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Hi,
I had a 2.2.1 Froyo version of Darkky's ROM (9.1 or so) installed.
Everything worked fine until I tried a "fix" for call recording. For this I copied 3 files to the /LIB folder but it didn't work, the call recording software couldn't record but did create some broken files. After I uninstalled the software (but didn't delete the files from /LIB) I restarted the phone after few days because my media players couldn't open .flv files anymore. After restart, the phone would stay in an endless loop on the boot-up animation. Tried all options in the Recovery console (the one with red text, can't remember the name) but nothing fixed it. At this time I could enter both recovery and download mode.
Than I tried to flash a bootloader but the only SBL file I found, doesn't seem to fix it, I only see the icon with a phone and computer w/o link on my screen. I tried flashing other versions of stock ROMs but nothing changes.
I think there is something wrong with the partitions or the boot loader but I wasn't able to find other bootloaders and Heimdall (I used it for flashing as Odin can't see my phone) doesn't let me use .PIT files to re-partition.
Please help me
P.S. the phone can still enter download mode, but not recovery console
Have you tried flashing in PDA just a kernel like voodoo. No other files just kernel and no repartition. Auto reboot checked.
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Thank you for the reply
Odin doesn't work for me, it doesn't detect my phone.
I have just flashed the "stock+Voodoo-latest XXJPY" from
here and it didn't work . It displays the GALAXY S GT-I9000 logo and that's all.
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but hey, I have my recovery console back at least.
I think the call recorder program messed up my file system/ memory or something...I'm a noob though, so I don't really know what happened. Maybe the primary boot loader wold fix it?
in "Mounts and Storage Menu" I have
- mount /system
- mount /data
- unmount /cache
- unmount /sdcard
- mount /sd-ext
is this normal?
So your phone can get into download but Odin does not connect? Can you add just the kernel file on your program then? If Odin does connect, just add a Froyo speedmod or voodoo kernal. No code, modem or csc.
I had a similar problem once, nothing worked until I tried just a kernal by itself and all was good.
Good luck mate.
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in "Mounts and Storage Menu" I have
- mount /system
- mount /data
- unmount /cache
- unmount /sdcard
- mount /sd-ext
is this normal?[/QUOTE]
That's all fine.
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Odin doesn't connect but I use Haimdall and it works perfectly .
So I already tried to flash new ROMs with CSC, Modem and CODE. It didn't fix...
I tried flashing a SBL, no luck.
I tried flashing just a kernel, it at least fixed it so I can go into recovery console but phone still doesn't boot.
thank you very much xchasa, I hope I will figure it out...
do you have any idea why I can't install using a .pit file? Haimdall is just like Odin, and it has the option. Just that when I put in a .PIT file, the START button grays out and won't let me flash anything with it checked
I can't mount /system. If I try to install anything, I get "error mounting SYSTEM" errors"
what does this mean?
I have ClockworkMod Recovery V2.5.1.3 - Voodoo lagfix.
I think I lost root...I can't remember what I did last time
backup/restore doesn't work now either because of the /system problem
marius1683 said:
I can't mount /system. If I try to install anything, I get "error mounting SYSTEM" errors"
what does this mean?
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I'm not really sure (as I started to play I9000 for some weeks and came across similar case few days ago) but it might be some problem with kernel that can't boot up the device.
The only way I can "rescue" my device from "death" is to flash stock ROM. It now works perfect.
Since you can get into recovery, you can mount on the sdcard and backup all the important stuff before you flash stock ROM.
I tried flashing stock firmwares already...a few versions actually.
As I can't use the .PIT files and re-format it, my sd-card is untouched.
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I just "fixed" it . I flashed the XXJP1 stock ROM which came with all the files (Haimdall allows you to select 9 files, so for each "function").
I also figured out why Odin didn't work. Odin and Haimdall use different USB drivers, u have to install the proper driver.
So I tried Odin but didn't fix it and than I tried Haimdall and put in all 8 files from the .tar archive (the 9th would be "Recovery")
Thank you, this post can be closed
Got a interesting news, cant mount my sd card, dont know if the sd is broken but isnt working.
Where should i found it when i mount from clockwork recovery?
I figured out the sd issue moving big files from a folder to other while its mounted, no move taked time to complete,
everyone was instantly, like when you move in the same hard drive.
So any advice on how to get my sd working, to transfer the CM to it.
The phone hard drive mount itself on I:
On android to mount a sd is like in Linux? Its mounted in a system folder?
Need help.
I tryed to install the CM Mod, first time, got the lastest file from 31/08, rename it on update.zip
Got root on my phone, using odin and replacing kernel.
Now it dont go after the first screen (Samsumg Galaxy S ii GT-I9100 yellow triangle with black ! on center.
I tried lots, i mean, lots of re instaling the .zip but it still dont pass that screen.
Right now only things i can do in phone is power+volume up+home button and go to ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.0.2
or power+volume down+home and go to download screen.
Trying to install several times de CM Mod i got lots of lines (like 20+) them Error (code 7) install aborted.
Right now I need anything that make my phone back, any rom, custom android any version.
I explored the backup and restore menu and i got a restore point, it give me the restore complete, but still locked on that screen.
Please .zip file that ill make my cell back.
I checked de checksum and the CM file is ok
What kernel did you flash? You need to be sure the kernel you flash is for gs2.
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You probably flashed a bad rom. Simply wipe data from clockworkmod and install a zipped rom from there.
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On android to mount a sd is like in Linux? Its mounted in a system folder?
YES ,is called "external_sd" .As for your problem i suggest downloading a stock ROM+original kernell on your PC (KH3 as an example) .Enter downloading mode and flash it thru Odin than use an insecure kernell to root and have CWM back on your device to be able to flash the next ROM from your internal sd (internal memory) and continue experiencing
By the way ,the flashable zipes must be on internal memory for CWM to see tham
Your post should be in Q&A section
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Hi all,
Was using GT N7000 with latest stock ROM- N7000DDLPA------4.0.3------------2012 June------------N7000ODDLP5-----------India--
Rooted the same As per Dr Ketan’s Method CWM.zip + SU.
Using Root explorer tried to Install NOW-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224 , http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28525179&postcount=1387, http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1188174&d=1341884256, as mentioned in thread by copying Lib files to system/lib and system apk files to system/app
My phone FROZE and I am stuck at Samsung on rebooting.
I am able to Access download mode and CWM.zip on the external SD,
Tried PC ODIN But PC ODIN ID:COM is not turning yellow despite reinstalling device drivers and latest kies version.
Please help- How could I access and delete what I copy pasted or how to flash a fresh Stock Rom.
Thanking you in anticipation
If you can get into recovery mode, maybe try using Aroma File Manager to delete the offensive files
Do you had abyss and custom rom or custom kernel downloads in your memory?
If not. You can download custom rom and abyss in your pc and put in your device and use abyss to wipe data, cache, and dalvik and flash the custom rom. This is possible only if you can syc with pc.
I read someone said that if stuck in bootloop just push the home button to boot up.
solved !!!!
Oh my my
it was a USB chord problem why the phone was not recognised, somehow the first chord got totally unrecognised by the phone and also my SDD card got corrrupteddd.
THANKS FORUM FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Hello,
first I'd like to say that since the first day, I really....hate my Galaxy S4, this is probably the phone I hate the most actually. This is why I wanted to get rid of this stupid stock ROM (who the hell wants all this preinstalled on his phone ?!)
I flashed it from the CWM Rom manger with Cyanogen Mod 10.1 and it's been stuck on the CM logo since 3 hours, I tried entering into recovery mode, but it boots on the stock recovery.
Please, help me..
You can fix this. You have to reflash stock firmware again since something clearly went wrong and you cant do anything.
1. Download Odin ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539 )
2. Download the stock ROM image ( http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I337 ) Large File. Unzip the file to get the .tar.md5 file you will need.
3. Download and install Samsung Kies (Installs Drivers)
4. Boot the phone into "Download Mode" (From http://www.ninjaromeo.com/download-mode-samsung-galaxy-s4/ for i9500 but same procedure)
Unplug phone
Switch off your Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Android Smartphone.
Now press and hold “Volume Down + Power + Home” buttons together for a little bit of time.
After appearing Samsung logo release the buttons.
Then you will move on to Warning page.
Read the warning before going to proceed.
As the given on screen instruction, press Volume Up button to enter into download mode.
The you will see the page with Android logo and “Downloading, Do not turn off target!!”
If you don’t want to move on download mode, just press Volume Down button in the proceed page.
5. Plug Phone into PC. Open Odin. Select "PDA" and point it to the large firmware file that you downloaded that has a .tar.md5 extension.
6. Click "Start". This will reflash the stock recovery and firmware. It will retain your Data partition. Odin will inform you when it's done. Then close Odin.
You now have a functioning phone. Yay!
Backup everything you need to back up from your data partition to your PC or a microSD card.
If you want to Flash CM10.1
first run this,CASUAL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
It will install TWRP Recovery. Just like CWM but touch. No difference to me has all same features. It installs easier so I used it. It will also root the device and perform the Loki trick to get it to boot and bypass the locked bootloader. RUN IT and follow the instructions laid on in that post word for word and you will get everything working.
So! Now you have a working recover! Yay!. Boot up into Android.
Download the latest CM10.1 Nightly from here. http://get.cm/?device=jflteatt&type=nightly
Download Latest Google Apps from here http://goo.im/gapps
Copy it to your phone. Preferably a mcroSD card.
Reboot to recovery. Go to Install. Select that CM10.1 file and install it.. (Choosing external SD card if you saved it to a microsd). Repeat for the Google Apps zip file.
When done, wipe Data, Cache, Dalverik Cache from the menu in recovery, sometimes under Advanced.
Reboot.
Working CM10.1.
WoodburyMan said:
You can fix this. You have to reflash stock firmware again since something clearly went wrong and you cant do anything.
1. Download Odin ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189539 )
2. Download the stock ROM image ( http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I337 ) Large File. Unzip the file to get the .tar.md5 file you will need.
3. Download and install Samsung Kies (Installs Drivers)
4. Boot the phone into "Download Mode" (From http://www.ninjaromeo.com/download-mode-samsung-galaxy-s4/ for i9500 but same procedure)
Unplug phone
Switch off your Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 Android Smartphone.
Now press and hold “Volume Down + Power + Home” buttons together for a little bit of time.
After appearing Samsung logo release the buttons.
Then you will move on to Warning page.
Read the warning before going to proceed.
As the given on screen instruction, press Volume Up button to enter into download mode.
The you will see the page with Android logo and “Downloading, Do not turn off target!!”
If you don’t want to move on download mode, just press Volume Down button in the proceed page.
5. Plug Phone into PC. Open Odin. Select "PDA" and point it to the large firmware file that you downloaded that has a .tar.md5 extension.
6. Click "Start". This will reflash the stock recovery and firmware. It will retain your Data partition. Odin will inform you when it's done. Then close Odin.
You now have a functioning phone. Yay!
Backup everything you need to back up from your data partition to your PC or a microSD card.
If you want to Flash CM10.1
first run this,CASUAL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
It will install TWRP Recovery. Just like CWM but touch. No difference to me has all same features. It installs easier so I used it. It will also root the device and perform the Loki trick to get it to boot and bypass the locked bootloader. RUN IT and follow the instructions laid on in that post word for word and you will get everything working.
So! Now you have a working recover! Yay!. Boot up into Android.
Download the latest CM10.1 Nightly from here. http://get.cm/?device=jflteatt&type=nightly
Download Latest Google Apps from here http://goo.im/gapps
Copy it to your phone. Preferably a mcroSD card.
Reboot to recovery. Go to Install. Select that CM10.1 file and install it.. (Choosing external SD card if you saved it to a microsd). Repeat for the Google Apps zip file.
When done, wipe Data, Cache, Dalverik Cache from the menu in recovery, sometimes under Advanced.
Reboot.
Working CM10.1.
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Hello, I did everything except the CM10.1 part and succesfully managed to boot my phone onto stock rom, but can't even make it work. Just after booting, it's a completely black screen with the notification bar on top (can't reveal it)
Youssow said:
Hello, I did everything except the CM10.1 part and succesfully managed to boot my phone onto stock rom, but can't even make it work. Just after booting, it's a completely black screen with the notification bar on top (can't reveal it)
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Try the emergency restore / recovery option in Kies. I have never done it but many people have had to after a bad flash. Not sure how you lost your custom recovery. I had issues with a rom I flashed and for stuck at boot but my recovery was fine so I restored my nandroid.
Try wiping your Data partition. Should fix that. Just hook the device up to a computer and copy your stuff off it first. Stock firmware was restored so any lingering problems would be related to stuff in the Data partition. Should be able to boot the stock recovery and do a factory reset which will also wipe the data partition.
As mentioned above you dont need the whole Kies suit. You can just install USB drivers. To make it simple as possible I stated using Kies but you can obtain the drivers elsewhere and install them rather than the whole Kies suit.
WoodburyMan said:
Try wiping your Data partition. Should fix that. Just hook the device up to a computer and copy your stuff off it first. Stock firmware was restored so any lingering problems would be related to stuff in the Data partition. Should be able to boot the stock recovery and do a factory reset which will also wipe the data partition.
As mentioned above you dont need the whole Kies suit. You can just install USB drivers. To make it simple as possible I stated using Kies but you can obtain the drivers elsewhere and install them rather than the whole Kies suit.
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I can't even browse files from my computer, my phony is only detected by Odin ATM.
The stock recovery gives me two options: Quit, Download mode.....
God I'm so anxious right now
jperry73 said:
Flash back to stock with ODIN
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This is what I did.
Stock ROM doesn't even work now, when I boot it for the first time it's a black screen with the notification bar on top and I can't get out and need to remove the battery.
OMFG
REMOVED SIM AND SD CARD AND THE PHONE BOOTED !
Thanks for the help guys, I'm very happy that my phone isn't dead ! (And I will never ever try to flash again a phone like the GS4)
Hi
I have an sgh-i377 (att usa), i installed a 4.3 rom using safestrap since i dont have cwm, now it's stuck in the samsung galaxy s4 logo, it wont boot, i tried to download the stock 4.3 from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I337 but it doesnt list anything, can you please show me where I can download sgh-i377 stock 4.3 from?
I tried going into the android recovery and wiping all caches but nothing. your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
portmap said:
Hi
I have an sgh-i377 (att usa), i installed a 4.3 rom using safestrap since i dont have cwm, now it's stuck in the samsung galaxy s4 logo, it wont boot, i tried to download the stock 4.3 from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-I337 but it doesnt list anything, can you please show me where I can download sgh-i377 stock 4.3 from?
I tried going into the android recovery and wiping all caches but nothing. your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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Try flashing i337mk2stockboot.tar from my thread post#3 ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080 see if that work. ..... Goodluck. ......
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ted77usa said:
Try flashing i337mk2stockboot.tar from my thread post#3 ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573080 see if that work. ..... Goodluck. ......
Swyped from MF3 Deadly Venom SS
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I flashed the boot file you suggested and I see progress, now I have a "system software not authorized by AT&T has been found on your phone.." message..
what should I do next?
Revived it with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2502003 (MF3 TARs.tar)
Thanks for your help!
Hello all,
I decided to install a recovery mode called Philz touch v6.07.6, which completed successfully and I can access to both download mode and this recovery menu. Then used Kingroot to root the phone. I then tried to use the ADB system to install a ROM due to not having an SD card at the time. I had chosen the option to clean install which deleted cache and formatted certain folders. The installation process then failed and I can only access download mode and recovery and my phone does not connect to my laptop anymore, or any other. I cannot seem to connect my phone to any computer, either with different cables or USB port.
I've uninstalled KIES, smart switch. uninstalled and reinstalled all drivers but my phone still does not connect to Odin or ADB server. I cannot install a new recovery menu as I cannot see my phone on Odin.
Thinking an SD card with a ROM would resolve the issue I purchased a card, added a ROM to it but I cannot find anything I put on the sd card. Choosing install from zip then SD card it shows clockworkmod/ but nothing else. Using free browse mode i've looked into every folder and cannot find anything that is on my SD card. I see no option under mounts and storage to mount the SD card
Thank you for your time and if you can advise me on what I am doing wrong.
Edit: I forgot to mention - When powering the phone on normally without trying to get into recovery or download mode, the top left of the screen says:
"Kernel is not seanandroid enforcing"
Set Warranty Bit : kernel
You do realize the S4 has an internal storage, right? It's a built-in microSD card.
So you absolutely don't need one to use and/or flash custom ROMs on it.
Your second mistake was flashing PhilZ recovery. It's a mistake because that recovery is outdated.
Your third mistake was trying to flash the ROM via ADB when you can simply flash it with the recovery.
The reason why the ROM zip doesn't show up in your recovery id because, most probably, the internal storage is selected by default. So, either navigate to the microSD card folder or move the ROM zip to your internal storage.
I also recommend switching to TWRP recovery.
@Aysta, if it's not too late for you, just flash the latest twrp Recovery ". Tar. File" in Odin (>AP) by switching off the device in download mode. After that just copy your desired custom rom and gapps to your sd-card by an sd-card reader in Windows and the rest you know, which as i assume, will follow... [emoji6]
P. S I just experienced the same yesterday evening when i bricked one of my Sammy's while using an experimental kernel (. Img) file.
Anyhow, this just solved everything for me [emoji4]
Aysta said:
Hello all,
I decided to install a recovery mode called Philz touch v6.07.6, which completed successfully and I can access to both download mode and this recovery menu. Then used Kingroot to root the phone. I then tried to use the ADB system to install a ROM due to not having an SD card at the time. I had chosen the option to clean install which deleted cache and formatted certain folders. The installation process then failed and I can only access download mode and recovery and my phone does not connect to my laptop anymore, or any other. I cannot seem to connect my phone to any computer, either with different cables or USB port.
I've uninstalled KIES, smart switch. uninstalled and reinstalled all drivers but my phone still does not connect to Odin or ADB server. I cannot install a new recovery menu as I cannot see my phone on Odin.
Thinking an SD card with a ROM would resolve the issue I purchased a card, added a ROM to it but I cannot find anything I put on the sd card. Choosing install from zip then SD card it shows clockworkmod/ but nothing else. Using free browse mode i've looked into every folder and cannot find anything that is on my SD card. I see no option under mounts and storage to mount the SD card
Thank you for your time and if you can advise me on what I am doing wrong.
Edit: I forgot to mention - When powering the phone on normally without trying to get into recovery or download mode, the top left of the screen says:
"Kernel is not seanandroid enforcing"
Set Warranty Bit : kernel
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You have to get your phone working with Odin, it's your only way out.
lekiaM said:
@Aysta, if it's not too late for you, just flash the latest twrp Recovery ". Tar. File" in Odin (>AP) by switching off the device in download mode. After that just copy your desired custom rom and gapps to your sd-card by an sd-card reader in Windows and the rest you know, which as i assume, will follow... [emoji6]
P. S I just experienced the same yesterday evening when i bricked one of my Sammy's while using an experimental kernel (. Img) file.
Anyhow, this just solved everything for me [emoji4]
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Odin doesn't detect his device, read his full post.
MigoMujahid said:
You have to get your phone working with Odin, it's your only way out.
Odin doesn't detect his device, read his full post.
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"this doesnt make sense than, either"
And i overlooked it. Can happen mate.
Thank you for your assistance guys, i've still not been able to flash a new recovery as my phone just will not connect. I read installing older drivers helps but it didn't. Older odin didn't work. I need to access an operating system which isn't Windows 10 according to another website. So will create a virtual machine and let you all know how it goes.
Ubuntu has worked! i installed jodin3 and my phone shows up on there while in download mode
lekiaM said:
"this doesnt make sense than, either"
And i overlooked it. Can happen mate.
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Aysta said:
Ubuntu has worked! i installed jodin3 and my phone shows up on there while in download mode
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That's why i told you it's the Only way, Odin must detect your phone, otherwise you're screwed.