I've had plenty of experience flashing ROMs on various devices.
I've had this Kindle for a couple years now, and had an old 4.x CM ROM on it for the longest time. I recently upgraded it to a Resurrection Remix ROM and had no issues during the flashing process. I found a different ROM I want to try, and did the usual wiping routine, and I even did the format option. When I went to flash the new zip the process went faster than usual, and after reboot the RR ROM was still there. I thought that was weird, and wiped everything except internal storage and reflashed, but the old ROM is still there. When I did the factory wipe after the 4.x ROM before the RR ROM, it gave me a warning about rebooting without an OS. I can't get that to happen again (only doing this to confirm the RR ROM is gone.) What am I missing? I'm on TWRP 2.8.7.0
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Hello XDA Developers!
I'm trying to install a custom rom om my i9305 bought in Denmark.
So far I have gotten the TWRP and Cyanogenmod recoveries to work, and through those I have successfully installed the two last versions of CM11 nightlies for the i9305 and the two last versions of AOSB 4.4.4 for the i9305. Yet I can't get any of them to boot past their respective logos (the phone moves nicely past the Samsung Galaxy S3 logo).
I have tried full system++ wipes, multiple Dalvik cache and cache wipes and Factory resets etc, but whatever I do my phone never gets past the CM / AOSB logo. I have waited for 20 minutes once for CM11 and once for AOSB, and 5+ minutes multiple times on both. Nothing changes.
Is there anyone out there with a 9305 that successfully installs custom ROM's that can help? Any help is greatly appreciated as I'm currently without a working phone
PS: Sorry if this is already an answered question. I googled extensively and looked at all the suggested threads before clicking "Submit" and couldn't find an answer.
Technical info:
Heimdall (latest unofficial from developer to get it working with OS X El Capitan)
Android Studio 1.4 with Platform Tools installed today
TWRP 2.8.7.0
Two latest nightlies from the official Cyanogenmod page attempted (I'm not yet allowed to post links), through TWRP as well as the recovery
Two latest versions from the AOSB website (still not allowed to post links, sorry)
MaHo_66 to the rescue
I was able to bring my phone back using the 9305N ROM posted on /galaxy-s3/development-i9305/rom-samsung-stock-4-4-4-rom-collection-t3124027
Still curious why it didn't work with the others, but at least now I have a phone again.
your issue is TWRP 2.8.7.0
several users, including me, had issues with the updated version as it's messes up with partitions etc. You experienced what we were having issues with. After installing the new recovery the installed ROM won't boot up anymore. The only way to fix this was to install stock ROM or a custom ROM based on stock.
I recommend to stay on TWRP 2.8.5.0 till the new version is fixed. Some users are working on a fixed updated TWRP recovery.
if you have made a nandroid backup of any previous rom that boots then try that, if that also fails to load then you need to install stock firmware again and start from the beginning again, stock firmwares can be found on samfirmware,
i have been flashing phones for several years, yet the other day i faced the exact same issue, not sure what caused it, it was also for the same device, stock firmware fixed all issues.
good luck
maultasche said:
your issue is TWRP 2.8.7.0
several users, including me, had issues with the updated version as it's messes up with partitions etc. You experienced what we were having issues with. After installing the new recovery the installed ROM won't boot up anymore. The only way to fix this was to install stock ROM or a custom ROM based on stock.
I recommend to stay on TWRP 2.8.5.0 till the new version is fixed. Some users are working on a fixed updated TWRP recovery.
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Thanks for the reply! I also tried with the CyanogenMod Recovery, which ended the same way.
But installing a custom ROM based on stock worked, and is both way faster and pulls way less battery than the original ROM. So it all worked out in the end (until I can't resist the temptation and try to do it all again).
kamikaze702k said:
if you have made a nandroid backup of any previous rom that boots then try that, if that also fails to load then you need to install stock firmware again and start from the beginning again, stock firmwares can be found on samfirmware,
i have been flashing phones for several years, yet the other day i faced the exact same issue, not sure what caused it, it was also for the same device, stock firmware fixed all issues.
good luck
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Custom ROM based on stock worked, thanks!
Were you able to install any custom ROMs after fixing your issue, or are you also "stuck" on a stock based ROM?
elysium7 said:
Custom ROM based on stock worked, thanks!
Were you able to install any custom ROMs after fixing your issue, or are you also "stuck" on a stock based ROM?
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I flashed carbon rom 4.4.4, twrp recovery is user friendly but on this particular device the recovery was cwm, I don't like stock based roms
kamikaze702k said:
I flashed carbon rom 4.4.4, twrp recovery is user friendly but on this particular device the recovery was cwm, I don't like stock based roms
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Nice, thanks! I'll try cwm next time then
Whichever flashing method I use (TWRP, fastboot) Whichever rom I use (I tried clean stock, pre rooted, MM, LP, backups), I can't get past the animation screen. Even restoring a backup through TWRP gets stuck at the same spot. The only ROM that works is LineageOS (based on Android 7.1). I tried wiping various combinations of dalvik cache, data, cache, system, internal storage - still always stuck on boot animation. I tried leaving it for a long time always, the longest was over 2 hours. I feel like I'm missing wiping something since it seems like the issue is going from a 7.1 rom down maybe?
More info: I was using SLiM ROM (MM 6.0.1) for a while but it got extremely slow and poor battery life after a while. I flashed LineageOS for Z3C and it worked fine, but wasn't my cup of tea, so I wanted to go back to stock-based. I figured I'd try eXistenZ (MM 6.0.1). The instructions said to be on 23.5.A.1.291 first, then root it, and then flash the existenz zip. I didn't downgrade to .291 the first time and it didn't work. Second time I flashed a stock D5803_23.5.A.1.291 (which booted up normally). Went through the rooting process (as seen here), and that worked fine. But the next step of flashing eXistenz didn't work. I tried again from the start, but this time I couldn't boot into after flashing 23.5.A.1.291 again. This is where the problem started. I tried Slim and various roms using fastboot, various versions of twrp, and even a 6.0.1 backup through twrp. Always regardless of ROM, it gets stuck on boot animation. Except for LineageOS.
Hi, I'm in the exact same situation, I have Lineage OS 7.1 installed and I can't go back to any custom ROM based on Android 6.0 stock, all I get is always a bootloop. The only other ROM I can install is Sony stock via Flashtool. I really don't know what the problem is, please let me know if you manage to solve this weird problem.
Install old twrp, wipe /apps_log.
Or use emma to get a clean device again.
I solved the issue installing stock Android 6.0 with Flashtool, twrp 3.0.2 and then flashing ROM. :good:
hey guys so i couldnt think of a title which accurately describe my problem so there it is
For the past 2 months i have been on AOKP Nougat for my sm-g800f (UK) (EE) and it has been running perfectly fine except the odd random restarts but nothing more. Just 2 days ago it started freezing a lot, unresponsive screen, restarting more often keep in mind i did not install anything new or tweak anything. So i decided to do a fresh install and also try a new rom.
I have tried 3 custom roms:
1. First i tried beanstalk the nougat version and i managed to install it but 30 minutes into use i got constant reboots:crying:
2. Resurrection Remix was next this rom took many many tries to install as the phone kept constantly rebooting through the setup process and i ran into other problems such as 'setting has stopped' and 'setup wizard has stopped'. finally after many attempts and with perseverance which manifested from i dont know where i installed it:victory: along with Gapps but just like beanstalk after 30min the same problem, constant reboots
3. the third is what i just tried aokp nougat which is right now constantly rebooting not even allowing me to set it up.
(btw between each install i did factory resets and data wipes and even wiped internal and external storage)
i have twrp 3.1.1.0-0 installed which works perfectly fine but the latest version caused problems whcih is why i am not using it.
the kernel is default.
There was one fix.... after the millionth factory reset before installing kernel 3 but after trying kernel 2 i odin flashed a clean stock 6.0.1 which worked perfectly, no restarts or freezing or anything.
However i do not want that so i flashed twrp and installed AOKP along with Gapps and here i am in a bootloop.
(note i can still access recovery even now)
my preffered setup rn is resurrection remix nougat with spookcity 1.5ghz kernel if that can be done idk
thank you and i hope u can help me
edit: atm when im in twrp on my pc the phone is shown as SM-G800 (no f )
Hi, had the same problem for months.
Succeeded yesterday for G800F with :
- complete wipe except MicroSD
- Lineage OS 14.1 August build
- AddonSu from LOS extra
- OpenGApps Nano ARM 7.1
- Spookcity Kernel 1,5 GHz.
Keep in touch.
I'll update my tutorial once I'm back home.
I was running a Oreo Rom for about 3 months and today I decided to wipe using Mr rains twrp 3.0.2 I got to missing Nougant so I flashed RR 7.1.2 installed gapps and then I flashed the 7.9.21 firmware. After the RR splash screen finished doing its thing i was expecting to see the setup screen but instead there was a prompt that I have corrupt data and to factory reset my device, I hit the reset box and it took me to Twrp so I done another factory reset and after the reset I went to were all of my roms were supposed to be only to find out that everything is gone. Now I have no OS installed and I tried to restore a backup and all of those are gone also. When I wiped I did not wipe internal storage. What steps do I need to fix this any help would be very much appreciative.
Super_SU01 said:
I was running a Oreo Rom for about 3 months and today I decided to wipe using Mr rains twrp 3.0.2 I got to missing Nougant so I flashed RR 7.1.2 installed gapps and then I flashed the 7.9.21 firmware. After the RR splash screen finished doing its thing i was expecting to see the setup screen but instead there was a prompt that I have corrupt data and to factory reset my device, I hit the reset box and it took me to Twrp so I done another factory reset and after the reset I went to were all of my roms were supposed to be only to find out that everything is gone. Now I have no OS installed and I tried to restore a backup and all of those are gone also. When I wiped I did not wipe internal storage. What steps do I need to fix this any help would be very much appreciative.
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Well just copy a rom over from pc, mount everything in TWRP
Hi , I am able to flash nougat roms such as aosp extended ,but cannot flash oreo roms like the ones by daniel_hk . There are no errors while flashing , but the ROMs are not getting flashed . This started to happen suddenly from last month when I tried to flash clean stock rom s433 through twrp which gave an error . I am however able to restore a twrp backup of omni oreo rom . As I said the issue started since a month back . Any ideas ? I am asking this as I want to flash lineage os 15 .
Can you check if your downloads (rom .zip) are corrupted. Have you tried any other rom apart from lineageos. Also before installing the rom you need to wipe everything except internal storage/sdcard/otg. Then install rom/gapps/supersu. Also I would take suggest the Lineage OS 15.1 Rom for the k3 note (I've used it) as the rom is prone to crashes and plus camera and bluetooth dont work. Flash Resurrection Remix as it is stable and everything works in it except some minor things.