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Well first off, ive been at this for 2 days and its frustrating. I am new to this flashing and rooting business and ended up bricking my phone from using the wrong files in metamorph and never backing my stock files up. It would give me a blank screen with the red LED lit up and all my home buttons on the bottom lit up. I followed the Odin directions and actually got my phone to stock. But it was extremely laggy and and i had no service and my SD card just kept connecting and reconnecting. Well i followed the flashing kernel threat because someone told me to try that so i can get the stock kernel or whatever on the phone. That failed and now im sitting here with my phone displaying a phone icon and a computer icon, then a caution symbol in the middle. Someone pleaseeee help me fix this.
l2,
I've been there 3 times this morning already as I hadn't flashed a new zImage to this particular device yet until this morning. What you need to do is get the stock files from http://rapidshare.com/files/415661977/SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL.tar.html and s1_odin_20100513.pit (it must be 13, not 12). Boot into Download mode (hold 1 when powering on). Start Odin 3, check Auto Reboot and Debug En. Choose your PIT file, and under PDA choose the SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL.tar. Plug in your phone, once it is recognized in Odin click Start. This takes about 10 minutes, I know it looks like it hangs up a couple of times but it should keep going. Let me know if that helps.
khalaan said:
l2,
I've been there 3 times this morning already as I hadn't flashed a new zImage to this particular device yet until this morning. What you need to do is get the stock files from http://rapidshare.com/files/415661977/SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL.tar.html and s1_odin_20100513.pit (it must be 13, not 12). Boot into Download mode (hold 1 when powering on). Start Odin 3, check Auto Reboot and Debug En. Choose your PIT file, and under PDA choose the SPH-D700-DG27-8Gb-REL.tar. Plug in your phone, once it is recognized in Odin click Start. This takes about 10 minutes, I know it looks like it hangs up a couple of times but it should keep going. Let me know if that helps.
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okay ill try all of that but Where can i get the 13 pit file?
It can be downloaded from this link.
http://www.4shared.com/get/6aSCPmEf/s1_odin_20100513.html
khalaan said:
It can be downloaded from this link.
http://www.4shared.com/get/6aSCPmEf/s1_odin_20100513.html
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thanks so much man ill try it out. One question though. I already started this odin thing and its doing its thing. its about half way done but its using the 12...can i just shut my phone off and put it in download again when its done and use the 13 and it will work?
If you have it going with the 12 already I'd give that a try, if it doesn't work you can always get back into download mode and do it with 13. I couldn't get 12 to ever start it would always sit for 20m and do nothing.
khalaan said:
If you have it going with the 12 already I'd give that a try, if it doesn't work you can always get back into download mode and do it with 13. I couldn't get 12 to ever start it would always sit for 20m and do nothing.
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okay yeah ill try. but its been sitting for like 10 min at half way on the status bar...
That is way the devil too long, go ahead and unplug your phone, hit reset in odin, set it up like I instructed, reboot your phone to download mode, and give it another go.
yeah lol okay i thought so. haha
Alllll fixed. Thank you guys soooo much for helping out. Im going to root again but i'm not gunna mess with metamorph this time lol, whats a good root? Im learning all this stuff and idk what one i should do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8628341#post8628341
>_>
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" Solved - Bricked Epic - tried everything "
I bricked my Epic last weekend and am feelin' ya on all the stuff you did to unbrick it. Glad to hear that all is well~
I screwed my setup up and had to do the Odin method yesterday. I didn't read this post before hand, and I used the ****12.pit instead of the 13. What is the difference in the two? My phone seems to be working just fine with the 12. One problem I found I don't believe I had before is theming the dialer_tab_activity.apk FCs the phone on hangup, but when I put another one in unthemed, it works fine.
help
I cannot get phone to load any tar completely.. they all stop and phone's screen goes purple. Most the time it hangs in odin at the zImage and then sometimes it gets a few bars going .. and hangs at factoryfs.rfs. Any help
You don't need the pit file when flashing a tar rom. It's only for modems and kernals. I have used Odin and haven't used the pit. Works just fine.
Okay, i just joined. Sorry if i sound ignorant (most likely cause I am) but i am fairly certain i semi-bricked my Epic, okay so it started when i flashed the CyanogenMod it was very laggy so i figured i did it wrong, quickly using clockwork i flashed VIPERrom (FRoZeN) DK28 all looked fine but then my phone's service started acting up, so i tried to re-flash CyanogenMod. This ***** it up worse it got stuck at the Samsung boot logo, now i am trying to revert to Stock but Odin nor my Cpu recognize the Device.
Extra info that might help, I have the Stock Tar, Odin 1.6 with Pit, can get into both download and CW recovery...
Help this ignorant fool please T_T
The Boxinator said:
Okay, i just joined. Sorry if i sound ignorant (most likely cause I am) but i am fairly certain i semi-bricked my Epic, okay so it started when i flashed the CyanogenMod it was very laggy so i figured i did it wrong, quickly using clockwork i flashed VIPERrom (FRoZeN) DK28 all looked fine but then my phone's service started acting up, so i tried to re-flash CyanogenMod. This ***** it up worse it got stuck at the Samsung boot logo, now i am trying to revert to Stock but Odin nor my Cpu recognize the Device.
Extra info that might help, I have the Stock Tar, Odin 1.6 with Pit, can get into both download and CW recovery...
Help this ignorant fool please T_T
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You forgot to flash the EXT4 or RFS Kernel
http://android.stolenrobot.com/Epic4G/epic.htm
that comes with cyanogen it looks like just put either on your sd card then flash after you flash cyanogen in Cwm
Here is some more info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935060&highlight=tutorial
iSaint said:
You forgot to flash the EXT4 or RFS Kernel
http://android.stolenrobot.com/Epic4G/epic.htm
that comes with cyanogen it looks like just put either on your sd card then flash after you flash cyanogen in Cwm
Here is some more info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935060&highlight=tutorial
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I did flash EXT4 "CM6EXT4kernel-1-2-2011" this one to be specific.
The Boxinator said:
I did flash EXT4 "CM6EXT4kernel-1-2-2011" this one to be specific.
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did you wipe x3 ?
All links pulled due to XDA Request after an XDA member complained I was only out for profits to a moderator on a few products I have. Due to the fact I link to a product or two and a few other things in many videos, I was asked to pull any content relating to this.
I will still be offering all this great material at my website. Just go to google and search for MobileTechVideos.
Video will be fully live any minute...
very helpfull ...even drinking russian Vodka .. i was able to do it !!!
Added link to new boot screen page on my website. Check it out in the bottom of the original post!
Maybe you guys wanna use this one I just made? Looks great on our AMOLED screens
shishir95 said:
Maybe you guys wanna use this one I just made? Looks great on our AMOLED screens
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Looks great. Care if I add it to my boot screen page on the site?
Go ahead!!
Added it...
Just attempted this and it went terribly wrong
everything was okay until it tried pushing the logo to my sdcard (which failed with "permission denied") - it then said it couldn't copy the file from sdcard because it didn't exist.
I proceeded to unmount the sdcard from the phone and try it again which seemed to work. I shut the phone down and when I attempted to turn it back on it just remained off... I was able to get into download mode with odin 1-click and flash to stock (thank God).
- Serendipity 5.7
- I9000 .rar package
- logo_ATNT.jpg < 20K
was it the unmounting that did the trick? and can I just manually move the file onto /mnt/sdcard/ and edit the .bat file to skip the push?
Worked perfectly for me I love the nexus boot screen with my nexus boot animation Thank you connexion
mdsannihilation said:
Just attempted this and it went terribly wrong
everything was okay until it tried pushing the logo to my sdcard (which failed with "permission denied") - it then said it couldn't copy the file from sdcard because it didn't exist.
I proceeded to unmount the sdcard from the phone and try it again which seemed to work. I shut the phone down and when I attempted to turn it back on it just remained off... I was able to get into download mode with odin 1-click and flash to stock (thank God).
- Serendipity 5.7
- I9000 .rar package
- logo_ATNT.jpg < 20K
was it the unmounting that did the trick? and can I just manually move the file onto /mnt/sdcard/ and edit the .bat file to skip the push?
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I'm not sure but it sounds like you didn't make sure that busy box was installed. As for not turning back on, I'm surprised at that. I soft bricked a vibrant building the vibrant files and got out of it but that was my fault pulling the usb cable out accidentally before ODIN was done. The answer to your question is yes, you can just flash the param.lfs tar file, verify busy box apk is installed and so is busy box, then just manually move the file. The script is built for simplicity. I'm sorry you had trouble.
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I'm not sure but it sounds like you didn't make sure that busy box was installed. As for not turning back on, I'm surprised at that. I soft bricked a vibrant building the vibrant files and got out of it but that was my fault pulling the usb cable out accidentally before ODIN was done. The answer to your question is yes, you can just flash the param.lfs tar file, verify busy box apk is installed and so is busy box, then just manually move the file. The script is built for simplicity. I'm sorry you had trouble.
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Also, you did let the phone try to boot for a sec right? In some cases when you don't have a boot screen after the flash you won't get a dirty pixel screen but it will be black for the 5-10 seconds it attempts to show you whats there. I just want to make sure you were not prematurely turning the phone off.
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Also, you did let the phone try to boot for a sec right? In some cases when you don't have a boot screen after the flash you won't get a dirty pixel screen but it will be black for the 5-10 seconds it attempts to show you whats there. I just want to make sure you were not prematurely turning the phone off.
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yeah, i attempted to turn back on twice (hold power for about 3-4 seconds, wait about 10) after it seemingly succeeded - I pulled battery in between jic.
the .bat file said busybox install failed because it was already installed... how else can I verify that bb is installed?
I'm going to try again once I get another ROM back on my phone because I really want to get at&t off my phone
thanks for your hard work and responses
this was going to be my boot image if anyone wants to use
mdsannihilation said:
yeah, i attempted to turn back on twice (hold power for about 3-4 seconds, wait about 10) after it seemingly succeeded - I pulled battery in between jic.
the .bat file said busybox install failed because it was already installed... how else can I verify that bb is installed?
I'm going to try again once I get another ROM back on my phone because I really want to get at&t off my phone
thanks for your hard work and responses
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That will install the application on the phone. But, before you finish the rest of the batch script, you must open the app on the phone and make sure it's installed. It will look and tell you. If it's not click install busybox. When it's done, continue with the batch script. I'd start fresh also btw. Reflash with ODIN on the tar package then launch the script.
AReynante said:
Worked perfectly for me I love the nexus boot screen with my nexus boot animation Thank you connexion
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Do you mind posting the boot screen?
can you give me a txt document guide? I can open the related web because of internet accessing control, thanks!
TheBassman369 said:
Do you mind posting the boot screen?
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Yeah, it is in the OP, but I'll post it too. Credit goes to connexion
http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?page_id=317
AReynante said:
Yeah, it is in the OP, but I'll post it too. Credit goes to connexion
http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?page_id=317
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Thanks, but I remembered that AFTER I asked you. I had a slow moment. Lol
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Thanks, but I remembered that AFTER I asked you. I had a slow moment. Lol
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Hah, no problem, we all do
Hi all,
I've just got my new i5800L, and I've already rooted it with z4root. Here are my qs:
What's all that of XXJPM and all that stuff? Which one should I use for mine? (actual one is I5800LVIJG7 (Eclair)).
Is there any way of doing a nandroid (full copy of the actual rom which can be flashed easily) so if I mess things up or want to get back to Eclair I'd just have to flash it back?
I guess that's all by now. Thank's in advance.
JPM is the latest froyo rom...you cant backup ur whole rom as if nw we dont have any alternative for this...check flashing guide in sticky and see vdos on youtube. ...happy flashing...
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Thanks..
I've downloaded 2 files (2 diferent versions). One was a zip file with 3 files inside and the other one was a rar file with 4 .tar.md5 files. The zip i don't know how to apply it because odin will only take .tar or md5 files and in the other one I don't know what to do with all the .tar.md5 files. What should I do? :S
moikop said:
Thanks..
I've downloaded 2 files (2 diferent versions). One was a zip file with 3 files inside and the other one was a rar file with 4 .tar.md5 files. The zip i don't know how to apply it because odin will only take .tar or md5 files and in the other one I don't know what to do with all the .tar.md5 files. What should I do? :S
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Take a look at rudolf895 youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/rudolf895
All you need to know is on his Videos
Hope this helps
Thanks, now it's booting (on the samsung screen). I think it worked. But now it's "orangeized" XD. I'll keep looking for the right tar XD
PD: is it ok if it takes a while on the "samsung" (the one with the glow, after the GT-I5800l screen) screen? cause it's past a few minutes and still on that screen and I'm starting to panic XD
EDIT: It's been more that 15 minutes since it's stuck at that screen. What should I do? Please, second day with it and already screw it XD
Flash the JPM firmware...you shud get it as a tar package...a single file...
but sometimes u will have 4 files
1. bootloader
2. pda
3. csc
4. phone
dont ever flash the bootloader file in odin with pda csc n phone tar files...because the risk of bricking goes high...
just flash the 3 remainin files...n when ur fone has booted...just do a hard reset
katkoriaarpan said:
Flash the JPM firmware...you shud get it as a tar package...a single file...
but sometimes u will have 4 files
1. bootloader
2. pda
3. csc
4. phone
dont ever flash the bootloader file in odin with pda csc n phone tar files...because the risk of bricking goes high...
just flash the 3 remainin files...n when ur fone has booted...just do a hard reset
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Great, now it works again! Thank you a lot. And now I finally understand how odin works :-D
which custom rom do you guys recomend?
Don't forget the i5800L is different from the i5800, but the only difference is the 3G antenna frequency. If you install JPM you MIGHT have 3G connection problems, or then again you might not. You MOST LIKELY will see a battery life decrease because of this issue. If you want really badly to have Froyo (android 2.2) you can flash a JPM ROM. If you want your battery to last a couple of days, either wait for an american release of froyo, or keep your Eclair version.
I have a i5800L from VIVO, originally with JG7 as well. When I installed JPF (previous froyo release) I had issues with the 3G network, when I flashed Kyrillos custom JPM ROM i also had problems. When I flashed Lestatious custom JPF ROM I didn't have problems, and when I flashed clean JPM i didn't have problems either.
So really, its a question of luck.. although let me tell you, my battery lasted way way longer on the original JG7 firmware than any other release (including the JK1 Eclair, said to be the best Eclair released before froyo).
Remember though, if flashing separately (not as one package), avoid flashing the BOOT file or BOOTLOADER. Flashing this increases the chance of bricking your phone. Not flashing it decreases the change by 1000000000000 times.
IonAphis said:
You MOST LIKELY will see a battery life decrease because of this issue. If you want really badly to have Froyo (android 2.2) you can flash a JPM ROM. If you want your battery to last a couple of days, either wait for an american release of froyo, or keep your Eclair version.
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Yeah, I can see that. I'm with Kryllos v3.3 and the battery only lasts like about 16 hours :S. I guess I'll go back to I5800LVIJG7 (The one which it came with).
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Remember though, if flashing separately (not as one package), avoid flashing the BOOT file or BOOTLOADER. Flashing this increases the chance of bricking your phone. Not flashing it decreases the change by 1000000000000 times.
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About that, if I flash the bootloader (with all the others too, of course), and it upgrades ok, then there's no problem, right? I mean, if I try to downgrade again, it'll work fine? (Yes, before I read the comment telling me not to flash the bootloader, I did it and it was successfull. But now I don't know if it'd make it fail when I'll downgrade to I5800LVIJG7 :S)
It's not about upgrading or downgrading. When you flash, pratically all the memory on your phone gets erased, which means you can upgrade or downgrade at will with no problems.
The problem is, when you flash a bootloader, and say, for example, you have a power outage, or your computer decides to give more resources to your MSN or winamp you have running on the background (or whatever else), or even there is a problem with your cable connection or a spike in power, or whatever other mishap that can occur, the bootloader might not be able to transfer successfully. If that happens, you won't be able to boot your phone. If you flash everything except the bootloader and something happens, you will be able to at least go back into download mode and reflash the files needed.
Basically the bootloader tells your phone to start. If that gets corrupted, it simply won't. If you avoid flashing this and even if the transfer gets corrupted, you can always do the process again by going into download mode (which is installed along with the bootloader)
Great, thank you so much
moikop said:
Great, thank you so much
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So when you were running on Kyrillos' ROM, did you have any connections problems with the 3G band?? thank you for your answer
fedee13 said:
So when you were running on Kyrillos' ROM, did you have any connections problems with the 3G band?? thank you for your answer
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No, I haven't. I'm now in Kyrillos v5.7 and it goes great (battery consumption, performance, etc)
Remember to backup your IMEI so we may have one less "help my imie is 000000000" thread.
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moikop said:
No, I haven't. I'm now in Kyrillos v5.7 and it goes great (battery consumption, performance, etc)
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Fantastic! thank you very much Now it's time to learn how to do it haha
dilzo said:
Remember to backup your IMEI so we may have one less "help my imie is 000000000" thread.
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App
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How do i do that??
fedee13 said:
Fantastic! thank you very much Now it's time to learn how to do it haha
How do i do that??
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Go to terminal emulator and type this..
su
dd if=/dev/block/stl4 of=/sdcard/efs.rfs
Wait for few seconds. Then copy efs.rfs from sdcard to pc and keep it safe.
arunmcops said:
Go to terminal emulator and type this..
su
dd if=/dev/block/stl4 of=/sdcard/efs.rfs
Wait for few seconds. Then copy efs.rfs from sdcard to pc and keep it safe.
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I'm sorry but where I find this "terminal emulator", I'm new at this.
Thanks in advance!
fedee13 said:
I'm sorry but where I find this "terminal emulator", I'm new at this.
Thanks in advance!
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Market dude......
Hello guys .. need help plsss
the issue that i have acer iconia a500 that have i lately upgraded it to ice cream sandwich .. i did rooted it but actually after i upgraded it to ice cream sanwitch the wifi went terrible and only work 20 cm from the router .. if i go far than that it read out of range .. i tried to flash the boat loader to install other rooms to fix that wifi issue with no way .. as every time i load a room in the SD and sure i rename the folder to update.zip ... power off and volume down .. just a second the system start loading and then a sign of an android logo with a red triangle above it .. other guys recommend that i should first unlock my loader by ( Flashing a Patched Bootloader to the Acer Iconia A500 ) a thousand time i tried that according to the video on youtube but i can't log into APX mode .. i gone mad .. appreciate your help !
ahmed morsy said:
Hello guys .. need help plsss
the issue that i have acer iconia a500 that have i lately upgraded it to ice cream sandwich .. i did rooted it but actually after i upgraded it to ice cream sanwitch the wifi went terrible and only work 20 cm from the router .. if i go far than that it read out of range .. i tried to flash the boat loader to install other rooms to fix that wifi issue with no way .. as every time i load a room in the SD and sure i rename the folder to update.zip ... power off and volume down .. just a second the system start loading and then a sign of an android logo with a red triangle above it .. other guys recommend that i should first unlock my loader by ( Flashing a Patched Bootloader to the Acer Iconia A500 ) a thousand time i tried that according to the video on youtube but i can't log into APX mode .. i gone mad .. appreciate your help !
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You do not need to rename anything dude, You should have installed a custom recovery if you flashed a rom already before, you go back to recovery, then go to the option to select zip from sdcard, find and select the file, that is it.
The android error screen you described is the stock recovery.
Also once you install one of the latest CWM recovery you can easily flash the bootloader.
how i can install recovery on original stock ????
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You do not need to rename anything dude, You should have installed a custom recovery if you flashed a rom already before, you go back to recovery, then go to the option to select zip from sdcard, find and select the file, that is it.
The android error screen you described is the stock recovery.
Also once you install one of the latest CWM recovery you can easily flash the bootloader.
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THANKS . for the reply
but actually i am dieing trying to install another recovery but the tab not accepting that . also i knew i should install a recovery in order to log through recovery and install another rom .. but i can .. i am still working with the original rom and sure it doesn't accepting any installation of other roms or recovery .. i believe i am still on the original stock and although i need to unlock my device and unlock my boot loader in order to install other recovery which will able me to install another roms.. or even tell me how to fix my WiFi issue .. or how to erase all data and go back to original stock .. i am helpless .. need guiding pls??
ahmed morsy said:
THANKS . for the reply
but actually i am dieing trying to install another recovery but the tab not accepting that . also i knew i should install a recovery in order to log through recovery and install another rom .. but i can .. i am still working with the original rom and sure it doesn't accepting any installation of other roms or recovery .. i believe i am still on the original stock and although i need to unlock my device and unlock my boot loader in order to install other recovery which will able me to install another roms.. or even tell me how to fix my WiFi issue .. or how to erase all data and go back to original stock .. i am helpless .. need guiding pls??
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This is from another thread HERE.....b4 u do anything GET YOUR CPUID - please ask if anything is not clear
You may need to root first so u can delete the file at step 2
1. get yr cpuid and save it multiple places open a file explorer and go to /sys/firmware/fuse/acer_cpuid
2. then go to /system and rename/delete the "recovery-from-boot.p" file - this will prevent your custom recovery being overwritten with the stock recovery.
3. have your custom rom on yr ext SD card, ready to flash ONCE you've flashed the unlocked bootloader
4.To flash the v8 bootloader you need to use nvFlash and there are a couple ways if going about that...
a) manually by using the guide in the OP of civato's BL thread
b) using one of the auto tools like afterOTA or apxFlash - links also in that same post...
c) you'll also get to pick a custom recovery and it will be flashed at the same time - cwm 1.7.3 is recommended until you're running stable
d) From yr cpuid - generate yr sbk - how to do that is in the same OP
5) once flashed, boot straight to recovery
6) Do a nandroid backup then the wipes
7) Flash the rom
8) Reboot to recovery and wipe again
9) Job Done!
notes:
Everything you need to do this is in civato's BL OP - sorry can't post the link but its stickied in the Dev Forum
[GUIDE]A500/501/G100W-Installing ICS V8 UNL-BL & CWM Or back to HC BL(24-6-2012)
the afterOTA tool,
- saves all yr uid details etc in a txt file
- flashes v3 bootloader -
- it also installs the needed drivers too
- its pretty good at what it does...
seems some are having wifi issues with jellytime but the dev is working on this
you've done the right thing by asking questions before attempting anything, wish everyone was like you...if my post isn't clear then please let me know....for those of us used to the way things work with our Acer, its hard to remember how difficult it seemed when we were new!!
good luck
dibb
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Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk 2
"recovery-from-boot.p"
dibb_nz said:
This is from another thread HERE.....b4 u do anything GET YOUR CPUID - please ask if anything is not clear
You may need to root first so u can delete the file at step 2
1. get yr cpuid and save it multiple places open a file explorer and go to /sys/firmware/fuse/acer_cpuid
2. then go to /system and rename/delete the "recovery-from-boot.p" file - this will prevent your custom recovery being overwritten with the stock recovery.
3. have your custom rom on yr ext SD card, ready to flash ONCE you've flashed the unlocked bootloader
4.To flash the v8 bootloader you need to use nvFlash and there are a couple ways if going about that...
a) manually by using the guide in the OP of civato's BL thread
b) using one of the auto tools like afterOTA or apxFlash - links also in that same post...
c) you'll also get to pick a custom recovery and it will be flashed at the same time - cwm 1.7.3 is recommended until you're running stable
d) From yr cpuid - generate yr sbk - how to do that is in the same OP
5) once flashed, boot straight to recovery
6) Do a nandroid backup then the wipes
7) Flash the rom
8) Reboot to recovery and wipe again
9) Job Done!
notes:
Everything you need to do this is in civato's BL OP - sorry can't post the link but its stickied in the Dev Forum
[GUIDE]A500/501/G100W-Installing ICS V8 UNL-BL & CWM Or back to HC BL(24-6-2012)
the afterOTA tool,
- saves all yr uid details etc in a txt file
- flashes v3 bootloader -
- it also installs the needed drivers too
- its pretty good at what it does...
seems some are having wifi issues with jellytime but the dev is working on this
you've done the right thing by asking questions before attempting anything, wish everyone was like you...if my post isn't clear then please let me know....for those of us used to the way things work with our Acer, its hard to remember how difficult it seemed when we were new!!
good luck
dibb
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk 2
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thanks a million for your kind help ..
actually i am still unable to unlock my boot-loader .. and load recovery in order to flash a new ROM .. but still unable to unlock my boot-loader although i tried acer recovery to load another recovery but still unsuccessful .. i found that i can't delete the file you mentioned "recovery-from-boot.p" even i used root manager to delete it by force while it says deleted after requesting permission but i found nothing deleted the cursed file "recovery-from-boot.p" still there !!!
i am going crazy for weeks now i am just trying to unlock my boot loader in-order to flash another Rom .. but can't log into recovery always same dam android with the yellow triangle and now another curse with this file that can't be deleted !!!
just tell me how i can overcome that curse and go into recovery by any mean .. some guys tell me that i have to write some command in the lynx language to pass that war )
any advices !! :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
your root is broke
It sounds like your 'root' is broke or you havent mounted system as writable in order to have any changes stick...so
download the zip file attached to this post...ICSRoot by blackthund3r
extract the files and run the .exe - once its done REBOOT your tab
I'm not sure of this root manager you spoke of...????
Most file explorers will have a setting that enables you to 'write' and make changes to the /system partition - so make sure this setting is enabled...Superuser should pop up and ask if you want to 'grant' your app 'permission' if you don't see this then:
check superuser app is installed on your tab,
You are on the Stock ICS bootloader you cannot use Acer Recovery Installer to install your recovery....you need the v8 first ok?
So root yr tab with ICS root, REBOOT and then run nvFlash to install your recovery/BL
still unable to install another recovery
dibb_nz said:
It sounds like your 'root' is broke or you havent mounted system as writable in order to have any changes stick...so
download the zip file attached to this post...ICSRoot by blackthund3r
extract the files and run the .exe - once its done REBOOT your tab
I'm not sure of this root manager you spoke of...????
Most file explorers will have a setting that enables you to 'write' and make changes to the /system partition - so make sure this setting is enabled...Superuser should pop up and ask if you want to 'grant' your app 'permission' if you don't see this then:
check superuser app is installed on your tab,
You are on the Stock ICS bootloader you cannot use Acer Recovery Installer to install your recovery....you need the v8 first ok?
So root yr tab with ICS root, REBOOT and then run nvFlash to install your recovery/BL
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Thanks
i really appreciate your kind help >> but i am still unable to install another working recovery >> all i can do is installing updates for the original acer software >> but unable to install any other roms .. i gone mad ..:
i tried every thing .. done with rooting and confirmed .. used several ways to install another recovery ..like acer installer .. but nothing
also i used afterota v1.9 to install recovery and another bootlader but nothing change ..
i am currently android v 4.03 and working fine with installing all software and rooting goes fine with permissions stuff .. but after updating to the latest update my WIFI goes silly .. unable to find any network with scanning .. and detect my home wifi if it's 20 cm near it .. if far it says out of range !!!
plsssssss tell me how to install recovery to install another better rom to install this wifi issue or tell me about any bug fixer for that wifi issue .. i already tried all bug fixer on the market allll nonsense not working ..
dear all XDA DEVELOPERS .. I NEED YOUR KIND HELP PLSSSSS ...
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Thanks
i really appreciate your kind help >> but i am still unable to install another working recovery >> all i can do is installing updates for the original acer software >> but unable to install any other roms .. i gone mad ..:
i tried every thing .. done with rooting and confirmed .. used several ways to install another recovery ..like acer installer .. but nothing
also i used afterota v1.9 to install recovery and another bootlader but nothing change ..
i am currently android v 4.03 and working fine with installing all software and rooting goes fine with permissions stuff .. but after updating to the latest update my WIFI goes silly .. unable to find any network with scanning .. and detect my home wifi if it's 20 cm near it .. if far it says out of range !!!
plsssssss tell me how to install recovery to install another better rom to install this wifi issue or tell me about any bug fixer for that wifi issue .. i already tried all bug fixer on the market allll nonsense not working ..
d ear all XDA DEVELOPERS .. I NEED YOUR KIND HELP PLSSSSS ...
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oh dear...I'm sorry you're having so much trouble flashing a recovery...
a couple if things first -
1. everytime u update to a newer version then u WILL LOSE ROOT!
2. you cannot use the acer recovery installer on ics
3. wifi on stock ics is known for being problematic
4. flashing the unlocked bl/recovery Must be done in specific order if u don't follow the steps exactly it won't work
so, you can try a complete factory reset of yr tab by using the option in settings>backup and restore....u will lose all yr data and settings - but yr wifi should work....for awhile at least....
as far as flashing the unlocked bl goes - there s a guide in my sig how to
your other option is to rollback to HC using tdv4_rollback rom a link to that is also in the guide
,
im outta suggestions but wish u luck in getting itsorted
rgds dibb
still life is mass with that dam bootloader
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oh dear...I'm sorry you're having so much trouble flashing a recovery...
a couple if things first -
1. everytime u update to a newer version then u WILL LOSE ROOT!
2. you cannot use the acer recovery installer on ics
3. wifi on stock ics is known for being problematic
4. flashing the unlocked bl/recovery Must be done in specific order if u don't follow the steps exactly it won't work
so, you can try a complete factory reset of yr tab by using the option in settings>backup and restore....u will lose all yr data and settings - but yr wifi should work....for awhile at least....
as far as flashing the unlocked bl goes - there s a guide in my sig how to
your other option is to rollback to HC using tdv4_rollback rom a link to that is also in the guide
,
im outta suggestions but wish u luck in getting itsorted
rgds dibb
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Hello Dear Ms..
Sorry for the usual disturbing ...well i am still doing my best .. i never quiet or get bored easily .. i knew that WIFI issues still not solved in most 4.03 version ..any way i still need some missing issues to get job done .. ( installing another ROM )
"PACKAGE SELECT:" V3-APX-PACKAGES.zip i need apx package working for the acer iconia a500 which able me to flash another recovery & boot loader that accept other roms than the original one
recovery-from-boot.ICSRootBackup.p how i can delete this CRAZY file .. i am already rooted and i used many file mangers to erase that file in order to be able to flash another recovery other than the orignal one .always says CAN'T BE DELETED .. HOW CAN I ??
another recovery .img and a bootloader for the acer iconia a500
i guess if i got those tools i mentioned i might be able to get the job done .. can u help ?
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Hello Dear Ms..
Sorry for the usual disturbing ...well i am still doing my best .. i never quiet or get bored easily .. i knew that WIFI issues still not solved in most 4.03 version ..any way i still need some missing issues to get job done .. ( installing another ROM )
"PACKAGE SELECT:" V3-APX-PACKAGES.zip i need apx package working for the acer iconia a500 which able me to flash another recovery & boot loader that accept other roms than the original one
recovery-from-boot.ICSRootBackup.p how i can delete this CRAZY file .. i am already rooted and i used many file mangers to erase that file in order to be able to flash another recovery other than the orignal one .always says CAN'T BE DELETED .. HOW CAN I ??
another recovery .img and a bootloader for the acer iconia a500
i guess if i got those tools i mentioned i might be able to get the job done .. can u help ?
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Your first hurdle to overcome is to delete that file you need to delete that file that causes the stock recovery to be restored. No point in doing anything beyond getting the files you need ready and getting the Acer drivers installed.
Are you using root explorer to delete that file? You need to click the button at the top that remounts the file system as r/w, by default the file system is mounted as r/o and will not allow you to make changes.
If that does not work, do me a favor: download this root check tool from the play store:
http://tinyurl.com/d6tj85a (Play Store link to root checker basic - free app)
That utility will check that the su binary is installed and that permissions are set. Give that tool a run and report back to us so we can get you running!
ahmed morsy said:
Hello Dear Ms..
Sorry for the usual disturbing ...well i am still doing my best .. i never quiet or get bored easily .. i knew that WIFI issues still not solved in most 4.03 version ..any way i still need some missing issues to get job done .. ( installing another ROM )
"PACKAGE SELECT:" V3-APX-PACKAGES.zip i need apx package working for the acer iconia a500 which able me to flash another recovery & boot loader that accept other roms than the original one
recovery-from-boot.ICSRootBackup.p how i can delete this CRAZY file .. i am already rooted and i used many file mangers to erase that file in order to be able to flash another recovery other than the orignal one .always says CAN'T BE DELETED .. HOW CAN I ??
another recovery .img and a bootloader for the acer iconia a500
i guess if i got those tools i mentioned i might be able to get the job done .. can u help ?
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You do not need to delete "recovery-from-boot.ICSRootBackup.p" the root tool has renamed the boot.p file for you not sure why you cannot delete it though sounds strange!
Go take a look here at this guide and see if it helps any: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2049778
If you are using apxFlash tool go to the "Bundle Market" on the first screen and choose "Bundle No. 17" this is V8 bootloader with cwm 1.7.3 theres a good guide here showing this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32905041&postcount=20
http://a500bootloaderflash.tk
dibb_nz said:
You do not need to delete "recovery-from-boot.ICSRootBackup.p" the root tool has renamed the boot.p file for you not sure why you cannot delete it though sounds strange!
Go take a look here at this guide and see if it helps any: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2049778
If you are using apxFlash tool go to the "Bundle Market" on the first screen and choose "Bundle No. 17" this is V8 bootloader with cwm 1.7.3 theres a good guide here showing this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32905041&postcount=20
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well million thanks . but still unable to download http://a500bootloaderflash.tk the bundle no 17 u mentioned cause a network error ( it says so )
u have a link not working (first link ) need an apx pakage URGENT
v8-cwm-1.7.3.apx
stucked at apx mode
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v8-cwm-1.7.3.apx
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Hello
i did all you said latterly . but currently my tab stuck on apx screen ( green acer logo )
and the flash program stucked also like this
(( Flashing Bootloader (EBT) stage two - uploading image...))
more than 30 min .. i left it like this and i will go to work and hope u got me a solution !!!?
sounz like u need babsector.rar to reset yr partitions. check the unbrick guide in my sig ... the last couple posts show u how to use it....
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sounz like u need babsector.rar to reset yr partitions. check the unbrick guide in my sig ... the last couple posts show u how to use it....
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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Well Thanks'
but i still can't find a thread explaining how to delete partition inorder to flash another rom .. although kindly attach the babsector.rar tell me how to do it .. it's the last step i guess and i am dieing to do it right to flash another rom at laaaaaaaaaast ..pls
huh??? read appple's last post....there are 2 links in there explaining wot u need to do...
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dibb_nz said:
huh??? read appple's last post....there are 2 links in there explaining wot u need to do...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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sorry can't understand what do u mean .. where to search or find it ???
ahmed morsy said:
sorry can't understand what do u mean .. where to search or find it ???
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M8 .....post 11 read it....post 15 read that too...!!!!!!
i've answered yr questions at least twice now....and given u the links to wot u need...I cant do much more than that...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
thanksss
dibb_nz said:
M8 .....post 11 read it....post 15 read that too...!!!!!!
i've answered yr questions at least twice now....and given u the links to wot u need...I cant do much more than that...
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
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Hello ..
thanks and appreciated really .. why u r angry at me.
i am just a normal guy .. i am a banker .. i am not used with the abbreviation language u guys use here in the forum .. so some words get confused for me .. so u talk to me as if i am aware of all the stuff ... while i am a humble guy looking for info with you experts developers ..i am sorry if i bothered u .. but i can't get what u mean .. post 11 and 15 .. in what link or thread or subject .. i am not a fool but i am not an expert developers as u r .. so not used with the abbreviation ..
sorry again .. thx for ur kind help so far ((
hello guys i just bought my nexus and then started playing with it like rooting and stuff ,,
i was using the toolkit as i don't know the commands method
First i Unlocked the bootloader and then root and install recovery and then Installed Paranoid android from the recovery , all was working fine and suddenly the phone got too hot while i was on 3G browsing the internet i thought i should return to stock it may fix it .
i went into toolkit and pressed number 9 for factory image to download after downloading i flashed the factory image through it and then here was no cellular network and the X logo boot took alot of time to load now its restarting all the time after i tried to flash franco kernel again after rooting..
feeling tensed and crying :/
Get stock
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Then use the flash-all.bat file to wipe it clean, then boot into recovery, and factory reset it and wipe the cache.
m4r0v3r said:
Get stock
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Then use the flash-all.bat file to wipe it clean, then boot into recovery, and factory reset it and wipe the cache.
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i m a total noob can u please tell how to use these command ??
okay
download this
https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-jdq39-factory-345dc199.tgz
Am guessing you know how to extract stuff? If not don't worry install this
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Compression-tools/Universal-Extractor.shtml
right click on the file you've downloaded, and click extract with uniextract and wait till it's finished.
After that go into the folder thats just been extracted. A file there will be called flash-all.bat. Double click on it, and then put your phone into bootloader mode, if you don't know how to do that, turn it off. hold both the volume buttons down and press the power till it turns on, then let go off the power button, you should get to a start screen, then it'll start flashing, don't touch your phone.
Spend a few hours reading up on what you are doing before you brick your device and are not able to return it.
i actually used to flash stuff in galaxy note and used to download mode used in that to flash stock , i dont know how to use commands
i already tried flashing the stock image but the toolkit said that the md5 checksum dont match ...........
one thing when i click the link i download tgz file and browser starts downloading it but i wanted to download using internet download manger so i copied the link location but it downloaded the tar file ............. is thier a difference
no. well its arguable but really no.
so i have the tar file with me now .........NEXT ??
i used the toolkit already so i have drivers already installed ?
what to do next
double click on the flash-all.bat
hbksabhi said:
i actually used to flash stuff in galaxy note and used to download mode used in that to flash stock , i dont know how to use commands
i already tried flashing the stock image but the toolkit said that the md5 checksum dont match ...........
one thing when i click the link i download tgz file and browser starts downloading it but i wanted to download using internet download manger so i copied the link location but it downloaded the tar file ............. is thier a difference
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I dont recommend using tools, just my opinion, not that we dont appreciate their hard work but its probably better if you learn commands first. What a better time than right now
Follow this guide to get you back to stock, I actually did it this afternoon as I wanted to see if it would help my battery life out of curiosity. It isnt as bad as it looks honest
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010312
connect phone in fastbook or simply ?? before doing that
bro that i read earlier ... but right now its 5 am in my country .......coulnt sleep all night now having headaches but still ann a correct my phone
have you got an instant messenger?
how to get into fastboot mode
turn it off. hold both the volume buttons down and press the power till it turns on, then let go off the power button, you should get to a start screen, then it'll start flashing, don't touch your phone.
Jesus.. Toolkits, the "noob excuse", guilt trips, and hand holding requests. If you arent sure what you are doing you should have never done it. There is a library worth of tutorials if you just take the time to actually look, read and learn something.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk HD
lol I can actually call myself lucky for flashing a ROM & kernel on my Nexus 7 without reading anything but the threads they're from. Haha.
Good luck on that, maybe you can try downloading Skype so you two could get in touch.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
double clicking on flash.bat opens command prompt saying it does not recognise internal or external command
extract the contents of this to were the flash-all.bat is
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96452522/Desktop.rar
m4r0v3r said:
extract the contents of this to were the flash-all.bat is
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96452522/Desktop.rar
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i actually googled and enalbed fastbood and adb on my pc
and now double clicking worked
it says press any key to exit
next ??
has your device flashed itself clean then?
finally working ........thanku so much guys <3
specially m4rover
thank you so much ..........
but why wasnt this working with toolkit ??