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[Q] I think I killed my phone :s

Hi um I'm pretty new to Android phones, and my Captivate's stuck in a bootloop...
I had CyanogenMod 9 on it, based on ICS 4.0.4, which i still have the .zip for if necessary. But I think I did something stupid... in the recovery (which said something about CWMrecovery) mode, I absent-mindedly formatted the /system directory... derp....
Now basically the phone shows the AT&T logo, then shows some kind of recovery screen, it only flashes up for a short time but I can see in the background both an android, like stock recovery mode, and the logo from ROM manager (or something very similar). There is some text at the bottom but it's very small and only flashes up for a split second so I can't read it... and what's worse, it won't boot into recovery...
I'm not exactly sure how to even do it, but random combinations of the volume & power buttons and home.. screen-area-thing work eventually.. but it's just not working now, as i hold the buttons it either just keeps rebooting before it gets past the AT&T logo or ignoring it completely, showing the recovery screen then rebooting again anyway
Sorry it's kinda long.. I tried to be detailed XD
tl;dr CM9 rom Captivate, formatted /system, stuck in bootloop, recovery mode won't work
Any help would be much appreciated
Edit: Forgot to say, I've searched around already but I haven't found anyone else who's bootloop is caused by formatting /system -.-

re flash the rom. you erased the rom.
dont wipe dont format just flash the rom again. you should be back as if it never happened.

If your in a boot loop you might want to invest in a jig, only $6 on eBay
You also said recovery doesn't work? Have you tried putting it into download mode?
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This might help you:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/39685-stuck-on-boot-loop/
If not google Samsung captivate boot loop. Lots of info on how to fix out there. Sorry I don't work on many Samsung phones. Primarily HTC.
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jig will not help bootloop.
you are freaking out because of the bootloop and not holding the button combo for recovery long enough.
take out the battery. and replace
hold both volume buttons
then hold power
keep buttons held for 5 seconds AFTER screen comes on.
if your phone turns on and starts to boot, you have recovery and download.

TRusselo said:
jig will not help boot loop
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You sure? Fixed my phone from boot loop!
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TRusselo said:
jig will not help bootloop.
you are freaking out because of the bootloop and not holding the button combo for recovery long enough.
take out the battery. and replace
hold both volume buttons
then hold power
keep buttons held for 5 seconds AFTER screen comes on.
if your phone turns on and starts to boot, you have recovery and download.
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Tried that, isn't working :\ it just ignores it, shows the recovery screen realy quick then reboots again...

I've had this happen on my captivate...only option is to flash back to a stock ROM and work your way back up to CM9 or whatever you were trying to flash originally. To do this your gonna have to get into download mode. A jiff is your best friend in this situation as suggested by several others. however if the button combo for download mode works for you, that is best. Try unplugging the battery, wait for like 10 seconds and plug back in. Have a PC running, and make sure you have the drivers installed. have the USB cable plugged into your computer, and while holding both the volume buttons down, plug the cable into your phone as well. This should put you into download mode and your good to go.
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thanks cmilldrummin (and everyone else)
I got my phone into download mode fine... but i don't think I have the drivers :s (googling still, but can't find them so far)
Also I got it into recovery mode earlier, re-flashed the same custom ROM but when I tried to load it it just kept loading with the blue android on a skateboard until the battery ran out (It was the same one, CM9)
Is the like actual android system openable in download mode? so I could re-write the /system folder? if not I guess I'll just try to re-flash a stock rom then upgrade.. *crosses fingers*

Best way is to flash back to stock and start fresh.
Sent from my Serendipity VII flashed Captivate using xda premium

Np Dolei, but yea back to stock is best, gives you a nice clean slate, with no glitches or errors
Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA

TRusselo is right. The other posts here are taking the sledgehammer approach for a simple fix. If you cannot get into recovery mode - you're doing it wrong, try again. reflash your rom from recovery and all done.
Dolei said:
Hi um I'm pretty new to Android phones, and my Captivate's stuck in a bootloop...
I had CyanogenMod 9 on it, based on ICS 4.0.4, which i still have the .zip for if necessary. But I think I did something stupid... in the recovery (which said something about CWMrecovery) mode, I absent-mindedly formatted the /system directory... derp....
Now basically the phone shows the AT&T logo, then shows some kind of recovery screen, it only flashes up for a short time but I can see in the background both an android, like stock recovery mode, and the logo from ROM manager (or something very similar). There is some text at the bottom but it's very small and only flashes up for a split second so I can't read it... and what's worse, it won't boot into recovery...
I'm not exactly sure how to even do it, but random combinations of the volume & power buttons and home.. screen-area-thing work eventually.. but it's just not working now, as i hold the buttons it either just keeps rebooting before it gets past the AT&T logo or ignoring it completely, showing the recovery screen then rebooting again anyway
Sorry it's kinda long.. I tried to be detailed XD
tl;dr CM9 rom Captivate, formatted /system, stuck in bootloop, recovery mode won't work
Any help would be much appreciated
Edit: Forgot to say, I've searched around already but I haven't found anyone else who's bootloop is caused by formatting /system -.-
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TRusselo said:
re flash the rom. you erased the rom.
dont wipe dont format just flash the rom again. you should be back as if it never happened.
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TRusselo said:
jig will not help bootloop.
you are freaking out because of the bootloop and not holding the button combo for recovery long enough.
take out the battery. and replace
hold both volume buttons
then hold power
keep buttons held for 5 seconds AFTER screen comes on.
if your phone turns on and starts to boot, you have recovery and download.
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Try doing this, this has worked for me since I can't get into recovery with the traditional button combo method of holding all three buttons at the same time.
Turn the phone off. Hold the power button, vol up, vol down. Once the ATT boot screen comes on, let go of the power button. Keep holding the volume buttons and voila, you're in recovery.

Agree. Definitely go back to stock if possible first.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA

[Q] Galaxy Mini bricked after exiting CMW after wiping data

SO here's the long story short :
I installed minisense 4 rom on my mini.then tried to install cyanmobile X.for doing the latter I wiped data + cache + dalvik cache. then rebooted the system forgetting to recover the minisense 4 back from the nandroid backup I did. now my phone's bricked. I can't get into downloading mode (nothing happens if I press vol down + home +power ). I presses vol up + down + hom+ power . that installed the drivers...and odin detects is as "Android" not GT-S5570. I have found similar threads but nothing has worked so far. I still haven't used the USB jig method yet though..... Please help me out here!! :crying:
by the way I needed to recover minisense 4 because the installation of the cyanmobile X (update-CyanMobile-eXperience-Blade-20120721-Release.zip) didn't install...gave a status 7 (which was quite weird)
Thanks in advance! :angel:

1. Wrong section
2. HOME+POWER!
*edit*
3. Why in hell you wanted to flash a ROM made for zte blade?!

yackovsky said:
1. Wrong section
2. HOME+POWER!
*edit*
3. Why in hell you wanted to flash a ROM made for zte blade?!
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okay thanks...which section should I post this in ? home + power doesn't work
and that blade rom is an example of what happens if you don't sleep for two days and have almost nothing in your stomach...thanks for the reply

Nilabhra said:
okay thanks...which section should I post this in ? home + power doesn't work
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Q&A... switch off your phone, press and hold home and switch on the phone WHILE HOLDING HOME BUTTON... if this doesn't work, I have some bad news for you...

yackovsky said:
Q&A... switch off your phone, press and hold home and switch on the phone WHILE HOLDING HOME BUTTON... if this doesn't work, I have some bad news for you...
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Okay I will repost this in the Q/A section. I dunno how to delete this thread ..... and my phone's not On in the first place..it's as if there isn't abattery in it.

If your warranty is still valid, bring it to samsung service center and don't mention anything about rooting, flashing, custom roms... if not, usb jig might work, but can't promise. And don't post same thing again, just request thread moving

okay thanks.... warranty is over (by just one month) ...I am really stuck I guess...thanks for helping thought :fingers-crossed:

try this http://db.tt/9yiv6xl0
Sent from my GT-S5570

i'm sorry to hear that :crying:
get well soon bro

inyunkgem said:
i'm sorry to hear that :crying:
get well soon bro
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I know you're new to this forum, but please, read the rules and regulations before posting. Please don't spam...

[Q] I think I bricked my phone :( :( - PLEASE help!

Hi,
I tried the regular fastboot method to load CWM recovery.
Whenever it got to the point of loading the recovering, it would just say "flashing recovery on the device...".
Then, when restarting bootloader and clicking on "recovery", it would just shut down the phone.
I decided to experiment to try fix the issue, and I came across this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928551
I downloaded the ZIP file and I ran the root.bat
It flashed some boot images and now my phone wont start
It is stuck on the "warning bootloader unlocked screen" and will not go any further.
Please help . I'm so scared that I've bricked my phone. Is there ANYTHING I can do?
Thanks in advance for the help!

The methods u used can't brick your phone
Reboot in boot loader by pressing the power button and volume - button at the same time. Just at the moment the phone shuts-down/reboot release the power button. It will boot in boot loader. After this flash cwm or twrp again and with the volume down button go to recovery. Select recovery with the volume up key and u are done. Cwm/twrp is flashed and will boot in the recovery.
In recovery I would install the ROM from Omar. It will restore your system and boot.IMG so it will work. Don't forget to wipe data.
If this doesn't work flash the home made fast boot files somewhere in the development section
Sent from my XT890 using xda app-developers app

Hazou said:
The methods u used can't brick your phone
Reboot in boot loader by pressing the power button and volume - button at the same time. Just at the moment the phone shuts-down/reboot release the power button. It will boot in boot loader.
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Thanks - I tried that. I do let go of the buttons as soon as it starts to reboot itself, but it doesn't start the bootloader - it still just shows the screen "warning bootloader unlocked". I can not get back into the bootloader

Do u reset the phone with the 4 buttons and just when it resets does your phone reboots immediately?
Sent from my GT-P5110 using XDA Premium HD app

Hazou said:
Do u reset the phone with the 4 buttons and just when it resets does your phone reboots immediately?
Sent from my GT-P5110 using XDA Premium HD app
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If I hold all 4 buttons, the screen goes blank, and the green light stays on. My PC then finds hardware called "MEDFIELD" but wont find drivers for it.
Does this help at all?

alkit said:
If I hold all 4 buttons, the screen goes blank, and the green light stays on. My PC then finds hardware called "MEDFIELD" but wont find drivers for it.
Does this help at all?
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The above applies when connected with usb.
If I press all 4 buttons without USB connected, it just reboots and gets stuck on the "unlocked bootloader" message again

alkit said:
Then, when restarting bootloader and clicking on "recovery", it would just shut down the phone.
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Just of curiosity - which button you used to select recovery - power button or vol.up button?
alkit said:
I do let go of the buttons as soon as it starts to reboot itself, but it doesn't start the bootloader
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You should let go only of power button and hold vol.down button (at least for me)
If your PC finds hardware - can you do fastboot devices to check whether it is actually recognized properly?
And last thing - which method you used to load recovery (and were you on ICS\JB)? You were rooted and used automated methods or you unlocked bootloader and wanted to root afterwards (manually through fastboot)?

Divina Angelus said:
Just of curiosity - which button you used to select recovery - power button or vol.up button?
You should let go only of power button and hold vol.down button (at least for me)
If your PC finds hardware - can you do fastboot devices to check whether it is actually recognized properly?
And last thing - which method you used to load recovery (and were you on ICS\JB)? You were rooted and used automated methods or you unlocked bootloader and wanted to root afterwards (manually through fastboot)?
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You are a GENIUS!!! A LIFE SAVER!!! I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. BOTH of your points fixed the phone.
I could never get into recovery becuase I was pressing the power button. I could never get into fastboot becuase I was holding both the power and volume down button.
So, for anyone using a RAZR I... please note the following SIMPLE things:
1) In the bootloader menu, the power button does NOT select the option. The VOL UP button selects the option
2) To boot into BOOTLOADER : Hold both power and vol down buttons until the phone restarts, and then RELEASE the power button, while still HOLDING the volume down button! It will then load the bootloader.
Again, THANKS so so much for reviving my phone for me. I was going crazy without a phone!

alkit said:
You are a GENIUS!!! A LIFE SAVER!!! I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. BOTH of your points fixed the phone.
I could never get into recovery becuase I was pressing the power button. I could never get into fastboot becuase I was holding both the power and volume down button.
So, for anyone using a RAZR I... please note the following SIMPLE things:
1) In the fastboot menu, the power button does NOT select the option. The VOL UP button selects the option
2) To boot into BOOTLOADER : Hold both power and vol down buttons until the phone restarts, and then RELEASE the power button, while still holding the volume down button! It will then load the bootloader.
Again, THANKS so so much for reviving my phone for me. I was going crazy without a phone!
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I was going through everything you've faced yesterday. So yeah, glad I was of help to someone else as well)

This has never happened to me before but don't stress one bit because nothing ever permanently bad comes from this. You can forget about it being destroyed. These aren't iPhones, haha. You can get it going again pretty easy I hear. Just don't stress because there is no point and you WILL get help. Just listen to what these experienced dudes are saying and you should be back on track. Good luck!
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UPDATE: Nice! Glad to see you got the help you needed and everything's back on track!

Nice that it is solved. I gave u the solution on my first post, but nice that someone els did a better job in explaining it
There is almost no possibilities to brick your device if u only flash things like the boot, system, recovery or data partition. They can he solved very easy. If u flash the other partitions like the radio u can get a problem.
Sent from my XT890 using xda app-developers app

Hazou said:
Nice that it is solved. I gave u the solution on my first post, but nice that someone els did a better job in explaining it
There is almost no possibilities to brick your device if u only flash things like the boot, system, recovery or data partition. They can he solved very easy. If u flash the other partitions like the radio u can get a problem.
Sent from my XT890 using xda app-developers app
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You are 100% right. I just re-read your post, and noticed that you did mention those 2 points. I must've just read over them really quickly and didn't pay attention to the details of which buttons to press. :angel:
Thanks a ton for your help! Really appreciate it! :highfive:

[Q] Stuck on HTC logo. Seems bricked. Help?

Hey everyone, first time here! (And unfortunately not a happy first post)
So, I recently got this HTC One and was trying to get back to stock ROM after a journey with CyanogenMod 10.1 (Which was awesome, but a bit laggy).
Now, I wanted to go back to stock, and so I flashed this ROM I found on these forums (that said to be a .401 version that was stock and the most recent version). Biggest problem here, I'm pretty sure I forgot to wipe data and cache.
The problem that I have right now is that my phone is stuck on the HTC logo, without me being able to shut it down...at all.
I can't boot to bootloader, can't boot to recovery, can't do anything
When I press on the power button (Tried up to a minute) the back and home button start blinking, but nothing else.
When connected to my computer, the PC seems to detect it, but I'm not able to access the storage, or do anything fastboot related.
I'm kinda afraid my phone is bricked!
Help?
Thanks

Rule #1: if it does anything.. It's not bricked
You need to hold the light sensor up to a light source (lamp, sun, and etc..) and hold down the power button till it turns off. Then boot into bootloader and get to your recovery and wipe/re flash
Sent from my Tricked out HTC One

Wow! Thanks for quick response!
I was able to shut down the phone and get it to restart, but I'm not able to boot into the bootloader (holding volume down)
It just goes back to the HTC Screen (the one with Beats logo)

Just want to say thanks a ton!
I was able to boot back in the phone!
Thank you!

Lucky you! Rule #2....whenever rooting your stock ROM for the first time, boot up, then take a Nandroid, and keep one copy on SDcard and your computer!
And maybe going first with popular and proven Custom ROMs, close to stock. And taking a Nandroid of that one as well!
Glad you got it all sorted
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium

Awesome! Thanks for the tips!
Weird thing, I was able to flash Cyanogen, no problemo (since I didn't forget to wipe cache, etc.)
The other ROM I used was supposed to be a stock image (I had found another one that worked, but I thought the one I found later tonight was closer to the version that came with the phone).
Anyway, long story short, I'm a noob, and that's ok!
Thanks to everyone for the help!

Squirrel1620 said:
Rule #1: if it does anything.. It's not bricked
You need to hold the light sensor up to a light source (lamp, sun, and etc..) and hold down the power button till it turns off. Then boot into bootloader and get to your recovery and wipe/re flash
Sent from my Tricked out HTC One
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Thanks for this, phone just randomly restarted after a crash and ended up at an error screen. No matter how long I held the power button down it wouldn't restart. I'm in a dark hotel room, so held it up to the window and it restarted immediately. 30 minutes of panic over
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app

Squirrel1620 said:
Rule #1: if it does anything.. It's not bricked
You need to hold the light sensor up to a light source (lamp, sun, and etc..) and hold down the power button till it turns off. Then boot into bootloader and get to your recovery and wipe/re flash
Sent from my Tricked out HTC One
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Wow. I have to say I was stuck at the HTC Boot logo to no avail (blinking capacitive buttons) and holding it up to a light source actually worked (while holding down power). Thanks so much.

HTC One mini 2 stuck on charging logo and this build is for development...

Hey i have my HTC One mini 2 and i rooted and installed a custom recovery and it all worked until everytime i turn on it says "this build is for development purposes only and cannot be distributed outside of HTC without HTC's permissions. Failure to comply may lead to legal action" and then it's stuck forever and won't do anything till the battery is dead...? What should i do it all worked before hand just after the recovery asked to install superuser root thingy made it do this...
Please help answers appreciated...

scottyg2004 said:
Hey i have my HTC One mini 2 and i rooted and installed a custom recovery and it all worked until everytime i turn on it says "this build is for development purposes only and cannot be distributed outside of HTC without HTC's permissions. Failure to comply may lead to legal action" and then it's stuck forever and won't do anything till the battery is dead...? What should i do it all worked before hand just after the recovery asked to install superuser root thingy made it do this...
Please help answers appreciated...
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this has been covered several times.
most common is the wrong recovery. Make sure its the right one or try different versions.
try this one. its not the latest but it works

kativiti said:
this has been covered several times.
most common is the wrong recovery. Make sure its the right one or try different versions.
try this
How do i install it to it? When i plug it into PC It detects it only just after unplugging it!
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scottyg2004 said:
kativiti said:
this has been covered several times.
most common is the wrong recovery. Make sure its the right one or try different versions.
try this
How do i install it to it? When i plug it into PC It detects it only just after unplugging it!
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check YouTube there's lots of tutorial. Don't need to be same model, just android.
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If you posses an European device then you can flash the stock boot via fastboot from PC cmd, it could be stuck in boot..

You need to restart your charging system. Just press all three Buttons (Power, Volume Up + Volume Down) at the same time and hold for about 10 seconds. It will boot normally again. I had the same issue lots of times.

schneefritz said:
You need to restart your charging system. Just press all three Buttons (Power, Volume Up + Volume Down) at the same time and hold for about 10 seconds. It will boot normally again. I had the same issue lots of times.
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Dude i don't know how to thank you.
But what should i do after that?

Mehran82 said:
Dude i don't know how to thank you.
But what should i do after that?
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Pressing the 3 keys together (when the device is NOT responding but working) will allow the device to "wake up", to accept charge it it isnt, and then boot normally once there is sufficient charge via the power button.

HTC One mini 2 stuck on logo
Hello everyone , I have 2 HTC one mini 2 that won`t boot into system , phone is stuck at logo HTC
I tried several options , to keep vol up+power for factory reset but It only restarting and again stuck at HTC logo ....I really need help from you guys so please who knows how to fix this please feel free to help me