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Hello,
Sorry if this has been answered, but I couldnt find anything when I searched.
I am trying to go back to stock on my Vibrant just like when I first got it out the box.
I flashed the unofficial update JI2 and then the JI6 through Odin, but now I want to go back to stock to see if I get the update from Tmobile or just do it through Kies.
In order for me to do this I have to go to stock and I cant find or know to to do it. I seem to be getting this whole Odin thing so if I can do it this way it would be great. Please let me know. Thanks.
I search Development section, but none of those worked for me. Not sure if Im doing something wrong.
I am no expert by any mean just a noobie but I downloaded the files on the link posted in I believe it was the Development section that was the JDF Odin stock rom etc. Look for it posted in there or search it and it will come up. I used Odin and it went smoothly and then I updated to ji6.I believe the link below is what you are looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Here is the link again for some reason it shows up when I save it but when I exit out and come back it is gone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Ok, so I did find this one, but I had no luck!
So did you click on the last one that says All 3 Files?
Or did you click them one by one?
you should try a custom rom before going back to stock!
htc2364 said:
Ok, so I did find this one, but I had no luck!
So did you click on the last one that says All 3 Files?
Or did you click them one by one?
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Either way you want to do it. The 3 files-in-one is a smaller download if that matters to you. But they're all the same...
Also, in the Vibrant Bible, there's a link to Odin1.3 which worked well when I had to go from JI5 (via Kies) back to JFD for the Kies Mini update to JI6. Just fyi, I'm running Win7 Pro 64-bit, not sure what your setup is like.
When you say you had no luck, did you mean you couldn't get into download mode or Odin didn't work for you? For Odin to work you have to make sure the ID:COM in the upper left is populated with a number. Otherwise Odin is essentially saying that it doesn't see your phone, most likely due to driver issues.
Thanks for the help! I finally got it to work!
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htc2364 said:
Thanks for the help! I finally got it to work!
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Why would you want the OTA if you already flashed it? Now you may run the risk of soft bricking after accepting the update... Maybe it's just past me at this early hour, but can't figure out why you wanna do this.
posting to save this thread to refer back to later
The reason I wanted to try Kies OTA is because of the missing Market apps and also because I was having lag problems with the flashed version.
Actually everything went smooth after I figured out how to do it.
Unfortunately there are still missing apps, But my phone runs alot smoother.
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Hello guys, So I got my phone about a week ago. Bought it used cause didnt wanna shell so much to find the price of it drop down to a 1/4 of it by the end of the year. Anyways, so I have searched the internet left and right for my problems and am a few hours away from being hospitalized lol. First I had to learn so much about the andriod os itself. Then there are versions with their unique names. Then there is rooting and all the ROMS out there. I am in the IT industry, just not on the development side of it and boy oh boy, did I have my hands full. I cant even imagine to think what your avg joe would go thorugh but then the avg joe buys it to surf the web and make calls only lol. Anyways, Im gonna list the problems and will appreciate any help but the driod gurus here.
So the whole time im thinking ok when I buy the phone im going Froyo. When I get the phone it already has it. Im scratching my head thinking, the guy he said he did no updates, its only rooted, how in the world does it have froyo?!?! Then I found out that the later version actually came with froyo from the factory. Ok so then I wanted it unlocked. Well to have it unlocked, you need to have apps, right? Theres no friggin app store on the damn thing!! Im thinking ok lemme do a fresh reset of the phone and it should be back, well that didnt help. Did more research and the guys said that maybe its there, just no icon so try searching on the phone. Well theres nothing there. Then I found out a million others crying over the same issue but theres like no solution that really worked for the majority (at least i didnt come across one). So i thought, you know what, im gonna just post it here and see what responses I get. So help me out guys, how do i go about this?
I guess you can use odin to go back to STOCK JFD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
Guess you have to skip step 1 though.
I would use odin to go back to the old factory firmware. Then if you want you can use kies to upgrade back to 2.2, or you can root and use a custom rom. I can't begin to tell you how much better this phone is running a custom rom.
Go to settings then list the version and kernel in the 'about' tab. This should tell how much your phone is modded. Also just in case you didn't know, the app store in Android is called market because app store is trade marked by apple.
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phone_noobie said:
Hello guys, So I got my phone about a week ago. Bought it used cause didnt wanna shell so much to find the price of it drop down to a 1/4 of it by the end of the year. Anyways, so I have searched the internet left and right for my problems and am a few hours away from being hospitalized lol. First I had to learn so much about the andriod os itself. Then there are versions with their unique names. Then there is rooting and all the ROMS out there. I am in the IT industry, just not on the development side of it and boy oh boy, did I have my hands full. I cant even imagine to think what your avg joe would go thorugh but then the avg joe buys it to surf the web and make calls only lol. Anyways, Im gonna list the problems and will appreciate any help but the driod gurus here.
So the whole time im thinking ok when I buy the phone im going Froyo. When I get the phone it already has it. Im scratching my head thinking, the guy he said he did no updates, its only rooted, how in the world does it have froyo?!?! Then I found out that the later version actually came with froyo from the factory. Ok so then I wanted it unlocked. Well to have it unlocked, you need to have apps, right? Theres no friggin app store on the damn thing!! Im thinking ok lemme do a fresh reset of the phone and it should be back, well that didnt help. Did more research and the guys said that maybe its there, just no icon so try searching on the phone. Well theres nothing there. Then I found out a million others crying over the same issue but theres like no solution that really worked for the majority (at least i didnt come across one). So i thought, you know what, im gonna just post it here and see what responses I get. So help me out guys, how do i go about this?
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Not exactly sure what you are asking. Are you trying to reinstall the market app? Are you trying to root the phone? If you just got the phone and have nothing to lose in terms of information, then Odin back to stock 2.1 and then root the phone again and everything should be there. Directions for Odin are on the Team Whiskey website in Shorty's Locker along with the files you will need to accomplish this. READ the directions carefully and you should be fine and forget about reinstalling Froyo. Froyo changed recovery from 2e to 3e which affected Clockwork Mod. If you flash back to 2.1 and reroot you will be able to install custom ROM's, Kernels and Themes without difficulty.
Steps to use:
Get Odin 1.7 or 1.8
Get the USB Samsung Drivers for your PC. NOT STOCK WINDOWS DRIVERS
Download T959UVJFD - This is your baseband
Download 512.pit file - Drive partition
Read the tutorials on Odin and run the restore. You will be back to 2.1 eclair.
Then root the phone again. I use SuperOneClickv1.7 and it works fine.
Not a problem, it just so happens that I have the Market.apk and as long as its rooted (and sounds as if it is) then you should have no problem installing. I got this apk from the forums here on XDA a couple of months ago and it should still work flawlessly, hope I was able to help and good luck!
use odin to back to eclair and re root everything should work
Also you can get everything you need to go back to stock again here and is noob, and expert friendly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Enjoy
Op must have been hospitalized.
Xanaki said:
Not a problem, it just so happens that I have the Market.apk and as long as its rooted (and sounds as if it is) then you should have no problem installing. I got this apk from the forums here on XDA a couple of months ago and it should still work flawlessly, hope I was able to help and good luck!
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Hey thanks for the zip file. I wasnt exactly sur eon how do you put this on to the phone through kies and didnt really know which folder to put it in. So i went online through my phone and tried it from there but got the message of Cannot download. The content is not supported on the phone. I tried downloading winzip thinking maybe it was the reason but got the same error message
Download through your PC.
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laylovj said:
Download through your PC.
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I downloaded it on my pc but then how do i put it in the phone? Theres Kies and then you can do it through explorer by seeing all the folders. Which folder would it go under?
phone_noobie said:
I downloaded it on my pc but then how do i put it in the phone? Theres Kies and then you can do it through explorer by seeing all the folders. Which folder would it go under?
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just drop it on your sdcard. Once there you should be able to access it through an app called my files. select the apk and it should install. Once installed reboot phone for good measure and try it.
Yeah I guess I should have explained further, you need to place the file on the phone so if I understand correctly you downloaded it str8 to the phone. As previously stated by madguitarist63 go to my files and check to see if the apk is there. The file should not be zipped, XDA does that and when its downloaded it should be in its raw form which is the apk. All you should need to do is select it and it will show you or ask you if you want to install. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help Im more than happy to assist.
Xanaki said:
Yeah I guess I should have explained further, you need to place the file on the phone so if I understand correctly you downloaded it str8 to the phone. As previously stated by madguitarist63 go to my files and check to see if the apk is there. The file should not be zipped, XDA does that and when its downloaded it should be in its raw form which is the apk. All you should need to do is select it and it will show you or ask you if you want to install. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help Im more than happy to assist.
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Wow, thanks so much, it worked!!! I was just wondering how it the world do i get to it from my phone directly but thank you so much!!!! Now that I have the market I need to unlock it.
Another question guys, I see this Team Whiskey logo when the phone reboots (Im assuming this is one of the rooting programs out there?).
phone_noobie said:
Wow, thanks so much, it worked!!! I was just wondering how it the world do i get to it from my phone directly but thank you so much!!!! Now that I have the market I need to unlock it.
Another question guys, I see this Team Whiskey logo when the phone reboots (Im assuming this is one of the rooting programs out there?).
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That probably means you are running a Team Whiskey custom rom. Go to settings/about phone and go down the list and look for Software version and I believe you will find the name of the TW rom you are running., Perhaps it could be nero or bionix. Good luck!!!
tenbeau said:
That probably means you are running a Team Whiskey custom rom. Go to settings/about phone and go down the list and look for Software version and I believe you will find the name of the TW rom you are running., Perhaps it could be nero or bionix. Good luck!!!
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Thanks!! ok so whats TW now? and looks like im running nero v.3 is that a good thing? lol and what is the software version? I dont see anything of that name on the list
Nero is an older ROM from TW, but I recommend trying out other ROMs man, you're gonna have a crapload of fun... xD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
Use that guide as a.....guide.
TW-Team Whiskey-Developers of the Nero/Bionix ROM.
ROMs-Better than stock. (lul I know bad definition.)
phone_noobie said:
Thanks!! ok so whats TW now? and looks like im running nero v.3 is that a good thing? lol and what is the software version? I dont see anything of that name on the list
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Team Whiskey is one of the best ROMs on here. I'd reccomend trying Trigger and Simply Honey as well. Follow their instructions for flashing and find the one you like best. I personally like both Trigger and Simply Honey and switch back and forth.
Got any questions about doing this or in general pm me. Im not as much of a noob as I use to be
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I've done trashed my wife's phone twice tonight. I've managed to get it back to normal again both times. I'm done messing with it. I need some direction please?
Right now, it has the latest ROM from the OTA updates from Verizon.
Everything I try to put on it seems to brick it
Do I need to update the radio?
Do I need to install the lag fix?
Which ROMs are current for this thing?
I just need something clean. A slimmed down stock ROM would work well, too. She just wants better battery life, and for the damned stuttering to go away.
Any help is sincerely appreciated.
Thanks!
wrong section
download a new launcher, either go launcer ex or launcher pro plus. that should get rid of the stuttering (i'm assuming she meant stuttering from navigating the home screen and such)
do the typical things to reduce battery usage
-turn off wifi
-turn off data when not being used
-lower brightness
-properly calibrate battery by letting it empty and charging, while turned off, to full a couple of times before using.
Okay. Wrong section. Can we move it please?
And from Japots suggestions, should I take that as, don't root and put a new ROM on it?
mdphoenix said:
Okay. Wrong section. Can we move it please?
And from Japots suggestions, should I take that as, don't root and put a new ROM on it?
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Not if you don't know what you're doing. Do his suggestions first then read up some guides on here, Android central and rootzwiki to learn what you are doing first.
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Bubbadogg14 said:
Not if you don't know what you're doing. Do his suggestions first then read up some guides on here, Android central and rootzwiki to learn what you are doing first.
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I'd like to think I know what I'm doing. I've rooted my Tbolt and flashed it more times than I can count.
I rooted the Fascinate two months ago and flashed a new ROM (can't remember which). It was acting funny so I wanted to put another ROM on it. I tried flashing Espresso and something went horribly awry.
Is there not a simple way to update the ROM on the Fascinate like there is on the Tbolt using something like Clockwork?
mdphoenix said:
I'd like to think I know what I'm doing. I've rooted my Tbolt and flashed it more times than I can count.
I rooted the Fascinate two months ago and flashed a new ROM (can't remember which). It was acting funny so I wanted to put another ROM on it. I tried flashing Espresso and something went horribly awry.
Is there not a simple way to update the ROM on the Fascinate like there is on the Tbolt using something like Clockwork?
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Exactly which roms did you flash, if you went from Stock, and then went to espresso that might be your problem, since Espresso needs Clockwork version 4 or higher.
It was Community ROM TSM I think?
Here's what I need. A basic, ROM. Even the stock tweaked and stripped down. That would be just fine. Any suggestions?
start a new thread in the q&a section and ill help you get dialed in!
Samsung epic.. When i boot into cwm and try to restart it just stays on the samsung start screen and never moves from there. How the heck can i fix this i need my phone..please help with detailed directions...
Odin back to stock and start over.
What have you recently flashed or done?
Have you tried to wipe cache and dalvik cache?
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Is that the only way using odin.? If so can some please post the links i need. Im fairly new to this.. I used odin before but had it set up on another computer not this one....
I can boot into clockwork,,,, just when i reboot from there it gets stuck, why would this be happening. Maybe i didnt have the correct rom on it.?
You might have to start over but not with odin if you have a rom on your sdcard or if you download one to it. what rom are you on and kernel? And have you flashed something that migt have caused it?
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Go to the Development section at the top in the stickies is a thread called How to fix a semi-bricked Epic. That has all the info and links you need.
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This happened to me too, I was only able to get to the boot screen and it would freeze, and it would only let me get into clock work mod, make sure you have a rom in the root of your SD and flash the rom in clock work mod, the new rom should boot up.
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Samsung epic.. When i boot into cwm and try to restart it just stays on the samsung start screen and never moves from there. How the heck can i fix this i need my phone..please help with detailed directions...
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if you have a fairly recent cmw backup and you are on cmw 3.1.0.1 (purple if I got the ver. # wrong) try advanced restore, and just restore the one at the top of the list. Worked for me when I flashed a bad kernel. Good luck!
It'd be nice if you were more specific on what you did before you screwed your phone up so we wouldn't have 10 plus people figuring out basic crap smh. -_-
Quit being such a noon. If you had the smarts to flash a rom....then figure it out. I've made the same mistakes. Better make sure the rom is actually for your phone......noob.
Make sure you have the right kernel for your rom. Most of the times when you get stuck at the samsung logo is because you don't have the right kernel.
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b16flybye said:
Quit being such a noon. If you had the smarts to flash a rom....then figure it out. I've made the same mistakes. Better make sure the rom is actually for your phone......noob.
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Wow. ****. The guy had an issue - we were all "noons" at one point,and we came to the forums for help from those of us that aren't so "noon". Ease up and try to help the guy instead of bashing him.
b16flybye said:
Quit being such a noon. If you had the smarts to flash a rom....then figure it out. I've made the same mistakes. Better make sure the rom is actually for your phone......noob.
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this is how you spend your first post on this website? bashing someone? please leave, or learn to respect other members.
If all else fails, do a hardware reset
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042746
Double check your ROM. Make sure that it includes a kernel, made for your phone, and isn't some highly experimental thing ROM that may or may not work.
I rooted via gfree method some time ago. Now I'm running the rooted GB image available here. I've also already flashed the latest radio provided by T-Mobile (from the radios thread in the dev forum). This morning I got an update message from T-Mobile.
Will it automatically apply if I download it. I'm assuming it is nothing I'd want but it'd be nice to see what it is and try to figure out why it'd be getting pushed to me? Or maybe it is coming from HTC. Anyway, worried that selecting it will cause a download and unroot my phone.
I wouldnt recommend accepting it. It will unroot your phone!
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It likely won't install anyway. My wife had my phone when the update notification came though and tried to install it, but it wouldn't go.
She handed the phone back to me with a scary triangle exclamation mark thing on the screen (Is there a proper name for that?).
Anyway, there is an error when you try to install and it won't go, so it's pointless to try either way.
I deleted it and am looking to install a rooted updated version of stock GB.
Thanks much folks. That was pretty much what I thought.
Yea, this happened on my dad's phone.
All you have to do is download this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384791
Then make a backup of your current stock GB rom in recovery, then full wipe, flash the updated rom, and then restore data from your recovery backup.
Did this on my dad's phone a few days ago and it's working fine.
I2IEAILiiTY said:
Yea, this happened on my dad's phone.
All you have to do is download this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384791
Then make a backup of your current stock GB rom in recovery, then full wipe, flash the updated rom, and then restore data from your recovery backup.
Did this on my dad's phone a few days ago and it's working fine.
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Thanks much. This worked well for me! I was nervous restoring another ROM because I have the bad eMMC but I decided to gamble and it worked out. Thanks for the link to the newer ROM!!
playdrums said:
Thanks much. This worked well for me! I was nervous restoring another ROM because I have the bad eMMC but I decided to gamble and it worked out. Thanks for the link to the newer ROM!!
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Haha, i have the bad emmc too, but like i said in another thread, I approach things with an IDGAF attitude cause you'll never know til you try. Lol