Please help Im a Noob - Vibrant General

I recently bought a vibrant off craigslist and I didnt know it was rooted. There are no files on the phone. Im trying to go back to a stock tmobile vibrant. i have no idea how to do this. I cant download anything of the market, it just gets stuck at starting downloading. Ive searched the forums on how to put back to stock, but im doing something wrong. Can someone PLEASE help me step by step on what I need to do, what files I need to download(with links please because i cant download anything off the market on the phone). thanks in advance for your help because im kinda freaking out.

First, this should probably be in the general section since it has nothing to do with development.
I'm assuming that you have already logged into your google account so you'll be able to access the market, if not you should do so. You may also want to boo to recovery (hold vol. up and down plus the power button while off then release when you see the first splash screen) and delete both user data and cache (power button to select), if that doesn't solve, select reinstall packages and see how that works out.
next time please post in the general section.

You can boot up into the recovery menu. Just hold down the volume + and volume - with the power button, during boot up.
It should show up with the text "vibrant" and "samsung", then turn off and boot up again with the same text as before, this is when you let go of the power button, but still hold on the vol + and - . This might take multiple tries.
Then it should show you the options of reapplying some packages or reboot the phone etc. you can select with the vol + for up and vol - for down and then power button to select what you want it to do. Select wipe and that should be it.

vibrantnoob said:
I recently bought a vibrant off craigslist and I didnt know it was rooted. There are no files on the phone. Im trying to go back to a stock tmobile vibrant. i have no idea how to do this. I cant download anything of the market, it just gets stuck at starting downloading. Ive searched the forums on how to put back to stock, but im doing something wrong. Can someone PLEASE help me step by step on what I need to do, what files I need to download(with links please because i cant download anything off the market on the phone). thanks in advance for your help because im kinda freaking out.
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There is no RUU to return your phone to stock yet so you can do the following:
You will need to root your phone if not already done:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479
Load ClockworkMod custom recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164
And Finally do a nandroid restore to the stock Vibrant OS (choose unrooted if you dont want root):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Done!

quitit said:
You can boot up into the recovery menu. Just hold down the volume + and volume - with the power button, during boot up.
It should show up with the text "vibrant" and "samsung", then turn off and boot up again with the same text as before, this is when you let go of the power button, but still hold on the vol + and - . This might take multiple tries.
Then it should show you the options of reapplying some packages or reboot the phone etc. you can select with the vol + for up and vol - for down and then power button to select what you want it to do. Select wipe and that should be it.
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I've tried all the options in the recovery mode and nothing worked. When I pressed reapply packages it said theres no update.zip on the sd.
I apologize to everyone for posting in the wrong section. Thanks for everyone's help.

The steps right above should work perfect.
Sent from my Vibrant

Man, the only thing I can think about is how much did you pay for a phone that someone else screwed with?
and yes, the steps above should should help, and get that phone up and running with no issues.

WilliamStern said:
Man, the only thing I can think about is how much did you pay for a phone that someone else screwed with?
and yes, the steps above should should help, and get that phone up and running with no issues.
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I paid 300 and traded my old g1. The thing was that the guy didn't tell me he messed around with it and I didn't know how to check, I only checked the base things like making a call, the camera, and the internet.
Thanks for the instructions above, I will try them out.

Thanks everyone. With your help my vibrant is now working. I have one last question, as per the instructions above I got it back to stock, will t mobile accept the phone if I ever need to do a warranty exchange?

I doubt it since you did not buy it from them or anyone related to them, but samsung might give you some warranty service.

popypopy said:
I doubt it since you did not buy it from them or anyone related to them, but samsung might give you some warranty service.
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Even if the guy I bought it from said he got it from tmo? The phone box even had a tmo warranty booklet. Thanks.

Not the warranty from tmo... Maybe if he called in with the problem.. But if you had/have insurance with assurian then it carries over if you call them...
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Insurance covers last phone your sim was in. I work at tmo and know this for a fact
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Moved to General forum. The development forum is only for development threads. (Threads with actual development happening.)
Questions should always be in the General forums (or Q&A if your device has a Q&A forum.)

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Soft brick installing GingerbreadlatinIME.zip

I just tried flashing the Gingerbreadime.zip and followed the directions to the letter and I experienced my first soft brick. The phone went into a boot loop at the mytouch screen. Luckily I was able to go into Recovery and restored the backup I had made after rooting and turning s=off. It appears to have restored okay as I still have root etc. Does anyone have any idea how or why this happened ? This zip was posted in Droid-Life and was advertised as good for all android 2.2 devices. I have never used adb but have it set up on my phone so I guess I had better get more familiar with it. I have flashed my Vibrant numerous times using Odin and Rom manager but I don't believe that there is a similar program for the Mt4g (Odin that is) I guess I have been spoiled by my Vibrant as it seems to have more options to recover with and are easier to use from what I can tell. I do love this MT4g though It is probably the best all around phone I have ever owned. Any and all info and help is greatly appreciated.:
to my knowledge there has been no gingerbread port for our device yet. Your lucky you didn't brick your device.
tenbeau said:
I just tried flashing the Gingerbreadime.zip and followed the directions to the letter and I experienced my first soft brick. The phone went into a boot loop at the mytouch screen. Luckily I was able to go into Recovery and restored the backup I had made after rooting and turning s=off. It appears to have restored okay as I still have root etc. Does anyone have any idea how or why this happened ? This zip was posted in Droid-Life and was advertised as good for all android 2.2 devices. I have never used adb but have it set up on my phone so I guess I had better get more familiar with it. I have flashed my Vibrant numerous times using Odin and Rom manager but I don't believe that there is a similar program for the Mt4g (Odin that is) I guess I have been spoiled by my Vibrant as it seems to have more options to recover with and are easier to use from what I can tell. I do love this MT4g though It is probably the best all around phone I have ever owned. Any and all info and help is greatly appreciated.:
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There are people experiencing the same thing in the Nexus forum. Personally I would stay away from anything that is not specifically built for this phone as its a completely different OS than Vanilla or Moto Droid or etc. etc.
bobsbbq said:
to my knowledge there has been no gingerbread port for our device yet. Your lucky you didn't brick your device.
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yes I a sure am. I trusted the Dorid-Life site and should not have. Thanks for the swift response...
setzer715 said:
There are people experiencing the same thing in the Nexus forum. Personally I would stay away from anything that is not specifically built for this phone as its a completely different OS than Vanilla or Moto Droid or etc. etc.
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I sure intend to and I should have got on this forum before I even attempted to flash it. Right now everything seems fine except I cannot get into recovery only clockworkimode recovery. I am holding down the volume down button and pressing the power button at the same time and the device just reboots. Any ideas and what could be causing that? I am embarassed to say that my ignorance that pushed me to flash that zip is probably at the root of it. Any steps that I can take to enable me to get into stock recovery to check and make sure S=off?
Edit: Just pulled battery and sim card and than put them back in and the device went into stock recovery and s=off so I hope that all is okay and I did not create some ghosts that will show up when I attempt to flash a rom later on.
Please post questions in Q&A section.
I did the same thing. I flashed the .zip file from droid life forum and got a success message when I installed it through recovery and mine never bootlooped. I didn't get the gingerbread keyboard but it didn't bootloop either
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tenbeau said:
I sure intend to and I should have got on this forum before I even attempted to flash it. Right now everything seems fine except I cannot get into recovery only clockworkimode recovery. I am holding down the volume down button and pressing the power button at the same time and the device just reboots. Any ideas and what could be causing that? I am embarassed to say that my ignorance that pushed me to flash that zip is probably at the root of it. Any steps that I can take to enable me to get into stock recovery to check and make sure S=off?
Edit: Just pulled battery and sim card and than put them back in and the device went into stock recovery and s=off so I hope that all is okay and I did not create some ghosts that will show up when I attempt to flash a rom later on.
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I think you mean bootloader? You only have 1 recovery. If you flashed clockwork you no longer have stock recovery. Vol Down + Pwr gets you to bootloader or SPL where it shows S=off.
I did not flash the zip (sounds like an overkill to flash a zip for new KB). I ADB pushed both files and got a FC on multi-touch KB... oh well, I like HTC_IME better anyway
tenbeau said:
I sure intend to and I should have got on this forum before I even attempted to flash it. Right now everything seems fine except I cannot get into recovery only clockworkimode recovery. I am holding down the volume down button and pressing the power button at the same time and the device just reboots. Any ideas and what could be causing that? I am embarassed to say that my ignorance that pushed me to flash that zip is probably at the root of it. Any steps that I can take to enable me to get into stock recovery to check and make sure S=off?
Edit: Just pulled battery and sim card and than put them back in and the device went into stock recovery and s=off so I hope that all is okay and I did not create some ghosts that will show up when I attempt to flash a rom later on.
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make sure fastboot is checked off otherwise you cant get into the bootloader. to make sure it is off go to: menu, settings, applications and uncheck fastboot. you're good to go then. to get into recovery, you can do it thru bootloader or by opening up rom manager and clicking on the "reboot to recovery" option
setzer715 said:
There are people experiencing the same thing in the Nexus forum. Personally I would stay away from anything that is not specifically built for this phone as its a completely different OS than Vanilla or Moto Droid or etc. etc.
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the website was not specific enough. the port at the current moment is for motorola droid devices. they should have been more specific instead of saying any rooted 2.2 android phone. even if you do get it on your phone, its only going to force close every time you try and type something. thats what happened to me, so after about 24 hours i said **** it and removed it. swype in my opinion is better anyway. im trying to port the g2 swype to our phone so we can have a swype with a mic on the keyboard. oddly, ours didnt come with one.

Noob Here Needing Major Help! Unrooting and Rooting

Okay, so I have rooted my Droid eris several times and have downloaded and installed kaosfroyo, vanilla, and plain Jane. I have reverted back to the "stock" Rom with this program on the computer. I have clockwork mod on this because i have seen this name in the text while it installed. So now I think I'm on the stock but I'm not fully sure. I want to unroot this phone completely and make it back to how it was when you would open up a brand new box. Then i was to go through and install the, in your opinion, the best rom out there. Now for the probem, when I go to install a new Rom, I turn off the phone completely, hold down volume down and end buttons, then when the menu comes up I push up on the volume button and i get the picture of an Eris with a red triangle and an exclamation point. That disables me from doing anything. It does the same thing when I turn the phone off and hold volume up with the end button. To fix it, I just turn off the phone and let it boot up normal. Is there any fix for this? Please keep in mind that i am a super dummy when it comes to this stuff so I don't fully understand the technical terms and would appreciate explanations.
Thank you so much for your time and help.
Time To Shine said:
Okay, so I have rooted my Droid eris several times and have downloaded and installed kaosfroyo, vanilla, and plain Jane. I have reverted back to the "stock" Rom with this program on the computer. I have clockwork mod on this because i have seen this name in the text while it installed. So now I think I'm on the stock but I'm not fully sure. I want to unroot this phone completely and make it back to how it was when you would open up a brand new box. Then i was to go through and install the, in your opinion, the best rom out there. Now for the probem, when I go to install a new Rom, I turn off the phone completely, hold down volume down and end buttons, then when the menu comes up I push up on the volume button and i get the picture of an Eris with a red triangle and an exclamation point. That disables me from doing anything. It does the same thing when I turn the phone off and hold volume up with the end button. To fix it, I just turn off the phone and let it boot up normal. Is there any fix for this? Please keep in mind that i am a super dummy when it comes to this stuff so I don't fully understand the technical terms and would appreciate explanations.
Thank you so much for your time and help.
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By program on the computer do you mean you ran the ruu from verizon to put the stock software back on the phone? If that's the case I beleive you have probably unrooted the phone and will need to re root. I may be wrong but I think the ruu also flashes the original recovery which is why your not able to boot into it.
Conap said:
By program on the computer do you mean you ran the ruu from verizon to put the stock software back on the phone? If that's the case I beleive you have probably unrooted the phone and will need to re root. I may be wrong but I think the ruu also flashes the original recovery which is why your not able to boot into it.
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I would assume that's what it was. I know it is rooted now because i went through this process to root it after i ran tht program. I don't remember what one it was specifically however i know it had a progress bar on the top right while it installed and had the screen of holding down volume and end button to turn on the phone.
if you are rooted then under your program list you should have superuser permissions icon .. if you dont then you may still be rooted but not likely .. if you do not see that, you can simply go to the market and download a program for root users only and if it doesnt work on your phone then you know you are not rooted .. happy hunting
duccicucci said:
if you are rooted then under your program list you should have superuser permissions icon .. if you dont then you may still be rooted but not likely .. if you do not see that, you can simply go to the market and download a program for root users only and if it doesnt work on your phone then you know you are not rooted .. happy hunting
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Even if you re rooted afterwards you may need to reinstall recovery...i reccomend you use amons recovery. You can find directions in one of the how-to root threads around here.
problm solved

[Q] MYT4G recovery mode

how do you put the myt4G in to recovery mode?
Wow not to be rude but did you try the search button......hold down the power button and the volume down button at the same time while the phone is off. The select recovery
Sent from my icy cold glacier freezing every phone in its path
i did and i tried search by looking up hbooting myt4g recovery mode couldn't find nothing i even googled it and found this method your giving me but for some reason when i hold down home and power then let go of power button it fastboots..
but now i realized its the vol button i was looking at the myt3G recovery...thank you.
this is not working for me BTW.... can anyone else help out?
l0uisz said:
this is not working for me BTW.... can anyone else help out?
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You have to have fastboot unselected before it will work. I'm looking into rooting my wife's mt4g, and that took me forever to figure out.
I have a vibrant, so I'm new around these parts. Still doing my research before taking the plunge.
lol! wow thanks i wouldve never figured that out hah! yea well this is very helpful here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996 hoping that you know how to use ADB of course =) now i am ready to root !
OH! btw how do you get off recovery mode ? do u just pull the batt out?
l0uisz said:
lol! wow thanks i wouldve never figured that out hah! yea well this is very helpful here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996 hoping that you know how to use ADB of course =) now i am ready to root !
OH! btw how do you get off recovery mode ? do u just pull the batt out?
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factory recovery image? that i am aware of, yes. but i might be incorrect on that.
bnielsen40 said:
You have to have fastboot unselected before it will work. I'm looking into rooting my wife's mt4g, and that took me forever to figure out.
I have a vibrant, so I'm new around these parts. Still doing my research before taking the plunge.
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Please use the term quick boot when referring to the reboot option that does not fully restart the phone.
Use 'fastboot' to refer to the low level utility / protocol that allows image (ROM,etc) flashing via USB
l0uisz said:
lol! wow thanks i wouldve never figured that out hah! yea well this is very helpful here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996 hoping that you know how to use ADB of course =) now i am ready to root !
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No problem (clicky the thanks button ). I was actually leaning toward this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225. I'm still trying to determine the difference between it and the one you linked. The main purpose will not be really to flash any roms (she likes the stock), but to resolve some minor issues she has w/ her device. For example, her market fc's every time it updates - it's getting old to have to uninstall updates before she can even access the market. So I'm wanting to root so I can use TB to freeze the market updater.
cal3thousand said:
Please use the term quick boot when referring to the reboot option that does not fully restart the phone.
Use 'fastboot' to refer to the low level utility / protocol that allows image (ROM,etc) flashing via USB
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Aha...see this is the stuff I need to learn - I simply used that term b/c it's what was in the reboot option. So it sounds like "fastboot" is the same as Downloading mode on my vibrant, correct? In other words, roms can be flashed via either clockwork or a usb connection to a computer while the device is in fastboot...?
I need to find a tutorial that explains the basics for the mt4g. It's a pretty different animal than my vibrant. I'm creating my own flashable mods for my vibrant, yet I pick up my wife's mt4g and I'm back to square one. Fruustratting!
If you already flashed it, Power Off > Hold Vol Down + Power until booted > Vol Down to recovery and select
bnielsen40 said:
No problem (clicky the thanks button ). I was actually leaning toward this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834225. I'm still trying to determine the difference between it and the one you linked. The main purpose will not be really to flash any roms (she likes the stock), but to resolve some minor issues she has w/ her device. For example, her market fc's every time it updates - it's getting old to have to uninstall updates before she can even access the market. So I'm wanting to root so I can use TB to freeze the market updater.
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thats what i want i don't want to deal with flashing roms and all that crap lol i just want ROOT and keep it stock i just better not forget to UNroot before accepting an OTA update lol
hey i'am successfully rooted now with stock ROM! with the link i gave you! i think you should use the one i gave you its more detailed that the one you linked to me...theres a few things missing there in your link.

[SOLVED] Did my last HD2, but I think I ruined this one

Can someone please work with me to fix my htc hd2...I think i lopad the software in the incorrect way and wiped my phone before installing some other software...cant get recovery to work.
Wrong forum
sorry all roms are flash at your own risk, if you bricked it. sorry
also, this is the WRONG forum to post this in, this is DEVELOPMENT not general or Q&A.
please post elsewhere, and do not post a new thread here ever again.
Damn, ugly boy stop being mean, don't tell him to never post here ever again.
malaeus said:
sorry all roms are flash at your own risk, if you bricked it. sorry
also, this is the WRONG forum to post this in, this is DEVELOPMENT not general or Q&A.
please post elsewhere, and do not post a new thread here ever again.
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Try to flash recovery on Magldr, maybe forgot to do that xx
malaeus said:
sorry all roms are flash at your own risk, if you bricked it. sorry
also, this is the WRONG forum to post this in, this is DEVELOPMENT not general or Q&A.
please post elsewhere, and do not post a new thread here ever again.
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if you had any idea to help him, f**king say it. else shut up.
as for ops6047 (welcome to the noob hate community)
as for your hd2, try flashing the original windows mobile rom, or if you already have hspl 2.08 installed install a custom rom just to make sure your hd2 hasnt visited the RIP state.
Have you fixed your hd2?
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
Do you need help .let us know were you are with the phone so i can help you .very difficult to brick a phone.
What exactly is going on with your phone? As long as your phone boots into Tri-Color recovery and reads as a USB when you plug the USB in, you're fine...and even then there's still plenty of possibilities to fix it, I've had my phone not even read USB and after trying tons of different ways it finally fixed itself.
I highly doubt your phone is broke, let the community here know what's going on and someone is bound to get you going; most people are helpful but as always, there's asshats like malaeus that ruin communities.
ops6047 said:
Can someone please work with me to fix my htc hd2...I think i lopad the software in the incorrect way and wiped my phone before installing some other software...cant get recovery to work.
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Please provide a bit more information on what exactly you did resulting in your phone's current condition. Like hd2k10 said above, as long as you can get to the tri-color bootloader screen, your phone is fixable and you will be able to get it going again.
malaeus said:
sorry all roms are flash at your own risk, if you bricked it. sorry
also, this is the WRONG forum to post this in, this is DEVELOPMENT not general or Q&A.
please post elsewhere, and do not post a new thread here ever again.
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Not really sure who you think you are but your tone is not appreciated here on XDA. I strongly encourage you to avoid making posts like that in the future. I like to think of myself as one who enjoys giving second chances but I'm not so friendly the 2nd time around.
If you have nothing nice or constructive to post, keep your smart ass comments to yourself.
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Not Bricked, Task29'ed....
You task29'ed but you have nothing else to flash after that, that is why you are where you are....Look go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090783 It is Ksubedi's Tool for Nandroid on HD2. once download. Download a Rom. Since I'm helping you, i will not give specific instructions on YOUR choice of ROM but rather MINE, sorry that is how it works around here xD.
http://hotfile.com/list/1335611/19f8a51 go to this link and download this file, HD2_Core_Droid_Desire_HD_V1.6_TMOUS_NAND_ONLY_LEO1024.rar, should be the second one. This is Best EYE Candy(Smexyness) rom, created by Coredroid Team.
Once that is downloaded. Now come the Steps for working phone.
First Connect Phone to Pc and keep it connected throughout the whole process.
On the Tool Kit You downloaded Earlier:
1. Power Off phone, and On while holding Volume Down Button Simultaneously.
2. You enter tri-color screen, with USB bottom.
3. Once USB is confirmed, Click "Wipe(Task29)" in Ksubedi's Toolkit, bottom right.
4. Follow the Instructions that Pop up. Blah Blah Blah.
5. On Ksubedi Toolkit in center LEFT it says "Choose System Partition Size(MAGLDR)," Choose 400MB. Leave the Cache alone.
5. After Success of "Wipe" Enter Bootloader(Tri-ColorScreen) Again.
6. USB confirmed, On Ksubedi's Toolkit, Bottom Right Click Install MagLdr.
7. Follow Instructions that Pop up. Blah Blah Blah.
8. When phone is rebooting after MagLdr install. Hold "End Call" Button until you see a list of 13-15 Options.
9. IF you don't succeed, Pop out the battery, and in again and power phone while holding "End Call" Button until you get to the Several Options, all in white.
10. Once at the Options in MagLdr. hit Volume Down Button til you get to Option "5.USB Flasher Mode" Hit "Call" Button
11. It will say "Wait USB..".... first, when USB confirmed, will say "Wait USB..USB"
Now Switch over to the CoreDroid V1.6 file you downloaded Earlier.
1.Extract File to a newly created Folder, and Open folder.
2. Wait for "Wait USB...USB"
3. In the New Folder, You will see something called DAF.exe, Right click and Run as Admin.
4. Follow Instructions. Blah Blah Blah.
5. Phone will Reboot again, and again Hold "End Call" button until you get to the same several options again.
6. This time go to Option "8. AD Recovery"
7. Using "Volume Down" button go to "mounts and Storage" and Down to "mount USB Storage."
8. New drive will pop up on PC, open the drive, and COPY FULLY, the zip named "HD2_Core_Droid_Desire_HD_V1.6_TMOUS_NAND_ONLY_LEO1024"
9. Once Copied, click "unmount" on phone with "Call" Button.
10. Now hit the "End Call" Button once more, then move down to "Install Zip from SDCard," then Down to "Choose ZIP from SDCard."
11. Choose "HD2_Core_Droid_Desire_HD_V1.6_TMOUS_NAND_ONLY_LEO1024"
12. Let it install, after intall, hit "End Call" Button until you see "Reboot Now" Option. and Reboot Phone.
13. Reboot and Setup the phone and your done, no more "Brick."
ayyu3m said:
if you had any idea to help him, f**king say it. else shut up.
as for ops6047 (welcome to the noob hate community)
as for your hd2, try flashing the original windows mobile rom, or if you already have hspl 2.08 installed install a custom rom just to make sure your hd2 hasnt visited the RIP state.
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haha i like ur answer ...he's lucky he wasnt in front of u ...maybe he would have a finger missing
dharvey4651 said:
Please provide a bit more information on what exactly you did resulting in your phone's current condition. Like hd2k10 said above, as long as you can get to the tri-color bootloader screen, your phone is fixable and you will be able to get it going again.
Not really sure who you think you are but your tone is not appreciated here on XDA. I strongly encourage you to avoid making posts like that in the future. I like to think of myself as one who enjoys giving second chances but I'm not so friendly the 2nd time around.
If you have nothing nice or constructive to post, keep your smart ass comments to yourself.
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thanks for ur clear answer ... this guy was born knowing how to install android...he was never a noob and he never needed help ....
he dont know the meaning of bricking his phone and dont sleep all night trying to fix it ... making registrations in all forum and posting everywhereto fix the problem ...it such a damn bad feeling
people r appriciated for the help they provide ..or only for a nice word said...so thanks again
sorry for double post but i dont know how to quote 2 msg in one
Theres that....
IS there anyway i can do this on linux my buddy wiped my laptop and put ultimated edition, ubuntu on it...otherwise i will go to his house and use his windows machine....But I do get a tricolor screen, and I have the mgldr on there as well as hspl 2.08...Otherwise I will follow the help of the step by step instruction provided...
Is there a way i can get the all in one software for a linux computer...
plus I have no bootloader it says and i get error 260 or 206 cant commuicte with usb
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plus I have no bootloader it says and i get error 260 or 206 cant commuicte with usb
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If you have the Tri-Color screen. then you have bootloader, as for the USB thing that is supposed to be in the bottom, that will only appear after you connect the phone, VIA USB, to a PC. Now I don't know about the Linux situation, but word of advice, get your azz to your friends house cuz right now I don't think you wanna risk getting the phone even more f**ked up cuz of the PC software you have, well anyways do as I have stated, and that ROM i have linked is amazing fast and no issues watsoeever. And as for the ROM actually, Sergio is coming out with an update to 1.7, so try it out, and if you like it, go for 1.7. and actually, the process for flashing an update is not hard at all.
> as for your hd2, try flashing the original windows mobile rom,
Can someone help me with this.
I can not get the phone go in tri color screen mode.
Phone boots okay with Android installed but I like to switch back to T-Mobile WM version.
Power + Volume brings menu but does not force the phone in TRI color screen mode.
thanks,
malaeus said:
sorry all roms are flash at your own risk, if you bricked it. sorry
also, this is the WRONG forum to post this in, this is DEVELOPMENT not general or Q&A.
please post elsewhere, and do not post a new thread here ever again.
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OMG what a nice answer from a nice person, i dont like using bad language but u made me use it -and laud- in front of my kidds but u earned it, XDA is to help ppl, u may told him that in a nice way, and who are u to tell pplz not to post here again, are u the owner of XDA?
Thank u all guys for helping this person.
By the way, the only thing i regret after selling my lovely HD2 that i missed the hd2 forums and the kind pplz in it
Thank u guys for every thing
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
I think what malaeus meant was to not post in the development forum rather than to ask him to not post anywhere on XDA. I agree though that he could worded it with a little less inflammatory tone.
As for the OP, dude, you need to post all the details of what you have done for someone to be able to help you. Please post things like the current state of the phone (can it boot into bootloader or MAGLDR etc.)
Also your radio/ROM/MAGLDR version could help too.
I think the radio rom might be missing shouldnt it say that at top of bootloader magldr 1.13, hspl3 2.08, dont know the radio rom... I can do all the steps except when i get to the daf.exe file it says failed init. usb

Problems Installing Latest Atrix Update

I kept getting a pop up message on my phone saying a new software update is available for my device. It appears to be an Android update MB860 v4.5.141. So I downloaded the update with no problems but the update won't install.
When I clicked Install the phone shut down as it's supposed too. But the update fails and I keep getting a black screen with Android & an exclamation point inside a Triangle. I have to pull the battery and restart but once the phone boots up it shuts down again to attempt to Install the update and again I get the black screen with the Android and exclamation point. The phone is unusable at this point. Any ideas?
My Atrix is NOT rooted.
I just tried the manual update and it won't work because the phone can't start up long enough, it shuts down before I can do anything. How can perform a factory reset if the phone shuts off before I can get into the menu to select factory reset? Will a factory reset even fix this problem?
Hi,
check this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22636544&postcount=5
Good luck
Thank you for the help. The problem is I'm new to Android so I don't really understand what that post is telling me and I'm a new member here so the forum won't let me post a question there. I don't understand how to boot into CWM or how to format the /cache partition once I get there. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
NY Yankee Pride said:
Thank you for the help. The problem is I'm new to Android so I don't really understand what that post is telling me and I'm a new member here so the forum won't let me post a question there. I don't understand how to boot into CWM or how to format the /cache partition once I get there. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Have you flashed a custom recovery? If you have, boot into it by holding volume down after turning the device on. Then hit volume down until you have selected recovery. Then hit volume up to boot into recovery. From there, wipe the cache partition and reboot.
If you haven't flashed custom recovery... I dunno what to tell you. It's strange that the OTA update isn't working on a non-rooted, non-unlocked phone.
I don't even know what flashed recovery is. Is that what the post above is about where it explains to boot into CWM and format the /cache partition? Sorry for the newb questions but I'm really lost here and kind desperate because now I'm without a phone.
NY Yankee Pride said:
I don't even know what flashed recovery is. Is that what the post above is about where it explains to boot into CWM and format the /cache partition? Sorry for the newb questions but I'm really lost here and kind desperate because now I'm without a phone.
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Make sure phone is off.
Press and hold the volume down button, then press the power button.
When text appears on the screen, release the down volume button. Then press the down volume button again and watch the text change... keep going until text reads "Android Recovery". Press up volume button. IF YOU go to far (too many down presses) keep pressing down and it will cycle back...don't press the up volume expecting to go back.
You are now in recovery...if you have a screen with a big triangle and an exclamation point, press both volume buttons at the same time. A menu will appear. Use volume buttons to move to the option you want and the power button to select it. Most likely, you'll want "factory reset". do that.
If you end up with any other screen (not the triangle) then you have a custom recovery and you knew everything I just told you...
Yeah it looks like a factory reset is my only option at this point, I was hoping to avoid that. Thanks for all the help and tips.
I got it working!! I spent about an hour searching google with different search phrases and I found a post where someone had a similar problem about a year ago with a different phone. This is what I did:
-I pulled the battery then booted up the phone by pressing the power button & the volume down button at the same time until "Fastboot" showed at the top of the screen.
-Then I scrolled through & selected "Android Recovery"
-I then selected "Wipe Cache Partition"
-Then I selected "Yes-Wipe Cache"
The phone then restarted and I got a message that the update failed but the phone stayed up and running and has been working fine since. I've since restarted it several times.
So the update did not install but I'm not going to attempt the update again at this point because I'm sure I'll just have the same problem.
I know I said the phone was not rooted but I failed to mention that I did buy the phone used so I don't know what the previous owner did to it. But I did a Factory Reset on the phone when I bought it so wouldn't that remove any previous rooting on the phone if there was any?
NY Yankee Pride said:
I got it working!! I spent about an hour searching google with different search phrases and I found a post where someone had a similar problem about a year ago with a different phone. This is what I did:
-I pulled the battery then booted up the phone by pressing the power button & the volume down button at the same time until "Fastboot" showed at the top of the screen.
-Then I scrolled through & selected "Android Recovery"
-I then selected "Wipe Cache Partition"
-Then I selected "Yes-Wipe Cache"
The phone then restarted and I got a message that the update failed but the phone stayed up and running and has been working fine since. I've since restarted it several times.
So the update did not install but I'm not going to attempt the update again at this point because I'm sure I'll just have the same problem.
I know I said the phone was not rooted but I failed to mention that I did buy the phone used so I don't know what the previous owner did to it. But I did a Factory Reset on the phone when I bought it so wouldn't that remove any previous rooting on the phone if there was any?
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No. Factory reset does not clear out rooting, unlocking, or any modifications to the bootloader or recovery.
for root: There's a root checker app in marketplace to test root access. If you do have root access you need to unroot before applying the update.
for unlocked: the only way I know to tell is when you power on the phone the word "unlocked" will appear at the top of the screen.
bootloader and recovery: if you have a locked bootloader than you should have stock bootloader and recovery = ok to apply OTA update. If you're unlocked, do NOT apply the OTA update. A few people have succeeded somehow, many do not.
Thanks Gnac. I just noticed when I turn the phone on it does say "unlocked" at the top left of the screen, I never noticed that before. I know for sure the previous owner was using it on AT&T so I don't know why he would have unlocked it. I think I'll just skip the update to avoid any further problems.
I know it's been a couple of months since my last post but I never got the update to work even with the manual update from Motorola's site. I followed the exact directions more than once but I just can't get it to work. At this point I don't really care about the update but the nagging pop up every hour on my phone reminding me to update is getting annoying. Is there an easy way to stop the nagging update pop up that give the option to download now or download later? I always choose later but it nags me probably 20 times a day.
NY Yankee Pride said:
I know it's been a couple of months since my last post but I never got the update to work even with the manual update from Motorola's site. I followed the exact directions more than once but I just can't get it to work. At this point I don't really care about the update but the nagging pop up every hour on my phone reminding me to update is getting annoying. Is there an easy way to stop the nagging update pop up that give the option to download now or download later? I always choose later but it nags me probably 20 times a day.
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titanium backup's freeze function (you need to buy the paid version) can fix this. Just freeze Updater to stop the pop up.
Thanks for the suggestion but that won't really work for me since I have no experience in rooting and I'm way too worried about bricking it to even try that.
You say you bought your phone used, and haven't rooted or modified it. Are you on AT&T? If so, and were it my phone, I'd be taking it to an AT&T store and having them check it out.
We are great at looking for alternate routes to fix our own stuff and using "official routes" as a last resort (as it requires putting it all back to stock first), but to me, this is a clear case of their own update screwing up for some arbitrary reason -- totally not your fault.
I don't think that will work because the bootloader is unlocked so I have to assume the previous owner rooted the phone. When I start up the phone it says "unlocked" in the top left corner during start up.
Wait for the update but I know that come in 2013 when android world will be jelly bean
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Ok I'm sorry to be a pest but I can't take this darn nagging pop up 20+ times a day. Obviously I don't have a clue about rooting but a guy a work with said he could probably unroot this phone for me so I can install the update. My question is if I take the SIM card out & sign into blur will he be able to do whatever needs to be done without a SIM card in the phone? That way I can put my SIM card in an older phone I have so I won't be without a phone if it takes him a few days.
NY Yankee Pride said:
Ok I'm sorry to be a pest but I can't take this darn nagging pop up 20+ times a day. Obviously I don't have a clue about rooting but a guy a work with said he could probably unroot this phone for me so I can install the update. My question is if I take the SIM card out & sign into blur will he be able to do whatever needs to be done without a SIM card in the phone? That way I can put my SIM card in an older phone I have so I won't be without a phone if it takes him a few days.
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Actually you could probably do this yourself.. search for "Petes Motorola root" then download and follow instructions in how to "unroot"..
Sent from my MB860 using XDA
Thank you for that suggestion. Since I don't have any experience in rooting I'm a little nervous but it seems pretty straight forward. How do I verify steps 1 & 2?
1. Make sure the Motorola drivers are still installed.
2. Make sure USB Debugging is still selected.
3. Connect your Bionic to your computer.
4. Run the Pete's Motorola Root Tools.exe.
5. Select UnRoot My Phone at the bottom.
6. Your phone will reboot 3-4 times as the program goes through all 4 steps in the process.

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