Stuck in bootloop ; what to do??

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néonaloj

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Dec 29, 2014
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Hi everyone!

I've got a problem : a friend's phone is stuck in bootloop. He so gave it to me to try something to get it back to life.
So, I do have access to recovery and download mode.
I first tried to factory reset it in recovery mode, but it didn't help...
I then went in download mode, and flashed the right firmware (for me) with Odin. All went well, Odin said ("PASS" ; "RES OK!!" " all threads completed. (succeed 1/failed 0)")

BUT, when I try to reboot, I'm still stuck in bootloop...

If someone could help me, I would really appreciate! Thanks!!
 
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néonaloj

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Have you flashed the right firmware for the device?

Hi, Thanks for the reply !
Yes, I'm sure about the FW, I live in France, and the right fw is the "XEF" one. I even tried other european multilanguages FW, but it doesn't work, still in bootloop...
I've got some errors about "corrupted data", if that can help. ("E:failed to mount /data (Invalid argument")
Thanks again...
 
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P€πtex4869

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Hi, Thanks for the reply !
Yes, I'm sure about the FW, I live in France, and the right fw is the "XEF" one. I even tried other european multilanguages FW, but it doesn't work, still in bootloop...
I've got some errors about "corrupted data", if that can help. ("E:failed to mount /data (Invalid argument")
Thanks again...
Well then. I dont know much about that. Normally everything comes out fine after flashing through odin. Never faced an issue. May be someone else could help you
 

néonaloj

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Well then. I dont know much about that. Normally everything comes out fine after flashing through odin. Never faced an issue. May be someone else could help you

Thanks again foryour reply!
The flash through Odin "seems" to go well, no error, the flashing process is ok..
BUT, after that, on the phone is written :
"Finding update package..
.
Opening update package..
.
-- Appling Muti-CSC --
Formating /cache...
E: failed to mount /data
(Invalid argument)
E: copy_log_files_to_data
:: can't mount /data
Reb
ooting... "

If that could help?! Thanks everybody!!
 

P€πtex4869

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Thanks again foryour reply!
The flash through Odin "seems" to go well, no error, the flashing process is ok..
BUT, after that, on the phone is written :
"Finding update package..
.
Opening update package..
.
-- Appling Muti-CSC --
Formating /cache...
E: failed to mount /data
(Invalid argument)
E: copy_log_files_to_data
:: can't mount /dataReb
ooting... "

If that could help?! Thanks everybody!!
Try the method told in the first reply here. That is flash with pit and bootloader.
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2371548
 

néonaloj

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Try the method told in the first reply here. That is flash with pit and bootloader.
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2371548

Thank you again for trying helping me!!
But, the download link of the thread you talked about is working, but when I try to download it, it says "404 not found"... That with a ton of pop-ups!
So, I'm still at the same stage..
The thing I don't understand, is that the flash goes well, says "PASS" or "RESET", but this only with Odin v3.07. And the phone is still in bootloop on the Samsung logo..
Any other Odin version I try, is stopping the flashing process at :
"<ID:0/004> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished successfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/004> Odin engine v(ID:3.1203)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis.. "

...and there it stops ... I can wait for hours, nothing happens.
Thanks for everybody help, would appreciate!
 

noob&noob

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Aug 20, 2016
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Try .pit file in odin folder, it will stuck at setup...
Reset odin, unplug cable, select firmware files
Reboot phone in download mode -> continue, plug cable, flash
If it stuck or fail try again
I face same problem, i try reboot download mode again and again about 20 times, and finally it work
If u can go to recovery try wipe all
 
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néonaloj

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Try .pit file in odin folder, it will stuck at setup...
Reset odin, unplug cable, select firmware files
Reboot phone in download mode -> continue, plug cable, flash
If it stuck or fail try again
I face same problem, i try reboot download mode again and again about 20 times, and finally it work
If u can go to recovery try wipe all

Hi, thanks for your help!!

So I did what you say, flashed .pit in Odin without issue, Odin saying "RESET".
Then I Reset odin, unplug cable, select firmware, plug cable again, and flash. Nothing better happened, Odin saying "PASS", but still stuck in bootloop...
As you said, I tried many many times, without result.
At the moment, Odin is even not recognising the phone in download mode!! (differents versions of Odin, on both Win7 and Wn10)...

PS I can acces recovery, and wiped all "hundreds" of times..

Always stuck in bootloop, even if odin said the flash was all right many times, even after flashing .pit, alone, or with firmware. And now, as I said, even Odin don't recognize the phone in download mode..... Strangly, it (Odin) DOES recognize the phone in recovery mode!! But flashing then is impossible.

Any other ideas guys?? Thank you very much!
 
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néonaloj

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Now try install other rom via cwm, maybe it will boot

So what I did too : I tried to install CWM (two different versions), but they didn't stuck when I try to reboot (even immediatly) into recovery...
I tried to install roms via CWM when just installed, without succes.

Then I finally got a working custom recovery that is TWRP 3.0.3-0, and this time it eventually stays! I was so happy... But...
I've tried many roms available, CM9.2-20161020-UNOFFICIAL-totoro.zip, it ended up with ERROR 7 written in red.
I tried too "[ROM]GT-S5360]SL V2.1]New Update.zip without error, but when I want to reboot, it saysd "NO OS Installed, bla bla"... The same happens with the rom VROMV1-NOTE7.zip etc etc...

Conclusion : I now have a working TWRP, but no rom is working.... Always stuck at "Samsung Galaxy Y Young GT-S5360"!

I begin to desesperate.... Thanks for your help anyway!!
 

noob&noob

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With twrp working, go to advanced -> file manager and see what inside your / on your phone
Upload screenshot if you can