[Q] Can't root or do anything, Help!

AytchG · Feb 3, 2014

Hey guys,
I had a rooted Galaxy Wonder with a custom Rom (TouchWiz, forgot which version). I had CWM 5 and wanted to Install CWM 6 so I can be able to get the Kitkat 4.4 Rom, but unfortunately I soft bricked it. I flashed a custom Rom using Odin 4.43 Multi Downloader and it successfully passed, but with a problem, it doesn't get to the Homescreen and it keeps of rebooting itself all over again. I can get to download mode and to stock recovery. So I thought I could maybe root it again and install CWM 6 to flash the rom.
Now the problem is that when I use the stock recovery (by Holding Vol Up+Home+Power) I don't get to install the root update.zip because it reboots itself after I press the menu button (it writes something about updating then reboots).
What can I do? Is there anyway to Root the device via Odin and install CWM 6 so I can flash a custom rom?
Help!
Thanks in advance!

dec0der · Feb 3, 2014

AytchG said:
Hey guys,
I had a rooted Galaxy Wonder with a custom Rom (TouchWiz, forgot which version). I had CWM 5 and wanted to Install CWM 6 so I can be able to get the Kitkat 4.4 Rom, but unfortunately I soft bricked it. I flashed a custom Rom using Odin 4.43 Multi Downloader and it successfully passed, but with a problem, it doesn't get to the Homescreen and it keeps of rebooting itself all over again. I can get to download mode and to stock recovery. So I thought I could maybe root it again and install CWM 6 to flash the rom.
Now the problem is that when I use the stock recovery (by Holding Vol Up+Home+Power) I don't get to install the root update.zip because it reboots itself after I press the menu button (it writes something about updating then reboots).
What can I do? Is there anyway to Root the device via Odin and install CWM 6 so I can flash a custom rom?
Help!
Thanks in advance!

I flashed a custom Rom using Odin 4.43 Multi Downloader and it successfully passed, but with a problem, it doesn't get to the Homescreen and it keeps of rebooting itself all over again.

Did you do a full wife before you install a new custom ROM? I guess not.

So I thought I could maybe root it again and install CWM 6 to flash the rom.

You don't need to root it again since it's already rooted (when you first installed TouchWiz) and it's not the cause i think.

Now the problem is that when I use the stock recovery (by Holding Vol Up+Home+Power) I don't get to install the root update.zip because it reboots itself after I press the menu button (it writes something about updating then reboots).

I think your phone is still rooted that's why your having that problem.

So, your problem is that, you believed your phone is not rooted anymore?

AytchG · Feb 3, 2014

dec0der said:
Did you do a full wife before you install a new custom ROM? I guess not.

You don't need to root it again since it's already rooted (when you first installed TouchWiz) and it's not the cause i think.

I think your phone is still rooted that's why your having that problem.

So, your problem is that, you believed your phone is not rooted anymore?

Well, I didn't know if it is rooted or not and I don't know how to flash Cwm 6 and I can't use the phone normally since it is not able to turn on to the Homescreen.
Don't mind the older custom Rom, it was flashed successfully and I used it for more than 3 months.

dec0der · Feb 3, 2014

AytchG said:
Well, I didn't know if it is rooted or not and I don't know how to flash Cwm 6 and I can't use the phone normally since it is not able to turn on to the Homescreen.
Don't mind the older custom Rom, it was flashed successfully and I used it for more than 3 months.

Which recovery can you enter now? cwm or stock recovery?

AytchG · Feb 3, 2014

dec0der said:
Which recovery can you enter now? cwm or stock recovery?

Stock, but can't do anything in it. I get the White box icon with the yellow arrow and android and press the menu button but then it says updating Application then some things that I can't read because the go quickly and something about can't access (some directory in system) and Update successful and rebooting.
It keeps doing that.

dec0der · Feb 3, 2014

AytchG said:
Stock, but can't do anything in it. I get the White box icon with the yellow arrow and android and press the menu button but then it says updating Application then some things that I can't read because the go quickly and something about can't access (some directory in system) and Update successful and rebooting.
It keeps doing that.

Okay, lets try this one first. Install CWM recovery 6.x

Download the following files (make sure its not corrupted files)

Odin Multi Downloader v4.44 HERE
ClockworkMod v6.0.4.5 HERE MD5 Sum: 144ce4ffcf9f577e7e12562f3c5579d3 (extract after download)
Ancora.ops HERE MD5 Sum: 65831d136621d6d550d2a11a2e8111f3 (extract after download)

And follow this flashing guide.
guide 1 and guide 2

Note: On the guide 1, do step 2-6 only. step 6 that says

6.Click on the One Package-Button and select the downloaded MD5-file.

, your MD5 file will be recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.5-ancora.tar.md5

If it was successful, try to enter CWM recovery then.

AytchG · Feb 3, 2014

dec0der said:
Okay, lets try this one first. Install CWM recovery 6.x

Download the following files (make sure its not corrupted files)

Odin Multi Downloader v4.44 HERE
ClockworkMod v6.0.4.5 HERE MD5 Sum: 144ce4ffcf9f577e7e12562f3c5579d3 (extract after download)
Ancora.ops HERE MD5 Sum: 65831d136621d6d550d2a11a2e8111f3 (extract after download)

And follow this flashing guide.
guide 1 and guide 2

Note: On the guide 1, do step 2-6 only. step 6 that says , your MD5 file will be recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.5-ancora.tar.md5

If it was successful, try to enter CWM recovery then.

Now when I enter the recovery mode I get a black blank screen.

dec0der · Feb 3, 2014

AytchG said:
Now when I enter the recovery mode I get a black blank screen.

cwm recovery 6.x or still stock? we need either one them to work.

AytchG · Feb 3, 2014

dec0der said:
cwm recovery 6.x or still stock? we need either both to work.

None. Just a black screen
Edit: I tried flashing now cwm 5 instead of 6 and it worked. I can boot to cwm 5 recovery. But still is there anyway to flash cwm 6?

MayB4ck · Feb 3, 2014

AytchG said:
None. Just a black screen
Edit: I tried flashing now cwm 5 instead of 6 and it worked. I can boot to cwm 5 recovery. But still is there anyway to flash cwm 6?

Just download Phil's Advanced CWM recovery, and flash it (CWM recovery 6.0.4.5) Flash the recovery like any else recovery you flashed.

Download the .op and the cwm recovery (Flashable via odin multi downloader ) Here

And make sure you are running Windows 7, and not Windows 8, I have experienced problems flashing recovery on Windows 8 64bit

dec0der · Feb 3, 2014

AytchG said:
None. Just a black screen
Edit: I tried flashing now cwm 5 instead of 6 and it worked. I can boot to cwm 5 recovery. But still is there anyway to flash cwm 6?

I flashed a custom Rom using Odin 4.43 Multi Downloader

this might be the cause, so we need do clean wipe of all the data/ files in your internal storage. We need to make it boot first since it's not just a recovery problem but ROM.

Do you still have the touchwiz rom in your external sd-card? If it's still there, do this steps in cmw:

select "wipe data / factory reset"
go to "mounts & storage" and format /system. This is extremely important!
under the same menu, format /sdcard0 (be careful NOT to format /sdcard1 by mistake)
install touchwiz
reboot

MayB4ck · Feb 3, 2014

dec0der said:
install touchwiz (and gapps if you have)
reboot

If its touchwi5, you dont have to install gapps, they are already in there

dec0der · Feb 3, 2014

MayB4ck said:
If its touchwi5, you dont have to install gapps, they are already in there

Corrected. Never knew gapps was already integrated w/ that ROM, never tried it

AytchG · Feb 3, 2014

MayB4ck said:
Just download Phil's Advanced CWM recovery, and flash it (CWM recovery 6.0.4.5) Flash the recovery like any else recovery you flashed.

Download the .op and the cwm recovery (Flashable via odin multi downloader ) Here

And make sure you are running Windows 7, and not Windows 8, I have experienced problems flashing recovery on Windows 8 64bit

Thanks! I flashed this Phil's Cwm and then flashed the cm 11 Kitkat 4.4 and gapps and it is working!!

Thank you!

AytchG · Feb 3, 2014

dec0der said:
this might be the cause, so we need do clean wipe of all the data/ files in your internal storage. We need to make it boot first since it's not just a recovery problem but ROM.

Do you still have the touchwiz rom in your external sd-card? If it's still there, do this steps in cmw:

select "wipe data / factory reset"
go to "mounts & storage" and format /system. This is extremely important!
under the same menu, format /sdcard0 (be careful NOT to format /sdcard1 by mistake)
install touchwiz
reboot

I tried MayB4ck's idea and it worked!

Thanks for your help!!! I really appreciate it!

dec0der · Feb 3, 2014

Solved

MayB4ck · Feb 3, 2014

AytchG said:
I tried MayB4ck's idea and it worked! Thanks for your help!!! I really appreciate it!

I am very happy to solve your problem sir

Have a nice day

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