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Released by Samsung in March 2016. Model SM-G930.

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Bootloop with broken recovery

My phone recently got stuck in a recovery bootloop where it instantly boots to recovery mode. I tried getting into recovery mode via power + volume up + home command, but the recovery mode is not accessible (options to factory reset, clear cache, etc are not available), but instead says E: Unable to mount cache (Invalid argument) and proceeds to reboot after 30-40 seconds . I can however still properly boot into download mode. Is there any way to save this phone or must I take it to my provider?

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Have you tried pressing the volume up and down keys / power as it may be just hiding the recovery menu options?

Sometimes you need to press volume up and down at the same time or hold one key and keep pressing the other to unhide the menu.

Usually just wiping the cache via recovery would fix the issue.

You can try reflashing the firmware on the phone in order to try to fix the issue:

https://updato.com/how-to/how-to-install...

Flash with HOME_CSC and not CSC if you want to keep data on the phone (this does factory reset for you which should also fix the cache issue in recovery), otherwise flash with non-home CSC file instead.

Make sure you choose correct model firmware, I would assume your one is SM-G930V but always better to verify via download mode or back cover label at bottom of phone.

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So I downloaded ODIN and I looked up my model number, which is SM-G930V. I looked up samsung drivers but found a lot of different versions. Are Samsung drivers universal or are they version specific? (Ex 1.5.63 vs 1.5.65). Thanks!

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They should be universal but to be sure install the drivers following this guide here:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthr...

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