[Q] help needed, replaced build.prop and phone won't start up now (past boot)

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(sorry to the other thread owner as I didn't realize I was in the i9300 forum when I posted my reply asking for similar help)

*** this is a repost from the post I made on androidcentral, with a suggestion made by dmmarck over there ***

Ok, yes it seems I made a mistake and I'm new to this, so apologies. But I tried going in and changing build.prop (specifically ro.camera.sound.forced=0 to get the camera to go quiet when the phone was set to silent) and when I rewrote the file into the system, I ended up with a phone that won't go past the 'Samsung Galaxy SIII' screen into the Sprint boot. I searched around and found that my SBF might be trashed, but at this point I'm unsure as to how to get it reloaded properly.
I am able to get into the recovery (up volume, home button, power button), and may have made a further mistake by formatting the /system. Unfortunately, I didn't make a backup using that utility until AFTER the build.prop problem, so even though I tried to recover using the recovery I made (after the problem), it is understandably not working.

Am I totally screwed or is there a way to get me back? Any help is greatly appreciated.

// dmmarck and paul627g over on androidcentral think if I can get a good samaritan to help me by posting a nandroid backup of their stock L710 setup, I should be able to recover without issues, would anyone here be able to help me?

Have you tried this?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1727171

Originally Posted by bizdady

Have you tried this?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1727171

Yes! Thank you for pointing me there, I found that a little bit ago and tried it a couple of times, unfortunately, the bootloader doesn't seem to be broken, so this didn't help me.

I really wish Samsung had the OEM ROM out!

Just found this!! Someone please tell me this will fix things?? And how do I use the file? (am downloading it now, slow download)

http://thedroidguy.com/2012/06/samsu...-galaxy-s-iii/

Originally Posted by dhham

Just found this!! Someone please tell me this will fix things?? And how do I use the file? (am downloading it now, slow download)

http://thedroidguy.com/2012/06/samsu...-galaxy-s-iii/

You won't be able to do anything with it if you're not a dev, calm down Roms will be available soon

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Originally Posted by masaidjet

You won't be able to do anything with it if you're not a dev, calm down Roms will be available soon

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hey now, I appreciate what it takes to get to a fix, but I am in a bit of a pickle with this being my only phone and I am new to Android, so what may be a fix is still an exciting bit of news.

I appreciate that this is not the same as an OEM ROM now (with help from here and from android central), so I'm learning. I also understand that this is a problem that I caused by not doing my basic backups as I would any other software work, so please don't misunderstand and think that I am not understanding of what the timeline realistically will be to get to a fix.

Can't you edit the prop build on your recovery and flash it back?

Originally Posted by bizdady

Can't you edit the prop build on your recovery and flash it back?

quite possibly, but the recovery was made from the messed up/non-working version, so I'm not sure if that works or not... any thoughts?

I have a solution for you. Ask someone who has a GS3 to make a nandroid, copy it to your sd card and flash it. Viola you should have everything back to normal.

*warning*

Some might deny your request because certain personal information being stored in a nandroid such as gmail accounts, contacts,passwords, ect.

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Originally Posted by masaidjet

I have a solution for you. Ask someone who has a GS3 to make a nandroid, copy it to your sd card and flash it. Viola you should have everything back to normal.

*warning*

Some might deny your request because certain personal information being stored in a nandroid such as gmail accounts, contacts,passwords, ect.

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Yes! Thanks! This is the route that we're moving forward on in the androidcentral forums. We're thinking a FACTORY RESET/CACHE/DALVIK WIPE usin CWM will help to remove personal info as best as possible for any kind soul who does this.