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[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
UNBRICK

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NOTE: Please be sure that your device is bricked. To know if your device is bricked, your device should not boot into your current ROM at all and at some cases not even on (Custom) recovery. In other words you suffer from what is called bootloop.

If you are able to boot into your already flashed custom recovery use the

FLASH USING CUSTOM RECOVERY METHODS

and flash your custom ROM to regain access to the phone.

If you can not boot into your custom recovery but you can boot in download mode the problem is repairable. Be sure that you have the original recovery installed before you flash the Stock ROM because some roms don't include it and it may cause some issues.

If you can not even boot in download mode then your device is hard bricked and you must use an usb jig in order to make your device boot into download mode(ONLY) again. If at the end, you still can not boot into download mode then there is nothing you can do from a software-side

Download the stock rom you need form here: www.sammobile.com and unzip it on your computer.

UNBRICK PROCEDURE

1) Boot into Download mode. (In order to do so, press Volume Down (-), Homebutton and the Power-Button at the same time untill you see the Green warning screen. Then press the Volume Up).

2) Connect the device to the computer.

3) Open Odin on the computer.

4) Check if your device is being recognised on the top left of the Odin window. There should be displayed something like (e.x. 0:[COM3]). (If nothing is displayed, you propably didn't install the

Drivers

or you installed the

wrong

ones)

5) Make sure that only

Auto Reboot

and

F.Reset time

are ticked.

6) Press

ONLY

the

PDA

button.

7) Browse to your downloaded file (e.x. ROM.tar.md5).

8) Select it.

9) Press Start.

10) Wait untill the device reboots and on the top left is displayed one green box saying PASS!.

11) Unplug the device from the computer.

12) Immediately remove the cover and take out the battery.

13) Wait 5 secs and then put it back again.

14) Boot into recovery mode. (In order to do so, press Volume Up (+), Homebutton and the Power-Button at the same time untill you see the S3 Mini Logo, then release the Power-Button and keep pressing Volume Up (+) and the Homebutton)

15) Wipe data/factory reset.

16) Wipe Cache partition.

17) Press reboot system now.

18)

DONE!

If everything went as it should you should now have stock rom with stock recovery installed.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SausageReunion:
In the ODIN method you dont mention how to install Gapps:(. Please explain me how to install Gapps with the odin method. And also i have a question... if I will use the odin method i will have root after installation?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
The most known and safe (in a way) method is flashing your ROM with a Custom Recovery which i highly recommend [also you dont mess alot with the binary counter that way(if you dont know what this is , please google it)], but if you want to go with the Odin method that's ok with me.

About GApps:

In actually fact you can't flash GApps with Odin. GApps were created only be to flashed with a Custom Recovery(whether this is TWRP or CWM).

My suggestions are that after you flash your desired ROM with the Odin method there are two options:

1)You flash a Custom Recovery via Odin and then you use the guide from above(FLASH USING CUSTOM RECOVERY METHODS) and only follow the steps from 6a to 6e and then only the 8th step.

About the Root Access after flashing with Odin:

That depends only from ROM that you flashed. If you want root access and your ROM does not support native Root Access you must install a custom recovery and from there flash the supersu.zip file.

NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE:

After you flashed your rom via Odin (and taking into consideration that you dont have a custom recovery) you should enable ROM's native root access managment tool. From there you can experiment as you like.

I hope i helped :) good luck and play it safe ;).
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Rizan Mohammed:
Which is the best custom ROM for s3 mini GT-I8190
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Really you cant define which one is the best. All of the roms that have been ported/created from our developers here, are great. It really depends on your personal liking.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Fusionkat ROM is a stock rom, so in order to flash it you have to use the odin method from the guide that i wrote on this page. Stock roms can only be flashed with Odin.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mangkoeboemi:
Hi btw can i flash rom for i8190 for i8190n?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] dev.wes07:
I think its better if dalvik cache & cache will be cleaned again after installation and before rebooting the system in the Clean Installation
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
If you mean whether or not you are able to flash a rom intented for i8190 on a i8190N the answer is yes.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
I think it makes no difference since you delete every thing and also reboot the device after you wiped.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] G3RV0:
Which method do I use when I don't have rooted device and want to have Google Play ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
If you dont have a rooted device and you want to install a custom rom, you can use the Odin Method. Consider that i don't recommend this type of thing. It is way better to have at least a custom recovery, then you can do whatever you want on your device. Best of luck :)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] zeneven:
Thank you very much for the guide. I am new to flashing ROMs/rooting my phone and such (but I've done a whole lot of reading and I think I'm about up to speed, seems like fun stuff!) but I was just wondering if there is any way to do this using the Odin method BUT without having to download TWRP?? I have a mad nasty virus on here called pornclub (yet I don't actually watch any porn on my phone, if ever at all (gofigure! :| ...))

This virus started out just trying to download apps while I was connected to the internet and firing up popups for different supermarket stores etc, which was bare-able, but I done a factory reset on the thing and now it seems like the virus is back- and with a vengeance!!! It completely fills the whole phone with popups saying 'hot sexy girls now' etc and downloading so many different silly apps that I can't actually even use any function on the phone any more. So that means no phonecalls, texts, anything, it literally takes over the whole phone with these apps and pictures of all the 'sexy sluts' I can apparently go and meet right now. I also obviously cannot download TWRP or anything else for that matter.

So do I have any silver lining to my boob shaped cloud? Just need to know if there is any way I can just flash a new custom mod without having to download anything on the actual phone at this point, as I have just done a factory reset and now cannot access any functions on there because of popups etc.

Thank you very much kindly in advance for any help. Much appreciated!

edit: I should mention that it now also switches on the wifi and mobile data simultaneously without me even touching it. I currently have the phone sitting on download mode and charging.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Wow you seem to be in trouble but we can FIX it! :)

First of all i need you to have your battery charged to 100%.( if you cant charge your phone while its on, remove the battery and charge it to another phone or charge it with an external battery charger )

Power off your phone.

With the 3 button compination, go to your current(stock for you i think) recovery and do a factory reset. This will wipe all your data thus the virus.

After all this, boot into your rom.

Then you can flash a custom recovery and flash any rom you want.

You are done!

If this does not work for you, just let me know and i will post another solution.(i am not posting it right now cause it is more complicated!)

EDIT: Sorry for the delay but i didnt saw that you had already done a factory reset and it didnt work. That means that the virus is propably on the sd card. The solution is to wipe your sdcard and use the odin method. As simple as that. Please next time try to keep the things you tried and what is your problem together.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] zeneven:
Oops, sorry about that. Thank you for the reply.

I took the sd card out a long time ago but the problem is still there somehow. When I switch on the phone, I have about seconds before I can no longer use it because of popups etc...

Also, I just checked and it seems like I joined these forums on the exact same date as you but 1 year later, we both joined on the 18th of January.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Go here find your country and download the firmware that fits and follow the odin method. After that you have booted into your phone see if the virus persists. If not follow the whole guide and flash the rom you want but if it presists i think is hardware releated. In other words it may has affected your motherboard but thats pretty rare. Let me know anyway.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] G3RV0:
I was wondering if I should go for Odin Method since what I want to achieve here is to just free the device from all that ****ty bloatware which comes with it as well as make it work faster. The rest of the stuff which gives more features like full root etc I don't really need.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Well if you want to remove the	excess bloatware you can only by rooting and then deleting them(system apps) or by installing a non-stock rom or if you install a modified stock rom without the bloatware.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] G3RV0:
So does that mean by sing an Odin method I can't flash a clean room into a Samsung ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
I cant understand what you are trying to say. Please if you can write again.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] G3RV0:
So what I meant was if I can flash a clean room onto GT-i8190/L/N by using an Odin method ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
You can but it is recomened to flash a custom recovery first and then, the rom.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] G3RV0:
So other than Odin method which one would you recommend for me so in case when something goes wrong, I can re-flash the smartphone again ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Well you can read the new unbrick section and understand how bad the situation is. Every thing you need to know is there, so you should have no problem.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] G3RV0:
BTW, what I meant by it is that Bricking smartphone by flashing a new OS so I guess that recovery menu should be able to "un-brick it" by re-flashing .zip again, am I right ?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Yes but only if you are able to boot in recovery. Else you must boot in download mode and flash a clean stock rom with odin.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] omarmonajed:
What is the required Android version to flash the rom?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
There is not such a thing. From whatever version you are, if you are able to boot into custom recovery or download mode you can flash anything you want.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SteDolphin:
Hi there I am trying to unbrick the phone since weeks,

the actual situation is the following, it had a CustomRom (don't remember what), and suddenly trying to install Carbon from TWRP recovery it started to bootloop

I can boot in download mode, connected to USB with Odin. Odin can see the phone, and it starts to download the stock rom. But after a while it fails and reboots. It keep failing during download of the stock rom, tried also with a different stock rom, but no success. I am using odin 3.07, what else can I do ???

TKS

Steve

P.S. if I am trying to charge it, it doesn't show the battery icon but just a kind of sand clock
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Are you able to boot into recovery mode?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SteDolphin:
Kind of ... when it boots in recovery mode (that now is the stock recovery) it gives me a lot of errors, but seems that I am able to do things like wipe etc ...

sterted just now, I have
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Try to flash twrp with the method that is linked to the first post. If that won't work, let me know.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SteDolphin:
OK, I will try ... at the moment I am waiting for a new battery as I suspect that most of the problem are due to the battery ...

It never gave me any issue but I can see that became swolloen and I cannot see wether is properly charged or not.

I'll be back as soon as I'll get a new battery
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Sure, but i dont think that it is a battery releated issue.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SteDolphin:
Yesterday I was trying to install a stock rom, with the stock recovery, but suddenly at 30 or 40% it just made a reboot. I had this simptom of boot loop even before, but plugging it to the power bank, was solving the issue, so this is why I am thinking that is a battery issue, and even before, it was always failing to install anything from odin, as it was re-booting after a while ...

So it is either the phone which is dead, or the battery. Let's hope for the second one ;)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Lets wait and see. I will wait for updates :).
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SteDolphin:
Hi there ... it was really the fu##ng battery. Every time I was installing something it was reeboting and that was screwing up everything ...

BTW I am still not abel to install the stock rom, but at the moment I don't care, I've been able to install CM and this is more than enough. Thanks a lot anyway for the support.

Cheers

Steve
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
Your welcome :)
[Galaxy S III Mini General] SandclocksTBN:
Hello! Thanks for such a brief and awesome guide!

I have an issue with my I8190 when booting the custom rom for the first time, it won't pass the boot animation. As soon as it flashed, the phone will automatically restart TWO times, the first time it will show the model logo and then it will display a green android for 1-2 secs., then it restarts again and the boot animation (blue CM alien in my case) remains forever.

Any hint? Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Geocfu1:
This is a common issue and it is called bootloop. Try to flash a custom recovery first via odin (the instructions are in the op) and then try the custom recovery method No.1. Let me know how it goes.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] ludestouches:
Hey, i'm french and i'm interrested about Nubia's Smartphones. About, I have a question, xposed is compatible with nubia's smartphones ?

Thanks for thé answers :)
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] Oriwen:
That will be no for official firmware and official Xposed - something in NubiaUI is screwing with Xposed.

There is unofficial port for Nubia, but some modules will not work - mainly those which are modifying UI.

For CM and others CM based androids I dont know, should work OK.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] ludestouches:
Hey, thanks for your answer, it's a pity that there is not others alternatives..
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] TheFrenchMan:
Xposed seems to work fine with Lolipop on Nubia Z7
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] SolarWarez:
Hi,

did you try to ask Google for "xposed nubia"? :)

I am maintain Xposed for nubiaUI based devices (based on Android 5.0/5.1/6.0).

Also I am develop Xposed module named XnubiaUI for tweaking standard nubia user interface... It have many useful features.

Sorry, the link is on Russian forum, but if you interested I can share it there.
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] subhash8765:
Which zip file to use in nubia z9 mini? Sdk 21,22 or 23?
[ZTE Z7, Z7 Max, Z7 Mini] nJoy-Android:
SDK21 is Android 5.0 (Lollipop), SDK22 is Android 5.1 (also Lollipop) and SDK23 is Android 6.0 (Marshmallow).

Have a Look

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] londere:
hi to all users well i had a g4 wizard ok i had upgrade it to the pandoras wm6 rom

so my question is in my wizard i had a keyboard in color orange/red so i want to know wich language to configure it

also i know in other wizards the keyboard is blue

so plz help me

in advance thx
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaffa1980:
Hi guys,

I found a stock rooted rom to flash, I have an issue mentioned in a previous thread which means i cannot connect to anything via usb.

I flashed the rom but it was bootlooped, so i went into recovery and did a factory reset.

I tried again but still bootloop, so i went into recovery again and did advance wipe for new rom (everything)

Then it wouldnt mount my external sd so i thought reboot into recovery and see if that works.

well it didnt lol all i get is the sony symbol and no further and i cant get into recovery. have double and triple checked!

Also tried to follow the brick solution but i cant connect to flash from the pc, it just says usb not recognized ( i have installed all the drivers, this seems to be the problem i have at the moment not being able to connect to the pc)

I have booked it in to sony as the usb isnt working and the hard drive is wiped im hoping there will be no evidence of root or custom recovery... please tell me this is the case so i can get the phone repaired under warranty?!

Any advice guys, lease dont be shy!

Oh and yes I know I'm a fool so we can forgo the posts calling me a dingbat ha ha

Jaffa1980
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neoxx3m:
You probably unlocked your BL so they will notice that. But you can allways try..
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaffa1980:
no the bootloader is locked as far as im aware you have to go through the sony website to unlock it
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zadusimple:
Don't worry mate they will not be able to know and your phone will be repaired without any issues.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaffa1980:
cool thanks!!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neoxx3m:
If the BL was locked there's no way to find out that phone is rooted. Cheers. ;)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaffa1980:
Thanks. I've sent it off... Fingers crossed lol
[Themer General Discussion] saarav242:
Hey Everyone,

I am boring to use in built themes in my Xperia,

So please suggest me best and good themes.

Thanks in advance
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Derbeer:
Hello, i've recently asked for a replacement of my z3c due to an issue with the previous one. In my previous z3c i was able to easly see the annoying touch grid on the display that i can't see on the new unit, is it possible that they have changed the display? Thank you.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuffDaddy_d:
That's awesome if they did.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amplifiction:
I can tell you that I bought my Z3C about three weeks ago and never noticed the touch grid.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fujirio:
I had two replacements and it does seem like they did change it
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuffDaddy_d:
Look at the screen under sun light and if you still don't see a grid of dots, then you may have a different screen.

Sent from my Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Starlith:
Also check to see if glove mode works. I'm sure the grid is to improve touch sensitivity as it looks like a layer of capacitors to improve touch response, i could be wrong.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Derbeer:
Under the direct sunlight the grid is barely visible, on my older z3c it was really noticeable. It seems to work correctly with gloves too so I think that maybe they have improved the screen quality.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuffDaddy_d:
How's the white balance and color reproduction? Still too cold and bluish?
[XDA Assist] vijilan:
I have a HTC M7, The problem is

1. Phone restarts whenever the screen light goes off ,

2. Wifi and Bluetooth wont turn on

.....Tried factory reset..still problem persist, KIndly some one help
[XDA Assist] jackeagle:
Hi,

Thanks for using XDA Assist :) Kindly reinstall your rom with factory reset if that doesnt solve flash stock firmware :)

Good Luck!
[XDA Assist] vijilan:
Thanks for your reply,

I have already tried hard reset, and problem still persist.

COuld you please explain what is "flash stock ROM " ...and how to do it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhs73:
I need a tip on a cm12 based rom with the least amount of bugs. I use a D802.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fustang:
Please ask here : http://xdaforums.com/lg-g2/general/rom-cyanogenmod-official-nightlies-5-0-t2994910/page120

or on any based Cm12 rom here : http://xdaforums.com/lg-g2/development-d802
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nameite:
Hi all,

I have an HTC Dual-Sim (China version) running Lollipop 5.02 4.25.1401.6, rooted and TWRP; and have been using it quite flawlessly since I brought it.

Since the 28th, I have not been able to receive any text messages on both sims, though sender's phone for the text message will show as delivered and read. I can send text messages no problem though.

So I did a few tests, a full reset or changing to a different rom will resolve the issue, but after I restore data the issue will come back.

I looked at the permission manager and everytime a message is sent (from my one sim to the next), three apps will show up: messages, phone and google play services

and the phone app shows it has the permission to read, write and delete messages, cant set it as denied either.

3rd party sms apps like handcent doesnt receive anything either, the same with Hangouts.

Checked for blocked contacts but the lists are empty...it feels as if the phone gets the message but a specific app is receiving and deleting all the received messages.

Now the question is, any way of getting my phone working without having to build up my data from scratch?

It the same whether its a 4.4.4 rom, stock, 5.02. Once data is restored, I cant receive sqwat.

Not being lazy or anything but I rather not install everything from scratch, I forgot some of my credentials for some apps and some are registered on old phone numbers which I dont have anymore.

Any feedback is much appreciated.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nameite:
Ok so for whoever that may run into this problem also, the issue was greenify 2.6 beta 3...

It somehow disabled the text broadcast and I dont even receive the text in the message app.

Uninstalling it doesnt remedy the issue, had to install 2.6 final, install xposed for lollipop and enable all the options I did before the issue occurred and now I can receive text messages again.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cobrax2:
Hey guys

I have this problem with my international m8, latest firmware

Sometimes, in some calls, when i talk to the other guy, the sound is somewhat distorted, as if the audio volume has been upped very much and then clipped to the needed volume. iIt is difficult to understand them. this happens only with some of my phone calls, not all. i don't know what it could be?

Who is responsible of the in-call audio? the firmware, radio, kernel or the rom?

Thank you!
[Huawei Ascend P7] Salvimb:
Anyone knows where can i download "helvetica neue" font for EMUI?

Sorry for my english, thanks in advanced!
[Huawei Ascend P7] gregysk:
Try this...
[Huawei Ascend P7] Salvimb:
Maybe i need another app... I've download it, but then what i must to do?
[Huawei Ascend P7] gregysk:
Install apk file,go to themes,customise,font,select helveticaneue font,restart phone and that's it.
[Huawei Ascend P7] Salvimb:
Don't find the font in app theme.. but, do u set it on your phone?
[Huawei Ascend P7] gregysk:
View attachment 3302579

If you don't see try another way,unpack theme from attached zip and copy to sd0/hwthemes folder and you get font with theme.

http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/yvuvtF7V/file.html
[Huawei Ascend P7] Salvimb:
I knew this theme... It's nice, but don't look like the ios font, infact its name is "helvetica neue td" but, thank u man for the answers!
[Huawei Ascend P7] psycho123:
It doesn't work on emui 3.1 (lollipop).. really, the fonts don't change.. any solution?

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