pc?
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You can use your pc's file manager and copy all your data from the phone.

St.Jimmy90 said:
You can use your pc's file manager and copy all your data from the phone.
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I read that apps and their data are mostly stored in the data Partition which can't be accessed by computers...

lurtz113 said:
I read that apps and their data are mostly stored in the data Partition which can't be accessed by computers...
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Most of the app data is in a folder "android" in the data partition. Also copy your WhatsApp folder if you like to keep that data. The download, dcim etc folders are important, too

St.Jimmy90 said:
Most of the app data is in a folder "android" in the data partition. Also copy your WhatsApp folder if you like to keep that data. The download, dcim etc folders are important, too
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I am going to try to make a few backups, just in case. I've transferred everything like you suggested and I rooted the phone. How can I make a recovery for it without downloading anything from the Google Play Store (as I cant access it on the phone) and are there other backup methods I can use?

lurtz113 said:
I am going to try to make a few backups, just in case. I've transferred everything like you suggested and I rooted the phone. How can I make a recovery for it without downloading anything from the Google Play Store (as I cant access it on the phone) and are there other backup methods I can use?
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Well done! Here are the important threads for the recovery. First the q&a, then the development thread. Please read the q&a before trying to flash the recovery. You have to download the one for your c660x. (EG c6603 if it's the international version. You can find it on the bottom side of the phone)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/z-xzdualrecovery-qa-t2477769
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606

St.Jimmy90 said:
Well done! Here are the important threads for the recovery. First the q&a, then the development thread. Please read the q&a before trying to flash the recovery. You have to download the one for your c660x. (EG c6603 if it's the international version. You can find it on the bottom side of the phone)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/z-xzdualrecovery-qa-t2477769
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
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Alright, so i've installed XZDualRecovery and ran the first option (SuperSU) and made a backup on my SD card. Is this the recovery step? Did I do it right lol? I feel rather lost as there isn't a step-by-step guide to this...
And for later, how do I wipe the cache and dalvik cache? (Again apologies for my amateurishness)
Also I did root the phone with Kingo Root...hopefully it won't be an issue

lurtz113 said:
Alright, so i've installed XZDualRecovery and ran the first option (SuperSU) and made a backup on my SD card. Is this the recovery step? Did I do it right lol? I feel rather lost as there isn't a step-by-step guide to this...
And for later, how do I wipe the cache and dalvik cache? (Again apologies for my amateurishness)
Also I did root the phone with Kingo Root...hopefully it won't be an issue
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Open twrp recovery, go to wipe and then advanced wipe. Uncheck anything there except cache and dalvik

St.Jimmy90 said:
Open twrp recovery, go to wipe and then advanced wipe. Uncheck anything there except cache and dalvik
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Well I ticked cache and delvik cache and wiped. Now when I try to turn on the phone nothing happens, it vibrates when I try to turn it on but the screen is black

lurtz113 said:
Well I ticked cache and delvik cache and wiped. Now when I try to turn on the phone nothing happens, it vibrates when I try to turn it on but the screen is black
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Umm, that's unusual and weird...., it never happened to me.... Does the LED still light up? If so you could try to get into the recovery by holding volume up. If not I fear you have to use Sony PC Companion and select software repair.

St.Jimmy90 said:
Umm, that's unusual and weird...., it never happened to me.... Does the LED still light up? If so you could try to get into the recovery by holding volume up. If not I fear you have to use Sony PC Companion and select software repair.
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The LED is mostly dead. It flashes red and green very quickly just once when I plug it into my PC via USB, and it slowly flashes red when its charging in the wall socket. I tried a whole bunch of power + vol up or vol down buttons to get a response but the screen remains unresponsive. As for using Sony PC Companion I cannot, in this state the phone isn't being read or recognised by the pc, its like nothing is plugged in...

lurtz113 said:
The LED is mostly dead. It flashes red and green very quickly just once when I plug it into my PC via USB, and it slowly flashes red when its charging in the wall socket. I tried a whole bunch of power + vol up or vol down buttons to get a response but the screen remains unresponsive. As for using Sony PC Companion I cannot, in this state the phone isn't being read or recognised by the pc, its like nothing is plugged in...
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Is PC companion properly installed? Power off the phone and select software repair in pc companion, then follow instructions. Don't connect your phone to the ocean unless pc companion tells you to. It will guide you through the process

St.Jimmy90 said:
Is PC companion properly installed? Power off the phone and select software repair in pc companion, then follow instructions. Don't connect your phone to the ocean unless pc companion tells you to. It will guide you through the process
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Yeah its installed properly. I have no idea if the phone is on or off because the screen doesnt turn on for anything. I found a guide about how to repair a phone with the Sony PC Companion and it said that the battery should be at least80% so I am charging it now just in case

St.Jimmy90 said:
Is PC companion properly installed? Power off the phone and select software repair in pc companion, then follow instructions. Don't connect your phone to the ocean unless pc companion tells you to. It will guide you through the process
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Cheers man, that worked. Back to factory settings. Now I just have to get all the stuff I had back onto it lol.
Is the backup I made with TWRP good for this?
Or not, because the backup was made while I had that Ultra Stamina Mode glitch? Maybe I could delete a file in the backup which has those settings stored on it?

lurtz113 said:
Cheers man, that worked. Back to factory settings. Now I just have to get all the stuff I had back onto it lol.
Is the backup I made with TWRP good for this?
Or not, because the backup was made while I had that Ultra Stamina Mode glitch? Maybe I could delete a file in the backup which has those settings stored on it?
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It's pretty much useless as your problems will be restored, too

St.Jimmy90 said:
It's pretty much useless as your problems will be restored, too
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Decided to give it a try again...restored the backup, and tried wiping the cache and delvik again. The phone didn't brick this time but nothing changed either...

N950F reporting only 32gb storage ?

Morning guys.
i have a note 8 / 950f bought from CFW .
i am sure its meant ot haver 64gb storage but while checking just its showing as 32gb with only 6gb free...
am i checking it the wrong way ?

magyosha said:
Morning guys.
am i checking it the wrong way ?
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You didn't say how you were checking it, so can't really answer that. Post a screenshot.

Torquemada288 said:
You didn't say how you were checking it, so can't really answer that. Post a screenshot.
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Checked it in storage and also with astro

magyosha said:
Checked it in storage and also with astro
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Yeah, you've got a problem there. You'll want to contact CFW and return it.

do'hh
i did flash it with Three firmware to enable the Volte/voip settings as it came on EE .. could that make it lose it ?

magyosha said:
do'hh
i did flash it with Three firmware to enable the Volte/voip settings as it came on EE .. could that make it lose it ?
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It has happened to me. Wipe Cache/Dalvik from recovery

طوني تبولة said:
It has happened to me. Wipe Cache/Dalvik from recovery
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Can only wipe dalvik if rooted I think.

magyosha said:
Can only wipe dalvik if rooted I think.
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You can boot into recovery with bixby + vol up + power. And then inside recovery it should say something like:
Reboot to system
Reboot to bootloader
Update from zip
Update from adb sideload
Wipe Cache <-- choose this one.
Factory reset
Mount system
Graphic test
Recovery log
Etc.
But I'd recommend a firmware recovery with Smart Switch. Or a full reflash with Odin. You just have to use all files inside Odin and choose CSC instead of HOME_CSC. This way Your phone will be fully wiped etc. Backup Your data before cause You will lose all Your data. Including internal storage files.
Also, using Odin sometimes can trip Your knox for no reason. So be careful. Try Smart Switch first .

ProtoDeVNan0 said:
Also, using Odin sometimes can trip Your knox for no reason.
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No, it can't.
@magyosha
Someone else had this issue with an S8, it was only showing 16 gigs of internal storage on a 64GB unit, a factory reset fixed it and it went back to normal.
You could try doing a factory reset in recovery, if that doesn't work, flash the newest available stock ROM using Odin, and use the CSC_OXM file, not HOME_CSC since that won't wipe your phone.

after flashing your partitions may be messed up. whatever you flashed may created a separate partition to run on.

The problem actually exists. However, the fix is relatively easy. Most times it is caused by a CFW as the geeks here have rightly said. Inthe rarest of situations, it occurs due to a buggy back up from an older phone via the smart switch. To solve this, you really need to hard reset your phone through the recovery menu. This article explains it in the simplest form. https://www.lemmymorgan.com/solve-note-8-32gb-storage-problem/

lemmy28 said:
The problem actually exists. However, the fix is relatively easy. Most times it is caused by a CFW as the geeks here have rightly said. Inthe rarest of situations, it occurs due to a buggy back up from an older phone via the smart switch. To solve this, you really need to hard reset your phone through the recovery menu. This article explains it in the simplest form. https://www.lemmymorgan.com/solve-note-8-32gb-storage-problem/
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The problem is that once I boot in recovery it never gets passed that no command error screen. and once it gets at that point there is no coming back.
Phone never starts again and I have to flash firmware again(without CSC , or it fails to even start).