Questions about getting Android devices out of a "bricked" state.
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Phone stuck on Google logo after trying to install Jelly Bean
I have a Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.0.1
I tried to install Jelly Bean, and followed all instructions I found on a website (forgot which one). I installed cwh and twh first.
Then I installed Jelly ...
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How to install a ROM with CWM when /data (and /sdcard) are encrypted and I can't reformat them?
I used to run CyanogenMod 9.1 with device encryption on my Galaxy S3, and decided today that I wanted to try a CM 10 nightly.
A problem with device encryption that I didn't know about before is that ...
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Force debug in safe mode via USB?
I did something so stupid I'm almost kind of proud of it. I rooted my LG Optimus T (Froyo) using Gingerbreak, cleaned out a bunch of stuff, and accidentally deleted the home screen launcher. No big, ...
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LG DoublePlay: Boot looping after replacing framework-res.apk
I modified and replaced the original framework-res.apk on my LG DoublePlay (C729) and now it keeps bootlooping on T-Mobile logo. Even the recovery mode didn't help - the recovery mode displays only a ...
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Bricked Droid Razr while trying to flash a custom ROM, Safestrap gone
I'm so sorry for being one of these "help me, I don't know what to do!" noobs, but that's exactly my situation. This is my first Android phone and my first time trying to do this. I do come from a ...
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samsung gt i9000 does not start
I flashed my Samsung Galaxy S with 4.1.1 through Odin. But I didn't like it, so I wanted to restore it to Android 2.3 -- and and while restoring it, my computer suddenly restarted and my mobile phone ...
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Galaxy Mini bricked: black screen
I have a Galaxy Mini GT-5570 phone.
Last night I installed "ROM Manager" and tried to partition my SD card. It requires to reboot my phone and I confirmed that, so it shut down my phone. Then it ...
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Bricked (Hard?) Android I5510 recovery
I was attempting to install ClockworkMod and CynogenMod10 for my phone using odin.
I followed the steps listed here
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Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 it neither goes into download mode( vol down+menu+power buttons) or ram dump mode (vol up+ power buttons)
my Samsung Galaxy ace gt-s5830 has just “hung” during the start-up screen with the white text “Samsung
www.samsung.com "on a black background.
I have tried to restart it and to take the battery out ...
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Is it possible to pull data using Android Debug Bridge on an N7 while soft bricked
I've tried countless fixes for my N7 being softbricked (No idea how it was done). I've resorted to using Android Debug Bridge, however I cannot get access to the device (device not recognized from CMD ...
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Nexus 7 soft bricked, Need to recover data
I don't know if I'm posting this on the right website or not, but I'll try anyway.
I recently brought a Google Nexus 7 (non-SIM version). I've used it for around 3 months now and everything was ...
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Galaxy S2 is possibly bricked. What can I do?
Background:
Browsing on Chrome, device suddenly freezes. Hold down power button to turn it off.
Turn it on again. "Galaxy S2 i9100T" logo keeps displaying nothing else happens. Tried rebooting ...
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How to unbrick my Samsung Galaxy Y
I put custom ROM ussrv8_evanlocked@ogy@xda after rooting my Samsung Galaxy Y, and then I wanted to update kernel to overclock my phone (I followed this set of instructions).
Now the phone is not ...
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Galaxy Note 2 N7100 does not turn on, only shows battery “loading” icon
I bought a GN2 three days ago, it worked fine until today, when I did a reboot and it didn't come back. The blue LED turned off with the device, and instead of rebooting, the battery "loading" (empty ...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 not booting up, just shows ”Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300” black screen
This morning I woke up to my Samsung Galaxy S3 which just “hung” during the start-up screen with the white text “Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-19300” on a black background. It never comes to the “Enter ...
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Samsung Galaxy Y(GT-S5360) Stuck after unsuccesfull firmware update using kies
Today I tried updating my Samsung Galaxy Y using Kies. While updating, my PC rebooted. When I turned on my phone, it said that firmware upgrade failed and that I should connect it to Kies and run ...
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GT-P1000 pc and phone icon
I was trying to root my old Galaxy Tab 7 (GT-P1000) device when it got frozen at the setup connection. I noticed then that it was a Gingerbread file -- so I killed Odin. Now I'm getting phone and ...
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Emergency Firmware Recovery
I tried a to update my samsung galaxy note with a new leaked operating system of jelly bean using odin3.
but at the time of adding files for phone and ccs i miss arranged them so the update got failed ...
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Installing Android using only fastboot on HTC Vision
I lost my system somehow. My phone turned off and reboots during starting up.
I'm only able to go to hboot (fastboot/recovery etc.) on my phone, and I'm unable to run Android system.
I have tried ...
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Galaxy Mini hangs at boot - how can I fix it?
My Galaxy Mini powers on, but then hangs on the "Samsung Galaxy Mini" splash screen.
How can I re-install Android, or get it booting again?
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Galaxy S I9000 doesn't start
I flashed my Samsung Galaxy S with 4.1.1 through Odin. But I didn't like it, so I wanted to restore it to Android 2.3 -- and and while restoring it my computer suddenly restarted and my mobile phone ...
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Sony Xperia Pro is stuck in bootloop. How to fix?
Yesterday, my rooted Xperia Pro decided to go into perpetual restart mode. I tried removing the SIM and SD cards to no avail. I tried reflashing the ICS upgrade. I tried throwing my phone across the ...
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Motorola Defy recovery and reboot problems
I was going to update my phone. After I downloaded cyanogen I obviously had to reboot or something...
Anyway: at first I got an android with a triangle and an exclamation mark, so I tried booting it ...
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NVError 0x120002 when flashing system.img to Lenova IdeaPad K1
So I was trying to root the Lenova Ideapad K1 tablet using this guide and it seems I've messed up. I can only boot into APX mode now. Is there a way for me to restore this?
CMD prompt output below:
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Galaxy S2 skyrocket (american) wont turn on
My friend is American and brought a galaxy s2 skyrocket with her....we wanted to update the software here in Spain...and the thing went wrong. After the update....the phone wont turn on. We have no ...
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How can I fix my corrupted /data partition?
The following happened. I have a Galaxy Mini Plus (S5570I) running Android 2.3.6 which I've been using without problems so far. Recently, I've installed an APK (Opera Beta), which somehow caused the ...
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Huawei ascend H866C
I installed a rom app and then accidently hit the wrong device name. Screen only says image signature verify fail
Your boot/recovery image may have an incorrect signature.verify. signature. Remove ...
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HTC ONE X Custom ROM Issue
I tried to install a custom ROM on my htc one X without making any backup. My new custom ROM did not installed correctly. It is just showing X type logo of custom ROM after htc splash screen. I can go ...
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Phone Stuck on Samsung Galaxy S2 Screen
I have a rooted GT-I9100G. Recently the official JB for France came out, and I wanted to flash it.
Some of the reasons to do so were:
My phone use to randomly show charging even when the charger ...
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TECNO N3 keeps on restarting “E:Signature Verification Failed”
I have bricked my TECNO N3 trying to install a boot animation. Right now it keeps on restarting. I have gotten the stock ROM for my device. The problem is when I tried to flash it I get an error:
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ZTE V9 light ftm startup error
My ZTE v9 light tablet won't go past the 'android' loading screen and go to the main menu.
I think it happened when I didn't install an application the correct way and everything started crashing. ...
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Is my phone hard or soft bricked?
My phone, Samsung Galaxy Mini (GTS5570) is bricked.
I tried to modify its setting using Odin so that I can over-clock my phone to 800Mhz, but it did not work out. By then it will not start, it is ...
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My Samsung Galaxy Ace does not start after installing CM10?
I have upgrade the Galaxy Ace S5830 android 2.3.6 to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean via CyanogenMod 10
but i can forget Create a NANDroid backup and after compliting installation mobile not stared.
so how ...
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How to unbrick a HTC Magic?
I have bricked my HTC Magic. Now when I try to boot it normally or in hboot or in fastboot or in recovery, it only shows a white box with an arrow and a bugdroid then a blank screen. It's not detected ...
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random freezes after revive from emmc brick
my galaxy s2 phone was bricked because of emmc-bug , I have re-partitioned it using custom .pit file , but I got many freezes every day (using stock rom) but using CM10 freezes are not too much but ...
