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Who would have thought that running Windows with VMWare Fusion on Mac OS X could mean that Flashing tasks aren't always a possibility... Tried on a nearby Windows computer and it worked completely fine..! How disappointing, sorry the waste of post, could a Mod please delete this.
Cheers again.
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Hello all.
I have a Galaxy S4 GT I-9505 which, to date, has shown me that it seems to be impossible to revert it back to stock firmware, of any kind...
I have tried numerous different stock firmwares and every single one has failed. I came from a Rom called 'Foxhound' and was a newly released 4.4.2 at the time, so I'm guessing KNOX has done something to the bootloader which has deemed my device in limbo - to my knowledge.
The thing is, I've come across a leaked 5.0.1 firmware for this device, so I thought I'd download it, only to notice that the Odin flash file wasn't a single TAR file but a series of other files that correspond to the functions of Odin.
From this point on, I decided to try and flash the Bootloader file by itself, and that WORKED. Of course, the only progress I was getting from this was the basic boot logo at the beginning of powering on the device.
Seeing as I was unable to boot into recovery, I thought I'd try and download an Odin flashable CWM Recovery, and this also WORKED.
The thing is, whenever I attempt to flash a full Rom through Odin, it will go through the inevitable error that it does with all attempts.
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I'm beyond frustrated by this as I can't deem the phone usable until I have it up and operational, and it is basically worth nothing in this state.
I would be endlessly grateful if someone would be able to point out what the possible issue may be, I would be beyond thankful!
Best regards,
Try to use Odin 3.09
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hello. first of all, i am a complete noob. although i will be glad to learn, i guess i will need slow explanations...
so, i have rooted my defy plus 2.3.6 , then installed 2nd init bootmenu and took a backup. then tried to flash this and ever since im getting only the moto splash screen and a reboot over and over.
ive tried looking all over this forum for a solution... tried doing custom recovery but it says no such file or directory, tried doing a stock recovery and it gets me to android system recovery. i also tried flashing different roms on my sd, using the android system recovery, but it says signature verification failed
even did a factory reset .
am i doomed to see this logo till the rest of my life?:crying:
The solution should be simple, you must flash your phone using RSDLite again.
your clockworkmodrecovery-menu is gone with the factoryreset in stock-recovery.
So you must flash again the rooted SBF for the defy+, installing 2nd init bootmenu and choose the right flashable zip for your device.
A flashable.zip for a samsung galaxy s2 will not work on a defy+.
in which stage should i connect my droid to the computer ?
usually when i connect it , RSDlite dont see it.
can you post a link to some stable flashable zip for defy plus?
You can use this:
http://roms.custom-android.de/counter/click.php?id=86
it is the white Rabbit Plus Edition v1.6.
To flash a brand new SBF you must enter the bootloader, then rsdlite should recognize your device.
animated image how to enter the bootloader:
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wow!! i guess it was nothing for u, it was everything for me!!
u literally saved me! :victory:
(ok, ok at least my phone... )
really, the thanks button is to small..:fingers-crossed:
can i do something else?
oh and another thing , will the defy+ work with miui?
or alternatively is there a rtl fix for cm7 ?
You can also try this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543272
but AFAIK MIUI CM9 (V4) lags a little bit more then CM7-Built, or cyanogenmod CM9-builds.
AFAIK, there not really full ported MIUI for the defy+.
The WhiteRabbit emulates the miui-Style in the best way.
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=5459
I know it says Hong Kong, but would anything happen if I flashed it to my USA T-Mobile GSM Tablet? Aside from possible incompatible modem with T-Mobile? Since it's for the P1000, I would assume a hard brick shouldn't occur?
think it won't brick.
but it is only a JQ5, surely nothing special?
(JQ5 = 2010 Oct ver 5?)
I flashed it, but I was stuck on the Samsung loading screen. It would blink off and then back on after maybe 20-30 seconds, but I never got to Setup Wizard.
I think if you are on MTD, you need to flash with pit file.
Maybe using pit file from Overcome's GB-stock-safe-v5 package together with this tar.md5
priyana said:
I think if you are on MTD, you need to flash with pit file.
Maybe using pit file from Overcome's GB-stock-safe-v5 package together with this tar.md5
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I flashed with the pit and repartitioned as well. Did it about 4 times too and was unable to get past that loading screen :/
Hhm.. what is so different a HK firmware compared to the rest.
Your recovery should be back to standard (3e) recovery, right?
Have you tried to wipe from there?
priyana said:
Hhm.. what is so different a HK firmware compared to the rest.
Your recovery should be back to standard (3e) recovery, right?
Have you tried to wipe from there?
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Well, here is what I did:
Flashed that as it is (with my tab plugged in), and it would reboot, but then it would go right back into Download mode. Manually powering off the tab and turning it back on took me to the Samsung boot animation/loading screen thing, and kept me there.
From there, I rebooted again, but this time to recovery. I noticed it did that CSC and yellow text stuff thing like it does when I restock according to Overcome's stuff on first reboot. The tab then reboots, but still never passes the Samsung loading screen.
Rebooting again into recovery, I can wipe cache and data, and then reboot system, but I still don't get past the loading screen.
Having a look at your screenshot it seems you took the md5 instead of the tar for PDA.
No. Almost all stock rom comes in a tar that is named .tar.md5
And it is correct the way he put it in PDA.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using xda app-developers app
hello to all xda members
in the past i update a gt540 (1.6) to 2.1 and then to cyanogenmod, this come new from store with 1.6 and never have a problem with this phone.
Now i buy a gsm unlocked gt540 wich come from store with 2.1 and then i tried to update to 2.1 stock fastboot rom with kdz updater(using the same guide that i used in the first phone), the problem is that the process was stopped and the Phone was COMPLETELY bricked.
The only way to come back to life was a complex conection(jtag) with a box named "Medusa box", but the problems no stop here, when the phone turn on there is no way to grab signal until i used a lge oficial box to repair NVM and then unlockconfused: the phone was from factory unlocked) again the phone.
i need install cyanogenmod, bacause the phone is actually no fully working since enach time, this said some like this."process android was stoped," an others like this saying a process o app stop working.
i need your help to now how update, or if the phones that come from factory with 2.1 use a diferent way to update.
the photo is my actual rom(2.1 oficial rom)
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Need to think this through...
you can go into download mode right? then follow this guide to install fastboot.. then the phone will bootloop. Just download cwm or twrp from android development section and flash using fastboot.. then install any ROM...
XiproX said:
you can go into download mode right? then follow this guide to install fastboot.. then the phone will bootloop. Just download cwm or twrp from android development section and flash using fastboot.. then install any ROM...
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Thanks this finally works.
hi,
with fastboot mod, my phone d'ont won't to pass the cyanogen blue cross at the first boot.
So, i install the clockworkrecovery.img, i download the SDSL rom for recovery, and it was quickly and secure installed.
I have just got my G2, yay!
LG G2, 32GB
D802 20d-EUR-XX
Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
It's still stock with stock recovery, but I have rooted it successfully with Towelroot. Everything works fine. Now I would like to flash a custom recovery and eventually a custom ROM.
(The thing that scares me, as a former Galaxy Nexus owner, is that I can boot neither into the bootloader nor into recovery by using hardware keys. This is apparently normal, but it means I will be stuck if I ever can't get the phone into a state where ADB works. I can boot into (stock) recovery using ADB, and I can boot into Download Mode using the hardware key.)
- What is the safest way to flash a custom recovery on stock Kitkat 4.4.2? Auto Rec? Is there anything in particular I should be careful about? I read about all kinds of horror stories with malfunctioning touch screens...
- Will I be able to boot into a custom recovery using the hardware keys then?
Thanks!
I used Auto Rec to install TWRP, and it worked! Now I can also boot into recovery using the hardware buttons.
I removed the back cover to make sure I actually had a D802. Some people buy D800's on Ebay or Amazon with D802 back covers, and often the settings in Android say it is a D802 even though it's not. Only what's underneath the battery cover is completely reliable, and only if there is no sticker over the real type number. This is what it should look like:
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The easiest way to remove the back cover is by removing the SIM tray first, then using a pry tool and your thumbnails in the direction of the seam (once the nail is in between the cover and the body).
Many thanks to Bender_007 and Iowabowtech, who were patient enough to guide me. I have seen them patiently help so many other people too in various threads like "help, I'm bricked!".
So today i was installing Twrp and then i saw a version which is for Samsung Grand Prime VE i thought it would work on Samsung Grand Prime then i installed it and then after i installed it and rebooted my phone i got stuck at the boot screen with odin mode on the side, I have android 5.0.2 SM-G530H and its rooted.
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i tried flashing recovery.tar but it still boots into this and tried flashing firmware in odin but it keeps saying fail.
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i tried flashing recovery.tar but it still boots into this and tried flashing firmware in odin but it keeps saying fail.
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Post the screenshot here when you get the error in Odin. Give me the details of your firmware you're trying to flash.
Also try changing the data cable, prefer the Original Samsung Cable.
Has.007 said:
Post the screenshot here when you get the error in Odin. Give me the details of your firmware you're trying to flash.
Also try changing the data cable, prefer the Original Samsung Cable.
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Never mind :laugh: the second i looked at your post i thought of installing the correct unofficial twrp SM-G530H to my mobile with odin then after i did this the boot screen is the same so i tried to install the stock framware again and this time it said pass thank you any way for your help
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Never mind :laugh: the second i looked at your post i thought of installing the correct unofficial twrp SM-G530H to my mobile with odin then after i did this the boot screen is the same so i tried to install the stock framware again and this time it said pass thank you any way for your help
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I'm glad.
Always take backups nd then play around, that's how you learn. :good: