I've read Heimdall's guide and have tried reflashing in Odin. I can not get into recovery but I can get into download. I tired reflashing to "The kernel + rooted UCKH7 system package" with no luck. Only the triangle and ! mark are gone now. What should I flash to in order to get the phone working again?
the part in red needs clarification. Did it flash, successfully?
The "!" that you see is one of two:
Forced download mode, which is just a black screen with that symbol
Or a smaller one of those symbols at boot image, that happens before the boot animation. caused by increasing the flash counter. just cosmetic, and easy to remove with an app from the market.
Meaning after I reflashed, it still is stuck on the repeating bootscreen loop. It was successful but still did not solve the still being stuck on the bootscreen issue.
So still no recovery?
Something probably got borked when you flashed. try a different kernal, dont worry about the ROM, flash kernal, boot into CWM recovery. flash ROM of that you want.
And how do I boot into recovery if I can only get into download mode and the phone wont officially start?
Kernals are in the dev section. there are 2 different types. depends on what you want to flash. read up.
Flashing can be done through heimdall/Odin or CWM recovery(when you get it). there are 2 different types for this as well.
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yea no flashing in recovery, if its not there. flash with heimdall....or Odin(if you must)
Sorry man, but are you trying recovery correctly?
both volume keys held down, then hold power button. hold through first screen, will come back a 2nd time, after a second of the 2nd screen i let go of power, then a second later I let go of vol keys.
This is just the easiest way i've found to do it.
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Also make sure your phone isnt plugged in to your computer when trying to access CWM Recovery menu.
The latest OTA frustrated me so I decided I needed to root my i777.
I had a very similar and scary prob. I rooted my phone with no problem using the GalaxyS2root.com page. I have an i777. Booting the phone does now says 1900 and have the yellow triangle with exclamation mark but no big deal. Phone is running i777 firmware fine.
Problem occurred when I attempted to flash a new ROM. I flashed an AOKP JB ROM using CWR. When the phone booted it got stuck. I could see the new 1900 boot screen but then it would flicker and go black sometimes looping back to the 1900 screen. If my usb cord was plugged in, I could get to Download mode (vol up, vol down, and power for about 10 seconds), but no further.
I read several forum posts with no definitive answers. I originally rooted my phone with a Mac, but decided to attempt to unroot/reroot with a PC. Then I got to thinking maybe I could flash a different kernel. In hindsight, I wasn't as careful as I should have been in my approach to flashing Kernels, but I had the right idea apparently. I flashed TASK650 3.0.38-i777 specific kernel and bam, got the phone to go to Recovery!
I really hope this helps someone. I'm so appreciative for the pieces of advice here and in so many other forums. XDA has always been a source of great information (I remember rooting my original HTC Incredible 3 years ago...so nervous).
I had a very similar and scary prob. I rooted my phone with no problem using the GalaxyS2root.com page. I have an i777. Booting the phone does now says 1900 and have the yellow triangle with exclamation mark but no big deal. Phone is running i777 firmware fine.
Problem occurred when I attempted to flash a new ROM. I flashed an AOKP JB ROM using CWR. When the phone booted it got stuck. I could see the new 1900 boot screen but then it would flicker and go black sometimes looping back to the 1900 screen. If my usb cord was plugged in, I could get to Download mode (vol up, vol down, and power for about 10 seconds), but no further.
I read several forum posts with no definitive answers. I originally rooted my phone with a Mac, but decided to attempt to unroot/reroot with a PC. Then I got to thinking maybe I could flash a different kernel. In hindsight, I wasn't as careful as I should have been in my approach to flashing Kernels, but I had the right idea apparently. I flashed TASK650 3.0.38-i777 specific kernel and bam, got the phone to go to Recovery!
I really hope this helps someone. I'm so appreciative for the pieces of advice here and in so many other forums. XDA has always been a source of great information (I remember rooting my original HTC Incredible 3 years ago...so nervous).
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Never user that site. The triangle means you tripped the flash counter. Factory reset and you should be able to boot into aokp
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
## Edit: Geez I'm a noob...
I just wasn't holding down the recovery key combination long enough on boot. After a few cycles it booted into CWM Recovery. The phone itself doesn't boot, but that's not a big deal because I'm going to put CM on it anyway.
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My problem sounds very similar to the OP and the problem quoted above. I was following the i777 instructions on the Cyanogenmod wiki (can't post links yet... wiki.cyanogenmod [dot] org/index.php?title=Install_CM_for_i777). Running heimdall on Ubuntu, I was able to flash codeworkx's ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.3 (and I checked and double-checked the md5sum) to my phone. As advertised, a blue bar appeared, Terminal told me "KERNEL upload successful", and the phone rebooted.
Unfortunately, at this point, I can't get past the initial Samsung splash screen; the boot just hangs. I also can't boot into recovery, but I can boot into download mode. From the reading I've been doing, it sounds like I should flash a different kernel. Does it matter which one? My phone was originally running the most recent OTA update (4.0.4), if that matters.
Sorry for the noobish questions, but at this point I'm scared that making changes will bork the phone more than I already have. Any advice is very much appreciated!
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Flash siyah 4.3.3 for ICS and you should be able to boot to recovery
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
Yeah, that was my bad. Bit late though on never using that site. I still will pass your (and now my) advice on!
Before I went there, I had looked around the XDA forums. I had read many of the questions I was researching on XDA but continually found a "go do your research noob" type of answer. It was AFTER the fact, that I found what I needed. I guess the "uh-oh" feeling produced a more intense desire to research below the surface. Live and learn!
I still have the triangle and I'm booting into AOKP 4.1.2 (build from 12/2/2012) fine. I have read about Triangle Away and it seems that previous versions worked with i777 but the most recent version does not appear to list i777 so for now I'm just dealing with the tripped flash counter. My phone is out of warranty anyway, so I'm not that concerned about it.
Huge thanks for the response. For me, it really seems I flashed the wrong kernel (thanks to the aforementioned website). Outside of that "alert" at boot, phone functions the way it should.
Cheers!
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I went for it and used Triangle-Away 2.5. All done. Bootscreen warning is gone. Happy phone.
i777 stuck on triangle boot screen
I am fairly new at this
I am on Shostock 3 v1.4. (rooted on zedomax gb kernel from galaxys2root). It worked pretty well until I tried to back up current ROM
I downloaded ROM manager from play store and flashed clockwork mod and went to back up current ROM and my AT&T i777 got stuck on triangle boot screen
I could not get into recovery mode to fix the problem (tried vol + and vol - and power button)
phone will not power down, I pulled the battery several times
after putting battery back in, tried powering back on and got the triangle boot screen again
any help would be appreciated
thanks
Hi,Yeah, that was my bad. Bit late though on never using that site. I still will pass your (and now my) advice on!
Before I went there, I had looked around the XDA forums. I had read many of the questions I was researching on XDA but continually found a "go do your research noob" type of answer. It was AFTER the fact, that I found what I needed. I guess the "uh-oh" feeling produced a more intense desire to research below the surface. Live and learn!
I still have the triangle and I'm booting into AOKP 4.1.2 (build from 12/2/2012) fine. I have read about Triangle Away and it seems that previous versions worked with i777 but the most recent version does not appear to list i777 so for now I'm just dealing with the tripped flash counter. My phone is out of warranty anyway, so I'm not that concerned about it.
Huge thanks for the response. For me, it really seems I flashed the wrong kernel (thanks to the aforementioned website). Outside of that "alert" at boot, phone functions the way it should.
Cheers!
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I went for it and used Triangle-Away 2.5. All done. Bootscreen warning is gone. Happy phone.
I am fairly new at this
I am on Shostock 3 v1.4. (rooted on zedomax gb kernel from galaxys2root). It worked pretty well until I tried to back up current ROM
I downloaded ROM manager from play store and flashed clockwork mod and went to back up current ROM and my AT&T i777 got stuck on triangle boot screen
I could not get into recovery mode to fix the problem (tried vol + and vol - and power button)
phone will not power down, I pulled the battery several times
after putting battery back in, tried powering back on and got the triangle boot screen again
any help would be appreciated
thanks
You are kidding. Why the hell would you download ROM manager after all the warnings in the forums? To top it off, if you were already on a custom ROM, you already had cwm.
I can't believe that you would risk your device without familiarizing yourself with the intricacies of it. Astonishing.
Try doing some legwork and reading the forums, as your fix has been posted before
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
Does this work with the iPhone 5?!
Sorry I didn't see your post sooner. You need to flash a different kernel. More than likely that is the problem...at least that was my problem. Can you get into Download Mode, not Recovery Mode? You'll need a computer to do it. Seems to be easier on PC...or maybe more people use a PC to do it.
ROM Manager currently will work with i777. It went through a VERY bad period where it screwed up a bunch of phones. But ROM Manager is NOT necessary or recommended as it is in many kernels.
The Triangle issue is something that seems to be connected with the root method used on that other website. Triangle-Away worked for me...but you need to get your phone working again.
Hope this provides some help.
Rom manager does not work with i777.even just booting into recovery causes problems
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
I installed it. It works. I did uninstall it after 2 weeks of use with no problems. I uninstalled after I read several people who had issues. I assumed it was a fluke and I should probably get rid of it plus it is unnecessary. I can confirm it worked as of 2 or 3 weeks ago.
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