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Hi all,
Sot of new to modding, think I screwed up and could use some help. Was doing this one click speed fix: forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7587405&postcount=417
It didn't appear to work the first time, as I received a message and exited the application, however the symbol was still in the notification bar. Re-ran it, and it seemed to have worked, mostly, as the phone was blazing fast. Went immediately to run quadrant and check the benchmark, but it force closed every time it hit the i/o section. tried to go to market, foreclose every time. Figured it may need a reboot, powered off, and that's was all she wrote.
I can get into the battery charging screen and have been able to get to recovery, but nothing else. I haven't used adb or ODIN at all yet, but any assistance is greatly appreciated.
The phone was already rooted, and i have titanium back up and nandroid backups, but don't really know how to get to them.
If you did a nandroid backup, just go in recovery screen and restore backup. If not, flash back to stock rom.
well maybe i dont know what im talking about then. I guess I thought i did a nandroid.
When i go into recovery i get four options: reboot system now, reinstall packages, clear all user data, clear cache data.
none of them work
Did you install clock work recovery via Rom manager?
well it has turned on now. removed sim and memory card and hit reinstall packages. ive got the standard twlauncher running but, it repeatedly gives me force close notifications that android.process.media has stopped and i cannot access the menu
s15274n said:
Did you install clock work recovery via Rom manager?
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yes, i did. i remember doing that precisely as shown in your tips and tricks thread
alright, so i got it into download mode, gonna reflash everything to stock and see where i went wrong as outlined here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Will update with results, but would be nice to figure out where i went wrong so as not to repeat the error.
If you can get into recovery just wipe and reflash eugenes vibrant4.zip.
Alright, back to stock. unrooted also? gonna mess some more and see if i can get my clockword recovery to restore everything.
okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
Thats not all thats funny. i cant find the superuser app anywhere on here. also, i cannot install one from the market.
and im having issues with root explorer.
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okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
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DAKIDD236 said:
If you can get into recovery just wipe and reflash eugenes vibrant4.zip.
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I would re-root and then follow the flash the ROM mentioned above. There is a thread in the DEV forum.
Civil Disobedient said:
okay, so my theory is that the lag fix i used installed an update.zip that overwrote the clockword mod one. Now im just trying to restore using titanium backup, but it is telling me that it doesnt have root access. i know im rooted, as i just did it and reinstalled rom manager and drocap. hmmmmm.....
Thats not all thats funny. i cant find the superuser app anywhere on here. also, i cannot install one from the market.
and im having issues with root explorer.
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You need to root again to get the superuser on your phone. As for the one click lag fix, I used to original method and it went pretty well. No problems so far. I also flashed Vibrant4 by Eugene before doing the lag fix. Hope it helps
same thing happened to me. I'm stuck on the galaxy S boot screen. i can get into the samsung recovery screen but not the clockwork recovery. I backed up my nandroid and Rom but don't know how to get into the menu to restore. I only have the update.zip for the lag fix on the internal sd so can't restore that way. Any ideas? Much appreciated.
kwbdc said:
same thing happened to me. I'm stuck on the galaxy S boot screen. i can get into the samsung recovery screen but not the clockwork recovery. I backed up my nandroid and Rom but don't know how to get into the menu to restore. I only have the update.zip for the lag fix on the internal sd so can't restore that way. Any ideas? Much appreciated.
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There may be other ways around it, but I restored fully to stock, then re-rooted. I'm back up and running no problem now. Had some issues with titanium backup but got around that and its batch restoring as i type.
Civil Disobedient said:
There may be other ways around it, but I restored fully to stock, then re-rooted. I'm back up and running no problem now. Had some issues with titanium backup but got around that and its batch restoring as i type.
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Would you mind saying how you did that?
I tried wiping and flashing the stock via renaming it update.zip, and I'm still getting FC city. Mostly media, but, calendar, everything. I'm going to post a link to this in that thread, since many, it seems, were left hanging in a boot loop.
Janis said:
Would you mind saying how you did that?
I tried wiping and flashing the stock via renaming it update.zip, and I'm still getting FC city. Mostly media, but, calendar, everything. I'm going to post a link to this in that thread, since many, it seems, were left hanging in a boot loop.
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Just follow what I did through the thread.
I did this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475 to get back to complete stock, then i had to root it twice. Once did the one click, then the good root here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7150299&postcount=1
back up and running. had to research about titanium backup to get it up and running. I want to do the lag fix still, but im nervous from before.
Your nervous? I really would like to do this but i'm scared (cuss)less.
I've read what needs to be done and think that I've figured it out.
(pretty new to droid)... but, have also read the horror stories here
about bricking your phone...which nowadays can happen to any
phone you have....don't get me started on the apple pie!
But, really when it gets a simple as installing an .APK I'll be happy.
Damitu said:
Your nervous? I really would like to do this but i'm scared .......
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The galaxy s seems pretty hard to brick. I'd say just go for the lag fix. Worse thing that happens is you have to take like 15min to download and use odin to reflash to stock. The lag fix seems pretty safe as long as you stay rooted
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Vibrant Recovery Mode HowTo
THIS GUIDE WORKED ON USA T-MOBILE SAMSUNG VIBRANT BUT MAY VERY WELL WORK ON ALL SAMSUNG GALAXYS PHONES
After reading many XDA-Developers Forum Posts to try and figure out how to get into the Recovery Mode / Download Mode without any success, I gave T-Mobile Support a call.
After the usual noop run-down, "did you take the battery out" questions, I simply asked them how to get the Samsung Vibrant into recovery mode.
Unline the many tutorials that claim to require the Up or Down button pressed, along with the Home button then the Power, the true process is as follows:
1. Press the Up and the Down button at the same time (yes both). I too thought that button was a Toggle which only did either Up or Down, but found that in fact it does do both.
2. At the same time, press the power button.
3. As soon as the Samsung / Vibrant logo comes up on the screen, release the power button.
4. Release the Up and Down buttons.
5. PRESTO
Nevermind. I found a fix. please delete this? I don't know how.
How did you fix it? I am assuming you flashed over voo doo just like I did. I have tried to uninstall voo doo and restore to stock through Odin several times go into force close loops ect finally got back to stock, but still get the "sorry not enough space to download" mess. How did you do it?
Instead of saying "nevermind" after asking for help... It'd be more beneficial to the community if you explained how you fixed it ya know?
Give/Take
Thanks...
Read adrynalyne's sticky on completely removing voodoo. You need to rewrite the original master boot record because voodoo writes a new one for a different partition map. Just check out the stickies in this subforum. Should be the second one.
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So...
Was this ever resolved? I'm having this issue with my Fascinate, which I just updated to 2.2 via the below instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948722
It seems that my phone does not have enough storage in the built in memory, which is why the issue persists. However, I do not think I have actually run out of memory, since I just did a clean install. Also, whenever I restart my phone, it wipes all of the synced information, removes the market completely, and makes it so that I must add my Google account information again. Oh, and it will not actually accept the Google account that I add, saying, "Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server".
Thoughts? I'm totally lost.
Edit: Used this to fix it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867648
Just built up from there.
I have read every post there is on how to fix my SF and I still can't get it right. My TW Launcher is in a force close loop. I have lost root and don't have any back ups to go to. I have tired using Obin to flash my phone no luck. I can't get ADB to work so i can remove Voodoo because I can't put the phone into debug mode.
Is there something I'm missing to get the phone restored to stock an fix the force close issue.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Try this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804784
i Have I can't get the phone into debug so adb will work.
odin the phone should work and never install voodoo again its more trouble thrn its worth specially with the new stupidfast kernels out.
str8havoc said:
i Have I can't get the phone into debug so adb will work.
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If you can get into Clockwork Recovery, then ADB should work. Its how I fixed it after a voodoo-back-to-non-voodoo fiasco. Messed up the partitions.
i have done that to and I'm still getting the force closes. I think I've flashed every file there is and nothings working.
I got CWR back on my phone and got rid of the force closes. But my internal memory is 0 and i have to do the set up each time my phone reboots.
str8havoc said:
I got CWR back on my phone and got rid of the force closes. But my internal memory is 0 and i have to do the set up each time my phone reboots.
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You may want to get a second opinion but it sounds to me like you need to do the "Completely remove voodoo lagfix"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804784
AlgorithmX said:
You may want to get a second opinion but it sounds to me like you need to do the "Completely remove voodoo lagfix"
YES! I got my phone back up and running. Thanks everyone, I had to get that damn Voodoo off before anything would work. I wasn't able to do the adb but the uninstaller file at the bottom worked just fine.
i do be-leave that the Voodoo was the cause of all my problems. If I'm wrong could someone let me know or is there something else that would cause the FC.
Thanks for all the help and speedy reply's.
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I wasn't sure where to post this so I hope this will do...
All of a sudden today my MT4G with LauncherPro Plus keeps refreshing or restarting or something on the home screen. Sometimes it does it every minute or so other times it does it so rapidly the home screen isn't even showing up before it does it again.
Worst part aside from the annoying bright flash every time it happens is that it kicks me out of apps to do it.
It's not a Force Close and no errors pop up it just refreshes to the Home screen as if I hit the Home button or restarted LauncherPro.
I am so confused.
I have no new apps recently, but I did Root a few days ago using The Unlockr's Visionary root.sh method. Had no problems when doing it and phone has been fine since until this. No custom ROM yet, still on Stock 2.2.1 while I research which one I want to get.
I already wrote to the LauncherPro people who thought it might be because Keep in Memory was checked, but it isn't checked so no help there.
There was one point when I unmounted my SD card to put it in the pc to get to the files because this issue kept kicking me out of Astro and I couldn't get anything done. And while the card was out, it did not do it. As soon as the card was back in though it started up again.
Sometimes restarting LP will help, but other times it will make it go more frequently. So frustrating.
Can anyone help or at least point me in the right direction. I have a video of it if that will help to post it, but it doesn't show much, just the home screen restarting several times. Also happy to provide any more info anyone thinks might be helpful it stopping this.
Thanks so much!
Jen
Uninstall it then reinstall it can't u back up your settings if so when reinstall restore settings hopes this helps
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Yes, I have my settings backed up and I've tried to uninstall it, but I can't stay in the market or manage apps long enough to do it, it keeps kicking me out. Is there another way to get to the uninstall screen for it?
This is way to Uninstall a app from pc you have to have adb install on your computer before doing this. blog.artuc.net/how-to-uninstall-android-applications-via-your-computer/
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Tez MyTouch said:
This is way to Uninstall a app from pc you have to have adb install on your computer before doing this. blog.artuc.net/how-to-uninstall-android-applications-via-your-computer/
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OK thank you very much I will check that out tomorrow. Don't want to try something new half asleep. LOL
Uninstall didn't work :-( it's still doing it. Not quite as frequently but bad enough I am still getting kicked out of apps. I'm wondering if it is even a launcherpro issue since I never had a problem before yesterday. Any and all suggestions, help, advice and ideas welcome. I'll try anything this is driving me crazy!
Lol try the Uninstall method but instead install another launcher then press the home button to choice the newly installed launcher and see if that works ?
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Tried ADW Launcher and it did the same thing :-( Guess it is not LP after all. I put LP back and reboot. As of now it is not doing it, but I am very afraid to reboot or do anything in case it starts up again LOL
Can't help wondering if when I flash a new ROM it might stop altogether...
is this issue solved?
aaronsuarez95 said:
is this issue solved?
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It seems to be. After I did a nandroid backup it did it a few more times then I reboot and it hasn't done it since.
Sorraia3 said:
It seems to be. After I did a nandroid backup it did it a few more times then I reboot and it hasn't done it since.
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ever tried wiping cache + dalvik cache then fixing permissions in recovery?
aznprodgy said:
ever tried wiping cache + dalvik cache then fixing permissions in recovery?
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I have cleared the app caches, but I do not know how to do the rest.
Sorraia3 said:
I have cleared the app caches, but I do not know how to do the rest.
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well depending on what ROM you have installed (Im assuming stock froyo after reading the OP), just run the ROM Manager app and then "reboot into recovery". from there, the recovery screen comes up. you can then "wipe cache partition", then "advanced>wipe dalvik cache". finally, "advanced>fix permissions" and after its done you can then reboot your phone. this USUALLY fixes a lot of problems with FC's and other issues
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well depending on what ROM you have installed (Im assuming stock froyo after reading the OP), just run the ROM Manager app and then "reboot into recovery". from there, the recovery screen comes up. you can then "wipe cache partition", then "advanced>wipe dalvik cache". finally, "advanced>fix permissions" and after its done you can then reboot your phone. this USUALLY fixes a lot of problems with FC's and other issues
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Update: It has continued to do it, not constantly, and seemingly randomly, but yeah, not totally fixed. Going to flash the new CM7, trying to fix other issues, maybe that will help.
I did try your above advice, wiped the caches, fixed permissions... it was stable for a few days then started up again. Really bad at first, like I wasn't even seeing the screen before it flashed again repeatedly. That was about a week or so ago... Now it is still doing it but every couple minutes instead. I mostly don't notice it unless I am in one of the apps it kicks me out of when it happens. Really really annoying. hopefully the new ROM will help.
Has anyone else been having this problem or found a solution. I've been trying to flash a new ROM this weekend, but can't stay in any apps long enough to prepare the phone for it. Titanium Backup and ROM Manager keep closing because of the launcher restarts. Not force closes, they just exit out and go back to the home screen which just keeps refreshing. I can't stay in Apps2Sd Pro long enough to move apps, can't stay in the market to update apps, and can't uninstall anything, I can't even stay in Astro long enough to do anything. It's driving me insane and I really want to make sure as many apps as I can are moved to the SD card and backed up to flash the new ROM. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Noob question.
If I go into stock recovery and reset the phone will I loose the Rooting I did and also the two files I swapped to get the hotspot. (service.odex files). I'm on MDL Odex
For the life of me I can not get rid of the insufficient storage message when I try to update apps in play store. It also prevents me from installing anything on the device outside of play store new. Lucky.patcher is an example I can't install that to attempt to fix this issues because I get the error message. I have tried following every solution I could find on the forums.
Any help would be appreciated
GregBakakos said:
Noob question.
If I go into stock recovery and reset the phone will I loose the Rooting I did and also the two files I swapped to get the hotspot. (service.odex files). I'm on MDL Odex
For the life of me I can not get rid of the insufficient storage message when I try to update apps in play store. It also prevents me from installing anything on the device outside of play store new. Lucky.patcher is an example I can't install that to attempt to fix this issues because I get the error message. I have tried following every solution I could find on the forums.
Any help would be appreciated
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I believe that doing a factory reset clears all the /data files. Your root should be okay. I may be mistaken, but when using a custom recovery it doesnt effect rooting. Worst comes to worst you could always install a custom recovery and not have to worry about it.
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