Phone in a boot loop, with "Kernel Panic" message when I try to go into recovery

Tom S.

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My SGS3 is now in a "boot-loop", where the SAMSUNG screen comes up but then it reboots every time without going any farther. I can't go into recovery, because I get that "Kernel Panic" message, so I can't do a hard reset. Does anybody have any ideas on this? Thanks.
 

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My SGS3 is now in a "boot-loop", where the SAMSUNG screen comes up but then it reboots every time without going any farther. I can't go into recovery, because I get that "Kernel Panic" message, so I can't do a hard reset. Does anybody have any ideas on this? Thanks.


Did you install a new kernel or ROM?
 

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It's been a while, but I think I used a custom tool to restore the ROM after downloading it. I'm not sure if it was Kies or not.