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I had installed Axura 2.0.6 and Voodoo Lag Fix.
I noticed my GPS was no longer working so disabled the Voodoo lag Fix.
It was causing me problems, without knowing i decided to ODIN my Vibrant while Voodoo was still installed. After a long period of a Black screen of death and various problems. I got it finally but my wifi wasnt working buttons were inverted wouldnt recognize my sim card and i couldnt mount the phone. I attempted to do a data wipe but was unable to saying it was denied. I have no idea what to do and ive been up for hours. I am on Windows Xp and im just going crazy. Im attempting to use adb but my knowledge with adb is minimal as well. Please can anybody please please help me.
This is why I hate voodoo. Not that this happens, but because nobody reads up on how to fix it. Download eugenes froyo that doesnt brick from the bible sticky. Click repartition in odin and flash it. Then flash to regular jfd with repartition unchecked.
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reodin stock rom, sounds like you odined an i9000 rom...
try something like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833024
not entirely the right way to go about asking for help, starting a new thread, but i know what its like to be tired and freaked out... doing the above should take care of immediate problem
EDIt: yeah do the eugenes froyo that doesnt brick thing first for good measure
odin eugenes froyo that doesnt brick with repartion clicked then without turning on the phone odin jfd stock
diaa08 said:
reodin stock rom, sounds like you odined an i9000 rom...
try something like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833024
not entirely the right way to go about asking for help, starting a new thread, but i know what its like to be tired and freaked out... doing the above should take care of immediate problem
EDIt: yeah do the eugenes froyo that doesnt brick thing first for good measure
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im sorry for opening a new thread but im so stressed out=(
i cant even find the stupid download link for his rom since he dropped all support.
wildklymr said:
This is why I hate voodoo. Not that this happens, but because nobody reads up on how to fix it. Download eugenes froyo that doesnt brick from the bible sticky. Click repartition in odin and flash it. Then flash to regular jfd with repartition unchecked.
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do i use the pit file i already have?
or does the eugene_2e_jk2_froyo already provide that?
Also found that my internal storage is only 2 gigs
i really screwed my phone up=(
After
Repartitioned the phone with Eugene 23 jk2 froyo and it stated data wipe failed
currently in process of flashing regular jfd.
will post updates and sorry for noobness i swear never again will i do this.
also thank to everyone that is helping me out
stephenj37826 said:
odin eugenes froyo that doesnt brick with repartion clicked then without turning on the phone odin jfd stock
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1. Do exactly what he said. Use 512.pit
2. For god's sake please don't install a lagfix unless you are 100% sure it's compatible with the ROM. READ the description of ROMs.
3. Please post in the right forum next time.
Well
It didnt work.
The applications i had are still there
i still dont have access to my phone
wipe data failed.
no internet at all even after putting back apn settings
sk8erdude525 said:
It didnt work.
The applications i had are still there
i still dont have access to my phone
wipe data failed.
no internet at all even after putting back apn settings
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Did you check repartion when you load the pit file?
After you've repartitioned it, did you UNCHECK the box and then load JFD?
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Did you check repartion when you load the pit file?
After you've repartitioned it, did you UNCHECK the box and then load JFD?
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Yes sir i did, and both times it stated Wipe Data Failed in red letters.
and now everytime one boots up it states a fc from rom manager
sk8erdude525 said:
Yes sir i did, and both times it stated Wipe Data Failed in red letters.
and now everytime one boots up it states a fc from rom manager
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8698655&postcount=150
Try this if all else fails. And please be very careful with any lagfix next time. It's dangerous to mess around if you don't know what it does to your phone.
sk8erdude525 said:
Yes sir i did, and both times it stated Wipe Data Failed in red letters.
and now everytime one boots up it states a fc from rom manager
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Did you flash the JK2 rom or Eugene's froyo that does not brick? JK2 won't work.
http://forum.androidspin.com/showthread.php?p=15555
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And I forgot: don't check re-partition when flashing Eugene's froyo. Check it when flashing JFD. You will get an error message after flashing froyo that does not brick. That's normal.
Yay
I finally got it to work.
Thank you guys and have a good day.
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odin eugenes froyo that doesnt brick with repartion clicked then without turning on the phone odin jfd stock
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duh i was half asleep lol. sorry for telling you backwards man.
I don't get it. how come he had all this trouble if he disabled voodoo in the first place?
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Because
i had flashed another rom without disabling voodoo first, then my computer wouldnt recognize the phone and i partioned the internal sd with the actual computer and it was just a mess but thank god to everyone that helped me.
I have a huge problem.
I rooted my wife's (yea...my wife's...) Fascinate last night. The root method I used worked like a charm. I installed ROM Manager. Again...no problem. Flashed ClockWork Mod no problem as well. I selected "reboot to recovery" to do a nandroid as I've done on numerous other phones. In fact, ALL of this I've done on numerous times on half a dozen different phones.
When it rebooted, instead of it being in Nandroid, it was in the regular stock recovery. My stomach sank...lol
It would just reboot...that's it. Is there a loop with the fascinate? How do I get out of it if so?
At one point, the phone wouldn't do ANYTHING...all that would happen when I plugged it in was a little computer and cell phone would pop up on the screen. No recovery, no nothing. So, after lots of digging and reading, I found the files here that I thought I'd need to reflash the system using odin. I got the /system file, the kernal and the recovery. I flashed the kernal...worked perfectly. Flashed the recovery...again, perfect (and recovery is back but still in a reboot loop...) When I try the .tar.md5 system file, it says md5 is invalid so I changed it to a straight .tar file and it worked all the way up to the very end, then it stops. That's it.
I just need the phone to work again for my wife. I don't care if I even flash a new custom rom (which I can't fine one of that works!) or if it's just simply restoring the stock system files.
ANY AND ALL HELP GREATLY appreciated, guys. Thanks!!
To get to cwm, you have to select "apply update.zip" from stock recovery. This is how fascinate and a few other galaxy s cwm works. Also don't ever delete the update.zip file from sd card.
But to start out....
Step 1: Start with Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
A. Flash system and pit together
B. Flash kernel
C. Flash recovery
*Important note: in Odin, always use PDA!!!! Using phone will cause huge issues.
Step 2: Flash cwm:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/CWMrecovery.tar
*note: this is an Odin file, again flash using PDA
Your phone will end up stock, rooted and with cwm.
That's very interesting. Here's why:
A) It tried to flash the update and the update failed.
B) My Vibrant didn't require this step.
So...as I was typing that, I had the tar.md5 downloading again. Apparently 4th time was a charm because it worked and I'm back up and running.
Thank you all SO MUCH for the STUPID fast replies. Very very cool!!!
Rooting aside if you want to just fix it, I can help you with that. Nothing more though. Interested?
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rmp5s said:
That's very interesting. Here's why:
A) It tried to flash the update and the update failed.
B) My Vibrant didn't require this step.
So...as I was typing that, I had the tar.md5 downloading again. Apparently 4th time was a charm because it worked and I'm back up and running.
Thank you all SO MUCH for the STUPID fast replies. Very very cool!!!
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What do you mean for the "stupid fast replies"?
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What do you mean for the "stupid fast replies"?
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I think he means that your replies were just as fast as geeknik's kernel. The only other interpretation is that although your replies were quite quick, unfortunately they were also stupid. But thats obviously not true, so it must be the former. ;-P
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I think some of us are showing our ages, "stupid" is the new "awesome."
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Hey dont worry i had same problem
http://www.mobilephonenews.info/and...fascinate-restore-is-it-really-that-easy.html go here and follow instructions!!!
then update phone manually to get latest update!! might take a few times or many times because it failed to get update many times but eventually youll get it!!
goodluck
Sherwood, in his case he needs all Odin files, not just system.
Fallingup was first to put this up, credit to his post!
Download:
Odin: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Odin%...in3 v1.3.exe
Odin Restore file for /system: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Odin%...System.tar.md5
Odin Restore file for kernel: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Odin Files/Stock-i500-VZW-Kernel.tar.md5
Odin Restore file for recovery: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Odin%...covery.tar.md5
PIT file for use in Odin Restores: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Odin%...00-VZW-pit.pit
Yea...I mean it's almost stupid how fast I got good, meaningful, educated replies.
In other words, you guys kick ass. Thanks again!!
similiar issue, please help me out.
spent 90% of the last few days of my life trying to "unbrick" my phone. i kno some of you will argue that its not really bricked but hell, a screen lighting up does not mean its more useful than a brick. anyway my problem is as follows:
the one and only thing my phone will boot to is download mode. absolutely no recovery. i have flashed via odin the stock modem system and recovery files countless times, sometimes successfully sometimes with error. even when doing so succesfullly the phone gains absolutely no functions. still download mode or black screen. only real thing i can mention that may have led to this issue is that i flashed stock kernel over voodoo lag fix without doing anything to it first. Please help.
Thanx
aabfalter said:
spent 90% of the last few days of my life trying to "unbrick" my phone. i kno some of you will argue that its not really bricked but hell, a screen lighting up does not mean its more useful than a brick. anyway my problem is as follows:
the one and only thing my phone will boot to is download mode. absolutely no recovery. i have flashed via odin the stock modem system and recovery files countless times, sometimes successfully sometimes with error. even when doing so succesfullly the phone gains absolutely no functions. still download mode or black screen. only real thing i can mention that may have led to this issue is that i flashed stock kernel over voodoo lag fix without doing anything to it first. Please help.
Thanx
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sam problem here, i can get to cwm recoery and thats it. someone please help
justin94 said:
sam problem here, i can get to cwm recoery and thats it. someone please help
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I had the same problem when I flashed the non-voodoo over voodoo and spent hours trying to fix the boot loop. I followed the instruction here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204 but still running into the boot loop (recovery mode) then I flashed with the file from here via ODIN http://adrynalyne.us/files/kernels/DI01package3.tar.md5 and it restored my phone back to factory. From there you would have to do the root procedure again. Hope this helps.
anyone know where to get the update zip besides the dropbox link thsat has been dead forever??? every site i hunt on post that link. is there anywhere else to get it. both my pc get c++ runtime floating point errors when i open odin so i cannot flash with that. so i want to use the update zip but cannot find it
The update.zip to get to clockwork??
http://sharesend.com/g2jbl
First time I've ever hosted a file so let me know it if works lol.
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This could be one of the rosiest phone ever to unbrick, unless you are a noon of coarse.
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tswtech2 said:
anyone know where to get the update zip besides the dropbox link thsat has been dead forever??? every site i hunt on post that link. is there anywhere else to get it. both my pc get c++ runtime floating point errors when i open odin so i cannot flash with that. so i want to use the update zip but cannot find it
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There is no update.zip method to unbrick. You will need to re-download a working copy of Odin or figure out how to make Odin work to do a factory restore with it.
Download the di01 complete package and use pda in odin to restore it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=867648
I am looking to flash the KA6 Voodoo kernal to my Vibrant (This One). I was told to flash with SGS Kernal Flasher, but in the kernal post, she references CWM. I have never used either. Should I go with one or the other, or it doesn't matter? Also, what do I do (yes, I will search also), copy the file to the SD and tell it to run, or what?
Thanks...
I have never used sgs kernel flasher to flash a kernel, only to backup an older kernel. Its a newer app and clockwork is still the far more used.
From her instructions I would use clockwork to flash it.
Download and flash with clockworkmod, its safe to flash with voodoo enabled (I did several times tonight.)
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I have never used sgs kernel flasher to flash a kernel, only to backup an older kernel. Its a newer app and clockwork is still the far more used.
From her instructions I would use clockwork to flash it.
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Good enough for me. Thanks a lot...
*Edit: How do you flash? Do I place it in the MicroSD root, or the phone root? And then do I just run it? Need to rename, etc?
Thanks
It doesn't really matter they are both very similar. The only difference being with sgs kernel flasher you can back up your current kernel in case you don't like the new one. it also easier to use since it's just an app.
ferhanmm said:
It doesn't really matter they are both very similar. The only difference being with sgs kernel flasher you can back up your current kernel in case you don't like the new one. it also easier to use since it's just an app.
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So, using SGS, how do I flash it? Do I copy the extracted .zip to the SD, or do I put the uncompressed .zip somewhere, and if so, do I rename it? Not sure where to go from here...
leave it as the zip you dl, put it in the root of your internal SD card, flash.
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leave it as the zip you dl, put it in the root of your internal SD card, flash.
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Thanks, will do so now...
VisualOddity said:
Thanks, will do so now...
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Its going. It's been sitting on the "Google" screen for 4-5 minutes now, and a robot voice talks every little while, although I can't tell what she's saying...
So... It did that for a while, shut down and rebooted, now is a blank screen and just vibrating a little every 2-4 seconds... Is this expected, or am I F***ed?
Help! So, I went through flashing this kernal. The phone went to the Google screen, a robot voice said something every so often, then it rebooted. It looked as though it went through the Samsung screens, then went blank. For maybe 10+ minutes now, it has been blank, the phone is giving small vibrations over and over every 4-5 seconds, and the menu/home/back/search lights are on...
What do I do? Do I let it go, or do I pull the battery and restart...? Help!
Sounds like you have a bootloop of sorts. You will need to odin to stock then reflash the rom and kernel.
Don't worry, your fine. Sorry this happened to you the first time around, but it does from time to time. Did you make a Ti backup or nandroid backup, doubt the latter as you were not sure about clockwork.
Checkout the stickies for help with odin. Will reply more when I get home.
SykesAT said:
Sounds like you have a bootloop of sorts. You will need to odin to stock then reflash the rom and kernel.
Don't worry, your fine. Sorry this happened to you the first time around, but it does from time to time. Did you make a Ti backup or nandroid backup, doubt the latter as you were not sure about clockwork.
Checkout the stickies for help with odin. Will reply more when I get home.
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Thank You! I actually did both backups, the nand w/ SGS... I posted this in the Kernal thread and we are talking about it. Please visit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11612890#post11612890
This is a case of "I have no idea what I'm doing. I shouldn't have messed with crap I don't understand."
I have an Epic 4g that I've rooted previously and, using Odin, installed a custom ROM (forget which one). Yesterday, I attempted to flash Legendary ROM, following the directions in the How-to video linked in the Legendary post. I have an earlier version of CWM (v2.5.1.0 if that makes a difference) than what was on the video. I wiped the data, the Dalvik cache, and the battery stats before I began the flash.
The flash consisted of downloading the zip file of the ROM to my phone, booting into CWM, and installing the zip file from the SD card. The screen said that it installed correctly, but I got an error "E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log". When I went to reboot, it got stuck at the Samsung screen permanently.
I tried to flash again the same way - same thing happened. I read on a forum post somewhere that the SD card partition may not have enough space to flash the ROM, so I partitioned my SD card. Yup, I'm that dumb. Now, when I boot it up, it goes to the Samsung screen for a few seconds, then directly to CWM screen. It even goes to CWM when I plug the phone in without turning it on.
I've searched the forums here and elsewhere for this problem and specifically the error message (E: Can't open ...) and can't really make heads or tails of anything. The replies are over my head as far as my knowledge of my phone and these processes. I don't know what the exact problem is nor how to fix it. If you could help an idiot through the steps, I would greatly appreciate. If you live around the Philly area, I could offer you $50 to fix my phone and install the Legendary ROM.
Thank you for your time in reading this.
as long as it turns on and you get some kinda life you are still good couple things you can try
1 since you are on a older version of CWM wipe data 3 times cache 3 times and dalvic 3 time then try installing your ROM again give it a shot wont hurt anything
2 if that doesnt work you will have to Odin back to stock and re-root...i know it sounda like a pain in the ass but its the best option ill find you a how to for this if you need it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1461337
ajt167 said:
This is a case of "I have no idea what I'm doing. I shouldn't have messed with crap I don't understand."
I have an Epic 4g that I've rooted previously and, using Odin, installed a custom ROM (forget which one). Yesterday, I attempted to flash Legendary ROM, following the directions in the How-to video linked in the Legendary post. I have an earlier version of CWM (v2.5.1.0 if that makes a difference) than what was on the video. I wiped the data, the Dalvik cache, and the battery stats before I began the flash.
The flash consisted of downloading the zip file of the ROM to my phone, booting into CWM, and installing the zip file from the SD card. The screen said that it installed correctly, but I got an error "E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log". When I went to reboot, it got stuck at the Samsung screen permanently.
I tried to flash again the same way - same thing happened. I read on a forum post somewhere that the SD card partition may not have enough space to flash the ROM, so I partitioned my SD card. Yup, I'm that dumb. Now, when I boot it up, it goes to the Samsung screen for a few seconds, then directly to CWM screen. It even goes to CWM when I plug the phone in without turning it on.
I've searched the forums here and elsewhere for this problem and specifically the error message (E: Can't open ...) and can't really make heads or tails of anything. The replies are over my head as far as my knowledge of my phone and these processes. I don't know what the exact problem is nor how to fix it. If you could help an idiot through the steps, I would greatly appreciate. If you live around the Philly area, I could offer you $50 to fix my phone and install the Legendary ROM.
Thank you for your time in reading this.
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I can fix your phone remotely do you have teamviewer?
Go download and install teamviewer and pm me your id and password and ill fix it.
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Sounds like you bricked it. Search the epic development subforum for thread with the guide on how to odin back to stock and go from there. It should have all the files you need to get everything working.
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K3VlN said:
as long as it turns on and you get some kinda life you are still good couple things you can try
1 since you are on a older version of CWM wipe data 3 times cache 3 times and dalvic 3 time then try installing your ROM again give it a shot wont hurt anything
2 if that doesnt work you will have to Odin back to stock and re-root...i know it sounda like a pain in the ass but its the best option ill find you a how to for this if you need it
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Thank you. I'll try the first when I get home this evening. I'm curious as to why each of those should be wiped 3 times. I'm not arguing your method, just honestly curious.
I don't really know how to get the stock ROM back on there with Odin. Is there a stock file I could download somewhere, or would the file still be on my phone? A how-to would be helpful if you could provide one.
You need to flash CWM5 for correct conversions
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brooksyx said:
Sounds like you bricked it. Search the epic development subforum for thread with the guide on how to odin back to stock and go from there. It should have all the files you need to get everything working.
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no he just sponged it "bricked" is un-fixable
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ajt167 said:
Thank you. I'll try the first when I get home this evening. I'm curious as to why each of those should be wiped 3 times. I'm not arguing your method, just honestly curious.
I don't really know how to get the stock ROM back on there with Odin. Is there a stock file I could download somewhere, or would the file still be on my phone? A how-to would be helpful if you could provide one.
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The link i sent you has everything Toadlife put together awesome packages for us
doing the 3 wipe on older versions is just to ensure you completey wiped everything on some older versions it was mandatory to do it 3 times i believe because not all info would be cleared resulting is bad flashes
On the other had Biggoron is good at what he does and he really can fix your pohone remotely hes a good guy you can trust him.... i think in this case it might be the way to go and im sure he will explain to you everything he is doing
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no he just sponged it "bricked" is un-fixable
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The link i sent you has everything Toadlife put together awesome packages for us
doing the 3 wipe on older versions is just to ensure you completey wiped everything on some older versions it was mandatory to do it 3 times i believe because not all info would be cleared resulting is bad flashes
On the other had Biggron is good at what he does and he really can fix your pohone remotely hes a good guy you can trust him i think in this case it might be the way to go and im sure he will explain to you everything he is doing
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Yep yep I've done this quite a few times now
My record for unbricking flashing to stock and rerooting and restoring a backup is like 10 minutes xD
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brooksyx said:
Sounds like you bricked it. Search the epic development subforum for thread with the guide on how to odin back to stock and go from there. It should have all the files you need to get everything working.
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Its not bricked if it turns on! And you don't have to wipe 3 times... only 1 time each on all 3 things! Update your cwm and try to flash again, if that doesn't work odin to stock and start over... this time don't use an old version of cwm use the newest (5.0.2.7)
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ajt167 said:
Thank you. I'll try the first when I get home this evening. I'm curious as to why each of those should be wiped 3 times. I'm not arguing your method, just honestly curious.
I don't really know how to get the stock ROM back on there with Odin. Is there a stock file I could download somewhere, or would the file still be on my phone? A how-to would be helpful if you could provide one.
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here is a link for qbking77 with a tutorial for ODINing back to stock...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2g6J1JgjU
the links for the software are under the video.
hope this helps.
bigron is da man and can help u, but if you want to play more with ur phone, BigRon might be with one of his "Honies" and you can't disturb da playa.
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no he just sponged it "bricked" is un-fixable
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The link i sent you has everything Toadlife put together awesome packages for us
doing the 3 wipe on older versions is just to ensure you completey wiped everything on some older versions it was mandatory to do it 3 times i believe because not all info would be cleared resulting is bad flashes
On the other had Biggoron is good at what he does and he really can fix your pohone remotely hes a good guy you can trust him.... i think in this case it might be the way to go and im sure he will explain to you everything he is doing
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Just so you know, bricked isn't unfixabe... I have unbricked a couple epics... it involves a jig and hooking directly to the motherboard... kinda complicated but doable... so no a brick is not unfixable...
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flastnoles11 said:
Just so you know, bricked isn't unfixabe... I have unbricked a couple epics... it involves a jig and hooking directly to the motherboard... kinda complicated but doable... so no a brick is not unfixable...
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I always heard it was good to know that there is a way to fix it thanks for the info
ajt167 said:
Thank you. I'll try the first when I get home this evening. I'm curious as to why each of those should be wiped 3 times. I'm not arguing your method, just honestly curious.
I don't really know how to get the stock ROM back on there with Odin. Is there a stock file I could download somewhere, or would the file still be on my phone? A how-to would be helpful if you could provide one.
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http://files.devphone.org/epic4g/SPH-D700-EC05-8gb-REL.tar
MD5SUM: 4ea4dfea809c1a6d59b9fccf9e939f35
That's the file you'll have to use with Odin to flash your phone back to stock 2.2. That file will go in the PDA slot of Odin. Don't bother with a PIT or repartitioning (probably not needed in your case).
Once you boot with stock 2.2, let the phone OTA to EI22 and EL30 to get to stock gingerbread with the updated modem. From there you can start the root/rom flash process again.
flastnoles11 said:
Just so you know, bricked isn't unfixabe... I have unbricked a couple epics... it involves a jig and hooking directly to the motherboard... kinda complicated but doable... so no a brick is not unfixable...
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I'm just glad no one has suggested the good o'l magical restore button anymore xD
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Thank you all for your help. Man, you guys are awesome! I'm going to try to reload stock using Odin this evening. If I'm unable to do this, I'm going to get Biggoron to help me via teamviewer.
Thank you all again. It seems that the only way I'm able to learn about things is by breaking them.
ajt167 said:
Thank you all again. It seems that the only way I'm able to learn about things is by breaking them.
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Dont sweat that... most of it is all through trial and error. Truthfully, that's how I really got to know my phone better and the stuff I can do w/ it. That and this community. That's why trying a new rom isn't no big thing. If it doesn't take... it doesn't take. That's why we have "nandroid backup" and in "bad" situations, we have ODIN...
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Dont sweat that... most of it is all through trial and error. Truthfully, that's how I really got to know my phone better and the stuff I can do w/ it. That and this community. That's why trying a new rom isn't no big thing. If it doesn't take... it doesn't take. That's why we have "nandroid backup" and in "bad" situations, we have ODIN...
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Welcome to the Sponge club and also the halls of Asgard to visit Odin or heimdall.
It worked!
I was able to successfully set my phone back to stock 2.2 and just received the OTA updates.
Before I left work last night, my wife called and told me that I locked the cat in the office the night before and she chewed up the USB cable for the phone (I'm so "internet"). I stopped at the Sprint store on the way home and got a new USB cable. I was using Odin for the process, following the video, using my new cable, and Odin couldn't see my phone. The guy in the video was completely right about Sprint/Samsung cables being crap. The chewed cable was originally from a Blackberry. I tried the chewed cable, having to hold it stretched out and tilted to the left, and Odin saw my phone. It went smoothly from there, though my arm got a bit sore.
When I get a chance within the next few days, I'm going to root and try again to install Legendary.
You guys are fantastic. Thank you all for your help. It's obvious that the people here know a lot about this stuff, but it's especially great that you're able to explain this stuff to people who don't know much at all. That's a talent.
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I was able to successfully set my phone back to stock 2.2 and just received the OTA updates.
Before I left work last night, my wife called and told me that I locked the cat in the office the night before and she chewed up the USB cable for the phone (I'm so "internet"). I stopped at the Sprint store on the way home and got a new USB cable. I was using Odin for the process, following the video, using my new cable, and Odin couldn't see my phone. The guy in the video was completely right about Sprint/Samsung cables being crap. The chewed cable was originally from a Blackberry. I tried the chewed cable, having to hold it stretched out and tilted to the left, and Odin saw my phone. It went smoothly from there, though my arm got a bit sore.
When I get a chance within the next few days, I'm going to root and try again to install Legendary.
You guys are fantastic. Thank you all for your help. It's obvious that the people here know a lot about this stuff, but it's especially great that you're able to explain this stuff to people who don't know much at all. That's a talent.
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Replace that cable ASAP, if you had lost connection in the middle of Odin'ing to stock you could have really bricked your phone! You might need to use Odin again soon..when learning my phone I had to Odin to stock probably 15 times, especially when you start flashing between MTD and BML ROMs (if you don't know what that is, just keep reading on here you will figure it out soon)
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Replace that cable ASAP, if you had lost connection in the middle of Odin'ing to stock you could have really bricked your phone! You might need to use Odin again soon..when learning my phone I had to Odin to stock probably 15 times, especially when you start flashing between MTD and BML ROMs (if you don't know what that is, just keep reading on here you will figure it out soon)
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I have a good cable that I'm planning on using, I just left it at work last night. I'll read up on those types of ROMs. Thank you.
So, I'm trying to flash back to stock, (either GB or ICS, at this point it doesn't really matter), and PC Odin fails to flash every time it tries to write the factoryfs.img
The only way I can get myself back to a working device is if I do a battery pull, go back into download mode, re-flash CWM and do a recovery back into CM9.
I have tried mobile Odin as well, and again, the flash fails when it reaches factoryfs.img. Are my partitions all screwed up? If so, how can i fix that?
Thoughts? Help? Thanks!
What rom were you on?
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So, I'm trying to flash back to stock, (either GB or ICS, at this point it doesn't really matter), and PC Odin fails to flash every time it tries to write the factoryfs.img
The only way I can get myself back to a working device is if I do a battery pull, go back into download mode, re-flash CWM and do a recovery back into CM9.
I have tried mobile Odin as well, and again, the flash fails when it reaches factoryfs.img. Are my partitions all screwed up? If so, how can i fix that?
Thoughts? Help? Thanks!
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You may have a partial brick then same as per this thread
I hope I am wrong and you solve your problem ASAP without any damage
Best of luck
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What rom were you on?
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IMILKA's CM9 nightly.
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IMILKA's CM9 nightly.
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Well there is your problem. Has nothing to do with lpy like the fear mongers blindly think. Toss another one due to CM9...
And like I mention above, it's really weird, I can CWM and still use my device just fine, but if I want to flash new firmware, it freaks out. All I can do is re-flash Chainfire's CWM recovery and restore back to where I was...
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Well there is your problem. Has nothing to do with lpy like the fear mongers blindly think. Toss another one due to CM9...
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Yeah, I didn't think it had anything to do with LPY, because I still had the same issue when trying to go back to KKA.
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And like I mention above, it's really weird, I can CWM and still use my device just fine, but if I want to flash new firmware, it freaks out. All I can do is re-flash Chainfire's CWM recovery and restore back to where I was...
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Beginning of emmc corruption. Not fried just yet. Some recover with pit file then flashing stock gb
Good luck to you bro
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Beginning of emmc corruption. Not fried just yet. Some recover with pit file then flashing stock gb
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See, that's what I was thinking too... Where can I get the correct .pit file though? I have stock KKA already downloaded; that's what I've been using for a while now for any time I have had to flash back to GB stock for whatever reason.
I have the pit file from the LP1 leak, but I don't want to use that, A) because it was from a leaked firmware, and B) because it looks like it was for the 32gb model, and mine is the 16gb.
This is the one I have: "Q1_20110919_32GB.pit"
Oh and apparently I have one called "u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit" but since i have NO idea what that was from or what it's for, I'm not likely going to try that either...
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I have the pit file from the LP1 leak, but I don't want to use that, A) because it was from a leaked firmware, and B) because it looks like it was for the 32gb model, and mine is the 16gb.
This is the one I have: "Q1_20110919_32GB.pit"
Oh and apparently I have one called "u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit" but since i have NO idea what that was from or what it's for, I'm not likely going to try that either...
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Looking now. I one you need is around here somewhere
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I have the pit file from the LP1 leak, but I don't want to use that, A) because it was from a leaked firmware, and B) because it looks like it was for the 32gb model, and mine is the 16gb.
This is the one I have: "Q1_20110919_32GB.pit"
Oh and apparently I have one called "u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit" but since i have NO idea what that was from or what it's for, I'm not likely going to try that either...
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Hope this helps
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Hope this helps
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I'll give that a try. Thanks!
Just foud one in another thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26009909&postcount=22
I was going to flash stock LC1 via pc odin cos I'm currently on LPY and I'd like to go back to GB. And I think I should ask before flashing that will it work and should I do something else than just hit lc1 in pda and flash?
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Sadly, those files are packaged in .7zip format. I'm at work right now, and I don't have the admin rights to install 7 zip just to extract it. Can you re-pack and post here in a regular .zip file please?
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Sadly, those files are packaged in .7zip format. I'm at work right now, and I don't have the admin rights to install 7 zip just to extract it. Can you re-pack and post here in a regular .zip file please?
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Here it comes
cs_allu said:
I was going to flash stock LC1 via pc odin cos I'm currently on LPY and I'd like to go back to GB. And I think I should ask before flashing that will it work and should I do something else than just hit lc1 in pda and flash?
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Just flash it, if its a 3 file package put all the 3 files in their respective place, if its one file, put it in pda and flash and also make sure Kies is not running in the background
Well, at least this time the stock flash worked insofar as it completed. However, when the device reset, it went ahead saying "Installing packages" and such, and then it error'ed out saying something like there was invalid argument and it couldn't do something, then I was landed back at the stock recovery. I selected to reboot the system, and now I'm stuck at the Samsung boot animation; just keeps running indefinitely... What now?
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Well, at least this time the stock flash worked insofar as it completed. However, when the device reset, it went ahead saying "Installing packages" and such, and then it error'ed out saying something like there was invalid argument and it couldn't do something, then I was landed back at the stock recovery. I selected to reboot the system, and now I'm stuck at the Samsung boot animation; just keeps running indefinitely... What now?
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Hold power button and try to keep rebooting.