Hey, this is a tutorial to flash back to stock I hadnt seen a proper one up so I thought id stick this together. So if you could head over to this Thread which was created by philos64 (Big thanks for the list!)
And download the correct stock image for your tablet.
1.extract it
2.copy extracted .zip to your tablet (I always find it best to create a folder called roms to make it easier)
3. Reboot into CWM
4. Factory wipe/reset (do this 3 times)
5. wipe cache
6. wipe dalvik
7. click install from zip
8. navigate to where you have the .zip file stored
9. click the file then navigate down to yes.
10. let the file install
11. wipe cache again
12. wipe dalvik again
13. it will take a few minutes to boot so dont freak out (I did wasnt fun trust me)
14. TADA your now back on stock :laugh:
now comes the but.....
Because you have just flashed back to stock you will lose the custom recovery but that will only take a couple of minutes to get back and root your tablet again. to that you just have to head over to this Thread started by XpLoDWilD this will give you a nice step by step as to how to do it!
Usual disclaimer :
Not responsible if anything goes wrong (but I did this a few times today and it was fine)
If it helped dont forget to say thanks, and if not let me know in the comments below and I can try and help out
Maybe you should also mention which version of the stock firmware you should download depending on where you got your tablet from (EX. I got mine from the UK, but I live in the US)
Knew I had left something out cheers!
d_crossfader said:
4. Factory wipe/reset (do this 3 times)
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Isn't this a little overkill? Once should be fine... :cyclops:
prototype7 said:
Isn't this a little overkill? Once should be fine... :cyclops:
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Yeah, I actually followed this guide but I only did the wipe once. Didn't see the need to do it three times.
BeatByte said:
Maybe you should also mention which version of the stock firmware you should download depending on where you got your tablet from (EX. I got mine from the UK, but I live in the US)
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Please forgive noob questions but which one would I download, for US.
Thanks
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.30 US
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For Europe (Czech Republic) is WW version, right ?
How long did the first boot take you guys? I've let it sit for over half an hour without any progress. I'm about to try flashing CWM and re-imaging, but it'd help to have some idea how long the first boot should take.
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2nd time's a charm. Only took ~5 minute to boot up on the second go around.
One last noob question, is it the kernel or firmware one I use?
Thanks.
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dfoote626 said:
One last noob question, is it the kernel or firmware one I use?
Thanks.
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Disregard..process of elimination..
Working on it..will update soon
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Just putting this out there
1 i accidentally flashed ww firmware on my US pad.. Not one problem..
I actually only realized bc when you first enter recovery it tells you and it def was ww.30
2. Now i.let it reboot after.firmware install .. (I put my stock rom on my sd card before installing obviously)
And after the blue line.goes away and the pad reboots.. I immediately go to fastboot (no need to wait till it boots )and install recovery..
Then flash my stock prerooted Rom
As there is no kernel in it atm
So its.safe for all
I did this.bc
my tools won't unpack
A blob so i can't get to the kernel just yet..
I Need to load up my ubuntu rig
Also recoveries aren't flashing kernels by backing up with recovery and simply changing the path in install script..
Meaning recovering a backed up.image Isnt restoring the kernel
From a boot.img
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1. The reason I wipe 3 times is because its what one of the rom devs said to do, I think its because it completely clears everything and you start with a blank slate,
2. If your area is US, TW or CN then its WW.
3. My first boot took between 10-15 minutes
d_crossfader said:
1. The reason I wipe 3 times is because its what one of the rom devs said to do, I think its because it completely clears everything and you start with a blank slate,
2. If your area is US, TW or CN then its WW.
3. My first boot took between 10-15 minutes
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Did this using TWRP and all went well. First boot took hell of a long time so I did all steps all over again..in process of installing update now
dfoote626 said:
Did this using TWRP and all went well. First boot took hell of a long time so I did all steps all over again..in process of installing update now
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Cool, ill add that to the list of working recoveries as well because I use CWM
seanzscreams said:
Just putting this out there
1 i accidentally flashed ww firmware on my US pad.. Not one problem..
I actually only realized bc when you first enter recovery it tells you and it def was ww.30
2. Now i.let it reboot after.firmware install .. (I put my stock rom on my sd card before installing obviously)
And after the blue line.goes away and the pad reboots.. I immediately go to fastboot (no need to wait till it boots )and install recovery..
Then flash my stock prerooted Rom
As there is no kernel in it atm
So its.safe for all
I did this.bc
my tools won't unpack
A blob so i can't get to the kernel just yet..
I Need to load up my ubuntu rig
Also recoveries aren't flashing kernels by backing up with recovery and simply changing the path in install script..
Meaning recovering a backed up.image Isnt restoring the kernel
From a boot.img
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seanzscreams,
Can you somehow post your stock Rom?
IS that possible.
d_crossfader said:
Cool, ill add that to the list of working recoveries as well because I use CWM
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I must be doing something wrong
No dice, I tried it 3 times. One time I let it sit rebooting for 45 mins and nothing happeded. I went back to SKANG and flashed that all that was done with in 10 mins..
Any help would be greatly appreciated
After returning to SKANG, I decided to return to CWM and once I did that I was able to follow your steps and all was well. I am in the process of backing up .30 after reflashing CWM. I am not sure about using TWRP, but I had no luck.
Hope my trial and errors help...
PEACE....
So can you not flash your own stock nandroid backup from twrp/ cwm? I had to yesturday. but it wouldnt let me flash any of my nandroid backups i made, full backup too. any ideas why. i did everything as usual.
wipe system/ data/ cache/ dalvik
the restore only took like 1 sec litteraly, that didnt seem right at all
I followed op's instructions to return to stock from skank, I flashed back to us .30. Now none of my windows machines will recognize the tablet as a usb device. when I boot into the fastboot mode, adb will not connect to the device and when I try to install the drivers that are posted around the forum I get an error from windows saying that I have to use the 64 bit versions. Not sure what I broke, any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks, this worked perfect for me. Re-installed CWM and the continued on with the ROM I am building.
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I Think i have bricked my nexus s ......it wont startup and goes to do first setup but force closes....i can access recovery but when i flash a rom it aborts ....only just bought it
U can odin it back to stock. Check out the android dev forums
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afishpie said:
U can odin it back to stock. Check out the android dev forums
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Please can you elaborate...or point me in right direction......recovery is now only accessible by flashing it first....phone just wont do anything
download a 2.3.3 nandroid backup and restore to it using clockwork recovery
ignore odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884093
update to 2.3.3 using http://android.clients.google.com/p...2cf141e6a.signed-soju-ota-102588.f182cf14.zip
or just download CM7 and flash that along with gapps (wipe dalvik/cache/factory)
and your phone is not bricked. the definition of a bricked phone is a phone who cannot access recovery/fastboot/etc.. can access absolutely nothing
Well, he does say that his attempts to flash a rom always abort...
OP, we need more details.
Are you using Clockwork Recovery? Which version? Try an older/newer version...
What ROM are you trying to flash? Have you tried others?
What happens when you try a normal boot? You say you get as far as the first setup screen?
Have you tried a Factory Reset of the phone from within recovery (stock or clockwork)?
distortedloop said:
Well, he does say that his attempts to flash a rom always abort...
OP, we need more details.
Are you using Clockwork Recovery? Which version? Try an older/newer version...
What ROM are you trying to flash? Have you tried others?
What happens when you try a normal boot? You say you get as far as the first setup screen?
Have you tried a Factory Reset of the phone from within recovery (stock or clockwork)?
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Many thanks to both of you.....for your help .....so much appreciated......i have got past first setup screen after applying a nandroid backup......it finally worked after 5 times trying....but i have stock android recovery but rom manager on phone .....how can i get clockwork mod back as everytime i flash it.....i get to use it for that one instance ans then it returns to stock android recovery
I think it might be okay now ....after titanium said busybox was installed....i dont think it was done correectly.....after downloading busy box from market....recovery seems to be sticking rather then reverting back to android. Just to check....is there anything i should do to check all is well on my phone and also while flashing i think i changed build number from IR to GH (what are the implications of this move? many thanks...phew
EDIT- NO recovery still wont stay....any ideas?
menov321 said:
I think it might be okay now ....after titanium said busybox was installed....i dont think it was done correectly.....after downloading busy box from market....recovery seems to be sticking rather then reverting back to android. Just to check....is there anything i should do to check all is well on my phone and also while flashing i think i changed build number from IR to GH (what are the implications of this move? many thanks...phew
EDIT- NO recovery still wont stay....any ideas?
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That's normal. See below:
It's normal to lose the recovery after the reboot, the steps to flash the CW recovery needs to be repeated every time you want to access the CW recovery.
This is due the build in protection in 2.3
As some one pointed it out on another topic, the good thing about this is that you'll never lose the stock recovery of 2.3, thus minimizing the chance of a bricked phone.
If you want to the CW recovery to remain permanently, you'll need to rename /etc/install-recovery.sh to something thing else
sano614 said:
That's normal. See below:
It's normal to lose the recovery after the reboot, the steps to flash the CW recovery needs to be repeated every time you want to access the CW recovery.
This is due the build in protection in 2.3
As some one pointed it out on another topic, the good thing about this is that you'll never lose the stock recovery of 2.3, thus minimizing the chance of a bricked phone.
If you want to the CW recovery to remain permanently, you'll need to rename /etc/install-recovery.sh to something thing else
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Thankyou SOOO MUCH.....you put my mind at rest......can you maybe help me with one other thing.....WHEN I MESSED UP EARLIER i flashed a different rom build.....does this have any negative affect on the phone....my stock rom was a IR something but i flashed a GR or GH something....
menov321 said:
Thankyou SOOO MUCH.....you put my mind at rest......can you maybe help me with one other thing.....WHEN I MESSED UP EARLIER i flashed a different rom build.....does this have any negative affect on the phone....my stock rom was a IR something but i flashed a GR or GH something....
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No it doesn't. You're fine. The latest is android 2.3.3 with GRI40.
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I tried flashing dorian's redpill v4 (3) on my phone but now when i boot my phone the dual core technology (unlocked) screen pops up... and then after a bit of loading the screen starts flashing non stop. I went back to fastboot and did a restore but the same thing happens afterwards!!.
what do i do?
Can you get into recovery?
alphaguy said:
I tried flashing dorian's redpill v4 (3) on my phone but now when i boot my phone the dual core technology (unlocked) screen pops up... and then after a bit of loading the screen starts flashing non stop. I went back to fastboot and did a restore but the same thing happens afterwards!!.
what do i do?
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yes i can , currently in atrix 4g recovery v4.0.0.2 GOAPK.com , if that's relevant.
YES i am a noob before you think about throwing difficult words at me D= . im rather panicky tho
I don't even know which recovery that is. If you can boot into fastboot then try to install this recovery on to the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
alphaguy said:
yes i can , currently in atrix 4g recovery v4.0.0.2 GOAPK.com , if that's relevant.
YES i am a noob before you think about throwing difficult words at me D= . im rather panicky tho
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Did you wipe everything you were supposed to before flashing the ROM? I.e. data wipe/factory rest, wipe cache & dalvik wipe?
Which recovery was that; Rom Racers or Rom Manager.... please don't say Tefnars?
If you have a micro SD card, put a fruitcake on it and flash that, or another ROM.
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i wiped everything before performing the flash, I was pretty sure backing up everything and restoring it would've been poolproof but i guess not. as of right now im unable to do anything cause i gotta be out, however the first moment i get ill try iinstalling that recovery thing, tho if someone can give me an easy step by step guide i'd feel a bit more assured. i hate for this to be my first post, but damn im freaking out.
thank you for the swift replies guys
i reflashed it when I was out with 50% battery life and for some reason it worked. I don't know if I can recover it back to original state, though I rather not give it a try for now. Gonna enjoy my phone. Thanks for the swift replies!!
BTW, today was my first time plugging it in to my HDTV (i never did it prior to flashing) and I tried to watch videos using its own "entertainment center" software, but videos wont show up on the screen. If i watch it through gallery it works, but i cant make it go full screen, instead it just rotates the screen when i do it, while not making it widescreen. Any idea son how to make this work?
If you're using Redpill then I don't know anything about that. I haven't followed that ROM at all, sorry.
alphaguy said:
i reflashed it when I was out with 50% battery life and for some reason it worked. I don't know if I can recover it back to original state, though I rather not give it a try for now. Gonna enjoy my phone. Thanks for the swift replies!!
BTW, today was my first time plugging it in to my HDTV (i never did it prior to flashing) and I tried to watch videos using its own "entertainment center" software, but videos wont show up on the screen. If i watch it through gallery it works, but i cant make it go full screen, instead it just rotates the screen when i do it, while not making it widescreen. Any idea son how to make this work?
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doesn't matter. get into recovery perform a factory wipe, and then install some OTHER rom just so u can make sure it works. Forget about redpill for one sec
You're using an outdated recovery that doesn't support EXT4, so just update recovery and try to flash the rom again.
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alphaguy said:
i wiped everything before performing the flash, I was pretty sure backing up everything and restoring it would've been poolproof but i guess not. as of right now im unable to do anything cause i gotta be out, however the first moment i get ill try iinstalling that recovery thing, tho if someone can give me an easy step by step guide i'd feel a bit more assured. i hate for this to be my first post, but damn im freaking out.
thank you for the swift replies guys
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1. Download moto-fastboot from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138092
2. Download RomRacer's CWM from here (.img file):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
3. Hit Windows Key + R on your keyboard
4. Type cmd and hit enter
5. Locate the extracted moto-fastboot files on the command prompt window
6. Put your phone in fastboot mode and connect it to the computer via USB
7. type in moto-fastboot devices and hit enter to make sure it's recognized
8. type in moto-fastboot erase recovery and hit enter
9. type in moto-fastboot flash recovery recovery-atrix5.img (or whatever the file name is) and hit enter
10. Type in moto-fastboot reboot, hit enter, and enjoy your new recovery.
take sd card and put it into anoter phone or on a little micro sd adaper put that into your pc download the recover and and the put the sd back on you phone.Then start recover and fastboot and flash the new recover and then flash a new rom or try to trouble shoot yours
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Were you able to get this up and running?
I had the same issue yesterday... I ran through the steps outlined here and I was good to go.
Finally got my tab back and I am now thinking of flashing a custom from on to it. So I just wanted to know which is the best rom to install on my version P7500 and one that as the least problems. This will be the first time i have done this so how easy is it and what's the best way to do it with out effecting your flash count
I can suggest 2 different ROM´s.
Overcome v2.3.1, all is working, but is Honeycomb 3.2.
Or, when you not need the camera, use ICS 4.03.
(Camera driver is not available at the moment for ICS)
My favorite is AOKP, Version Milestone-4 and update build28.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459287
Here are some hints:
Installation:
Make sure you're on the latest CWM (root your TAB)
MAKE A NANDROID Backup (in CWM)
wipe data/factory reset in recovery
flash ROM
flash Gapps
reboot
wait for the ICS its coming soon
yogeshmha said:
wait for the ICS its coming soon
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How longs the wait though
slash0 said:
Installation:
Make sure you're on the latest CWM (root your TAB)
MAKE A NANDROID Backup (in CWM)
wipe data/factory reset in recovery
flash ROM
flash Gapps
reboot
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When you make a nandroid backup how restore it as last time i tried this when I did the wipe data/factory reset it wiped the phone clean including the back up
[ I bought my tab already rooted and had to restore it to get it fixed]
freddy0000 said:
How longs the wait though
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Your guess is as good as everyone elses. I've seen estimated times pass already, and several say another month and longer.
Seems the only agreement you'll get is either soon or later, to never.
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freddy0000 said:
When you make a nandroid backup how restore it as last time i tried this when I did the wipe data/factory reset it wiped the phone clean including the back up
[ I bought my tab already rooted and had to restore it to get it fixed]
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Nandroid make backups in /mnt/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup,
factory reset does nothing there.
I would also suggest overcome 2.3.1 while waiting for ICS release. I actually use the camera :-(. Otherwise I would be using a custom ICS ROM.
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Masklinn said:
I would also suggest overcome 2.3.1 while waiting for ICS release. I actually use the camera :-(. Otherwise I would be using a custom ICS ROM.
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How good is overcome 2.3.1 am on the original rom 3.2 and it still feels like it struggles at times
Give the rom a change and flash it, you will see it is awesome,
but the custom ICS roms are also for daily use ready.
The only possibility to determine which rom is better for you,
is to flash it all.
You can not damage your TAB, and with Odin you can anytime back to stock samsung firmware, which were found on sammobile homepage.
Will this effect your flashcount
How do you root the 3g version there used to be a guide on here but i cant find it
This guide is the best and it works for the 3g model as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17070949
EDIT: if you have your driver already installed and you are able to use ODIN you don't need to use the one that is provided in the thread
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freddy0000 said:
How good is overcome 2.3.1 am on the original rom 3.2 and it still feels like it struggles at times
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Overcome is really an excellent ROM. not a single problem since I flashed it and no lags
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freddy0000 said:
How do you root the 3g version there used to be a guide on here but i cant find it
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freddy0000 said:
How good is overcome 2.3.1 am on the original rom 3.2 and it still feels like it struggles at times
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Take a look at this, it can also be helpful...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348533
I've just installed it now and am about to do a factory reset I was just wondering if there was any way to make GSM Voice call on this yet
ICS ................ and everything else
freddy0000 said:
How longs the wait though
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Samsung has already rolled out ICS for galaxy S II and the ICS for GT 10.1 is supposed to be released soon but soon is such a bad word to use since its always used to evade responsibilities!
Anyhow I am hopefully Samsung will push it out before end of Q2 as promised before but what saddens me is that the next Android Jelly bean is right around the corner yet all the companies are struggling to update their devices to ICS. Android's biggest problem as of right now is fragmentation and Google should look into it seriously!
freddy0000 said:
Finally got my tab back and I am now thinking of flashing a custom from on to it. So I just wanted to know which is the best rom to install on my version P7500 and one that as the least problems. This will be the first time i have done this so how easy is it and what's the best way to do it with out effecting your flash count
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And also I would suggest ICS rom from AOKP as even though Task did an amazing job with his Task14 rom it struggles at time to do very simple things where as ICS is blazing fast even though u might find hiccups once in a while !
freddy0000 said:
I've just installed it now and am about to do a factory reset I was just wondering if there was any way to make GSM Voice call on this yet
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Did you also flashed the correct file,
there are two full versions available?
GT-P7500 / 3G-WiFi
Overcome_10.1_Series_v2.3.1_P7500_Full.zip
http://www.rosanoscorner.com/p7500/downloads/Overcome_10.1_Series_v2.3.1_P7500_Full.zip
GT-P7510 / WIFI only
Overcome_10.1_Series_v2.3.1_P7510_Full.zip
First of all there is no way to avoid that 'flash count' thing...
Now, there is no need of rooting if u are going to flash a custom rom like ICS (preferably AOSP) or Overcome....coz they come pre-rooted...
1) Grab the latest odin flashable CWM recovery from http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/recovery/cwm5/p4/recovery.tar.md5
2) Flash the above downloaded CWM in the PDA section of Odin. in the Download mode (press the vol down button while turning on the tab...when two icons appear, press the vol up button and again confirm by the vol up)
3) Also Download the required Custom Rom .zip file and copy it to the SD card root of ur Tab..
4) Turn the tab off and while restarting again enter bootloader mode by keeping the vol down key pressed...now use the vol down key to navigate to the left icon nd use the vol up key to confirm...now u'll enter CWM recovery...
5) Use the volume keys to navigate...nd power switch to confirm.
6) Wipe user data...cache nd dalvik cache (in advanced)...
7) Now go to 'install zip from SD card' nd 'choose zip from sd card'
8) Now choose the zip file dat u copied earlier nd confirm...(if u flash ICS then u also hav to Flash Gapps without a reboot in between)
9) After everythng is done reboot your tab...nd ur done...
10) Enjoy....nd Happy Flashing..!!!
slash0 said:
Did you also flashed the correct file,
there are two full versions available?
GT-P7500 / 3G-WiFi
Overcome_10.1_Series_v2.3.1_P7500_Full.zip
http://www.rosanoscorner.com/p7500/downloads/Overcome_10.1_Series_v2.3.1_P7500_Full.zip
GT-P7510 / WIFI only
Overcome_10.1_Series_v2.3.1_P7510_Full.zip
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Ye i flashed the right version
I've heard ranting and raving about Malladus and I decided to flash it yesterday. It won't take the flash no matter what I do.
I've tried: Flashing 1.2.4, downloading both again to make sure it wasn't a download issue, using different gapps package, using a different lg apps package, using CWM, using TWRP, side-loading... ETC
Bottom line: My phone will not take the ROM. It flashes the LG logo and gets stuck at a black screen where the back-light is on but nothing is displayed on the screen.
I am an experienced flasher and I have no idea what is going on. I am backed up and can get into TWRP to restore so I am all good as far as not being bricked goes but I really want to try out this damn rom.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Bump I'm having the same problem, I'm on Verizon.
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Bump I'm having the same problem, I'm on Verizon.
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Yeah same here. Verizon. Forgot to mention it.
Still a problem. Bumping.
I am in the boat with you. I thought it was just me.
Same Black Screen issue
Did anyone have any luck resolving this? Ive tried with both twrp and cwm and same issue...?
Same problem on my Verizon model. Using twrp 2.6.3.3. Other roms work fine.
How long have you left it at the black screen? Sometimes a fresh load can take up to 10 minutes.
Also, the rom will work without gapps and lgapps, so try just loading the rom. I know you downloaded twice, but did you check the md5 sum either time?
heleos said:
How long have you left it at the black screen? Sometimes a fresh load can take up to 10 minutes.
Also, the rom will work without gapps and lgapps, so try just loading the rom. I know you downloaded twice, but did you check the md5 sum either time?
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I left it there for a good 15 minutes. I also had it plugged into my laptop. It kept detecting the phone as plugged in. Seems like it is stuck in a bootloop or something. I also tried installing only the ROM without the gapps and lgapps and had the same result. I also checked the MD5 sum and it matched. (I know I'm kinda hijacking this original post, but I think we are all having the exact same issue)
try this
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I left it there for a good 15 minutes. I also had it plugged into my laptop. It kept detecting the phone as plugged in. Seems like it is stuck in a bootloop or something. I also tried installing only the ROM without the gapps and lgapps and had the same result. I also checked the MD5 sum and it matched. (I know I'm kinda hijacking this original post, but I think we are all having the exact same issue)
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Can you restore your nandroid and flash say, CleanROM 1.0 or DigitalDream 2.1? OR try this:
1. Hold the power button until the device is OFF.
2. Download LG drivers to the PC (LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.11.1) and LG mobile support tool (B2CAppSetup).
3. Install these packages.
4. Plug in you USB cable into the phone but not the computer.
5. Hold volume up and insert the USB cable to the PC- the phone should boot to 'download mode'.
6. Open the support tool and click Options>Upgrade Recovery, follow the prompts.
7. At the first prompt indentify your phone using IMEI/ESN, then click OK
8. Let it do its thing, the phone will reboot and most likely have a bunch of error messages and some FC's. Just hit okay to all messages, the phone will settle after 2 minutes or so.
9. Download freegee from market and reflash recovery of your choice.
10. Make sure you have a ROM saved to the SD to flash
11. Use freegee to reboot to recovery
12. Once in recovery you can reflash the ROM as normal.
13. Reboot and Profit!
*$* Or you could go back to Stock and start fresh!
*$* BEFORE ANY FLASH ALWAYS STOP and MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!
Good Luck and if you get stuck let me know
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Can you restore your nandroid and flash say, CleanROM 1.0 or DigitalDream 2.1? OR try this:
1. Hold the power button until the device is OFF.
2. Download LG drivers to the PC (LG VZW_United_WHQL_v2.11.1) and LG mobile support tool (B2CAppSetup).
3. Install these packages.
4. Plug in you USB cable into the phone but not the computer.
5. Hold volume up and insert the USB cable to the PC- the phone should boot to 'download mode'.
6. Open the support tool and click Options>Upgrade Recovery, follow the prompts.
7. At the first prompt indentify your phone using IMEI/ESN, then click OK
8. Let it do its thing, the phone will reboot and most likely have a bunch of error messages and some FC's. Just hit okay to all messages, the phone will settle after 2 minutes or so.
9. Download freegee from market and reflash recovery of your choice.
10. Make sure you have a ROM saved to the SD to flash
11. Use freegee to reboot to recovery
12. Once in recovery you can reflash the ROM as normal.
13. Reboot and Profit!
*$* Or you could go back to Stock and start fresh!
*$* BEFORE ANY FLASH ALWAYS STOP and MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!
Good Luck and if you get stuck let me know
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I am able to restore my nandroid backup so I'm not completely stuck without a phone. I will try flashing one of the other ROMs and see how it goes now. Thanks for the help so far.
trackstar1414 said:
I am able to restore my nandroid backup so I'm not completely stuck without a phone. I will try flashing one of the other ROMs and see how it goes now. Thanks for the help so far.
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I was able to install the digital dream rom without any issue. At this point I think its the sequence I did everything. I did the latest ota before installing any Recovery. I used the loki method to install the recovery. In looking at all the roms, it appears that malladus may not be "loki patched" for people already on 12b? Other roms I have tried mention that so thats why I'm speculating this. I am by no means a developer so I might be out in left field on this one. I guess I'll stick with stock or another ROM for now until his next update.
It also looks like people are discussing this on the main ROM forum as well so hopefully it will work in the future.
Thanks again for the help and suggestions.
trackstar1414, say thanks by using the "Thanks' button like this.. keep me informed, CHEERS!
trackstar1414 said:
I was able to install the digital dream rom without any issue. At this point I think its the sequence I did everything. I did the latest ota before installing any Recovery. I used the loki method to install the recovery. In looking at all the roms, it appears that malladus may not be "loki patched" for people already on 12b? Other roms I have tried mention that so thats why I'm speculating this. I am by no means a developer so I might be out in left field on this one. I guess I'll stick with stock or another ROM for now until his next update.
It also looks like people are discussing this on the main ROM forum as well so hopefully it will work in the future.
Thanks again for the help and suggestions.
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Wanted to share this if you haven't read it..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2449670
I had issues originally and had to flash back to 1.2.3.
What I ended up doing was switching to CWM 6.0.4.4 ( I was using TWRP 2.6.3.3).
His boot skipped the set up wizard as well, which was odd.
His was also the only ROM I ever got stuck on the fastboot screen while using twrp.
Try ( at your own risk obviously) flashing back to an older malladus (wipe all and boot till you get through the set up wizard),
Then back to recovery, do a wipe, without wiping the system partition, Data Cache and Davlik, and flash back to 1.2.5.
I didn't try it on 1.2.5. But that's how I got into 1.2.4.
Srvisg0d said:
I've heard ranting and raving about Malladus and I decided to flash it yesterday. It won't take the flash no matter what I do.
I've tried: Flashing 1.2.4, downloading both again to make sure it wasn't a download issue, using different gapps package, using a different lg apps package, using CWM, using TWRP, side-loading... ETC
Bottom line: My phone will not take the ROM. It flashes the LG logo and gets stuck at a black screen where the back-light is on but nothing is displayed on the screen.
I am an experienced flasher and I have no idea what is going on. I am backed up and can get into TWRP to restore so I am all good as far as not being bricked goes but I really want to try out this damn rom.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Are you on 12B OTA? If so, that would be your issue. I took the 12B OTA and tried flashing Malladus and got the same issue you have. You can revert your phone to 11A and that should resolve your issue. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448960 it will erase everything on your phone and go back to unroot.
So I'm pretty desperate and I apologize if similar info was posted somewhere else. I've been researching several hours but couldn't find anything.
I originally installed CM11 and decided to experiment with a different rom TriForce ROM [TouchWiz]. I put the zip file on my SD card and booted into clockworkmod it gave an error of bad zip. I tried different usb port to transfer the zip, downloaded it multiple times with no result. So I decided to try a different rom Stock_Rooted_Deodexed_MF9_Rom.zip. The installation finished but the phone would not boot.
Recently I flashed the stock rom from odin, it finished successfully but still not boot, Galaxy sreen lights up quickly and that's it.
rmngorelov said:
So I'm pretty desperate and I apologize if similar info was posted somewhere else. I've been researching several hours but couldn't find anything.
I originally installed CM11 and decided to experiment with a different rom TriForce ROM [TouchWiz]. I put the zip file on my SD card and booted into clockworkmod it gave an error of bad zip. I tried different usb port to transfer the zip, downloaded it multiple times with no result. So I decided to try a different rom Stock_Rooted_Deodexed_MF9_Rom.zip. The installation finished but the phone would not boot.
Recently I flashed the stock rom from odin, it finished successfully but still not boot, Galaxy sreen lights up quickly and that's it.
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Restore from nandroid backup. I hope you made one. Try going into recovery do a factory reset and wipe all cache and data and what not and then install a ROM from Odin.
rmngorelov said:
So I'm pretty desperate and I apologize if similar info was posted somewhere else. I've been researching several hours but couldn't find anything.
I originally installed CM11 and decided to experiment with a different rom TriForce ROM [TouchWiz]. I put the zip file on my SD card and booted into clockworkmod it gave an error of bad zip. I tried different usb port to transfer the zip, downloaded it multiple times with no result. So I decided to try a different rom Stock_Rooted_Deodexed_MF9_Rom.zip. The installation finished but the phone would not boot.
Recently I flashed the stock rom from odin, it finished successfully but still not boot, Galaxy sreen lights up quickly and that's it.
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Make sure you're using roms for your version of your phone. the MF9 bootloader is really old and probably wont install anymore. My phone did this before and I thought I bricked it, but I kid you not I took the battery out and removed the SIM card and rebooted and it booted up just fine. May not work for you, but I suggest you go back to update stock firmware then try again. If you're using the triband model, there's a post around here somewhere with confirmed roms that wont brick your device. I'm currently using the Google Play Edition Stock ROM and it's working GREAT.
Link for new firmware (NG5 Firmware): https://mega.co.nz/#F!0JdRkIZR!AqqKdbvba_Hpg5VrCmrbPw
i7vSa7vi7y said:
Restore from nandroid backup. I hope you made one. Try going into recovery do a factory reset and wipe all cache and data and what not and then install a ROM from Odin.
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I restored to this stock ROM before and everything worked well. Currently I can't boot into recovery, Samsung flashes once and that's it, that's why I'm desperate the only thing I can do is boot in to download mode for odin.
silentdeath631 said:
Make sure you're using roms for your version of your phone. the MF9 bootloader is really old and probably wont install anymore. My phone did this before and I thought I bricked it, but I kid you not I took the battery out and removed the SIM card and rebooted and it booted up just fine. May not work for you, but I suggest you go back to update stock firmware then try again. If you're using the triband model, there's a post around here somewhere with confirmed roms that wont brick your device. I'm currently using the Google Play Edition Stock ROM and it's working GREAT.
Link for new firmware (NG5 Firmware):
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Does it matter that I can't get into recovery to clear the cache first before trying new roms?
silentdeath631 said:
Make sure you're using roms for your version of your phone. the MF9 bootloader is really old and probably wont install anymore. My phone did this before and I thought I bricked it, but I kid you not I took the battery out and removed the SIM card and rebooted and it booted up just fine. May not work for you, but I suggest you go back to update stock firmware then try again. If you're using the triband model, there's a post around here somewhere with confirmed roms that wont brick your device. I'm currently using the Google Play Edition Stock ROM and it's working GREAT.
Link for new firmware (NG5 Firmware):
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Maybe I'm doing something foolish but every time I try to download files from the link you gave I get a decryption error so I can't download them zip or original.
rmngorelov said:
I restored to this stock ROM before and everything worked well. Currently I can't boot into recovery, Samsung flashes once and that's it, that's why I'm desperate the only thing I can do is boot in to download mode for odin.
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Just hold home power and volume up. Right when you see text at the top left let go. You have to have the right timing
i7vSa7vi7y said:
Just hold home power and volume up. Right when you see text at the top left let go. You have to have the right timing
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After almost eight hours of troubleshooting I finally got it to work.
I've tried flashing clockworkmod several times to see if I could get into recovery with no result so I gave up on that and I flashed the newest stock rom I could find L720VPUFNG2_L720SPTFNG2_SPR and it was still not booting. Than I thought maybe twerp would make a difference and god almighty it finally booted! I felt as if I gave birth to a child after eight hours of labor!
Now I'm extremely paranoid about touching anything because it took me forever to do this. Does anyone know why flashing twerp would make such a difference? I know this sort of stuff can get extremely complicated but I'd like to try to understand.
I hope my foolish agony contributed to this community if not in any other way except by the comedic relief caused by my ignorance.
rmngorelov said:
After almost eight hours of troubleshooting I finally got it to work.
I've tried flashing clockworkmod several times to see if I could get into recovery with no result so I gave up on that and I flashed the newest stock rom I could find L720VPUFNG2_L720SPTFNG2_SPR and it was still not booting. Than I thought maybe twerp would make a difference and god almighty it finally booted! I felt as if I gave birth to a child after eight hours of labor!
Now I'm extremely paranoid about touching anything because it took me forever to do this. Does anyone know why flashing twerp would make such a difference? I know this sort of stuff can get extremely complicated but I'd like to try to understand.
I hope my foolish agony contributed to this community if not in any other way except by the comedic relief caused by my ignorance.
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Depends what recovery you had and what version. I personally like Philz touch recovery but TWRP is good. Now wipe and flash a ROM my friend or restore a backup
rmngorelov said:
After almost eight hours of troubleshooting I finally got it to work.
I've tried flashing clockworkmod several times to see if I could get into recovery with no result so I gave up on that and I flashed the newest stock rom I could find L720VPUFNG2_L720SPTFNG2_SPR and it was still not booting. Than I thought maybe twerp would make a difference and god almighty it finally booted! I felt as if I gave birth to a child after eight hours of labor!
Now I'm extremely paranoid about touching anything because it took me forever to do this. Does anyone know why flashing twerp would make such a difference? I know this sort of stuff can get extremely complicated but I'd like to try to understand.
I hope my foolish agony contributed to this community if not in any other way except by the comedic relief caused by my ignorance.
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im having similar issues. which version of TWRP worked for you?
thank you
fearthemarchx said:
im having similar issues. which version of TWRP worked for you?
thank you
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I recommend flashing the newest one here using odin
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
Then once you are able to boot into recovery go to wipe and perform both factory reset and format data. Then install whatever rom you like, I used Sprint Galaxy S4 SPH-L720 VPUFNAE (Androdi 4.4.2) found here
http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-stock-firmware/ (or maybe find a newer stock rom if this one gives you errors)
Just copy the zip file to the phone, boot into twrp, do wipe factory reset again, select install then select the zip in whatever directory and you should be good to go. Make sure you do a back up in twrp once you get the phone to boot so you can always revert to stock.
I hope I was thorough enough that some of the information was useful. Let me know if you need any more help.
only certain recoveries will stick. ive tried the most recent twrp, with no luck. only a few versions of philztouch work.
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fearthemarchx said:
only certain recoveries will stick. ive tried the most recent twrp, with no luck. only a few versions of philztouch work.
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Format with philztouch that works then try flashing a new stock rom with odin. That should bring everything back to stock including the recovery.
ive tried. when i flash rom via odin i only get a blue "recovery booting" at the top of boot screen. even when i only power on, not into recovery. im going to attempt to flash rom provided in previous post via philz.
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fearthemarchx said:
ive tried. when i flash rom via odin i only get a blue "recovery booting" at the top of boot screen. even when i only power on, not into recovery. im going to attempt to flash rom provided in previous post via philz.
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You're in download mode when you flash from odin right? If you your getting an error flashing, try a different stock rom after reformating/resetting to factory (it's crucial to clear the cache before trying a different rom). I had to try a few roms before I found one that worked.