[flused]

Hi all,

i've recently installed Cyanogenmod 12.1 (Lollipop 5.1.1) on my S3 mini, installed the google apps and everything worked fine so far.

Yesterday i've performed a factory reset and the device stopped working with a TWRP Boot Loop. The TWRP Screen ist just blinking and i cannot access recovery console. I only can access download mode. So i cannot use odin for re-flashing it since i cannot clear cache etc.

I'm unsure what to do next to get it working again - is this a known problem with factory resets?
Any hints on this issue?

Thank you very much.

Best,

Klaus

[andi_was_already_taken]

It happened to me as well. Do the following:
- Shut down the device holding the power button
- connect your device with a pc/mac/whatever
- boot with POWER + VOLUME DOWN
- download cwm (clockworkmod) recovery
- boot cwm with this command: fastboot boot nameofthecwmrecovery.img
- have cwm complete the factory reset

[Tobias Teichmann]

Hi. I got the same problem. Twrp Loop. Can anyone help me please?
I flashed twrp recovery but now the same problem.
How i can boot with commands?

[Tobias Teichmann]

Can you help fast?

[Rukbat]

If you can access download mode, you can flash with Odin. You don't have to clear anything to flash a recovery or a ROM.

[Trinomis Birdy]

anything new cause i got the same problem

[EngineerTuna]

It happened to me as well. Do the following:
- Shut down the device holding the power button
- connect your device with a pc/mac/whatever
- boot with POWER + VOLUME DOWN
- download cwm (clockworkmod) recovery
- boot cwm with this command: fastboot boot nameofthecwmrecovery.img
- have cwm complete the factory reset

This is the only solution for me.
I flashed cwm over Twrp and its ok.
None of other suggestions work. Thanks mate

[Bob Terry1]

After entering the command: fastboot boot nameofthecwmrecovery.img my kfhd sits on the fastboot screen while the command prompt says <waiting for device>. Any ideas?

[isracg]

I ran into this same problem and could't find a solution that worked for me. Fastboot kept saying that it could find my device. After some research I finally got it working, so for future reference here's what I did:

1. Downloaded the (non-touch) .img clockworkmod recovery file from clockworkmod rommanager site (for Galaxy S3 Mini)

2. Ran this script (can't post links so search google for "[Script][Tool] how to create a tar.md5 file from img For Odin") to convert this into a .tar file Odin could open.

3. Used Odin with PDA to write the .tar file to the phone.

4. Restarted the phone inside clockworkmod recovery.

5. Success.

[Martin Tenghagen]

How do I get the phone into odin - it is constantly flashing 'teamwin'

Tried power up/down - power home
S3

[mcknaack]

I have the same problem, but i have a bigger problem...
i can came to odin mode BUT
my USB connector at my phone is broken, so i can't flash per USB

any other way?

[mcknaack]

After entering the command: fastboot boot nameofthecwmrecovery.img my kfhd sits on the fastboot screen while the command prompt says <waiting for device>. Any ideas?

reinstall device driver and fastboot driver..

[mcknaack]

If you can access download mode, you can flash with Odin. You don't have to clear anything to flash a recovery or a ROM.

can go in DL mode, but my usb port ftm evice is broken any other solution?

bootable recovery didn't worked for me...

[taskec]

after i tried to factory data reset it got stuck in a boot loop with a screen twrp flashing and i couldnt acces the boot menu or the recovery mod... i dont know what to do

[youssefmm]

WORKED for me el hamdouliAllah
THANK YOU

[webuhrer]

Resolved

thanks cantos(XDA) on forum Boot loop - unable to boot to recovery

fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot

Done.

[gcavalcanti]

Hi Guys,
I 'm having the same issue but i still could not fix it.
Could you guys give me more details of How to run the command line or script suggested and also where can i find the file .img?
How to proceed with the following steps?
"- download cwm (clockworkmod) recovery
- boot cwm with this command: fastboot boot nameofthecwmrecovery.img
- have cwm complete the factory reset"

Kind Regards

[Ooh Yeah]

Gcavalcanti. Imagino que você também seja BR certo?
Hoje consegui resolver problema acima. Loop no teamwin(TWRP) apos cyanogenmod 12.1. A única forma que consegui colocar aparelho em modo download foi essa. Abaixo no link

eduwebcell.blogspot.com.br/2015/09/como-fazer-um-jig-usb.html

[lebrnno]

No need to enter the download mode, just leave the teamwin screen loop!

I had the same problem, here is a help

1. Download the program "Minimal ADB and Fastboot"
2. Connect your phone to your computer
3. Open the ADB and Fastboot Minimal
4. Type in cmd in the program will open: "adb reboot recovery" without quotes and enter.
5. Type in cmd in the progam will open: "adb reboot bootloader" without quotes and enter.
6. Wait, your phone will reboot and see if it worked.

I hope this helps

[Ooh Yeah]

Same trouble here.... Cyanogenmod 12.1 + factory reset= teamwin-loop.

You can't recovery boot or download boot?

Try hardware download mode with USB Jig plug. you can buy it at amazon or ebay, or you can do it your own.

It's really simply. Believe it works!

Link: eduwebcell.blogspot.com.br/2015/09/como-fazer-um-jig-usb.html (brazilian-Portuguese language. you can translate it.)

Good lucky

[lebrnno]

Same trouble here.... Cyanogenmod 12.1 + factory reset= teamwin-loop.

You can't recovery boot or download boot?

Try hardware download mode with USB Jig plug. you can buy it at amazon or ebay, or you can do it your own.

It's really simply. Believe it works!

Link: eduwebcell.blogspot.com.br/2015/09/como-fazer-um-jig-usb.html (brazilian-Portuguese language. you can translate it.)

Good lucky

No need to enter the download mode, just leave the teamwin screen loop and make the commands that I quoted above.

[Ooh Yeah]

I tried this same solution I have seen on another blog. But in my case it did not work .. The only solution that worked for me, is JIG PLUG. But thanks.

[anon(6038817)]

Resolved

thanks cantos(XDA) on forum Boot loop - unable to boot to recovery

fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot

Done.

This worked for me! Thank you!

[chunksac]

Hi Thankyou so much. The first command worked for me. But the second one did not worked. But thankfully I was able to get into the TEAMWIN menu n I backed up my BOOT and SYSTEM. then I tried bootloader, and I went to HBOOT n REBOOT , it took me to the black screen again.
Can you give me any solution?

[RAM AYODHYA GUPTA]

when i type adb reboot recovery it says "error:device'(null)' not found