[Q] galaxy player 5 international soft bricked

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I recently got a galaxy player 5 international with froyo. I rooted it with no problems, but when I tried to flash a kernel with cwm recovery it would get stuck in a boot loop unless i went into the cwm recovery mode. I noticed that the kernel I used, rumirand's r14, was based off of GB and thought that might be my problem. I tried updating my firmware to GB using WT Ho's custom rom, and now it just hangs on the samsung logo, but I can still get into cwm. I made sure to wipe both caches and wipe data before installing the rom. Is this fixable or have I turned it into an expensive paperweight?

Did you try a factory reset?

I am not expert but i tried the same with R14 kernel and bricked but done the same with R13 and it worked .

Originally Posted by Chris4evernoob

Did you try a factory reset?

Now or before installing the rom? I did a factory reset before installing, but I haven't done one since.

Originally Posted by DZonikg

I am not expert but i tried the same with R14 kernel and bricked but done the same with R13 and it worked .

I just flashed the R13 kernel, but I'm still in the same situation.

Instead of flashing a new kernel there should be factory reset option on the first set you have or in "mounts and storage"

I had this problem once and I managed to solve it flashing a full rom (like 2.3.5 rooted and with rj kernel). It seems some users are having problems when flashing only the kernel. After you solve the problem, flash back group rom.

I just tried the rom+kernel. It said it was successful but it must not have been because it was hanging on boot again, and now it won't respond to the power button. If I plug it in to the computer it gets an image of a battery turns off and repeats.

Originally Posted by jnmaster

I just tried the rom+kernel. It said it was successful but it must not have been because it was hanging on boot again, and now it won't respond to the power button. If I plug it in to the computer it gets an image of a battery turns off and repeats.

Can you go back to CWM after flashing rom+kernel? If yes, usually it is a matter of wiping the data and Dalvik cache. Which ROM+Kernel did you flashed?

Originally Posted by WT Ho

Can you go back to CWM after flashing rom+kernel? If yes, usually it is a matter of wiping the data and Dalvik cache. Which ROM+Kernel did you flashed?

No, I'm not able to get a response from the power button.

I used the ROM + kernel you posted http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1446774