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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Luckypph:
Not sure I would say its the typical boot loop. Here is the back story...

I was trying to install a patched Phone.APK for the native VM fix on Boost Mobile. It was giving me a little trouble. During that I was not used to SuperSU so I decided to switch to Superuser as I am a little more comfortable with it. Everything was fine after that switch for a few but after a reboot the phone now boots gets to the unlock screen freezes before I can do anything sits for a few and then starts the cycle over and over.... When I am lucky I can get into recovery, stock that is, but that is a task itself for some reason now.

What can I do and how do I do it? I am not a complete noobie but enough that I like directions so I dont make this worse haha
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
Get into download mode and flash a one click or a custom recovery.

If you use the custom recovery, use the jb x2 format to wipe data and caches and reboot to see if that solves it:beer:

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Luckypph:
Thank you for the advice. I am just now getting to a point today I can check this and will see what I can do in a little bit. I will search around a bit for for a custom recovery, I am not sure what you mean by the jb x2 format. Mind explaining a bit? I google it just the same and and see what I learn.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
Its a script written by tdunham that wipes your data and both caches twice to ensure a clean install, just search in the epic 4g touch forums. I believe its either in kobridges ROM thread or in themes and apps:beer:

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Luckypph:
Thank you again... after messing with a few attempts and no luck I just did the one click and changed from FL24 ICS to GB27 JB. Back up and running looks like without issue other than now when I try to enter in the MSL/SPC either original or the 0s I had set it tells me incorrect and reboots. Have any ideas? Later tonight Ill be back at my computer and see what comes about with CDMA...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Your MSL should never change regardless what build you are on. Not sure what the issue is. Now that you're back to stock, what are you trying to get into msl settings for, if I may ask?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
:what: not to seem rude, but why on earth did you change your msl?:confused:

Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Luckypph:
Not being rude at all man no worries... I always change the MSL to 0s for the ease of changes if, when, and where they might be needed. Just makes it easy to remember.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 141park:
Hi, the S4 has been running great but all of a sudden my PC will not recognize any internal Memory or SD Cards.

It's really weird. All the cables are fine. The PC recognizes the phone but no internal memory nor External cards anymore.

Any help is greatly appreciated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dj_aj:
I get this to happen randomly at times. I'd suggest you try a different usb port. Or change the MTP usb connection to PTP. Although this will only let you transfer pictures. Try toggling the usb debugging option.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 141park:
Hey Thanks but I have tried all of that. Really weird why this is happening. It was fine all of this time. The fact is the PC won't even do that on my Note 2 also. So, it can't be the s4.

Even Kies kee's saying "Connecting.." It won't even recognize any device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] spodie:
This just started happening to mine too 10min ago... wont recognize drives but will phone..

Then I can get drives to show but cant transfer anything....

Then it stops and says device in use even after a battery pull...

I cf auto rooted

Twrp

Stock

2 days away from 14 day buyers remorse need to know if I should change phones.

Dont know if I even rooted the right way?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 141park:
Hey I rooted fine and have had no issues running any ROM but just all of a sudden my PC won't recognize any Drives at all and for any Samsung Phone. Really weird and its annoying because I can't transfer anything into the internal nor external.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] spodie:
Yea... I dont know what to do. This is weird. . Tried everything.... so u think its not ur phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 141park:
Its definitely not the phone because it does it to all my Samsung Phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] spodie:
Is this the same computer you rooted with... how did u root ur phone-s4...

Any programs downloaded to ur computer that could interfere recently?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nbeebe24:
Try uninstalling the drivers you have and reinstalling them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dj_aj:
I can confirm this as well. I had a lot more issues with my galaxy s2. It would never show up on 1 of my laptops and I would have to use it with my desktop only.

Back to the S4, it has only happened once so far. But switching usb ports normally works for me. I'd recommend just reinstalling the drivers/kies and start over. Also before you go return your phone. Try connecting it to a different computer and see if it is recognized.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nickitt:
I know this defeats the whole purpose of incognito but is it at all possible to track what websites are accessed through it. I doubt there is a browser app without it. Either a screenshot every second or something.

Suspect infidelity.

Any help is awesome, I try to help the community out as much as I can.

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gijoecam:
Something has gone horribly wrong... I was running rooted/stock using the Team Epic procedure for several months now without a problem. I attempted to return to stock tonight using the method posted here:

http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/sprint-sgs3-stock-restore.html

Something has gone horribly wrong. I get the Samsung splash screens but then it goes to a pulsing blue to purple LED and that's it.

I can get it into download mode and bring up CWM to select the ROM, but that's it.

I'm in over my head here, big-time I thought I had it figured out, but apparently not.... Help!!

Thanks, gang!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] montecarlo5:
if you can get into recovery mode this is the best i can think of to do, is go to this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 and download the one for your size phone then copy it onto a sd card, put it in your phone and enter recovery mode and flash it. youll be back to factory.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
I've never hosed my phone, but if u can get into clockworkmod recovery, ur good. Did u make a nandroid after u rooted?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gijoecam:
Thanks for that... Downloading now. We'll see how it goes here in about 25 more minutes (ugh!) Here's hoping it works so I can get some sleep tonight! Yikes!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gijoecam:
I'm still a HUGE rookie... what's a nandroid? (and if I have to ask, I'm sure I didn't...) It wasn't in the instructions from the Team Epic guys...

I have been using Titanium Backup Pro for Root to do backups every few days to DropBox... I'm hoping that will prove to be useful here... If I can get it working again.... Download time is up to 32 minutes now... Nuts!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] montecarlo5:
nandroid is a whole phone backup that you do in recovery.how your phone is, is what the back up will be. and yeah that download time is carzy but sometimes it will speed up.

tb is only app backups really, so after you get your phone running like a champ again, you run tb and re install your apps and their data.

hope it works out for you thou
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gijoecam:
OK, so once this is finished downloading, what comes next? I'm still a little confused on the whole 'odexed/dedexed' thing... I'm assuming I need to load it onto the SD card (which I can do), plug that into the phone, and then select it from CWM? Or do I need to go back to the stock recovery first using Odin?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
Post to let all know how u made out with the download. If u still need help, ur at the right place.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] montecarlo5:
Don't worry about odexed or deodexed right now, after you flash that, you will be back at stock as if you just walked out the store with your phone, factory, then you can start all over,,, that rom/file will make your phone stock.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gijoecam:
So far, no luck... It appears that the download aborted after I went to bed. The file was supposed to be 806Mb, but came in at 432Mb. If I try to load it onto the phone, it says, "Can't open /external...(long file name)....zip (bad). Installation aborted.

I also downloaded the MD4 file last night, and that appears to have been successful. It seems to be working properly for the moment. It's mounting the partition which is a good start.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gijoecam:
ETA: Looking good.... Got the Sprint splash screen, and now the 'Android is Upgrading, Optimizing app XX of XXX'....

Aaaand, we're live people!! Success! MD4 is up and running, and there doesn't seem to have been ANY loss of data.... It didn't exactly return it to stock either as all my data is all still there, but it does appear to have removed SuperUser, which would mean I'm no longer rooted, correct? It also appears to have gone back to the stock recovery. So to re-root, does the 'Team Epic Root from Recovery' method I used before still work? (i.e. use Odin to install custom recovery, then flash the Team Epic Root from Recovery .zip file)

THanks a million, gang! At least I have a working phone again, with apparently no loss of data at the moment. It'll be nice to have my Root back eventually, so Tasker can do its thing, but for now, it's more than a paperweight!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
First - thanks for using "sponged" :good:

Second:

Please read forum rules before posting

Questions and help issues go in Q&A and Help sections

Thread moved

Thank you for your cooperation

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
Glad to hear you're back up.

Yea, you'd just use odin to root...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gijoecam:
My apologies... I thought I had it in the right spot. I'll do better next time. :)

If I understand correctly, I can still use the same Team Epic Root from Recovery file to install the CWM recovery regardless of which version (MB1 or MD4) I have on my phone, right? Or is there a different tar file I need to use to root the MD4 version?

Sorry for the dumb questions... Very new to this stuff still...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] montecarlo5:
just use the same method you did the first time you rooted and youll be good to go.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] g_money:
soory for the late response but yea, I believe montecarlo's right. Sounds like u used skunk ape's guide for rooting? If so should b no problem. If u used a toolbox, it may/may not have the md4 update?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gijoecam:
Got it now. Rooted in just a few minutes... Easy-peasy! Just used Odin like I did the first time.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can just leave the 'return to stock' ROM on the SD card, and if I need to head to the Sprint store for some reason, I can just boot into recovery, select that one, and presto! returned to stock, right?

Thanks again for all the help with the rookie mistakes! You guys rock!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] montecarlo5:
yeppers! thats what its for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] schok51:
Hi. I'm experiencing a problem with the GPS on liquidsmooth 2.5. Starting any application using the GPS(google maps, camera with location tags enabled) causes the phone to reboot. I haven't seen any fix for that problem on the liquidsmooth thread(although others mentioned the same problem), and I've already tried a full wipe and reflashing the ROM.

Thanks for any help!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] LPMatt:
I've experienced the same issue. With 2.4, it was the launcher (nova). With 2.5, it's definitely gps. Had to nandroid back to a more stable rom.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] buckhouse:
so i just decompiled Framwork-res.apk to modify a file inside it (i didnt mount it, i was doing a tethering modification). i tried to recompile the folder that everythings in but apktool just wont recompile it. some help would be greatly appreciated ￼
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Are you using the latest version of apktool? If so, maybe try a previous version.

Do you have the latest sdk installed?

Are you just using apktool? Or one of the programs built around it (like apk multitool)?

Do you have a logfile?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] schinner16:
is anyone else having problems turning the volume back on for apps/media? im not sure what causes it but there are times when i find my phone muted...never recall muting it but when it happens i have to completely reboot in order to get the volume to work... :confused:
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] animelover:
How can I exchange the bootscreen on my MDA I? So, I don't want to install a new ROM, only the bootscreen is what I want to exchange!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] LumpiStefan:
Take a look here:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=XdaUtils/pnewbmp.exe

HTH

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] animelover:
I had make a ROM and now I want to know how to install! It is the same like the upgrade from PPC2002 to WM2003? And can I change other software like the Resco Keyboard Pro with a program from my own desktop?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] envius:
I have a XT912 running the latest OTA update. It is stuck in AP Fastboot - i have done lots of research on what to do once here. I have resulted in wiring a direct power cable to the battery to charge it. I have used RSD Lite before to reflash the stock rom. This time it fails at 11/16 I am trying to flash the last rom i used and i am not sure it is the most recent so maybe this could be my issue?

Here is the title of the ROM i am trying to use with RSD - VRZ_XT912_6.7.2-180_DHD-16_M4-31_1FF.xml

It just constantly goes back in to AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Fail) after attempting the flash from RSD

the phone does read

Battery OK

OK to program

Transfer Mode:

USB Connected
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] envius:
anyone?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] envius:
still nothing from anyone? lol
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellzealot:
You are posting in the wrong forum for your device, which explains the lack of response.

This is the Motorola RAZR HD XT925/926 forum and you have an XT912.

You are also using the older 4.0.4 ICS firmware file and will need to use the most recent full XML.zip, unless you are on 4.0.4 now.

All of the firmware files for your phone can be found at the following link and I suggest you post your questions in the right place to get the help you need.

http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_spyder/list.php
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] envius:
thanks for the info i didnt even notice i was in the wrong forum....BUT the link you gave me solved the problem....i was trying to use the wrong rom...thanks :cool:
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellzealot:
Glad it worked out! You really have to pay attention to the details with the locked bootloader Motorola devices or you get in trouble very quickly.

Good luck! ;)
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wytdeer:
XT925 stuck in AP Fastboot

I have been rooting for about a year now, albeit largely with Samsung devices via Odin and CWM Recovery. I now have a Verizon Motorola RAZR HD (xt925) and have been unsuccessful with unlocking the bootloader. I decided to use Safestrap with it, and tried to load Eclipse-v5.0-build2-xt926, reportedly compatible with my XT925... now i am stuck with this screen:

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AP Fastboot Flash Mode (S)

10.9B(*) (sha-1e9f557, 2013-02-14 09:13:08)

eMMC Info: Size 16GB

Deviced is LOCKED. Status Code: 0

Battery Low

Transfer Mode:

USB Connected

Failed to hab check for boot: 0x56

Fastboot Reason: Boot Failure

usb connected

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have been looking to XDA for my answers over the last year. Help would be appreciated. Twenty-five dollars worth of appreciation....PLEEZE!
[One (M7) General] Just Another User:
TLDR: I'm thinking of returning a GS4 for a HTC One Dev Edition, hoping to get advice, see bullets below, thanks

My old phone broke last week, and I had to run out and get a new one on short notice (didn't have time to fully research). I read some basic comparisons and went with the Samsung, primarily because I wanted a replaceable battery and more storage with the SD card option, it was faster, and it had some extra features.

Now I'm experiencing a bit of buyer's remorse. After more research, it seems there's several different versions of the GS4, and I'm starting to feel like I'm paying a premium price for a "second best" handset, as a more powerful processor is available in other countries. To me, if I'm buying Samsung's most expensive unit (the Note is sort of a tablet so I don't count it), then I want to get the best tech on the market. Come to find, the "best" version is Korea-only. The HTC One, as far as I know, is the best HTC offers, and is lower-price than the Samsung.

Other things are bothering me too: the SD card support is great, but the phone puts almost everything on internal storage; the GS4's camera may have a lot of mega-pixels, but overall I find it's quality to be worse; the build quality makes the phone feel fragile; it's just a tiny bit too big; all those advertised smart gestures only work in a few specific apps, and even then, don't always work right; etc. There's a lot of good things about it, to be sure (stellar battery life, even with all the TouchWiz wastefulness), but I'm starting to wonder if I would be happier with a One. Additionally, I want to be able to flash custom ROMs to my phone, and after reading some posts here and on other forums, it seems a locked bootloader may cause issues for me in the future even if I can root and flash either device now.

So, I'm considering returning it and getting a One. I'm in the US, on T-Mobile (GSM), but if I'm going to make this change and give up SD support (or "SD support," I should say), I want a 64 GB version out of the box, and an unlocked bootloader. In case you missed the title, that means the Developer Edition available direct from HTC.

My Concerns:

If I get the One from HTC, it won't have T-mobile software. This means no wifi calling (something I need). Could I just flash the T-mobile ROM to get it?

Does anyone have the Dev Edition running on T-mobile? Does it work with the network (HSPA, LTE, etc.)? It's missing the 1700 band like the Google and ATT editions, but I'm not sure if that matters.

Will the Developer edition have any difference in terms of custom ROM support, compared to the "nexus" version or a normal T-mobile version?

If I do stick with the GS4 (T-Mobile SGH-M919), or get the "standard" T-mobile HTC One, can I just root / flash that, unlock the bootloader, and basically have the google version? Or do I have to forever worry about issues because the phone can never truly be unlocked? Or a high risk of bricking from flashing / unlocking the bootloader? (I'm reasonably technical, but new to the process overall).
[One (M7) General] SlimJ87D:
If you do your research the quad core beats out the big little in some areas and vice versa.

The Qualcomm one though much bigger dev support and with the Google edition S4 coming out custom aosp roms are just over the horizon.

I would hold onto that sgs4,specially if it has unlocked bootloaders.
[One (M7) General] drakeymcmb:
Hell no **** the s4 I hated that phone and I had it before I switched to the one but to each their opinion
[One (M7) General] Just Another User:
Thanks for the reply. It's true the performance is close, but the "8 core" is the stronger version (longer battery life, better GPU, and a better DAC). But it's not night and day, and it's arguably the same / less than the hardware difference between the GS4 and HTC One anyway. More a principle thing I guess, just bothers me that I'm paying top dollar and not getting "the best." You say it has bigger dev support (I've also seen that stated elsewhere), but what about compared to the One?

My understanding is that the bootloader on my model is in fact locked (SGH-M919 / US T-Mobile version). Not sure if unlocking them is an easy matter (I know it's much more risky than just flashing a ROM; messing up the bootloader can really brick a phone, so I'm a little nervous about doing that). I suppose another option is to get the Google GS4 with an unlocked bootloader when that comes out in a few weeks...
[One (M7) General] xXxG0dzRAgexXx:
The One has great dev support. Like really great. Maybe not as good as the S4, but definitely sufficient enough. It will be getting official paranoid android which I'm excited about. And yes the S4 is bootloader locked. Don't know if it's unlock able yet. Personally I'd say get the one. But that's because I bought the phone and if someone buys a phone, they will defend it as the best. I pretty much bought it for the same reasons others did. Beautiful design, Amazing speakers, high performance, and sense 5 is actually gorgeous. And I didn't want the S4 because of gimmicky features that make you look weird in public (people look at you weird when you swipe your hand over your phone) and are also slow to react, touch wiz is disgusting, and I'm also one of the people that can't stand plastic. I think if you were to flash a t mobile rom you'd get wifi calling working. You could ask someone in the dev section if they bother to answer you. I known for trickdroid in 5.6.0 and below you would pick your carrier and it would have a few adjustments made for whatever you picked (life wifi calling). But 6.0 is based off 4.2.2 and HTC made it so the ROM picks what it needs I think depending on your CID or what you picked as your carrier at setup. I think it's worth a shot to get it though.
[One (M7) General] bgaccord:
i sold my galaxy s4 to get the One. i reccomend u get the tmobile one,i had the dev edition on tmobile and had issues with signal,it didnt work well.if u get

tmobile version u can flash international roms,

Get the htc one dude,the s4 lags soo much .