I have a early LGG4 from sprint, one of the first. Things have been great, was starting to think I was one of the lucky few.
Yesterday I set my phone down and about 45 mins later when I returned it was at the boot screen, and hot. I pulled the battery and let it cool. Since then I'm in a boot loop, however I can get to recovery. Sprint is ordering me a new phone, but I have 3 days to wait. I can boot into recovery and it seems to not freeze/reboot there. From time to time I can get my phone booted but it freezes and reboots within minutes.
Can I backup my apps/data from recovery? If so, how?
Getting a similar issue, but I can't even boot at all. I was all stock ZV9 with no root and now I can only get to recovery. I haven't tried factory reset yet, was going to see if I can push the ZV9 update again from ADB, so I won't lose everything. Fingers crossed I don't destroy anything.
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I was on 4.0.4 and the phone started freezing on me. Just freezes and becomes completely unresponsive. To reset I have to pull the battery. Now this had happened about once a day for the last week, but today I had to pull about 12 times. Now 4.0.4 was working well until I tried to go to 4.1.99. That was too laggy and buggy so I restored my nandroid backup. So for the past week I was living with the occasional battery pull.
Tonight, I tried to go to 4.1.9999, and now it freezes on me during the initial sign in process, "SIGNED IN! SLIDE KEYBOARD BACK TO CONTINUE". It does not get past this screen.
I'll do a Nandroid restore to get operational, but that level of operability was pretty weak.
I have AmonRa's recovery, but I only did one wipe prior to the two flashes.
ADDITIONALLY, I try to get to the recovery boot screen now after I pull the battery and the phone wont let me. Still goes right onto the Welcome to TMO G1 Android screen, where it proceeds to lock where I mentioned previously.
Any ideas?
****. I get an ERROR PERFORMING RESTORE! TRY RUNNING 'NANDROID-MOBILE.SH RESTORE' FROM CONSOLE!
The **** has hit the fan!
As of this moment, I can't do a Nandroid restore, and I can't get past the above mentioned slide keyboard back to continue screen. How bad is it?
No. You're not bricked.
When you say you came from 4.04, did you put the htc image and the cyanogen rom on? or did you just try to upgrade?
HTC image first, then the ROM. I wiped first, but only one wipe.
As of right now, I have a phone that won't load beyond that screen. Nandroid wont let me restore.
Help, please?
wipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did. No help.
Wipe, reboot and this is what happens:
HOLY CRAP IT WORKED!!!
thanks guys... lets see its functional at least now.
It says its running 4.1.9999... what do I have to do now?
Your done as long as it's working good.
It's not. I have the same problems. Phone freezes at completely random moments. Same ****.
Phone worked well for a short time, then performance degraded again. Now its back to the same. Freezes almost instantaneously after a reboot.
go to recovery
(go to console)
fix_permissions
when done
type
reboot
wait for pause..
and it will reboot!
that booted me into a blank black screen after the ANDROID boot screen. Frozen again.
I have had my HTC One M7 shortly after it was release. I got it from ATT. I immediately found a guide here and rooted it. I had TWRP and every time ATT tried to push an OTA I would refuse. I haven't bothered with it until a couple weeks ago when I wanted to put in KIT KAT. so I found m7_Stock_Rooted_4.18.502.7_odex.zip. I did a dirty upgrade, as the thread said it was okay. And it was. I am going on a trip so I purchased a sim unlock code in between upgrading to kitkat and today.
I got another OTA. I must not have read the bootloader correctly to refuse the install. I was no longer rooted. I come back to XDA and thought what the heck, I'll try out this ROM, it looks nice: Android_Revolution_HD-One_83.1.zip. I use TWRP to put the ROM in and now I am full of fail. After a little bit of Google I decided to try to do a factory reset. And now I am stuck in a boot loop. I have went back to Google but so far all I have seen is use adb or some other method to put things on the "sd card". But how would I do that when this phone doesn't have a sim card and I can't hook it up to my computer anymore? FWIW at some point in the boot loop my computer will recognize the phone, but it won't stay in that state long before it goes away. What happens is my phone starts too boot. Boot screen comes up. After about 10-15 seconds it restarts. This time saying entering recovery.... at the top. That lasts for about 2 seconds, phone goes black and reboots like normal. Over and over.
Best I can do is get to the android hard reset screen by holding power and reset screen. But that is saying "tampered" and "unlocked" at top. I chose the factory setting option and that doesn't do anything to alter the current state.
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When I went to flash Android Revolution ROM I chose wipe data. It gave some error that some files were not copied. So I ran it again, straight from TWRP. But that never installed right and I was stuck in a boot loop. I don't have many options with the android hard reset menu. But if choose restore, I will get to see the screen from TWRP flash for just a moment before it goes away and reboots.
Also I do see my phone when I have it plugged in the control panel (windows). Under devices and printers, it is listed as Android 1.0 under unspecified devices.
Budee80 said:
I have had my HTC One M7 shortly after it was release. I got it from ATT. I immediately found a guide here and rooted it. I had TWRP and every time ATT tried to push an OTA I would refuse. I haven't bothered with it until a couple weeks ago when I wanted to put in KIT KAT. so I found m7_Stock_Rooted_4.18.502.7_odex.zip. I did a dirty upgrade, as the thread said it was okay. And it was. I am going on a trip so I purchased a sim unlock code in between upgrading to kitkat and today.
I got another OTA. I must not have read the bootloader correctly to refuse the install. I was no longer rooted. I come back to XDA and thought what the heck, I'll try out this ROM, it looks nice: Android_Revolution_HD-One_83.1.zip. I use TWRP to put the ROM in and now I am full of fail. After a little bit of Google I decided to try to do a factory reset. And now I am stuck in a boot loop. I have went back to Google but so far all I have seen is use adb or some other method to put things on the "sd card". But how would I do that when this phone doesn't have a sim card and I can't hook it up to my computer anymore? FWIW at some point in the boot loop my computer will recognize the phone, but it won't stay in that state long before it goes away. What happens is my phone starts too boot. Boot screen comes up. After about 10-15 seconds it restarts. This time saying entering recovery.... at the top. That lasts for about 2 seconds, phone goes black and reboots like normal. Over and over.
Best I can do is get to the android hard reset screen by holding power and reset screen. But that is saying "tampered" and "unlocked" at top. I chose the factory setting option and that doesn't do anything to alter the current state.
Edit:
When I went to flash Android Revolution ROM I chose wipe data. It gave some error that some files were not copied. So I ran it again, straight from TWRP. But that never installed right and I was stuck in a boot loop. I don't have many options with the android hard reset menu. But if choose restore, I will get to see the screen from TWRP flash for just a moment before it goes away and reboots.
Also I do see my phone when I have it plugged in the control panel (windows). Under devices and printers, it is listed as Android 1.0 under unspecified devices.
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which twrp version do you have installed?
little123 said:
which twrp version do you have installed?
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Thanks dude. I had an older version, since I originally rooted this phone around 18 months ago and used a version from back then. I watched a youtube video how to push TWRP onto a soft bricked device using ADB. After that, I was able to install the ROM.
Budee80 said:
Thanks dude. I had an older version, since I originally rooted this phone around 18 months ago and used a version from back then. I watched a youtube video how to push TWRP onto a soft bricked device using ADB. After that, I was able to install the ROM.
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glad i could help with just a question
Completely untouched phone from AT&T. Have never rooted or modded this phone in any way.
The update that came out this month was sending my phone into random boot loops. Would have to take the battery out and after a few tries it would stay on for a while then at some point in the day randomly go back to the boot loop.
I backed everything up through Kies then went into the recovery menu and attempted a factory reset. This sent the phone into a permanent boot loop -- would never turn on or off. Sammy logo flashes and it would reboot. Only way to get it to stop is to take the battery out.
Attempted to go back to 4.4 through Odin since those where the only firmware files I was able to find. Updated failed. Now, when I turn it on and I just get "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again."
Kies will not recognize phone. Cannot update firmare from internal storage because I can't even get into recovery menu -- it just goes right back to the same screen.
Called AT&T and the rep told me he would replace the phone through warranty even though I was past my warranty date. He told me this update has messed up a lot of phones and this is not the first he's of it. Then his manager gets on to approve the warranty replacement and she refuses to honor his promise -- tells me they won't do it, I'm SOL, and I can use my upgrade. Maddening!
Please help -- I need a working phone!
LiquidArrogance said:
Completely untouched phone from AT&T. Have never rooted or modded this phone in any way.
The update that came out this month was sending my phone into random boot loops. Would have to take the battery out and after a few tries it would stay on for a while then at some point in the day randomly go back to the boot loop.
I backed everything up through Kies then went into the recovery menu and attempted a factory reset. This sent the phone into a permanent boot loop -- would never turn on or off. Sammy logo flashes and it would reboot. Only way to get it to stop is to take the battery out.
Attempted to go back to 4.4 through Odin since those where the only firmware files I was able to find. Updated failed. Now, when I turn it on and I just get "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in kies and try again."
Kies will not recognize phone. Cannot update firmare from internal storage because I can't even get into recovery menu -- it just goes right back to the same screen.
Called AT&T and the rep told me he would replace the phone through warranty even though I was past my warranty date. He told me this update has messed up a lot of phones and this is not the first he's of it. Then his manager gets on to approve the warranty replacement and she refuses to honor his promise -- tells me they won't do it, I'm SOL, and I can use my upgrade. Maddening!
Please help -- I need a working phone!
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Most attempts to downgrade only flash the kernel so here is the OF2 kernel which should get your phone to boot again. Flash with Odin:
G900A_OF2_Stock_Kernel
Once your phone boots place the G900A_OC4_tF2_OTA.zip onto your extsd card and flash as update from stock recovery. That should get you back to 100% factory stock. Do a factory reset after flashing and if it still does not work I suspect a hardware problem.
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Most attempts to downgrade only flash the kernel so here is the OF2 kernel which should get your phone to boot again. Flash with Odin:
G900A_OF2_Stock_Kernel
Once your phone boots place the G900A_OC4_tF2_OTA.zip onto your extsd card and flash as update from stock recovery. That should get you back to 100% factory stock. Do a factory reset after flashing and if it still does not work I suspect a hardware problem.
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Thank you for the reply!!
Kernal flash worked and I was super excited to get back to recovery menu -- way more progress than I've had up until now!
Unfortunately when it went to reset after installing the update from external storage, it went straight back into the Sammy logo boot loop
Is there physical damage on the phone, thus why att didn't do the warranty?
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LiquidArrogance said:
Thank you for the reply!!
Kernal flash worked and I was super excited to get back to recovery menu -- way more progress than I've had up until now!
Unfortunately when it went to reset after installing the update from external storage, it went straight back into the Sammy logo boot loop
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Take it to Best Buy or an ATT Store and have them reflash it before you toss it away. Good luck
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Take it to Best Buy or an ATT Store and have them reflash it before you toss it away. Good luck
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No idea what just happened. I've been messing around throwing the kernel you recommended at it as well as the stock partitions. Kept getting back to boot loop but at one point it stuck out, said it was upgrading, optimizing apps, and now it's running. So weird.
I'm way too scared to do the factory reset at this point, though.
Thank you again for your help, I really appreciate it!
Edit: Unplugged the USB cable and it immediately shut off and went back into boot loop. Wow.
this sounds like a hardware problem.. i sent my phone to Samsung and they actually repaired it, it was the pba board, i had the same problem.. i flashed everything it needed to recover from a bootloop. and sometimes it would become non responsive. go to best buy and see what they tell you.
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Update:
Thanks to everyone for their replies. I was able to get the phone to boot thanks to everyone's help. Did this by flashing kernel then partitions which would allow the phone to boot.
I finally figured out that the phone would only boot if plugged directly into a power source. As soon as I disconnected the power cable, it would send it right back into the boot loop. I ran some battery "repair" and "calibration" tools but these did not fix the issue. Whenever I would run a battery drain tool, the stress on the battery would cause the phone to shut down.
All of this led me to believe it was an issue with the battery. I held my wife's S4 battery to the contacts on the S5, and it works just fine, even disconnected, and even with the stress test on the battery.
SO -- I'm going to buy a new battery and see if this fixes my problems. I think I just had the perfect storm of battery issues coupled with firmware problems.
I'm pretty sure I know what caused the battery to go haywire. I work in a max security prison and have to leave my phone in the car all day. Outside temperatures regularly hit 105F+ during the summer, so who knows how hot it's getting in the car. Obviously I always leave the phone turned off, but I suspect the high temperatures caused the damage.
Going to try to find a new battery today. Will keep everyone posted! Thank you again for all of the replies.
I had the same issue and would just like to thank you for the files! They helped me unbrick my phone! Much appreciated.
Hello,
Today, while I was using my phone, it restarted itself and has been stuck at a boot loop almost entirely since then. It has successfully booted up 2-3 times but will usually restart itself within 30-45 seconds of booting and then will be stuck in a boot loop again. When it has started up its usually after it has been bootlooping for a while. I'm rooted and using xTreme Rom v2.0. I have had occasional random reboots here and there before but the phone always booted right up again without any issues. I haven't done anything with root/recovery since early September.
I've tried doing a factory hard reset without any luck. My phone booted up after I tried the hard reset and it was like the reset didn't happen. I can't boot into TWRP. I can boot into download mode and I tried to reset using kdz. It got to 100% but the the phone restarts and is back in the boot loop (then the lg flash tool gets an error and force quits). I've tried removing my sd and sim cards, I've tried swapping to a different battery, I've tried leaving the battyer out and letting the phone cool down. Nothing is working. I have noticed that when the phone is going to boot up correctly the full LG animation plays. When the phone is going to boot loop I only get a static LG Powered by android image.
Any suggestions?
Since I tried to rest using kdz I can't get past the boot loop...Device also isn't recognized when using adb
edit: It booted up once this morning and went to the initial set up screen, like the kdz worked. But about 30 seconds-a minute later the phone locked up, rebooted and has been stuck in a boot loop since.
That's weird..
So the KDZ goes through all the way successfully.
Phone does the update all apps etc.. and it still boot loops after a while?
Which ROM version are you updating it back to?
My phone just did the exact same thing. I'm also on the Extreme Rom. Everything you described is my experience too. When I use the LG tool it goes all the way through and reboots the phone but just keeps bootlooping. Did you find a fix? I've tried everything i can think of. Probably going to take it in tomorrow and get warranty on it.
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My phone just did the exact same thing. I'm also on the Extreme Rom. Everything you described is my experience too. When I use the LG tool it goes all the way through and reboots the phone but just keeps bootlooping. Did you find a fix? I've tried everything i can think of. Probably going to take it in tomorrow and get warranty on it.
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I used the following method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848
Download the correct KDZ file to flash back to and follow the rest of the instructions. You can also look at this video tutorial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXO2SHqBiNk
The one you'll want to try is "Normal Flash"
"CSE Flash" is a full wipe that deletes all data.
Mine was weird where it told me my phone disconnected, but the progress bar was still continuing. If that happens to you, don't hit cancel, let the progress bar finish to 100%
I have a Moto G XT1072. I had unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP and rooted it a while ago. I did not install any custom rom.
I was completely unaware of TWRP's lack of support for OTA upgrades, so when my phone notified me that there was an update available, I was like "oh, cool, okay" and downloaded it.
a) The download finished, the phone rebooted and TWRP recovery popped up.
b)"Mh, I guess I have to find the update file and flash it, probably"
c) Of course I didn't find it, so I googled and found out that if I want to install an OTA update I have to flash back the stock recovery and I might lose root. "Not worth it, thanks, maybe when 6.0 comes out"
d) So I rebooted the phone. Boot screen with motorola logo shows up, phone boots normally, I insert my sim card pin, set the alarm for tomorrow morning (6:00 am, fml) and *poof*, phone shuts down and reboots in TWRP.
e) back to point d.
Recap: I downloaded the update but I didn't install it, phone boots normally (I can even go in settings), but after 30 seconds it shuts down and reboots in TWRP. I do not care about the update, I just hope I can avoid re-rooting or even wiping.
I've got the exact same problem as you. Stupid to not have thought this could've happened with TWRP installed. Additional problem is, I have removed everything ''root-related'' (adb, fastboot), because I thought I wouldn't need it anymore. TWRP is obviously still on my mobile, but that's about it. I have already made a backup in TWRP (don't think it will help, because I'm afraid it will backup as boot trap), but who knows if it may help.
Back to the point, I'm a noob with rooting, I don't even know how I've managed to root it in the first place, but I'm stuck with the same problem as you are but without the required tools (at least, that's what I think)...
UPDATE: So my phone finished the backup, I turned it off to charge my battery, I fired it back up after an hour (normal way, not TWRP way), and it all of the sudden works again. It doesn't boot trap anymore and it seems like I'm able to use every function properly again. After those 30 seconds (where it usually rebooted), I now got the message that the installation had failed and that I should try again later. I don't know if there's any logical explanation for this or if this is pure luck, but I'm glad it's working again! I don't know if this will help for you as well ricvail, but I think it's at least worth a shot!