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HELP. Disabling Voodo, phone is stuck in reboot for 1 hr +

Please help!!!, I have JT's Voodo (Ext 4 installed) on my samsung fascinate, and I tried deactivating it using the voodoo toggle app so that I could flash his super clean rom. Things appeared to go ok, but now i'm stuck on the reboot screen (have the droid peeing on apple) for an hour now. I know JT said wait it out, but I havent read about anybody having it in reboot for over an hour. I dont know what to do??????

You have a date with Adrynalyne's how to completely remove voodoo thread. Somewhere here in development.
good day. From the Fascinate sporting the XDA app.

chopper the dog said:
You have a date with Adrynalyne's how to completely remove voodoo thread. Somewhere here in development.
good day. From the Fascinate sporting the XDA app.
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Link to adrynalyne's thread ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804784&highlight=Voodoo+uninstaller
Good luck

Thanks ice. Not near a computer.
good day. From the Fascinate sporting the XDA app.

got that, and it's already not working. I can't get it to boot into recovery.
Boot to cwm (battery pull, and hold up volume while putting it back in and connected to usb),
when I do that, it just comes back up to the droid peeing boot screen.

Is it that hard to post your question in the right spot?

Hold both vol up and down and then power and that will get you to stock recovery.
highlight apply sdcard:update.zip and hit home button. Now you should be in Clockwork.
In clockwork the back button is accept.
good day.

Since it's a problem with voodoo developed for the fascinate, the developers of voodoo might know the best answer. And since there is no help and support section, this is the next best section to put it.

Hold both vol up & vol down then hold power until you see "SAMSUNG" then release only the power button - keep holding vol up & vol down until you enter stock recovery.
Once in stock recovery use the volume rocker to select "Apply update.zip" you will need to use the "home" soft button to select it. This should get you into Clockworkmod recovery.

Don't mind him he could give a **** about lending a hand with a borked device. He could have sent a pm to the mod to have it moved. Hope your devoodooing works.
good day.

cant get to clockwork from stock recovery
Ok, so part of that worked. I got into stock recovery, but I couldnt get into clockwork. I think it was because I moved the update.zip file into a folder on the sd card that I had made to keep all my rooting related zip files organized.
Am I totally screwed now, or can i do something to fix this??

Pull card from phone and use a reader to move it back to the right place.
good day.

Thank you, guess I'll be without a phone until I can track down a reader, or an adapter. My computer only reads mini and above.

should just be able to use adb to push CWM update.zip to SD root, and run that via reg recovery... then run the auto unvoodoo'er or manual method
I did this with no problems and then unvoodoo'd myself after a mess up. ADb should still be able to push a file if you are in recovery mode

ok, i ll give that a try. Thanks

I had the exact same problem and when I say exact thats what I mean. I could get into stock recovery but not clock work. finally I tried the update zip from stock recovery and with the vodoo it would not read it from the card. So what I did was push CWM back onto my phone through Odin and once I did that the update zip was back on the SD card and I could get onto CWM from there by choosing update.zip from stock recovery. Once I did that I pulled the SD card and put it in my HTC eris and went to adrynalyne's site and put the undo vodoo.zip on the SD card, thats the simple download at the bottom of the page. I put the card back in my fascinate and booted into stock recovery chose the update.zip which put me in CWM recovery and from there chose the undo vodoo.zip. when I hit reboot it did not take long at all but it was back to normal, give it a try ,wosked for me.

By the way, that vodoo on off switch app comes in very handy. But every time you turn it on or off you have to hit reboot in order for it to take effect. If you just tuned it off and started flashing you got vodooed

I put my card in a friend's phone to move the update.zip back to SDcard root. He left, so I ended up using adb push to put the voodoo_uinstall on my sd card. After a reset, and nandroid backup, I'm up and running pre-voodoo. I'm sure I'll be back on a version once I figure out which ROM (prob JT clean ROM) I want to flash on my phone.
Thanks for all the help everyone!

hey, question were you using the voodoo 11/02 stable from rom manager?

Android 2.3.2 update URL !!!

Just created the new thread so that the url does not get lost in the android 2.3.2 thread with all the comments.
Hope the devs can tell us what's its all about.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...cd.signed-soju-GRH78C-from-GRH78.353e2673.zip
Update: Rooting is not affected and can be achieved following instructions from this thread for e.g
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
Those having stock ROM, with clockwork recovery, follow this excellent guide thanks to distortedloop.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10811723&postcount=29
those having stock recovery, to update:-
-Download the OTA package here
-Rename it to update.zip, and place it on the root of your internal storage
-Shut down your phone, and reboot into the bootloader by holding volume up and powering on
-Choose "recovery" from the list, and select it with the power button
When you see the red triangle press volume up and choose to update

deeren said:
Just created the new thread so that the url does not get lost in the android 2.3.2 thread with all the comments.
Hope the devs can tell us what's its all about.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...cd.signed-soju-GRH78C-from-GRH78.353e2673.zip
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Nice thanks

thanks!
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root work after update to 2.3.2 ?

i didnt update it though. I was waiting to see if a dev could enlighten us but nevermind ) i'll try to update and try to root n let u know.
cross fingers.

Thanks. Works fine on non-rooted Nexus S.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

deeren said:
Just created the new thread so that the url does not get lost in the android 2.3.2 thread with all the comments.
Hope the devs can tell us what's its all about.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...cd.signed-soju-GRH78C-from-GRH78.353e2673.zip
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I posted it over on the other thread just for those following it, gave credit to you.
This one patches everything in the /system/app folder, the /system/frame-works, and a few random files in other sub-dirs.
It also replaces/patches the recovery again and includes the script to re-flash it every time you change it.
Here's the patch script

Just rooted with new update. so everything is fine. i'll get back to the nightlies then.
cheers

Awesome

Thanks deeren.
Updated through stock recovery and everything’s fine, still rooted. I will have to re-flash clockwork again, but that was expected.

Sorry for the noob question, but how do I apply this update? I tried downloading through the browser and the download fails. \do \i donload with PC and put on device manually?

Can you just put this on your SD card and go to Rom Manager and select Install ROM from SD card while you point it to this zip file?
Also does it disable your root, and then you have to root again?

meetagrawal said:
Can you just put this on your SD card and go to Rom Manager and select Install ROM from SD card while you point it to this zip file?
Also does it disable your root, and then you have to root again?
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Yes, you will have to root again (at least I had to). I used stock recovery because I think that way is safer, i don’t know about Rom Manager.

Jnowak1981 said:
Sorry for the noob question, but how do I apply this update? I tried downloading through the browser and the download fails. \do \i donload with PC and put on device manually?
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Do as follow if you have stock recovery
BigRick10 said:
Download the OTA package here
Rename it to update.zip, and place it on the root of your internal storage
Shut down your phone, and reboot into the bootloader by holding volume up and powering back on
Choose "recovery" from the list, and select it with the power button
When you see the red triangle press volume up and choose to update*
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Edit: *When you see the "white" triangle press power button and volume up, then choose apply update from /sdcard.

it's work great one my rooted Nexus S

How do I go from cw to stock recovery without having to do to much
Sent from my Nexus S

i boot into recovery i see the triangle and when i press volume up nothing happens...

i believe once you press vol up to move the cursor onto update, you need to press the power button to select update.

I dont get the option to update. It just stays on the screen with the android and a triangle with a "!"

Jnowak1981 said:
I dont get the option to update. It just stays on the screen with the android and a triangle with a "!"
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same here
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[Q] Totally screwed up my phone

I Rooted my phone.
Installed ClockworkMod rom manager
Tried (numerous) times to do a backup, but it always says "can't mount" or "can't open" and fails.
I've lost my bluetooth and vibrate in the process.
I am (and was already on) EA28 when starting all this.
Can anyone help a confused newbie???
I'm not any idiot, I'm a software developer and ASP.Net web developer. But all this Linux style command line stuff is beyond greek to me...
I'd like to get to the point where I had a known-good backup and could try using the DL30 leak.
I have Odin working on my laptop but have uninstalled "superuser" in an effort to get vibrate and bluetooth working again. As I said, it's a mess.

rvgraham said:
I Rooted my phone.
Installed ClockworkMod rom manager
Tried (numerous) times to do a backup, but it always says "can't mount" or "can't open" and fails.
I've lost my bluetooth and vibrate in the process.
I am (and was already on) EA28 when starting all this.
Can anyone help a confused newbie???
I'm not any idiot, I'm a software developer and ASP.Net web developer. But all this Linux style command line stuff is beyond greek to me...
I'd like to get to the point where I had a known-good backup and could try using the DL30 leak.
I have Odin working on my laptop but have uninstalled "superuser" in an effort to get vibrate and bluetooth working again. As I said, it's a mess.
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I would follow the "beginners guide" to use the one click root method to get root back. Then flash the stock DL09 that's in the forums using odin to get to a point where you can push DL30 out.

Open ODIN, go get a DL09.md5.tar from the development section,
Take your battery out
Plug in the USB ** While holding Volume Down** (thanks for the save Superchunk)
Once in Download mode add the file to the PDA on Odin
Press start
It will erase EVERYTHING HOWEVER bring you back up and running
Alwasy a good idea to keep that file handy incase this happens again, just re-flash
***Note once you flash DL09 to fix everything, your again NOT Rooted, your back to Stock!!!!
(Just on what i use, i've always rooted my phone using http://forum.androidcentral.com/verizon-fascinate-rooting-roms-hacks/33899-how-root.html)

Linden13 said:
Open ODIN, go get a DL09.md5.tar from the development section,
Take your battery out
Plug in the USB while holding volume down
Once in Download mode add the file to the PDA on Odin
Press start
It will erase EVERYTHING HOWEVER bring you back up and running
Alwasy a good idea to keep that file handy incase this happens again, just re-flash
***Note once you flash DL09 to fix everything, your again NOT Rooted, your back to Stock!!!!
(Just on what i use, i've always rooted my phone using http://forum.androidcentral.com/verizon-fascinate-rooting-roms-hacks/33899-how-root.html)
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superchunkwii said:
edited with what I believe was missing...
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GOOD SAVE!!!!!

Thanks!
I'll try that when I get home. Never had DL09, went from DI01 directly to EA28, which seems to be a bit of an orphan.
Following your advice(s), what should I be doing to protect my ability to get back to a state where I can use Verizon's updates when and if I want to?
Bob Graham (Newbie Extraordinaire)

Got it working now....
This thread got me on the right track:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944365
Now I have some issues, if that's the right word. Successfully onto DL30, but one of the last instructions on that files was for installing new_cwm.zip.
I don't see Rom Manager in my apps list, though Superuser is there.
Can I install CWM from the market now, so it will show in my apps? Or will that just corrupt the right one that is there(???) but not visible?
Bob

Cwm its a recovery which is flashed through samsung stock recovery. If you download the proper cwm file (which can be found in the dev section) you can power your phone off, then hold down both the volume up and down buttons, then while holding those buttons press and hold the power button til the samsung logo comes up. Blue text soul come up, which would be the stock recovery. You can then flash the cwm file (which you should have placed on your sd card) via the install .zip option in recovery.
Rom manager of available through the market.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk

I can't update to ANY rom...

I wanted to update to CM7, once it rebooted into recovery mode it gives me an error. I got the official Sprint update and the same thing happens. Once it verifies the file, something happened and it says there was an error and does not update. I did a factory reset on the phone, got the official sprint update and the same thing happened. The error is always "signature verification failed" on both roms.
What can I do?
Thanks.

When flashing a rom, are you selecting 'install from SD" then find where you saved the zip, etc?
It sounds like you're trying it thru the update.zip option (don't do that). Also, when you reboot into recovery, you should be seeing orange type clockwork 3.0.0.6 (not blue or green).
Ask if you have any other questions.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

Are you using cwm 3?

Thanks for the replies guys.
I am using clockword mod 3, with their option on updates.
I don't know how to do the "update from sd", haven't seen that. I'm not sure if I am seeing the orange you mention...I just go to restart in recovery mod from CM3.

capt_peo said:
Thanks for the replies guys.
I am using clockword mod 3, with their option on updates.
I don't know how to do the "update from sd", haven't seen that. I'm not sure if I am seeing the orange you mention...I just go to restart in recovery mod from CM3.
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If you don't see orange text you're not on CWM3, you are either on CWM 2.5 or stock recovery and neither of those would be used for what you want to do.

Ya, check out the development section on getting the latest clockwork, if you don't have it already. And just in case, first, try powering off your phone, then hold camera button, volume down and power (after device is completely shut off). If you don't see orange text, you should update to the latest clockwork.
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I turned off the phone, turned it on with the vol down/camera button and it automatically booted on CM recovery 3.0.0.5. Doing a rom backup. Then I see the orange text with several options but I can't pick any of them...I'm hitting the "home" button but nothing.
The phonr wont respond...I can toggle between the options but thats it.

I turned off the phone, turned it on with the vol down/camera button and it automatically booted on CM recovery 3.0.0.5. Doing a rom backup. Then I see the orange text with several options but I don't know where the hell CWM downloaded the file!!! I cant find it, or the official 2.2 one...
And now the phone is stuck in the SAMSUNG screen...

Bricked...tried factory reset and nothing. Tried restore through CWM and nothing...

If you are able to get into CWM or download mode then your phone is not bricked. It sounds like you will have to use ODIN to restore your phone back to stock.

capt_peo said:
Bricked...tried factory reset and nothing. Tried restore through CWM and nothing...
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ClockworkMod 3 automatically converts your phone's filesystem from RFS to EXT4. You need a ROM that supports EXT4 or else it won't boot.
You wanted CM7 so go ahead and flash that if it's on the sd card. If you don't have it on the card it's easy to fix. Just turn off your phone and plug your memory card into a computer and copy a ROM that supports CWM3.
Once you flash a ROM your phone should boot normally.

Bro, when u boot into clockwork (orange) are u opening the slider and using the arrows and enter key. ? You shouldn't be using the home key.
Don't be so quick to "I'm bricked" .. cuz that's rarely the case. And annoying when ppl are trying to help.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

K, thx for being patient. I did Odin and its again working.
Now the phone updated to 2.2.1
For future reference, can this Odin method be used o update to a non official rom (like CM7)?
Thanks for all the help.

I wouldn't rely odin for that, and as far as I know, no. For frame of reference, I've probably flashed epic roms over 100 times, and have only odin'd 5-- Used mostly to return to stock/update a modem. So, odining probably wasn't necessary for you. Do what arashed says a few posts up.

I'm using SRF 1.1.0/Twilight Zone and its amazing. Battery lasts a lot longer too.
Thanks again.

capt_peo said:
I'm using SRF 1.1.0/Twilight Zone and its amazing. Battery lasts a lot longer too.
Thanks again.
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Thanks for your support!

How To Flash CM7/Miui for those Having STATUS 7 ERRORS

For those having issues with Flashing the new builds of CM7 and Miui:
Step 1: Flash fixed cwm3 recovery from JT's post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116424
Step 2: Boot into recovery and wipe dalvik, data, cache
Step 3: Flash CM7 7/4 build
**** You might have to remove asserts in zip to flash, Landshark has posted a great tutuorial on this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104827
Step 4: Reboot into Recovery via menu (***Do Not use 3 Finger Salute to boot in Recovery***)
long press the power button, click reboot from that menu, it will then give you option for reboot or recovery. Select recovery
Step 5: wipe dalvik, data, cache and Flash 7/13 build
Step 6: Flash Gapps
PROFIT AND ENJOY!!
Sorry for the redundancy, I know this has probably been covered several times

May want to edit the wording on step 4 to indicate you long press the power button, click reboot from that menu, then you will get the option of reboot or recovery. Anybody not familiar with CM may be looking for recovery in that first menu like it was in the TW custom roms. Other than that, spot on.

Thanks, great heads up

landshark68 said:
May want to edit the wording on step 4 to indicate you long press the power button, click reboot from that menu, then you will get the option of reboot or recovery. Anybody not familiar with CM may be looking for recovery in that first menu like it was in the TW custom roms. Other than that, spot on.
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yep that was me lol, 'wtf there's no recovery option??!!' *grumbles and opens up terminal*... I did those exact steps and flashed perfectly on the first try, though I didn't wipe anything when flashing 7/13 over 7/4
tapatalked from my VZ Fascinate hauling butt on CM7

For step 1 are we just using odin on the .tar? what do we do with the .zip?

anoninja118 said:
yep that was me lol, 'wtf there's no recovery option??!!' *grumbles and opens up terminal*... I did those exact steps and flashed perfectly on the first try, though I didn't wipe anything when flashing 7/13 over 7/4
tapatalked from my VZ Fascinate hauling butt on CM7
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You get to recovery by long pressing your power button on the phone, select reboot and then the option for reboot or recovery will pop up. Shouldn't really matter that you didn't wipe

jdellingson7 said:
You get to recovery by long pressing your power button on the phone, select reboot and then the option for reboot or recovery will pop up. Shouldn't really matter that you didn't wipe
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yeah figured it out after like an hour lol
tapatalked from my VZ Fascinate hauling butt on CM7

goop99 said:
For step 1 are we just using odin on the .tar? what do we do with the .zip?
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I used the odin.. you can use the .zip to flash over whatever CWM you're using now
tapatalked from my VZ Fascinate hauling butt on CM7

goop99 said:
For step 1 are we just using odin on the .tar? what do we do with the .zip?
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You have the option of either using the zip or the odin. I personally prefer using odin. One or the other not both

Ok now i'm stuck at step 3.
I properly flashed the 07/04 rom but on first bootup im stuck where it says it is waiting for my sd card to mount and it's in a bootloop.
searching threads now but seems like people are just saying get a new sd card??

goop99 said:
Ok now i'm stuck at step 3.
I properly flashed the 07/04 rom but on first bootup im stuck where it says it is waiting for my sd card to mount and it's in a bootloop.
searching threads now but seems like people are just saying get a new sd card??
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what kind of card are you using? im using the 16gig class 2 card that came with the phone and i've had no problems

stock, everythign is stock. usb cable, everything.
it's the 16gb card that came with the phone.

how do i know if it is class2??
ok, recovered back to froyo fine. I guess i'll poke around more before trying it again. Atleast now I'm confident about rooting it and using odin.

how do i know if it is class2??
ok, recovered back to froyo fine. I guess i'll poke around more before trying it again. Atleast now I'm confident about rooting it and using odin.
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it should say on the card, a little 2 in a circle... some makers like sandisk will usually put a tiny 'class X' on the front
tapatalked from my VZ Fascinate hauling butt on CM7

goop99 said:
Ok now i'm stuck at step 3.
I properly flashed the 07/04 rom but on first bootup im stuck where it says it is waiting for my sd card to mount and it's in a bootloop.
searching threads now but seems like people are just saying get a new sd card??
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Did you remove asserts in 7/4 zip? It seems some have had to and some have not. I had to remove asserts to get it to flash correctly. I had the bootloop issue too.

yes I removed the asserts
and the sd card also has a 2 with a semi circle around it.
I also just odin'd back to eclair and tried to reflash cm7 07/04 build and got the same error.
Maybe I should try a different rom instead?

goop99 said:
yes I removed the asserts
and the sd card also has a 2 with a semi circle around it.
I also just odin'd back to eclair and tried to reflash cm7 07/04 build and got the same error.
Maybe I should try a different rom instead?
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Assuming you Odined the Dl09 with pit (with partition checked)?
Try Flashing this one: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7777885/update-cm-7.1.0-Fascinate-KANG-0704.zip

yes i did the pit + repart when i went back to eclair or froyo.

well i'm on comrom2.1 now so i guess i'll stay away from gingerbread/cm7 for a while
thx for those who helped!