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Hi there,
I am pretty new with this stuff, as I just got this phone today. It came with Froyo2.2 so I unrooted it back to the original JFK.
It did not come with a sim card, so I do not have a sim inside the phone as of now. But I do have a bell sim that I will use after to put the unlock key in... Is that okay?
I Connected the vibrant through Mini Kies and the MTP application says its connected.
I just re rooted from J16 back to the original.
I have the 64 bit drivers installed.
When I try to run Generate Unlock Windows Script I get the following error message saying...
Copy nv_data.bin
*daemon not running. Starting it now *
*daemon started succesfully *
error: device not found
error unable to find file <.\nv_data.bin>
could not find C:\documents and settings\1\desktop\key\generateunlockwindows\nv_data.bin
Anyone know what this means?
Or know what to do in this situation?
I am not sure if I should try installing the 32bit drivers or what.
how did you downgrade the phone from android 2.2?
I just bought the phone through ebay with the OS already at 2.2, and the phone is locked to t-mobile. I've heard it is not possible to unlock it with the 2.2 update. Is that true?
molson24 said:
Hi there,
I am pretty new with this stuff, as I just got this phone today. It came with Froyo2.2 so I unrooted it back to the original JFK.
It did not come with a sim card, so I do not have a sim inside the phone as of now. But I do have a bell sim that I will use after to put the unlock key in... Is that okay?
I Connected the vibrant through Mini Kies and the MTP application says its connected.
I just re rooted from J16 back to the original.
I have the 64 bit drivers installed.
When I try to run Generate Unlock Windows Script I get the following error message saying...
Copy nv_data.bin
*daemon not running. Starting it now *
*daemon started succesfully *
error: device not found
error unable to find file <.\nv_data.bin>
could not find C:\documents and settings\1\desktop\key\generateunlockwindows\nv_data.bin
Anyone know what this means?
Or know what to do in this situation?
I am not sure if I should try installing the 32bit drivers or what.
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Yup, having exact same problem. If you find a fix let me know.
Make sure your usb setting is on debug and you have all of the files for the unlock on your pc. You also need java installed.
That method worked for me from stock.
can someone answer my question?
mbison83 said:
how did you downgrade the phone from android 2.2?
I just bought the phone through ebay with the OS already at 2.2, and the phone is locked to t-mobile. I've heard it is not possible to unlock it with the 2.2 update. Is that true?
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I don't know whether the unlock methods work with Froyo but you can download a 2.1 stock Odin in the forum.
pvspencer22 said:
I don't know whether the unlock methods work with Froyo but you can download a 2.1 stock Odin in the forum.
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where can i get it at and how do i do the rollback?
mbison83 said:
can someone answer my question?
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...... please?
koooba said:
...... please?
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very funny.
mbison83 said:
very funny.
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Wasn't meant to be. Usually please and thanks goes a long way when asking for something. Shows appreciation.
^ Hence the THANKS button.
koooba said:
Wasn't meant to be. Usually please and thanks goes a long way when asking for something. Shows appreciation.
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it also shows sarcasm and in this case thats what is seems like.
Read the stickies in the forum. If you can't figure it out ill grab the links tonight.
For the unlock this worked for me.
pvspencer22 said:
The windows tool worked for me from stock.
It doesn't generate a code though you input one.
Edit: link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822008&page=11
Scroll down for instructions.
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For going to stock. (From the general stickie)
draikz said:
Fixing so-called "Bricks"/Odin Errors
This guide is open to contribution/editing/correcting
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BOOT CYCLE
This is where you get the annoying Samsung Screen/Galaxy S screen.
DOWNLOAD REQUIRED (CREDITS TO JUSTANOTHERCROWD):
1. Get into Download Mode (WITH THE PHONE PLUGGED IN) by following the steps below
*Turn off the phone until you get to the charging battery screen (keep in mind, your phone is currently PLUGGED IN)
*Press volume up and down, and power all at once.
*As soon as the screen turns black, release your power button.
2. Unplug phone from USB
3. Open Odin (in Administrator if you're running W7 or Vista), try one of the ones I attached to this post, at least one of them is bound to work, some don't work for me, but works for others, some doesn't work for others, but works for me, whatever floats your boat
4. Load in the files into Odin that you have downloaded from above Just load in the files corresponding to the text field.
DO NOT CHECK REPARTITION.
5. Plug in your phone with the DL mode
6. Click start and wait for the magic
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NO-BOOT PHONES
This is where your phone does NOT turn on, no combo of buttons works and power button does nothing.
DO THIS ONLY WHEN YOU PLUG IN YOUR PHONE AND NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE SCREEN!!! If else, follow the steps from above.
This method is basically same as above, EXCEPT the way you get into Download Mode as your phone is HARD BROKEN.
1. Download all the files required in the "BOOT CYCLE" section of this post.
2. Remove everything from your phone (SD card, sim, battery).
3. Plug your phone into your computer WITHOUT the battery, as you have already taken it out in the last step.
4. Press and HOLD vol. up and vol. down.
5. As you are HOLDING these buttons, reattach your battery.
6. You should be in Download Mode.
7. Unplug phone from USB
8. Follow steps 4-8 from the "BOOT CYCLE" section.
Troubleshooting:
-Odin stuck at some random process?
*Switch to another odin
*Make sure you did NOT check repartition, if you did, just repeat all the steps over again, except for the downloading parts, obviously.
-Phone not responsive?
*Try "NO-BOOT PHONES"section of this guide
-Phone stuck at Galaxy S logo screen?
*Put it in to DL mode, and run Odin again, it's just a bad install.
-All three ODIN is nonfunctional, stuck or giving "FAILED" errors?
*DO NOT CLOSE ODIN ONCE IT HAS FAILED!
*Unplug your phone
*Replug in your phone, get it into DL mode
* Unplug once it is in DL mode
*Replug and ODIN should recognize your phone
*Leave all the settings the same, then click "Start" again.
-Cannot get into download mode using the method I listed? Use the method(s) below:
Soldering Method
More methods coming soon
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I know how much of a pain posting in the Q/A section can be and the wait time is pretty bad, so if you need help regarding UNBRICKING and ONLY UNBRICKING feel free to post in here.[/S
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I unlocked my phone w Galaxy_S unlock 2 days ago. It's in the market and I was running Bionix V when I did it.
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^ Hence the THANKS button.
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Pretty soon we'll have apps that'll say hi and thanks and apps in general will replace everything we say, so much for what our parents taught us huh?
koooba said:
Pretty soon we'll have apps that'll say hi and thanks and apps in general will replace everything we say, so much for what our parents taught us huh?
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Technology > your parents.
Anyday.
Do you know any other way i could unlock my samsung vibriant .nothing on this site has worked for me,,,who do i pay get files to work on this site please help poor black boy
franjess said:
Do you know any other way i could unlock my samsung vibriant .nothing on this site has worked for me,,,who do i pay get files to work on this site please help poor black boy
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Poor with a few hundred dollars worth of phone. Lol
Did you try the PRO SGS app?
franjess said:
Do you know any other way i could unlock my samsung vibriant .nothing on this site has worked for me,,,who do i pay get files to work on this site please help poor black boy
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If you want help you are going to have to be a lot more specific. What have you actually tried?
Just a tip, people will not help you on these forums if you ask for help without showing you've tried to solve the problem and know how to search.
There are loads of unlock threads. Almost everyone get one method to work eventually.
Forgot to charge my phone last night, and that's not really relevant.
I'm stuck on a screen with a "(phone) ... ! ... (Computer)" (exactly like image attached)
Nothing works.. read that a jig would help, but i'm no electrician..
I live near SaLt lake, utah.. hoping someone has a jig i could rent/borrow?
frawggy said:
Forgot to charge my phone last night, and that's not really relevant.
I'm stuck on a screen with a "(phone) ... ! ... (Computer)" (exactly like image attached)
Nothing works.. read that a jig would help, but i'm no electrician..
I live near SaLt lake, utah.. hoping someone has a jig i could rent/borrow?
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Where in SLC are you. I'm right by the E-Center. I can jig you and send you on your way.
or you can just open odin and plug your phone into your pc and see if you have a COM port showing. if you do , then flash back with it like it is.
krylon360 said:
Where in SLC are you. I'm right by the E-Center. I can jig you and send you on your way.
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I live in west jordan. I'm stuck working on a damn school project until about 9:30 tonight, though..
Tmobile is sending me a replacement phone now, maybe i should just wait for it? Will they charge me if my phone comes back to them with a custom rom on it?
jmcghee1973 said:
or you can just open odin and plug your phone into your pc and see if you have a COM port showing. if you do , then flash back with it like it is.
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it shows as com9, but won't flash.
frawggy said:
it shows as com9, but won't flash.
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Well thats good...it shows that your phone is being recognized by your pc. What are you using? 512.pit in the PIT line and JFD.tar in the PDA line and repartition NOT CHECKED and hit start? and where does it go from there?
Your just soft bricked and should be able to recover that...
If he/she doesn't have the updated SBL.BIN flashed (came with the JK5 leak and the OTA ) they wont be able to ODIN in that screen.
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Well thats good...it shows that your phone is being recognized by your pc. What are you using? 512.pit in the PIT line and JFD.tar in the PDA line and repartition NOT CHECKED and hit start? and where does it go from there?
Your just soft bricked and should be able to recover that...
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If he/she doesn't have the updated SBL.BIN flashed (came with the JK5 leak and the OTA ) they wont be able to ODIN in that screen.
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I have a 512 pit file, and a t959UVJFD file. in the PDa
Stuck on do not turn off phone
Go here! I just went thru the same issue!
Go here! I just went thru the same issue as I was messing with my phone and flashing different Rom's until the last one did it, obviously. Follow this thread and click on the link of the first immediate response (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954846), it will take you to a site, follow the procedure, it took me 10 minutes to complete. It will bring your phone to T-Mobile Build as you purchased it.
Enjoy!!
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Go here! I just went thru the same issue as I was messing with my phone and flashing different Rom's until the last one did it, obviously. Follow this thread and click on the link of the first immediate response (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954846), it will take you to a site, follow the procedure, it took me 10 minutes to complete. It will bring your phone to T-Mobile Build as you purchased it.
Enjoy!!
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the problem is, i can't get in download mode. all the links in that whole thread are assuming you can get into download mode. that's why i needed a jig. I'm going to send it back to tmobile for an exchange.
To get into download mode, take out the battery, put it back in, hold both volume buttons only, do not press power and plug it into your computer while holding volume
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Rynobob said:
To get into download mode, take out the battery, put it back in, hold both volume buttons only, do not press power and plug it into your computer while holding volume
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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I appreciate the help, but i've never had a problem gaining access to download mode. I've odin'd back to stock 6 times now and have never encountered this screen.
Now, no matter what i try, i get this. It's fine, i've got a replacement coming. Although i'm certain it's fixable, i'll just let tmo send me another phone. I scratched the screen once, and it'll be nice for once in my life to have a warranty be useful for something
Well for future reference that is how you get into download mode with that specific screen showing
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Rynobob said:
Well for future reference that is how you get into download mode with that specific screen showing
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unless that doesn't work. which, in my case, it does not
So yesterday when AT&T announced 50% off of smartphones I was pretty dumbfounded since I got a brand new S4 the day before. But the day I got it I rooted it and did all the other stuff. I will return my S4 for a new one but it's impossible for me to unroot. Everything I've done doesn't seem to work. I used Odin but it stops at the "Get PIT for mapping" stage. I tried deleting SuperSU but that didn't work. It made things worse because it said I'm not rooted but I still am. Now I can't even go to recovery. And I can't even connect to Kies. Can anyone help me unroot my device or help me be able to return my device when it's rooted?
joecereal said:
So yesterday when AT&T announced 50% off of smartphones I was pretty dumbfounded since I got a brand new S4 the day before. But the day I got it I rooted it and did all the other stuff. I will return my S4 for a new one but it's impossible for me to unroot. Everything I've done doesn't seem to work. I used Odin but it stops at the "Get PIT for mapping" stage. I tried deleting SuperSU but that didn't work. It made things worse because it said I'm not rooted but I still am. Now I can't even go to recovery. And I can't even connect to Kies. Can anyone help me unroot my device or help me be able to return my device when it's rooted?
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I would think the tools section of Kies will have an option that will work. Connection trouble shoot first then emergency recovery. If your phone boots, you should be able to reset it to out of the box state.
If it's still rooted, try triangle away app.
If you go to settings, more, about device, build number, then tap on build number repeatedly it will restore developer options, if it's not shown now. From there you can enable or disable USB debugging. That might help with Odin. Wish I had more answers for ya.
Also try settings, accounts, backup and reset, factory data reset.
fast96 said:
I would think the tools section of Kies will have an option that will work. Connection trouble shoot first then emergency recovery. If your phone boots, you should be able to reset it to out of the box state.
If you go to settings, more, about device, build number, then tap on build number repeatedly it will restore developer options, if it's not shown now. From there you can enable or disable USB debugging. That might help with Odin. Wish I had more answers for ya.
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Thank you for your answer. I will try it out now. Little more information is that I'm using the Pacman ROM.
joecereal said:
Thank you for your answer. I will try it out now. Little more information is that I'm using the Pacman ROM.
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Do you know how to enter the download mode? If so then odin should recognize it. I think it's "hold the power button, down volume, and home button" till it instructs you to let got and hit the up volume button. The connect it to the pc for odin.
fast96 said:
Do you know how to enter the download mode? If so then odin should recognize it. I think it's "hold the power button, down volume, and home button" till it instructs you to let got and hit the up volume button. The connect it to the pc for odin.
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Yes I'm trying the Odin process. It's working so far except it stops at "Get PIT for mapping..." which is here i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd (add png to the end)
Kies is not recognizing my device after troubleshoot. It is stuck at "Connecting..." which prevents me from emergency firmware recovery.
There are two options that will help me the most:
Connecting to Kies and getting a PIT file for Odin
joecereal said:
Yes I'm trying the Odin process. It's working so far except it stops at "Get PIT for mapping..." which is here i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd (add png to the end)
Kies is not recognizing my device. It is stuck at "Connecting..." which prevents me from emergency firmware recovery.
There are two options that will help me the most:
Connecting to Kies and getting a PIT file for Odin
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Is your phone a US AT&T model I337? There is a stock recovery rom in this forum somewhere, it's a zip file when extracted it will have a tar.MD5 file for use with odin. Or maybe you should use the PDA selection in odin, and uncheck the reboot box.
fast96 said:
Is your phone a US AT&T model I377? There is a stock recovery rom in this forum somewhere, it's a zip file when extracted it will have a tar.MD5 file for use with odin. Or maybe you should use the PDA selection in odin, and uncheck the reboot box.
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Did you see the imgur picture I posted? I have the tar file and did everything from instruction, but I only need the PIT file.
OK here it is , read the first three posts..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42108461
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fast96 said:
OK here it is , read the first three posts..... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42108461
:fingers-crossed:
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I'm trying something with SuperSu. Thank you for your time.
Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
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thatsupnow said:
Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
Sent from my SGH-I337M using xda premium
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I'm going to do it right now. Will this ensure "full" unroot?
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Did you try going into super su and tried the full unroot option??
Sent from my SGH-I337M using xda premium
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I'm following forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33949289&postcount=51 this process but before I unroot I cannot access my recovery. If I unroot will I be able to?
I just don't want anymore problems
Why don't you just call cs and get credit for the difference instead of returning it. You're going to get another s4 anyways.
getbuzzin said:
Why don't you just call cs and get credit for the difference instead of returning it. You're going to get another s4 anyways.
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Yeah I might do that now, but I want to fix everything first then start new.
Everyone I now know what I really want to do. I want to flash the stock ROM. But this is impossible with http://i.imgur.com/z8fnjRd.png "Get PIT for mapping" is stopping me, which is very frustrating.
Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
getbuzzin said:
Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
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Okay, thank you
If it were me (which it's not) I would try kies for factory recovery .
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getbuzzin said:
Just throwing out some ideas. Try a different cable if you got another one. Try plugging into a usb port in back of computer. You could try to re download the file again using a different mirror. Could just be a bad download. Anyways good luck.
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Is there a faster file to download? One link says it will download for 4 hours
fast96 said:
If it were me (which it's not) I would try kies for factory recovery .
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2
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But Kies cannot connect to my device
Hey guys,
The inevitable has happened: I've finally bricked a device that I can't seem to find the solution to online. Here's what happened:
1. When I got the phone a little over a week ago, I accidentally "broke" the recovery by trying to install CWM through Rom Manager. Turns out that's not something you generally want to do. Oops.
2. I got lazy and put off restoring the stock recovery, instead choosing to deal with the stock launcher.
3. Today, while dealing with the 50th pop-up for the OTA update, I accidentally pressed "Install Now" instead of "Install Later"
Now, when it boots, it briefly shows the LG logo before displaying an all-black screen with small white text reading:
[730] Fastboot mode started
[780] udc_start()
I get a little bit more text when I plug it into my PC. I've been trying to fix it for the past three hours - I've tried countless solutions, but nothing seems to work.
Can anyone out there give me some advice? I'd greatly appreciate it.
Have you tried to use the lg flash tool?
tbishop91 said:
Have you tried to use the lg flash tool?
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When I opened the Flash tool, it prompted me for a Username and Password, something I didn't have.
techee44 said:
When I opened the Flash tool, it prompted me for a Username and Password, something I didn't have.
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there's a dll you have to download an replace the one that was installed, it should be on that same thread, but it takes away the username and password
datechnerd said:
there's a dll you have to download an replace the one that was installed, it should be on that same thread, but it takes away the username and password
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Will this work even though I don't have a recovery? The instructions I found (these: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960 ) definitely sound as though they were created with a working phone, and some of the instructions linked still imply they have TWRP.
Thanks for any help, I really appreciate it. I feel like I can get this working, it's just going to take some time (something I don't have a lot of, as I'll be camping all weekend).
techee44 said:
Will this work even though I don't have a recovery? The instructions I found (these: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960 ) definitely sound as though they were created with a working phone, and some of the instructions linked still imply they have TWRP.
Thanks for any help, I really appreciate it. I feel like I can get this working, it's just going to take some time (something I don't have a lot of, as I'll be camping all weekend).
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yes...
antawnm26 said:
yes...
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Lol such a simple answer.
Alright I'm trying it. Will report back with results in case I need more help. Thanks everyone
techee44 said:
Lol such a simple answer.
Alright I'm trying it. Will report back with results in case I need more help. Thanks everyone
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Lol.. Make sure you get that dll that was mentioned earlier because that's your crack to make the tool work.. If you get a fail but your phone boots up and go through settings don't worry about it it's good.. I know a lot of people were having the fail reset error
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antawnm26 said:
Lol.. Make sure you get that dll that was mentioned earlier because that's your crack to make the tool work.. If you get a fail but your phone boots up and go through settings don't worry about it it's good.. I know a lot of people were having the fail reset error
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So... I followed the guide I posted earlier. It talks about entering download mode, which I'm not able to do, and my phone isn't seen in Device Manager as "LGE AndroidNet for VZW..." (Oddly, it's seen as a "SAMSUNG Android Phone," and under that is "USB Modem Phone ADB port").
When I unplugged and replugged the phone back in, trying to enter download mode even though I haven't been successful with that, nothing happened. LG Flash says it's ready, but nothing activated.
Help??
When it says it's ready unplug it while in download mode and plug it back in.. Make sure you have the ports set right
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antawnm26 said:
When it says it's ready unplug it while in download mode and plug it back in.. Make sure you have the ports set right
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But I can't enter download mode. If I power off the phone it just brings me straight back to Fastboot.
techee44 said:
But I can't enter download mode. If I power off the phone it just brings me straight back to Fastboot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524482
antawnm26 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524482
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After 6+ hours of work, I finally have my phone up and running again. Thank you so, so much antawnm. You're awesome for helping me through this. Though that link provided wasn't perfect (it was for the Korean model) it provided me with enough clues to combine it with everything else you sent me and some files I found in a directory (especially the recovery.img file for the VZW LG G2) to get back right to where I was.
The funniest part was, after the phone rebooted itself and I got back to my home screen, the phone informed me that my software update was unsuccessful. I genuinely laughed.
Thanks again.
following threads around running NAF. everyone saying CF- auto root was working. i just tried it and odin shutdown halfway through download mode. any way to fix this?
myrongainz said:
following threads around running NAF. everyone saying CF- auto root was working. i just tried it and odin shutdown halfway through download mode. any way to fix this?
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Need more info, but there are many things that could cause this. Bad cable, bad USB port, bad computer, bad drivers, not running Odin as administrator, etc. also, make sure you use the rear USB ports if your on a desktop, front ports often cause problems.
Lastly, cool down the attitude or the xda community definitely won't help you in the future.
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cruise350 said:
Need more info, but there are many things that could cause this. Bad cable, bad USB port, bad computer, bad drivers, not running Odin as administrator, etc. also, make sure you use the rear USB ports if your on a desktop, front ports often cause problems.
Lastly, cool down the attitude or the xda community definitely won't help you in the future.
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don't know what happened. i ran it as admin and never had a problem with front ports.
it says "odin encountered a problem" and them boom. shuts down. i can't even get into recovery
right now it's at "downloading...do not turn off target" and staying there. odin keeps closing
myrongainz said:
don't know what happened. i ran it as admin and never had a problem with front ports.
it says "odin encountered a problem" and them boom. shuts down. i can't even get into recovery
right now it's at "downloading...do not turn off target" and staying there. odin keeps closing
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Still need more info. Did you grab the very latest CF-Autoroot from Chainfire's site?
Did you follow cruise350's directions as to USB ports and did you try another cable - seriously USB cables make a HUGE difference.
Okay..
Fist take a breath.
Unplug the phone from the USB.
Pull the batter and leave it out for 5 earth minutes. Leave it out for now.
Restart your PC.
Make sure you have, as mentioned, the very latest CF-Autoroot from chainfire.
Launch cf-autoroot 'as administrator' and leave it open on the desktop.
Put the battery back in your phone and then go into download mode - power on + volume down, then volume up to confirm download mode entry.
NOW plug the phone into the PC. If it shows up on as green COM port (doesn't matter which one) then press start and see if it takes.
leaderbuilder said:
Still need more info. Did you grab the very latest CF-Autoroot from Chainfire's site?
Did you follow cruise350's directions as to USB ports and did you try another cable - seriously USB cables make a HUGE difference.
Okay..
Fist take a breath.
Unplug the phone from the USB.
Pull the batter and leave it out for 5 earth minutes. Leave it out for now.
Restart your PC.
Make sure you have, as mentioned, the very latest CF-Autoroot from chainfire.
Launch cf-autoroot 'as administrator' and leave it open on the desktop.
Put the battery back in your phone and then go into download mode - power on + volume down, then volume up to confirm download mode entry.
NOW plug the phone into the PC. If it shows up on as green COM port (doesn't matter which one) then press start and see if it takes.
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this is the one i downloaded. i first tried running odin 3 and then the 3v185 version
myrongainz said:
this is the one i downloaded. i first tried running odin 3 and then the 3v185 version
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Okay cool,
but did you follow my advice to the letter?
leaderbuilder said:
Okay cool,
but did you follow my advice to the letter?
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eh...meant to give this link http://download.chainfire.eu/326/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-ja3g-ja3gxx-gti9500.
is this the right one for the 720t?
myrongainz said:
eh...meant to give this link http://download.chainfire.eu/326/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-ja3g-ja3gxx-gti9500.
is this the right one for the 720t?
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NOPE!
http://download.chainfire.eu/325/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-jfltespr-jfltespr-sphl720.zip
Well you had the wrong one downloaded.
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leaderbuilder said:
NOPE!
http://download.chainfire.eu/325/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-jfltespr-jfltespr-sphl720.zip
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my god you area life saver. i was literally shaking lol
ROOTED AND RUNNING
alrighty so. can anyone lead me in the right direction as far as making a backup?
i believe my current clockworkmod doesn't support my version of the phone
myrongainz said:
alrighty so. can anyone lead me in the right direction as far as making a backup?
i believe my current clockworkmod doesn't support my version of the phone
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I think a member here was making a recovery and a ROM.for the triband phone but then his computer took a dump on him.
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daniel4653 said:
I think a member here was making a recovery and a ROM.for the triband phone but then his computer took a dump on him.
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so pretty much can't run these in the s4 section?
https://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
myrongainz said:
so pretty much can't run these in the s4 section?
https://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
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NO
Really do a little reading there is a 720T thread with loads of information. Right now there aren't really any ROMs that run (completely - yes I know some have gotten Sac's and some AOSP ones to work but you'll lose SPARK and possible more!) fully with 720T.
Flashing away without doing some research - actually a whole lot, is just asking to turn your great device into a pretty paperweight.
Slow down, learn all you can about how the phone works - stock. Read, search and read some more and you'll be very happy.
Good luck.