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[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
Well I'm afflicted with this stupid bug now, was having restarting problem for a few days now, earlier it used to pseudo reset on one fresh install of kpq then it stopped when I flashed again, actually the restarting bug was present just the pseudo reset part didn't happen, now I tried another fresh install and boom! Restarts with complimentary pseudo reset. Only thing is did after stock was install amit's universal cf root. Like the guy above said, going to froyo solves the problem, but indeed mainboard change or replacement would be ideal as gb has been buggy for me with the notification bug too.

But I have to state I never had this problem ever since I tried gb on my phone, 3 months ago onwards, this only started happening a week ago when I installed a custom rom, and after that even fresh stock flashes have this problem :-( could it be that the hardware has failed somehow?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] supergaijin:
the only way to know if it's a hw issue would be to flash stock and take it to the service center.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
Did that today, last night I flashed back to ddkp1, indian gb, and kept it barebones stock, no cf root nothing! But the problem just got worse! Now when it restarts at night it just goes into a bootloop till the samsung logo endlessly, after battery pull it does it 'pseudo-reset' thing. I know they're gonna just do a firmware flash the first time, so ill have to live with this bug for a few more days. ets see what happens.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sirilpta:
Give it to service center and ask them to replace the handset... Also send a mail to support.india@samsung.com

got new galaxy i9003 on replacement.....

ddkp2/ext4/cwm 5
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Tostado:
Hi! I have the same problem and a pseudo solution.

- To avoid the pseudo factory reset I change the laucher. ( with go launcher Ex seems fixed)

- To avoid the reset every 15 min. I play a mp3 file all the whole day ( mute sound) in that case Cpu don't stay in Deep sleep, my best time is 26 hours without reset.

My device : GB 2.3.6 - KPQ - Kernel Utther Chaos #7 -1.1 Ghz
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] anipbhat:
I had the same problem. gave it to samsung service center they some how managed to repair it. I had to give it to them for 3 days to get it repaired. They said they only flashed it to the latest version.

That was the 2nd time i gave it to them that it was repaired with just flashing.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
Well i gave it to them twice now, and they gave it to me after flashing to ddkp1 (even though kp2 is the latest) Now today is the 3rd time I gave it to them, they are placing it under observation to see what happens, lets hope something good comes out of it. (I wouldn't mind a new board with 16gb :D )
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sirilpta:
Call the customer support toll free number and tell them that you are satisfied with the service and it is the third time you are giving the mobile to the service center and tell them that you dont need that mobile anymore and ask them for replacement. Also mail to the customer support and inform them the issue.

I had a similar problem not factory reset but related to some hardware part they replaced me with a new handset

please click thanks if you helped me.... ( oops sorry if i held you )

got new galaxy i9003 on replacement.....

ddkp2/ext4/cwm 5
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
Well ok they observed the restarts happening and agreed to replace the board, hope they put in the 16 gb one! Said it will take 2-3 days... Anyways does the IMEI number also change with a change of board? What about the gps chip and all other parts?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sirilpta:
The imei number doesnot change.. If u have luck then you will get 16gb... Good luck

please click thanks if you helped me.... ( oops sorry if i held you )

got new galaxy i9003 on replacement.....

ddkp2/ext4/cwm 5
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vibhorrr:
Having same problem

I am having same problem. I have tried clean flashing each and every ROM. Running cell without Rooting,Flashing custom firmware,Wifi,GPRS, Memory card or Sim card but it keeps on restarting. Than I searched over XDA for this problem and I came accross this thread. I want to know few things so please help me

1. When I flashed DDKP2 over XXKPE while booting it showed something like

"Cannot access to /system/csc/KOR/system". Is it normal?

2. My phone is under warrenty so please let me know if DDKP2 is the latest firmware which is available in India so that when I tell service center guys that I updated my firmware via kies there won't be any problem.

3.And also please check my kernal version in the screen. Is root@DELL83 fine?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sirilpta:
Ddkp2 is the latest official indian version

Sent from my GT-I9003
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vibhorrr:
Thanks for reply. Can you please help me with other two issue?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] ronhoover88:
Flash DDKP2 twice and perform factory reset...

Your kernel is normal stock...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
Well...

1. I used to get the same message even before so I guess its normal, need someone else to confirm this too, but I used to see it on other firmwares too.

2. DDKP2 is Indian Latest. Nothing to worry. Just make sure that its not rooted and no trace of CWM or superuser is present when giving it in.

3.Yup its stock!No problems here.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vibhorrr:
Thanks a lot for support. I'll be giving my cell to them today only.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] AbuS3ood:
Guys,

The problem is almost solved with me, when I'm sure about that I'll create a thread for that,

Thanks for all who participated in this issue, and specially for CollieDawg for his nice scenarios :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dr-PHP:
AbuS3ood

man there are hundred having this problem , if you have the solution you are a hero
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] AbuS3ood:
Im one of them ya man,

I was planning to share when im sure, I have just installed TWLauncher4.5 and no random restarts happened,

The problem is of two parts:

1. Random restarts.

2. Restart with data erase.

The launcher solved the first problem for one day till now, but the the second problem wasn't happening to me on XXKPQ,

I'll confirm soon.

Here is the link for the TWLauncher4.5

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1061883
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dr-PHP:
AbuS3ood

to make sure that the problem is resolve , you need to allow the phone to go to deep sleep which means , you leave the phone for at least overnight without use

no gps , wifi, or any music

if the phone pass that the problem is over

see this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20933011&postcount=91

so this is a trick to fool the phone keeping it busy
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] AbuS3ood:
Yes,Tostado mentioned the same thing, on XXKPQ I wasn't getting factory reset, I was just getting random restarts, No Im testing it in the same environment with the TWLauncher4.5 to see if everything is ok,
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dr-PHP:
good luck AbuS3ood

from my experience

random restarts is the starting of the problem later it develops to factory rest

I think if you schedule task to run every 15 minutes , the phone will not factory reset

I will be following this thread
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] AbuS3ood:
I was getting hard reset on JPKPE,

NOW:

Im on DeOdexed XXKPQ with UC kernel V07 with OC, flashed twice after XXKPE, no hard-reset but only random restarts.

The TWLauncher didnt solve the random restarts it only solved hard reset with me.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
So have you managed to get rid of the random restarts? I did but my solution was to go to samsung and get the board replaced! There is a bonus in that though you might get 16gb int memory!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] AbuS3ood:
after three days, device stuck on boot and never booted on any rom, the problem is my device is not under warranty
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Tostado:
My solution was ( [greenwire. co .uk] ) sent to zomzoo and Bye SCL
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dr-PHP:
that is the ultimate end of Pseudo Factory Reset

bad luck .. sumsung should really consider replacing all 9003 with Pseudo Factory Reset

this is a hardware problem
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] AbuS3ood:
Yes they should replace it, I have purchased it from another country, they wont cover it under warranty, as you have purchased it from hell, they have made it and they must replace it even if it was purchased from hell
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] teddyfer:
I have the same problem but i think i found a temporary solution since i was not able to use it yet for a longer duration..but so far everything seems to work great...guys just download LoadMonitor and WIFI Keep Alive. So far this entire day i never encountered the auto restart problem and a boot loop error...hopefully this will be the solution to the problem...although just manage your battery consumption wisely since this solution will require you to turn your wifi on all the time...coz if you turn it off or set it to turn off during sleep mode the restart problem will happen...so far everything is good on my end...will update you guys if this solution will cause other problems or not..goodluck!

---------- Post added at 12:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:33 AM ----------

just a quick thought...try it out first without your external sd card...right now i just inserted my sd card to see if something will change or happen...will update tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mikej23:
i9003 Replacement query

I'm facing the pseudo-reset issue - i9003 SL, post upgrade to DDKP2 :( :(

After many tries, i've decided to that, its time to visit the service center.

Wanted to ask which firmware version did you revert back to when you gave it for service, froyo or Gingerbread.

can you please provide the link for the same?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
Since you are from India, DDKP2 is perfectly fine... just make sure its not rooted with no signs of CWM or superuser...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dr-PHP:
using load monitor is very clever solution its prevents Sleep Of Death

I think all members with Pseudo Factory Reset should give it a try
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] teddyfer:
hi guys, just a heads up..since yesterday upto now i havent had any screen of death or any boot loop errors...so i can simply say that so far using LoadMonitor and Wifi Keep Alive is a valid solution to the SOD and pseudo factory reset errors...will keep you guys posted though if something will come up if using these apps for a longer period of time...also ive tried it with froyo and gingerbread so it seems this is a good solution to the problems that our phones have.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
But nevertheless the best option for those in warranty is to get the board replaced, I too was frustrated with this problem, but then I gave it in and now its perfect! And to top it I also got 16gb!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dr-PHP:
what happens if u power off the phone and start again ??
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Adi_Pat:
Has anyone been able to figure out the cause of this--- What may lead to this pseudo factory reset-- It sound scary I dont even have warranty :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] dr-PHP:
It is a manufacturer defect in the main PCB , In my case they replaced the phone
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] teddyfer:
nothing will change...it will still act normal..so far...i have turned off my phone several times already...but just in case you install an application just restart your phone after install...i think the problem is with the memory chip...but ever since i installed those apps..everything works great for me...i have installed go launcher and still the phone works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Adi_Pat:
So how can I tell if this will happen to my phone or no.. should I stop flashing?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
That's the thing, you can't! :rolleyes: Because it works perfectly fine & this happens all of a sudden! It doesn't like bog down gradually or anything its like boom! Pseudo Factory Reset! Or if your'e lucky then just random reboots!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] crazbanditz:
This has something to do with permissions. MAYBE!! Screwed up all main perms...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] crazbanditz:
How high are the chances of getting a pseudo factory reset?

Sent from my GT-I9003
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mzone1510:
Its a hit & miss! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Blu3skyR4in:
Thx To mzone1510 intro this Thread to me

i'm Having the totally same problem with my i9003 same with this member CollieDawg

my Problem

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1468679

bought it with Ori DXKB2 Firmware after Half Year Getting Laggy Adn Connect to USB PC KIES and update,And Ended up like that~(pseudo factory reset)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bscraze:
Warranty! :p
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Lok3sh:
I think I want to give this a try... So all I have to do is install this app and chose the option to keep WiFi alive? Can you tell me exactly what I'm supposed to do with it?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Blu3skyR4in:
Just when for Samsung SME Malaysia

i pass to the technician there~they flash a firmware for me~its DXKP9

flash done was 1.45pm till now nth happen~

they flash the firmware is tat i previously flash it.i having problem with DXKP9.

but theirs also DXKP9 .no problem till now>.<~

i don know how they flash~

my flash is like tat.

1st time XXKPE -->DXKP9-->root-->SDSWap(Problem)

2nd time DXKF1-->DXKP9-->root-->SDSwap(Problem)

3rd time XXKPE-->DXKP9(no root)also problem

4th time DXKF1-->root-->SDswap (hang)still problem

now SME is DXKP9-->Root-->SDswap 1.45pm till now no problem....

Need to wait till night see how~
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Lok3sh:
So how is this working for you so far?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Blu3skyR4in:
Still Pseudo Factory Restore,

and Samsung Change the phone board for me~few days till now no problem.

going to sell my phone》《
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] LatinSuD:
Some ideas

Why the phone has got 2 memory devices (/dev/stl* /dev/mmcblk*)?

Nevermind, it looks to me that the problem is of factory reset is that the data here gets corrupt: /dev/block/stl10 on /dbdata

So i've just done:

- Move /dbdata/* to /data/mydbdata/

- Replace it by symbolic links.

So "dbdata" now lives in Mmcblk instead of Stl.

Detailed procedure (if not mistaken). Rut at own (low) risk.

You'll probably need root with recovery, and ADB installed on PC.

1. Reboot in recovery mode.

2. Go to "mounts" menu and make sure that are mounted: "/data" and "/datadata" (my recovery calls it that way).

3. Enter "adb shell" from PC

4.

mkdir /data/mydbdata
mv /datadata/* /data/mydbdata/
ln -s /data/mydbdata/* /datadata/

5. Reboot and cross fingers.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] LatinSuD:
Kind of worked

Kind of worked. That is: you still get random resets, but config is kept intact :)

My guess of what happened originally:

1 After a deep sleep internal SD (by default Mmcblk0) may fail to wake up.

Dmesg and Logcat

This line in dmesg looks bad "mmc0: error -110 during resume"

2 Internal SD is detected again, but renamed to Mmcblk2 or whatever.

3 This makes /data and /cache appear empty.

4 Some system preferences in /dbdata are still accessible, and the system resets them in confusion or something.

5 Phone hangs, or reboots, sometimes draining battery quickly.

What happens with my hack, which accidentally fixes it:

4 All data and databases disappear at the same time, preventing the system from resetting them.

Curiously, the workaround was to move things from good to bad memory.

Proper fixes to this:

- Get your mainboard replaced by Samsung.

- Modify SD driver to allow a greater tolerance to transient failures. INTERESTING

http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=4513

http://www.a110wiki.de/wiki/SD#The_error_-110_issue

- Move data from internal SD to STL or ExtSD through some mod.

Note there's currently a mod to swap internal and external SD, but it's not useful here because it only swaps one of the partitions and not the critical ones.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] LatinSuD:
Workaround

Btw, i tried a script that read some files in /sdcard/ scheduled each minute with Script Manager, and it failed to prevent crash...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] maniolo_pol:
Pseudo Reset after boot loop on i9003

Hope someone can solve this problem
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] LatinSuD:
Solved?

I created a solution that seems to work. It basically mounts your /data in your external SDCARD.

Maybe it's still not as stable as desired, but i've just suffered an internal card reinsertion and the phone is working.

- How I did the mod:

I took a normalboot.img from a CF-ROOT XXKPQ (that had root and ext4).

I created 2 partitions in my external SD: first is FAT, second is EXT4.

I modified init.rc and replaced mmcblk0p3 by mmcblk1p2.

I installed it (with Heimdall actually).

I wiped (had to manually delete everything under /dbdata(stl10)).

- Results by now 4 days later:

No more crashes during day.

But still crashes during night (don't know why). Somtimes after a crash it will only recognize external SD as "mmc0blk", i'm preparing a workaround for that (like try mount mmc0bklp4 then mmc1bklp4).

Anyway last night it didn't crash, this is 25 hours of correct uptime. I tried the /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:*/read_ahead_kb workaround mentioned in other forums, it may be related or not.

Note that we shall avoid using internal SD card, it still ejects and reinserts several times, but now that fact won't annoy us anymore as we will use external SD.

I'll keep you informed and give detailed instructions when this gets more stable.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Hujakiroo:
it happen to my phone too, i bring it back to Samsung repair center and they said it is a manufacturing defect and need to change the main board.

to re-produce this problem in a faster way, put your phone in the fridge and it will auto-reboot within 15 minutes and then restore to factory default.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] yes123:
I am having same problem, Samsung Malaysia change new motherboard as well.

But new problem occur, my GPS totally not working, yours working?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] stanleyyeo:
do you solve the problem yet ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] LatinSuD:
Happy news

Yeah, it's been about 2 weeks without a crash. The mod fully swaps every single partition of the internal and external card.

I'm uploading some stuff soon, maybe today, i promise!

I will also provide instructions to make the mod, or adapt any existing mod.

Disadvantages of my mod:

- Some things may not work as expected. Recovery Mode could not backup/restore or mount partitions in its place properly. I have not tested it.

- Google Plus video hangout crashes when the phone is held in portrait mode. This looks more like a bug in KPQ than in my mod.

You should always consider getting your phone repaired by Samsung, but i hope this mod will work if you cannot or don't want to.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] LatinSuD:
Use at your own risk. Instructions:

- Download things from: http://www.latinsud.com/pub/i9003/

- Backup everything that you want to save.

- Upgrade to KPQ (i currently do not provide these packages, sorry): you can use Kies, Odin or Heimdall.

- Repartition your external SD with 4 partitions like this (I used gparted in linux, but you can use whatever you want):

1. Fat (Recommended >500MB)

2. whatever small (~1 MB)

3. whatever small (~1 MB)

4. Ext4 (Recommended >500MB)

- Flash with my "normalboot.img" with Heimdall.

heimdall flash --normal-boot normalboot.img

- Replace the "vold.fstab" with my version. This could work:

adb remount
adb push vold.fstab /etc/

- Reboot & wipe. If it still doesn't get clean erase manually /dbdata and /data.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] LatinSuD:
Bad news again.

- I got a couple resets.

- Now my internal SD card is not even recognized, and my external is now card number 0.

This shouldn't be bad, but for some reason phone won't boot properly unless i manually mount "/data" everytime I boot.

For some magical reason one of my ext4 partitions got converted into vfat.

I formatted and everything works now.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] LatinSuD:
I think i got it: Never ever long press power button for more than 5 seconds.

It will not only reboot the phone (which is expected), but it seems that it messes the MBR.

Btw, my internal SD card resurrected in the form of a 32MB all zero non-writable disk, funny.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] stanleyyeo:
I think i got it: Never ever long press power button for more than 5 seconds.

It will not only reboot the phone (which is expected), but it seems that it messes the MBR.

Btw, my internal SD card resurrected in the form of a 32MB all zero non-writable disk, funny.

I had tried your method, yes it works. But around 1 weeks, the problem came back. My internal SD card fully damage, cannot detect anymore. I checked my mounting, my external SD become mmcblk0 instead of mmcblk1.

so I bought one 16gb class 6 sd-card to make 4 partitions (partition format same as internal sd-card), after partition and format everything, I use ordin to flash my phone without tick the partition option. After flashing, i can boot up, but can't detect my USB storage. So I root my phone, and replace vold.fstab, restart again, it works now.. it can detect my USB storage. My phone works about 1 month without any problem.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rajmohanase:
Plz Plz Help Help Help.. Stuck @ Samsung logo

As per some of the previous posts by LatinSuD in the thread, i assume tat he has found a temporary work around for the pseudo reset problem. Can any of them who is successful in overcoming this problem... please provide a step by step approach on what needs to be done to get back the phone in working condition.

I was having I9003XXKPH (the very first Official GB version) when this problem occurred. It was around 6 months back I flashed this firmware using the method mentioned in Misledz's post. I was happily using my mobile without any problem. I didnt do any more flashing or anything after that, but suddenly 3 days back my phone started re-starting and ended in boot loop. Then I removed the battery and switched it on, it went on to semi-reset as mentioned in this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501920&highlight=boot+loop

But after this my situation got even more worse. After around 6 to 7 hrs of this problem, it permanently ended in a boot loop. Even if i remove battery and switch it on, it goes to boot loop. Never proceeds further..

What i have tried till now?

1. I tried flashing I9003XXKPH(GB) after flashing I9003XXKPE as per the guidelines - but no use

2. I tried flashing the stock Froyo I9003DDKA5, but its of no use - but no use

So Now I am totally totally frustrated. senior folks in tis forum, plz plz guide me on what can be done further... I believe there is a solution, its really hard to find it. Some of them says that it is hardware problem. but its hard to believe because the phone was working fine and without doing anything it ended up like this. So plz help me..

Currently I am in stock froyo, I guess.. coz im not even able to check the firmware version since my phone is not booting up. It stops at the samsung logo which comes after the boot animation.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rajmohanase:
No one is there to help me???? :(:(:(:(

Please some senior folks look into this above issue and let me know if something can be done...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bscraze:
Did you factory reset after flashing?

Cheers:)

Sent from my GT-i9003 powered by Smooth and no lag vurrutRom
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rajmohanase:
Yes I did.. but no help.. its not going any further after the samsung logo. :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bscraze:
Hmm then if you're experiencing psuedo resets, the only way is service centre. Otherwise you started flashing from pit right? Then 4 files xxkpe then xxkpq one file. Then pull batt and boot into stock recovery and factory reset

Cheers:)

Sent from my GT-i9003 powered by Smooth and no lag vurrutRom