Samsung S4 Mini GT-I9192 Dual Sim Cannot Start Phone

Nightwolf_85

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Dear All,


Here's the problem:

The Goal: To Install CM-12.1 Custom ROM

What I have done:
1. Installed TWRP Recovery Manager and no matter how many times I tried, was unable to install TWRP Recovery

2. Installed Flashify, not possible to install TWRP, CWM or any other recovery!

3. Installed Rashr and finally was able to get PhilZ Touch 6 Recovery installed on the phone.



Rebooted to recovery and it's working! Great!

Now, I have the CM-12.1 zip file on the external SD card but can't flash the ROM no matter how many times I try. Yes, I did wipe factory reset and all the wipes possible, NOT ABLE TO INSTALL the Custom ROM.

The real problem now is that before I tried installing the custom ROM, I accidentally made a mistake, a really bad one too.
When my phone was starting normally, in Flashify (or Rashr, I don't remember now) I selected the downloaded TWRP recovery image for Kernel and rebooted the phone. Yes, a dumb move, I know, but for some stupid reason I did that! And now the phone won't start!!!

Getting this msg:

Set Warranty Bit: kernel

Plus, when I boot into Philz Touch 6 recovery, not able to install ROM or do anything else either.

I managed to install Aroma File Manager, and deleted some of the twrp recovery images, but still getting the kernel error.

Also, in Philz Touch recovery, I have done something wrong and I think I may have lost ROOT access. Tried several times to Re-Root Super SU but it says now install Super SU from the Market. How can I install Super SU from market if I cannot get the phone to start in the first place.

Anyway, if anyone knows how to fix these issues or has experienced similar problems, please share the steps you took to solve the problem.

All the help is appreciated!

Thanks vey much in advance!!!

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Nightwolf_85

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BOOTLOOP!

If anyone can, please help, I can't use my phone for over a week now!!!

the phone is stuck in bootloop!

the recovery I was using apparently wasn't the right version for my gt-i9192 and for some stupid reason it thought that my phone is gt-i9190!!! i was using twrp 3.0.0.0 serrano3gxx by the way. and i could not install the custom rom, the right rom for gt-i9192... because the recovery thinks my phone is gt-i9190... stupid right

so i installed openrecovery-twrp-2.8.7.0-serranodsxx-STABLE-signed zip file using the twrp recovery itself. and now i can't even go to recoery mode!!! WOW!! I think i ****ed up this phone big time!!!

i know there was a warning to not install the recovery using the recovery itself, but i didn't have a choice.

i did that because Odin is not working for my phone!! can't install anything with odin...

it just gets stuck and never finishes the flash. can't install anything with odin, nothing at all. just gets stuck!!

so now the problem is this stupid bootloop and on top of that i can't even get the phone to start the recovery, when I try, it goes back to this bootloop problem. by the way this is the bootloop msg:

Set Warranty Bit : kernel IN YELLOW COLOUR and the phone logo: Samsung Galaxy S4 mini GT-I9192