[Q] Soft Bricked

BoazCoenraad

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OK Guys, I'm in big trouble right now. I wanted to install a Kernel. I was on Viperrom 2.1.0. Something went wrong and my phone went into a bootloop. After trying a couple of things(like installing another Kernel) Everything went from bad to worst. Now my whole Internal Memory is erased and there's still a bootloop. Luckily I can access my TWRP Recovery, but i can't mount my sdcard, because it says thats it's unable to mount sdcard. How can I transfer a rom to my sdcard so I can install it?
 

trathiang

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OK Guys, I'm in big trouble right now. I wanted to install a Kernel. I was on Viperrom 2.1.0. Something went wrong and my phone went into a bootloop. After trying a couple of things(like installing another Kernel) Everything went from bad to worst. Now my whole Internal Memory is erased and there's still a bootloop. Luckily I can access my TWRP Recovery, but i can't mount my sdcard, because it says thats it's unable to mount sdcard. How can I transfer a rom to my sdcard so I can install it?
Sounds like your internal memory may be corrupted. Have you tried flashing stock recovery?
 

BoazCoenraad

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Installing the original recovery worked for me. The only problem is that when I install a custom rom my phone still goes into a bootloop.. SDcard can be mounted though..
 
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menko

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Installing the original recovery worked for me. The only problem is that when I install a custom rom my phone still goes into a bootloop.. SDcard can be mounted though..
If you can get in in recovery(TWRP) try to delete SD card or phone storage and than mount and transfer the rom that you want.
 

hbforce

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hbforce

OK Guys, I'm in big trouble right now. I wanted to install a Kernel. I was on Viperrom 2.1.0. Something went wrong and my phone went into a bootloop. After trying a couple of things(like installing another Kernel) Everything went from bad to worst. Now my whole Internal Memory is erased and there's still a bootloop. Luckily I can access my TWRP Recovery, but i can't mount my sdcard, because it says thats it's unable to mount sdcard. How can I transfer a rom to my sdcard so I can install it?
if you want me to help you my brother, take my advice, i was an iphone heavy user but now i am 100% Android fan-boy, when i had the iphone previously i have encountered a prob like this, after days of heavy research in addition to my experience, you need simply to reset your phone motherboard !!! you can do this simply by two methods :

1- You need to self open your phone or by an experimenter and unplug your motherboard/battery cable, wait for 1 to 2 minutes and plug it again the phone will work again do kernel install and Bla Bla Bla .....

2- It may be take some time, but, it also works, leave your phone woke until the battery is completely drained, leave it for more 1 week to make sure that you haven't any current in the battery, charge it again fully and power on it, it should work and do the rest ...

NOTE : i have been an iphone repairer, i've tried to two methods and it works fine .

Cordially.

"IF I HELPED YOU HIT THANKS BUTTON"

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GuestX0019

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Installing the original recovery worked for me. The only problem is that when I install a custom rom my phone still goes into a bootloop.. SDcard can be mounted though..
Then you are not installing rom correctly--

So, you can flash a rom thru twrp, you can mount sdcard also, right?

I would back up sdcard to pc at this point to be safe

you probably have no nandroids on phone or pc, correct?

you also are not giving enough info as to kernels and roms you are flashing and exact steps to do it

are you S4 version on phone

most likely issues are you are not wiping all, including system 3x. and not flashing boot image with rom

don't do any iphone stuff--
 

foeti

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AW: [Q] Soft Bricked

if you want me to help you my brother, take my advice, i was an iphone heavy user but now i am 100% Android fan-boy, when i had the iphone previously i have encountered a prob like this, after days of heavy research in addition to my experience, you need simply to reset your phone motherboard !!! you can do this simply by two methods :

1- You need to self open your phone or by an experimenter and unplug your motherboard/battery cable, wait for 1 to 2 minutes and plug it again the phone will work again do kernel install and Bla Bla Bla .....

2- It may be take some time, but, it also works, leave your phone woke until the battery is completely drained, leave it for more 1 week to make sure that you haven't any current in the battery, charge it again fully and power on it, it should work and do the rest ...

NOTE : i have been an iphone repairer, i've tried to two methods and it works fine .

Cordially.

"IF I HELPED YOU HIT THANKS BUTTON"

.
:eek::eek::eek:
You're jokin' or what?

I do also prefer the method of relocking the bootloader and flashing RUU. That always helped me when everything went wrong...

HTC One S | RootBox 4.2.2 | BubbaKernel 3.6 OV | S-OFF
 

hbforce

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hbforce

Then you are not installing rom correctly--

So, you can flash a rom thru twrp, you can mount sdcard also, right?

I would back up sdcard to pc at this point to be safe

you probably have no nandroids on phone or pc, correct?

you also are not giving enough info as to kernels and roms you are flashing and exact steps to do it

are you S4 version on phone

most likely issues are you are not wiping all, including system 3x. and not flashing boot image with rom

don't do any iphone stuff--
HI brother ....

he says that he can't access TWRP, and SDC is unmounted !!! read the thread carefully please ...

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---------- Post added at 11:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:28 PM ----------

:eek::eek::eek:
You're jokin' or what?

I do also prefer the method of relocking the bootloader and flashing RUU. That always helped me when everything went wrong...

HTC One S | RootBox 4.2.2 | BubbaKernel 3.6 OV | S-OFF
Hi brother ...

Am not joking bro, at least i give a solution, it looks strange may be, but, trust me i am an advanced user of this, if you have a better solution, am here to learn from you, give as the detailed work-way.

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GuestX0019

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HI brother ....

he says that he can't access TWRP, and SDC is unmounted !!! read the thread carefully please ...

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---------- Post added at 11:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:28 PM ----------



Hi brother ...

Am not joking bro, at least i give a solution, it looks strange may be, but, trust me i am an advanced user of this, if you have a better solution, am here to learn from you, give as the detailed work-way.

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Man are you trolling or what--:)

In post 1 he says he can access TWRP and can't mount sdcard.

In post 5 he now has original recovery and can mount sdcard.

And we are not sure telling the OP to take is phone apart when he is having issues flashing a rom is the best idea. You may be advanced, he "may" not be.

Either way hope he gets it--
 
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