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After some moderate success with One-Click-Root (it failed after giving root and installing CWM), I can't seem to get my Epic to behave on either my laptop or desktop. It still recognizes drivers, but whether it's in Debugging Mode or not, it seems the connection freezes. On XP, explorer.exe locks up unless I unplug the phone. On reinstalling drivers and plugging in the phone, it'll install the phone drivers halfway, halt, and won't continue installing unless I pull the USB cable and reconnect. I've tried resetting the phone with different stock firmware versions but can't seem to get around the problem. When I try to reapply One-Click-Root, half the time it doesn't see the phone, or it halts near the beginning.
Here's what's recently flashed:
Firmware version: 2.2.1
Baseband version: S700.0.5S.EC05
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9
Build Number: FROYO.EB13
I'm under limited understanding that the baseband and build are a mis-match, but at this point I'm trying anything to get this thing to work. Otherwise it seems I can only flash ROMs via ODIN, and most only seem to support CWM. I've searched for almost a day and haven't seen anyone else with this problem.
Thanks everyone for your time.
Have you tried a different USB cable? EDIT: Also, this should be in Q&A.
Ah, my apologies about posting in the wrong board. I've tried the stock cable, one from RadioShack, and another from an Evo.
I should also note that with or without Debug, the microSD refuses to be explorable on either platform of Windows.
I'd suggest you Odin to stock, then restart the process from there.
I bit the bullet and downloaded Sprint's update, originally believing anything official was evil. So far the update is making things work. I got One-Click-Root to work without a hitch. I'll update on whether or not CWM and a custom ROM works.
CWM v3.0.0.6 has successfully installed. Bonsai4All ROM successfully installed. Mounting with or without Debug still not working, however.
I know there is similars topics, but I want to describe my problem as somebody may have an answer for me.
I have tried many times installing WP7. WM (official) was working well, some WM custom roms bugged sometime.
I tried to install WP7, first flashing the ROM, there everything is OK.
If I have a SDcard, and if I reboot the phone, the phone starts, then when it gets to the start screen it freezes after 1 second (and the contact tile is still working for few seconds)
If I don't have a SDCard, the phone works well. But I can't use it with Zune, because it says it is a test phone or it is not well connected.
So as I saw there may be driver issues with the SDcard, I have tried the CAB method update.
I can install the 7403 version without problem, but I can't install the 7661 version without plugging the SDcard, because it says I don't have enough storage.
* 1st question: How do I know if the 500M storage capacity is unlocked?
Ok, so I have put the SDCard, done a hard reset from settings and launched the 2nd set of update to 7661 (why? just to be sure everything goes well... As it does not work all the time, I prefer to go step by step instead of going straight to 7720).
The update is OK, but now I can't go to 7720 anymore, because it says my storage is full (the card is recognized in settings, so I have 7Go available)
Ok, I restart the phone... Frozen again after booting.
It is really strange because the system is still working (some animations, the battery hiding, ...) but it becomes unresponsive.
Sometimes when I restart it doesn't freeze, but I don't know why or when it does.
Do you have any idea about what can I do?
I have tried 2 sdcards sandisk 8 and 16GB, it is EXACTLY the same. So it is probably more a problem coming either from the phone (card reader??) or the way I install (I cannot format the SD anymore because it is undetected under win, I don't have any nokia with sdcard phones, and don't have any linux installed, nor CD reader, so I haven't tried killdisk
I bought my phone in december 2009, 1 or 2 months after its release, so it is getting old, but I would prefer to keep it for at least 4 more months!
The last 2 months have been a real pain so I am really looking for a solution!
Hehe, after many many many tries, I finally got my fresh Mango!!
Everything is working well, with the same hardware, same sdcard, don't understand why but it works!
I have set all accounts possibles to be sure this time it won't bug. It seems to work!
I just have to send 1Gig of MP3 to be sure, take few more picture, and it should be ok!
So gooooooood
Anyway, Mango is much much better than initial WP7! Almost everything missing in WP7 is in 7.5!
What did I do? hum... Nothing special, just many times the same thing:
flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing, flashing
then...
flashing WM6.5 ROM (with SD)
flashing magldr
flashing Radio (or maybe not??)
flashing WP7 (with SD)
flashing deviceprovisioning
setting time
flashing to 7392
RESET because lack of space? or maybe it was the time before?
flashing to 7720
reset
playing with the phone
being happy and relaxed
I am playing alone here, but if someone comes:
Everything works, everything BUT zune...
I cannot connect my device to Zune, it is not recognized I don't know why, it has never been (maybe once, but long time ago, many flashes since!)
So if somebody knows what could be wrong... (my device time is set right, same as my computer)
"Can't connect to your phone. Disconnect it, restart it, then try connecting again"... always.
I got a "your phone is synced, disconnect to see the content" because i was on the marketplace, but nothing on the computer!
If I can't get it working, is there a way to send MP3s to it without Zune?
Well I see you got the problem solved, but just I case others come across the same issue, you remove the SD card before going to WP7 and update as far as U can with Zune, then update as far as U can with cabs. I think update 7463 requires an SD card so format it using windows and insert it and continue updating. From my understanding, it is something to do with the way WP7 treats SD cards and locks them and at some point its like the SD card gets forgotten so when U try to update, the card is locked so cannot be used. Look at xboxmod/yuki updatable wp7 v2 and there is also a cab to unlock the SD card as well as update cabs and some other useful stuff. There is a very good install guide. Oh and FYI, there is also a 1 shot update to go from 7004 to 7720 mango RTM. Takes about an hour to do but much easier.
Thanks, but... Being able to use mango, I won't flash anymore, it has been too painful to reach that!!
I have never been able to update with Zune, because it has never been recognized well. I have been able to update with cabs, hoping that would resolve itself with updates, but still have the same pb, can't connect to Zune...
My plan is to upload photos using skydrive, and put MP3 via... another way, I just have to find it!
Hi All,
Please HELP.
I was a complete noob to rooting until I started this but spurred on by successfully rooting and overclocking / undervolting my defy I thought I would try to install Gingerbread so I can use the stupid stupid sky+ app which no longer supports 2.2.2.
Its all gone horribly wrong and I still dont know why as I checked and rechecked the prep but S..t happens so they say.
I have pretty much given up on this and will buy a new phone tomorrow if I cant sort today but would like to ask everyone that has more knowledge than myself on this subject (which doesn't narrow the field much!) if they have any ideas.
Well where do I start, I bricked my defy.
Apart from when I flash shadows rom (see below) I have only black screen, white led on usb connection, no recovery boot. phone is visible to rsd lite but nothing else. This happened after I lost sd card availability after reset / wipe trying to install a fixed gingerbread rom using RSD lite.
I could not flash back to froyo and every other recovery sbf i tried wouldn't work until I found an old sbf from shadow which actually booted up! YESS!! but then Nooo!. phone screen looks very nice - not sure what version it is but assume ICS (its got spareparts folder which I`ve not seen before) - and works as alarm clock and web browser but no phone function at all - no signal, no call or end call buttons - just not there! this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14762402&postcount=143) is the link where I found shadows version, couldn't wipe in between each step so just flashed 3 files in turn using rsd lite and it seemed to work - phone booted up after 3rd sbf was flashed. The rom is set up for developers and has some developing tools included acr, api demo,dev tools, hstcmd & redlinecap
Main problems:-
The rom is a tmobile version and I`m on vodaphone so maybe this is why there's no phone service but I wasn't prompted for an unlock code so assume its not locked.
The 2nd boot recovery no longer works even after reroot and reinstall (see below). I can surf the web very well via wifi - much quicker than before but downloads dont seem to work but only tried shortfuse.org and that site is apparently down atm and anything that requires google wont work as Gapps got deleted. I cant install GAPPS without boot menu.
recovery from main boot menu is unavailable and zip from sd just reboots.
I also cant connect my phone to my pc via usb and have the sd card available at the same time, as soon as the USB is connected the sd card is not available to the phone, I can see it on the pc and can read / write / delete from the pc - (usb debugging is disabled). when I access the sd card via file manager on phone (with usb disconnected) I can install some programmes that I have transferred from my pc; 2ndinit installed and said 2nd init installed ok again (after re-rooting) but still no blue led on reboot.
I've since tried everything I can think of or search for - After loosing the sd card availability I copied card contents to pc and reformatted sd card on pc. copied back the files immediately before flash attempt to sd as well as the rooted froyo backup I had and nothing changes. I have a titanium backup on the card but have so far been unable to install titanium again to try and restore it. no play acces as no gapps and when I try to access via pc and send it to phone it says installed but its not on the phone. every other file on the sd card results in error parsing file or file type not supported.
BTW when I say originally that I lost sd card availability I have now realised that it was the problem with having the usb installed at the same time which caused it and if I had unplugged it may have worked but still dont understand where this problem came from but I did have usb debugging turned on at the time.
I have scoured these holy pages for 2 whole days and tried several fixes which have probably really messed up everything even more but nothing has changed with the usability (or not) of the phone. A lot of the old links found were dead or taken over by a fake install of filemanager that my antivirus caught was a trojan. Due to this I may have missed an avenue or 2 but think I`ve tried everything I can.
At this stage I do not know exactly what I`ve tried as the list is endless but it includes reflashing the green lense kernel, attempting to reflash the original rom and any other recovery, fixed or stock roms I have found which don't specifically say only for defy+ and the only rom that allows the phone to boot is shadows above and that has no functionality.
I would love to install the latest cm10 build but cant get into the 2ndinit menue so unless someone knows away to flash it using RSD lite I`m stuck.
I do not even know if the cm10 would work as I`ve probably messed up the kernel and the original rom so the 2nd init may not get a look in.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. You'll find me under the stairs mumbling to myself and probably dribbling a bit - my wife thinks I`ve gone mad and is not talking to me until I get another phone or fix this one but I hate admitting defeat on technical problems.:crying:
PS I dont mind if I fix the issues with shadows rom, go back to any stable build or get cm10 working I just need the phone.
Thanks in advance, Tim
update
Hi All,
Just a quick update on this thread as I`ve had a bit more of a play and think I`m getting somewhere possibly.
I have now eliminated the problem of not being able to see the sd card files in file manager when the usb is connected.
How? - i haven't got a clue, i just unsuccessfully tried flashing a few more roms and when I reinstalled shadows rom i could view files whilst connected.
Also the 2ndinit now gives me the green led when it installed the 2nd boot but unfortunately I still dont get the blue led on reboot.
Another strange thing is I dont get the round M logo on boot but motorola written in white??
If I could just get to the CW recovery on boot I could install cm10.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Tim
fixed by flashing with JDGC_U6_2.13.0
YESS FIXED BY FLASHING JDGC_U6_2.13.0 SBF using RSD lite.
Many thanks to everyone that helped via another thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217016&page=2, I thought they were far too many issues with this phone to repair but the latest froyo rom and kernal in the above sbf worked fabulously.
As has been said on several posts flashing this SBF will not allow you to return to the uk stock rom after (to return a phone under warranty etc) but if you're stuck with a brick then this should clean up your phone to original settings to allow the install of cm10 or another rom of your choosing (as long as its build 6 or later)
Hi,
As the tittle suggest, I've managed to brick my phone.
The phone isn't responding at all, and acts as though the battery is pulled out. When I connect it to my PC, it shows up as QHSUSB_DLOAD, and there are no drivers.
Note that this is the same PC I used to flash cyanogenmod 10.2, so I have all the required samsung drivers. Also, it's the odin doesn't detect my phone.
The last steps I took before my phone died:
1) installed App2SD
2) partitioned my SD
3) installed and configured linux swap
4) restarted
After that, the phone got angry and just wouldn't respond. I didn't even have time to transfer any of my apps to the SD.
The phone has a custom rom installed (cyanogenmod 10.2). Already took it to a service place, with no luck..
Any ideas?
Thanks
johney9 said:
Hi,
As the tittle suggest, I've managed to brick my phone.
The phone isn't responding at all, and acts as though the battery is pulled out. When I connect it to my PC, it shows up as QHSUSB_DLOAD, and there are no drivers.
Note that this is the same PC I used to flash cyanogenmod 10.2, so I have all the required samsung drivers. Also, it's the odin doesn't detect my phone.
The last steps I took before my phone died:
1) installed App2SD
2) partitioned my SD
3) installed and configured linux swap
4) restarted
After that, the phone got angry and just wouldn't respond. I didn't even have time to transfer any of my apps to the SD.
The phone has a custom rom installed (cyanogenmod 10.2). Already took it to a service place, with no luck..
Any ideas?
Thanks
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You're in a rough spot here. You only have two possible options:
1) See if someone with your phone can make a debrick img file similar to this idea -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2660566
I haven't seen anyone say they have tried something similar on your phone, but the only other option will be...
2) JTAG Service such as this -
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/
If you're getting QHSUSB drivers, you're past the help of conventional unbricking methods using tools like Kies, Odin, or Heimdall.
Thanks, you've given me some hope! I have some data I would really like to restore..
I'll try and post back here if I get some results
johney9 said:
Hi,
As the tittle suggest, I've managed to brick my phone.
The phone isn't responding at all, and acts as though the battery is pulled out. When I connect it to my PC, it shows up as QHSUSB_DLOAD, and there are no drivers.
Note that this is the same PC I used to flash cyanogenmod 10.2, so I have all the required samsung drivers. Also, it's the odin doesn't detect my phone.
The last steps I took before my phone died:
1) installed App2SD
2) partitioned my SD
3) installed and configured linux swap
4) restarted
After that, the phone got angry and just wouldn't respond. I didn't even have time to transfer any of my apps to the SD.
The phone has a custom rom installed (cyanogenmod 10.2). Already took it to a service place, with no luck..
Any ideas?
hope anyone kan fix my problem i returned back to the stock rom 4.0.4 after i was on cm 12 then tried to ger back to cm11 the wifi and the bluetooth is not working on both cm11 and cm12 what can i do
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Hi! I have a SM-N910F and I think that the internal memory has some serious problems. At first the phone was lagging; next, when I was trying to copy some files for backup I was getting errors on my phone and also on my pc. When I tried to reflash it with kies, I needed two attempts to make it work (phone was stuck at "flashing firmware" stage). The inital setup after restore was painful, as the phone was lagging and not responding (even randomly rebooting). Finally, after I installed some apps, the phone randomly rebooted in recovery mode. My question is: Is there any way to use only the sd card (for system and firmware) and isolate the internal memory? Thanks!
Drake97 said:
Hi! I have a SM-N910F and I think that the internal memory has some serious problems. At first the phone was lagging; next, when I was trying to copy some files for backup I was getting errors on my phone and also on my pc. When I tried to reflash it with kies, I needed two attempts to make it work (phone was stuck at "flashing firmware" stage). The inital setup after restore was painful, as the phone was lagging and not responding (even randomly rebooting). Finally, after I installed some apps, the phone randomly rebooted in recovery mode. My question is: Is there any way to use only the sd card (for system and firmware) and isolate the internal memory? Thanks!
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I've seen someone do something similar in here before, try and give it a search. But i think it still utilized some of the internal memory for the kernel if i remember correctly.
Also what kind of errors are you getting when transfering files?
Diload said:
I've seen someone do something similar in here before, try and give it a search. But i think it still utilized some of the internal memory for the kernel if i remember correctly.
Also what kind of errors are you getting when transfering files?
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When I transfer files over mtp on windows 10 I get errors like: "Make sure these file are available on PC". On the phone I can't remember exactly what was the error in file explorer.
Random Resetting and Lagging Note 4 - Poss EMMC Mem Failure
Drake97 said:
When I transfer files over mtp on windows 10 I get errors like: "Make sure these file are available on PC". On the phone I can't remember exactly what was the error in file explorer.
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For the past 10 days I have had the same problem. Random restarts and resetting. Very laggy phone. I have Factory reset it 3 times, and it still has the issues. I am convinced the EMM chip has problems/failed. I have flashed roms many times, and am not new to it. I got the latest stock rom with the PIT file (prob not needed), and set about to flash it. It fails straight away with a "write" failure no matter what I do. Looks like I will need a new motherboard or EMM chip replacement unless there is another option. Kies 3 does not even see the phone. Odin does, but all attempts to re-flash have failed so far.
rammitt said:
For the past 10 days I have had the same problem. Random restarts and resetting. Very laggy phone. I have Factory reset it 3 times, and it still has the issues. I am convinced the EMM chip has problems/failed. I have flashed roms many times, and am not new to it. I got the latest stock rom with the PIT file (prob not needed), and set about to flash it. It fails straight away with a "write" failure no matter what I do. Looks like I will need a new motherboard or EMM chip replacement unless there is another option. Kies 3 does not even see the phone. Odin does, but all attempts to re-flash have failed so far.
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Odin fails to flash for me too, I think the storage chip is dead. I didn't flash any roms at all, not even root, so probably it is age related. Maybe it works in your case: try to download all files from: https://mega.nz/#F!QIMmFRIT!Ns3AM-n0FUoMqOOWUif9ng!YN9lgLRI except the APQ8084, load them in ODIN in their places (PIT, BL, AP, CP, CSC, ) and try to flash; maybe "NAND erase all" would help, but I am not sure.