Thanks koush!
He told me what to do and I did it then the recovery works.
thanks everybody!
uploaded the kernel and its initramfs.
just remove ".zip" then the one is a tarball and the other one is cpio.
thanks
this does boot into recovery, however it's not useable because the select button (HOME) doesn't work
how exactly did you go about repacking the ramdisk and such?
also, I had to unpack the tarball and rename zImage to recovery.bin
It's alive!
Great work dkcldark. Can we try with the vibrant/captivate recovery binary in order to get the home key mapped? Also, adb doesn't seem to work..
Maybe you could let us in on your process for doing this, so we can look at the ramdisk that you used?
dkcldark, can you join #samsung-fascinate on freenode? got a bunch of folks trying to figure this out too!
Awesome guys, i see alot of fun on the horizon now
Why the hell can nobody else get on the irc channel samsung-fascinate? It says u need to be identified with services. ? Been trying for three days and starting to get pissed the Fu*k off.
they call me...kick ass
lmao.. you need to register man.. It's not like EFNET or wherever, you need to own your nick before it will let you join most channels.
google 'freenode' and nickserv
Oh.LOL I was like"these ****ers blocked me out and I've never even made a comment" I usually just sit in there and read. Thanks brandon. Or I'm assuming Brandon. Hence. Namebrandon lol
they call me...kick ass
ksizzle9 said:
Oh.LOL I was like"these ****ers blocked me out and I've never even made a comment" I usually just sit in there and read. Thanks brandon. Or I'm assuming Brandon. Hence. Namebrandon lol
they call me...kick ass
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her name is vicky. her husbands name is brandon.
Ok guys i will upload a new kernel a few hours later see you soon
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Will this work for the fascinate?
i gave dkcldark the clockworkmod initramfs for the fascinate
maybe recovery by morning or so?
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her name is vicky. her husbands name is brandon.
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Oh, funny guy.. Keep it up!
so koush tweeted that you could get clockworkmod recovery going by flashing this. i'm not a noob (had a droid since launch date) but i just want to make sure before i do something stupid. by "flashing" the zimage_cwm_recovery", are you using Flash_Image or Odin? or something else. Please help. i'm eager to get a nandroid backup so I can start removing bloatware without worrying.
Lol. Okay, I have played with this enough, and no dice. Anyone who would be so kind as to post a step by step would have my gratitude.
sonofskywalker3 said:
so koush tweeted that you could get clockworkmod recovery going by flashing this. i'm not a noob (had a droid since launch date) but i just want to make sure before i do something stupid. by "flashing" the zimage_cwm_recovery", are you using Flash_Image or Odin? or something else. Please help. i'm eager to get a nandroid backup so I can start removing bloatware without worrying.
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>>> As far as I know, you can flash a kernel with Odin. Then, this kernel should be tar'ed like I500_kernel.tar. but the first reply says that
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also, I had to unpack the tarball and rename zImage to recovery.bin
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I have no idea about the recovery.bin so I decided just to zip the zImage files.
Well odin is new to me, so I apologize for my ignorance. I installed it, then downloaded and extracted the captivate file, added .tar, and flashed it with odin. No recovery. Pulled down rom manager and tried to reboot into recovery, no dice. Rebooted and told rom manager to flash the recovery for fascinate, no dice. Told rom manager to flash recovery for captivate, no dice. Repeated the process with the cwm download file, no dice. What am I missing here?
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Well odin is new to me, so I apologize for my ignorance. I installed it, then downloaded and extracted the captivate file, added .tar, and flashed it with odin. No recovery. Pulled down rom manager and tried to reboot into recovery, no dice. Rebooted and told rom manager to flash the recovery for fascinate, no dice. Told rom manager to flash recovery for captivate, no dice. Repeated the process with the cwm download file, no dice. What am I missing here?
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Im currently testing this / creating packages for what works and what doesnt for Odin install. If you dont know how to repackage this and flash it, please hold off as this can / will brick your phone if you dont know what you are doing.
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Ok, here's official clockworkmod and ROM Manager support
For a full/better How To, click here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
This thread is a quick rundown, as well as a primer on how to create a proper clockwork compatible kernel.
First, use odin or redbend_ua to flash this kernel:
http://koush.tandtgaming.com//samsung/fascinate/zImage (you will need to package it accordingly for odin, I am lazy and did not do so, see the other thread)
Then, open up ROM Manager and flash recovery (choose Fascinate!).
All done!
Note, using reboot recovery or adb reboot recovery will take you to a "stock" recovery. Simply apply the update.zip on your SD card and clockworkmod will start up. (This method is better known as fakeflash)
Starting up recovery through ROM Manager will take you directly into clockworkmod.
How this works for those that want to develop on this further and create kernels that are ALSO clockworkmod compatible:
I extracted a initramfs from a stock recovery. I modified recovery.rc and fota.rc to allow adbd (and other small fixups). I modified default.prop to enable adbd and root shell. I replaced /res/keys with a test signed version to allow applying update.zip files.
Here is my fascinate initramfs:
http://github.com/koush/fascinate_initramfs
One can build clockwork directly into the kernel if they so choose. Simply take the update.zip on your SD card and pack those files into the initramfs as well. I chose not to do this because I am lazy.
i know this is irrelevant but i hope you can help
i flashed the CMWrecovery file --- i followed the steps to the dot .. and now my phone can't get signal and is rebooting insanely ... help!!!
i did not uninstall the ext2 lag fix - i did not see that in the steps --
i even booted into standard recovery and completed a master reset -- same issue ---
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i know this is irrelevant but i hope you can help
i flashed the CMWrecovery file --- i followed the steps to the dot .. and now my phone can't get signal and is rebooting insanely ... help!!!
i did not uninstall the ext2 lag fix - i did not see that in the steps --
i even booted into standard recovery and completed a master reset -- same issue ---
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join the freenode #samsung-fascinate channel... i will try to help you.
Has anyone else tested this? I've yet to get it to boot, so I would caution those looking to install CWM to use the files found in the other thread until we can sort out what's up with this zImage..
i have this up and running with root and cw the only problems im having is my market wont load and it only gives me the "top free" tab and the "just in" tabs on the market...i can not see the top paid tab. i did a odin full restore (everything back to stock) then i rooted and flashed this anyone give me a had to why my market is funny? or how i have bad serves now?thanks to everyone for getting us cw!!
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i have this up and running with root and cw the only problems im having is my market wont load and it only gives me the "top free" tab and the "just in" tabs on the market...i can not see the top paid tab. i did a odin full restore (everything back to stock) then i rooted and flashed this anyone give me a had to why my market is funny? or how i have bad serves now?thanks to everyone for getting us cw!!
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So you're saying you downloaded this specific zImage2 file, then tar'd it, then flashed it over your kernel and it worked? Did you use odin, or redbend?
Or did you just post for help on the bottom of this thread?
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So you're saying you downloaded this specific zImage2 file, then tar'd it, then flashed it over your kernel and it worked? Did you use odin, or redbend?
Or did you just post for help on the bottom of this thread?
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lol nahh i flashed it last night with odin but it was zimage not zimage2 is there a difference? i can boot into recovery and even installed zips off my sd card like i said the only real problems i have is serves and market
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lol nahh i flashed it last night with odin but it was zimage not zimage2 is there a difference? i can boot into recovery and even installed zips off my sd card like i said the only real problems i have is serves and market
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Yes, there's a difference. When I posted asking if anyone had gotten this to work, I meant the kernel Koush specifically provided above, in this post. I know in general CWM recovery works.
I would try posting in the thread where you obtained your files for help. That way there are people who are using the same kernel that might help.
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Yes, there's a difference. When I posted asking if anyone had gotten this to work, I meant the kernel Koush specifically provided above, in this post. I know in general CWM recovery works.
I would try posting in the thread where you obtained your files for help. That way there are people who are using the same kernel that might help.
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turee that sorry. im noticing more and more problems like i dont have maps and missing apps here and there. thisis my fist time using odin and samsung...should i just odin back to stock everything and then try this recovery?
Alright...so I am confused now and I am not an Android noob....I see all the threads with how to flash the recovery and then this one....but I think we should have ONE thread that walks thru Rooting, flashing recovery etc....AND, in the first post, the instructions tell people how to pack files and etc., but a lot of people have no clue what that means...therefore, we need to have a "packed-ready" files for noobs. There are just a few too many botched phones.
As a noob myself, I think that sounds like a great plan.
Look closer my friend.
Clockworkmod installation how to
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Look closer my friend.
Clockworkmod installation how to
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Thanks, I saw that thread....but what I meant was, for a new person to see the following can be extremely confusing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787834
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787168
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788256
You know what I mean?
Can someone post a link on how to backup the original stock kernel via ODIN (or some other application) before I go ahead with this? I'd like to just be able to go back to the unmodified kernel if I want to. After a five minute search I couldn't even find a tutorial on ODIN.
I, an ignorant vibrant user eager to break into the world of ROMS, finally and successfully rooted my phone with the one click root.
One Click Lagfix from the marketplace immediately thereafter. Phone was blazing fast.
I decided to push my stupid limits. I tried to download and install Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid final ROM that would give me glorious, stock android. I followed the instructions I found for "installing a ROM":
Copy the zip to the root.
Boot into recovery.
Go into clockwork recovery.
factory reset.
install zip from sd card.
after that's done, reboot.
I got a little chimy, should-be-startup noise, (not the standard vibrant start-up noise, but what I expect would be the new ROM start-up noise I downloaded) and then nothing. Just the Vibrant screen.
I can boot into recovery mode, but I don't know what to do next. I tried to find the backup I made on Clockwork, but it was NOT THERE. I am now panicking and trying not to do anything stupid to my phone.
read on Eugene's site that it could be that I don't have the correct kernel flashed to support the ROM...? At this point, I kind of just want my phone back while having to lose the least amount of data. Please Help.
and before I tried installing the ROM, I used the one-click lag fix from the market on my already rooted phone.
Thanks!
james
Did you disable the lag fix before flashing?
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no, didn't realize that it would be an issue until after flashing the ROM. I think I'm stuck in a boot loop... and I have access to a mac only at the moment. Tomorrow I'll have access to a PC if ODIN could help at all...
Search for "froyo that doesnt brick your phone" flash if with odin and after that flash back to stock.
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Will this restore my data and settings...?? What will I lose?
In a weird. Everything. Unless you made an external backup. Eugene's will wipe the phone.
Sorry bud
Gl.
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I, an ignorant vibrant user eager to break into the world of ROMS, finally and successfully rooted my phone with the one click root.
One Click Lagfix from the marketplace immediately thereafter. Phone was blazing fast.
I decided to push my stupid limits. I tried to download and install Eugene's Vibrant Hybrid final ROM that would give me glorious, stock android. I followed the instructions I found for "installing a ROM":
Copy the zip to the root.
Boot into recovery.
Go into clockwork recovery.
factory reset.
install zip from sd card.
after that's done, reboot.
I got a little chimy, should-be-startup noise, (not the standard vibrant start-up noise, but what I expect would be the new ROM start-up noise I downloaded) and then nothing. Just the Vibrant screen.
I can boot into recovery mode, but I don't know what to do next. I tried to find the backup I made on Clockwork, but it was NOT THERE. I am now panicking and trying not to do anything stupid to my phone.
read on Eugene's site that it could be that I don't have the correct kernel flashed to support the ROM...? At this point, I kind of just want my phone back while having to lose the least amount of data. Please Help.
and before I tried installing the ROM, I used the one-click lag fix from the market on my already rooted phone.
Thanks!
james
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its just a simple user error. Honestly imo opinion, if you are using the lagfix option found on the market, flashing to other roms reformats /data and /system and such undoing it. So thats not where your issue came from the flashing. Before the flash, if you were on stock jdf, the flashing the hybrid final rom didnt update your baseband/modem.bin and i am pretty sure that would put you in your situation. Possible situation number 2. You had the ota update on your phone already. Meaning you were running ji6 then the rom update.zip may have been corrupted or incomplete.
to fix either one of these situations is simple. As long as the answer to my next question is a hell no. Did you flash jacs xmod voodoo kernel after you flash the hybrid rom?? The faster you reply to this the faster i can get to to a solution. You will also need a computer that has adb installed and properly recognizing your phone.
IF YOU DID FLASH THE VOODOO LAGFIX YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO A COMPUTER WITH ODIN AND ANDROID SDK!! WETHER IT BE A MAC WITH PARRELLS OR A VM OR LINIX OR WINDOWS.
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In a weird. Everything. Unless you made an external backup. Eugene's will wipe the phone.
Sorry bud
Gl.
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That is not true. Anything on his internal memory will be perfectly intact. And if he can still get into cwm recovery, he adb push a few files to the root of his sd card and boot right up depending the cause
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its just a simple user error. Honestly imo opinion, if you are using the lagfix option found on the market, flashing to other roms reformats /data and /system and such undoing it. So thats not where your issue came from the flashing. Before the flash, if you were on stock jdf, the flashing the hybrid final rom didnt update your baseband/modem.bin and i am pretty sure that would put you in your situation. Possible situation number 2. You had the ota update on your phone already. Meaning you were running ji6 then the rom update.zip may have been corrupted or incomplete.
to fix either one of these situations is simple. As long as the answer to my next question is a hell no. Did you flash jacs xmod voodoo kernel after you flash the hybrid rom?? The faster you reply to this the faster i can get to to a solution. You will also need a computer that has adb installed and properly recognizing your phone.
IF YOU DID FLASH THE VOODOO LAGFIX YOU WILL NEED ACCESS TO A COMPUTER WITH ODIN AND ANDROID SDK!! WETHER IT BE A MAC WITH PARRELLS OR A VM OR LINIX OR WINDOWS.
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I didn't flash **** after that. Just the Hybrid mod, then I was stuck. The steps I mentioned in my process were the only things that ever ever happened.
also, yes, I (was) running JI6 as well. Until this fiasco.
Eugene's thread for the hybrid mod also has files posted for, quote, "reboots and freezes" with the file name JFDkernanmodemji2.zip. All things that have been mentioned positively at one point or another in this thread. Since I am pretty sure I don't have the appropriate kernel to run the ROM, do I simply push the JFDkernanmodemji2.zip file to my root, flash it, then flash the ROM again and life will be good?
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Eugene's thread for the hybrid mod also has files posted for, quote, "reboots and freezes" with the file name JFDkernanmodemji2.zip. All things that have been mentioned positively at one point or another in this thread. Since I am pretty sure I don't have the appropriate kernel to run the ROM, do I simply push the JFDkernanmodemji2.zip file to my root, flash it, then flash the ROM again and life will be good?
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Indeed. If it doesn't work. U had a messed up download. At that point redownload and push to sd root
jumaaneface said:
Indeed. If it doesn't work. U had a messed up download. At that point redownload and push to sd root
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how do I push files to my vibrant? Where do I start?
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how do I push files to my vibrant? Where do I start?
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Do you have android sdk on your pc?
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Do you have android sdk on your pc?
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I think. When I open it, it the app is called Java and the titlebar says Android SDK and AVD Manager
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how do I push files to my vibrant? Where do I start?
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I think. When I open it, it the app is called Java and the titlebar says Android SDK and AVD Manager
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boot your phone into clockwork recovery and plug in to computer. Then open a command prompt window. you can type in cmd into search bar in windows to open it up. Then type adb devices into the little black window. tell me what happens when you do this. Do you have gtalk or aim? This will go by faster If you have one
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boot your phone into clockwork recovery and plug in to computer. Then open a command prompt window. you can type in cmd into search bar in windows to open it up. Then type adb devices into the little black window. tell me what happens when you do this. Do you have gtalk or aim? This will go by faster If you have one
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yeah, I've got gtalk.
gmail is [email protected]
Personal assist, wow that's awesome.
So what came if this? What's the outcome?
I'm curious, please update.
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Push pppuuuuush..baby deliveried yet?? An update on steps by steps?
Hello All,
I just got downloaded the 2.2.1 android software with ED03... I was rooted prior to the download and am looking for a way to do it again... can anyone help????????
I have the verizion fascinate....
Thanks
[email protected] said:
Hello All,
I just got downloaded the 2.2.1 android software with ED03... I was rooted prior to the download and am looking for a way to do it again... can anyone help????????
I have the verizion fascinate....
Thanks
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Odin this recovery: http://www.mediafire.com/file/06al8prkgj29gps/cwm-recovery-ALL-3-30-FIX.tar and then flash this from recovery:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7223192/RootSF/su-2.3.6.1+busybox1.19.zip But make sure after you odin the recovery to boot directly into recovery before the phone boots up normally.
If you are going to stay stock you need to edit a few files to keep custom recovery if you want it. Right now I am on ed03 debinged, all those junk apps removed and a few other tweaks. I started with the ota update, rooted with one click v1.8 then I used root explorer, not free but worth it. I had to edit the file names of /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, then /system/bin/recovery, and last /system/recovery-from-boot.p. The fix was actually easy all I did was rename file and add .no at the end of each if those files so I don't have to try and remember what they were called. So now rooted customized with times_infinity's blue CWR sorta stock fascinate. My first attempt with this I bricked it and had to Odin again so if you do this be careful what you edit and delete. Then boot to cwr and fix permissions first, then wipe dalcic and cache. That is how I had to did it to get first boot after finishing. Usual disclaimer I am not responsible for anything you choose to do to your phone, you did it not me. I an only sharing my successful process with others.
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If you are going to stay stock you need to edit a few files to keep custom recovery if you want it. Right now I am on ed03 debinged, all those junk apps removed and a few other tweaks. I started with the ota update, rooted with one click v1.8 then I used root explorer, not free but worth it. I had to edit the file names of /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, then /system/bin/recovery, and last /system/recovery-from-boot.p. The fix was actually easy all I did was rename file and add .no at the end of each if those files so I don't have to try and remember what they were called. So now rooted customized with times_infinity's blue CWR sorta stock fascinate. My first attempt with this I bricked it and had to Odin again so if you do this be careful what you edit and delete. Then boot to cwr and fix permissions first, then wipe dalcic and cache. That is how I had to did it to get first boot after finishing. Usual disclaimer I am not responsible for anything you choose to do to your phone, you did it not me. I an only sharing my successful process with others.
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Imnuts has a stock kernel that doesn't flash a recovery.
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Thanks Kidserious But Help Please
But can u give me step by step instructions..... I am new at this and the first time i rooted i found step by step directions on how to do it.... I understand a little bit of what you want me to do but dont know what u mean as to Odin this....
Read....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046855
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But can u give me step by step instructions..... I am new at this and the first time i rooted i found step by step directions on how to do it.... I understand a little bit of what you want me to do but dont know what u mean as to Odin this....
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Here are 2 links you should read
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044474
http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...ed-custom-roms-w-root-updated-05-17-11-a.html
DaleV said:
If you are going to stay stock you need to edit a few files to keep custom recovery if you want it. Right now I am on ed03 debinged, all those junk apps removed and a few other tweaks. I started with the ota update, rooted with one click v1.8 then I used root explorer, not free but worth it. I had to edit the file names of /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, then /system/bin/recovery, and last /system/recovery-from-boot.p. The fix was actually easy all I did was rename file and add .no at the end of each if those files so I don't have to try and remember what they were called. So now rooted customized with times_infinity's blue CWR sorta stock fascinate. My first attempt with this I bricked it and had to Odin again so if you do this be careful what you edit and delete. Then boot to cwr and fix permissions first, then wipe dalcic and cache. That is how I had to did it to get first boot after finishing. Usual disclaimer I am not responsible for anything you choose to do to your phone, you did it not me. I an only sharing my successful process with others.
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Do you just rename or remove the Bing apks with root explorer to get Bing off the device? I have a Fascinate on the way and I too would like to de-bing ED03 as opposed to installing the ED01 de-binged ROM.
thanks.
Hey guys, so I came home from work to find my girlfriend trying to root her vibrant as you can probably tell I own a Samsung Epic. I believe her phone is bricked and I can not get into download mode. I have watched numerous videos but all shows what to do when in download mode. I can't get past the screen with the exclamation point. Please help because I can't stop her crying. Thanks in advanced guys.
MrEpic said:
Hey guys, so I came home from work to find my girlfriend trying to root her vibrant as you can probably tell I own a Samsung Epic. I believe her phone is bricked and I can not get into download mode. I have watched numerous videos but all shows what to do when in download mode. I can't get past the screen with the exclamation point. Please help because I can't stop her crying. Thanks in advanced guys.
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No worries, this sounds fixable. ^^
So calm your GF down and follow the directions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
Good luck!
Xenoism said:
No worries, this sounds fixable. ^^
So calm your GF down and follow the directions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
Good luck!
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Xenoism to the rescue.. calm your GF first
Xenoism said:
No worries, this sounds fixable. ^^
So calm your GF down and follow the directions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310
Good luck!
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Thanks you all...she now cries tears of joy!! Gotta love xda and the people involved in this community!!
MrEpic said:
Thanks you all...she now cries tears of joy!! Gotta love xda and the people involved in this community!!
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Haha, that's what we are here for man ^^
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Haha, that's what we are here for man ^^
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Also...while i have your attention lol...im going to try and root it this time! Do you guys believe that "eddie1west" on youtube is a good try to try and root the phone? He seems pretty legit. He has a video that shows me how to go back to eclair so i can root and a video that shows me how to root? Is this correct? Do you suggest someone else or another method? Thanks..
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Also...while i have your attention lol...im going to try and root it this time! Do you guys believe that "eddie1west" on youtube is a good try to try and root the phone? He seems pretty legit. He has a video that shows me how to go back to eclair so i can root and a video that shows me how to root? Is this correct? Do you suggest someone else or another method? Thanks..
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Look in the bible in the dev section
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nick1217 said:
Look in the bible in the dev section
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Wow you guys got it together over here lol....good look....thanks once again...
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Wow you guys got it together over here lol....good look....thanks once again...
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We do have an awesome community here. I'm happy to be a part of it ^^
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We do have an awesome community here. I'm happy to be a part of it ^^
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Hey guys...i went to the bible but all it says is "....rename the samsung udate zip to...."...uhh...where can i find that zip lol..i keep soft bricking her phone with this youtube version...obviously i need to use the bibles instructions before his..???
MrEpic said:
Hey guys...i went to the bible but all it says is "....rename the samsung udate zip to...."...uhh...where can i find that zip lol..i keep soft bricking her phone with this youtube version...obviously i need to use the bibles instructions before his..???
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Also she is coming from froyo..
You can root it in froyo but the question is what do you want to do. If you are going to flash a custom ROM then you need to go back to stock (eclair). Either way, short fuse super one click is best way to get root. Google how to root vibrant with super one click, you should find files and directions. The update zip you referred to is directions to get CWM recovery.
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You can download the Superuser.zip and/or the CWR zip from my signature.
If you are just going to root it and leave Eclair on there, then pull the Superuser zip from my signature.
If you are going to flash a custom ROM on there, then pull the CWR zip from my signature (but make sure you have already downloaded a ROM.zip to flash with this).
For Root. Put Supersuser.zip in your Internal_SD card and make sure it is named Update.zip and the only thing on there named that. Boot into recovery using the key combo (Volume +/- and Power, when you see Vibrant come up, release the Power button but keep ahold of the Vol+/-) It will boot into "stock" recovery. Scroll down to Reinstall Packages and hit it. Might have to hit it twice, then reboot. You should have Root.
For CWR/Custom ROM. Same as above only no need for the Root.zip. Find a ROM that you want to flash (make sure to read OPs) and download it and put it on a folder where you know it will be in the phone. Just put the CWR on your Internal_SD and again make sure it is named Update.zip. Boot into recovery, scroll down to Reinstall Packages, hit it. It will cycle through and the stock (blue) recovery will turn to CWR (green) and you can then scroll down to Install From SD card and find the ROM that you downloaded beforehand.
Some things. Booting into recovery isn't easy and can take you a few times to get it. Also you can root using Z4 app, but you'll have to find that on your own.
Woodrube said:
You can download the Superuser.zip and/or the CWR zip from my signature.
If you are just going to root it and leave Eclair on there, then pull the Superuser zip from my signature.
If you are going to flash a custom ROM on there, then pull the CWR zip from my signature (but make sure you have already downloaded a ROM.zip to flash with this).
For Root. Put Supersuser.zip in your Internal_SD card and make sure it is named Update.zip and the only thing on there named that. Boot into recovery using the key combo (Volume +/- and Power, when you see Vibrant come up, release the Power button but keep ahold of the Vol+/-) It will boot into "stock" recovery. Scroll down to Reinstall Packages and hit it. Might have to hit it twice, then reboot. You should have Root.
For CWR/Custom ROM. Same as above only no need for the Root.zip. Find a ROM that you want to flash (make sure to read OPs) and download it and put it on a folder where you know it will be in the phone. Just put the CWR on your Internal_SD and again make sure it is named Update.zip. Boot into recovery, scroll down to Reinstall Packages, hit it. It will cycle through and the stock (blue) recovery will turn to CWR (green) and you can then scroll down to Install From SD card and find the ROM that you downloaded beforehand.
Some things. Booting into recovery isn't easy and can take you a few times to get it. Also you can root using Z4 app, but you'll have to find that on your own.
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Well thanks guys....well she ultimately wants to flash a custom rom....being a "typical female" and i quote "I want a rom with a pretty theme!" So ill find a custom rom with a pretty theme...go the whole nine and keep you guys posted on my progress. Thanks once again..i been in it for a minute but rooting a different phone completely makes me feel like a....like a....well...noob lol....later guys!!!
Z4 Root can be found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
I'm dev-unlocked and have TWRP installed, no root yet.
what's the consensus on the better/stable/happier su package, supersu vs superuser?
ALSO and almost more importantly, where can i find a flashable zip for either. i know everyone says just flash a rooted ROM, but that's not what i want to do. just looking for a file i can flash in recovery or push via adb. been searching and can't find any options that don't redo everything at once (ie. dev unlock and install recovery)
already been through all of that, just want to add root. thoughts? links? non-sequiturs?
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I'm dev-unlocked and have TWRP installed, no root yet.
what's the consensus on the better/stable/happier su package, supersu vs superuser?
ALSO and almost more importantly, where can i find a flashable zip for either. i know everyone says just flash a rooted ROM, but that's not what i want to do. just looking for a file i can flash in recovery or push via adb. been searching and can't find any options that don't redo everything at once (ie. dev unlock and install recovery)
already been through all of that, just want to add root. thoughts? links? non-sequiturs?
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Everything you need will be here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645890
dangle79 said:
I'm dev-unlocked and have TWRP installed, no root yet.
what's the consensus on the better/stable/happier su package, supersu vs superuser?
ALSO and almost more importantly, where can i find a flashable zip for either. i know everyone says just flash a rooted ROM, but that's not what i want to do. just looking for a file i can flash in recovery or push via adb. been searching and can't find any options that don't redo everything at once (ie. dev unlock and install recovery)
already been through all of that, just want to add root. thoughts? links? non-sequiturs?
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i been looking for the same thing for a while now.. thats zedomax root tool dont work if your on the new base.. i just need like a supersu and busybox package zip.. thats i can flash in recovery
evo401 said:
i been looking for the same thing for a while now.. thats zedomax root tool dont work if your on the new base.. i just need like a supersu and busybox package zip.. thats i can flash in recovery
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yeah, that's where i'm at. the tutorial/everything page has everything you could ever want if you were starting from zilch; but no "here's just the su binaries and app" zip that i can find. there's every variety of "one click" solution but it doesn't seem like anyone publicizes the step-by-step pieces.
i did dev-unlock and then flashed twrp via fastboot because i wanted a nandroid backup of my "virgin" setup. now if i could just push su to it i would have my setup/ROM with root and not have to wipe my phone and start with somebody else's. not that i'm knocking those efforts because at some point i'm going to start flashing ROMs on this thing, but i'm not ready to blow away all my data just to get root. of course there's always the remote possibility that i could flash the stock 2.13 rooted rom and restore my own data partition and it would work without being flaky, but i never had success doing that on my transform.
i guess i could always download one of the one-clicks and tear it apart and see if i can't figure something out on my own, but i have no experience doing that whatsoever
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yeah, that's where i'm at. the tutorial/everything page has everything you could ever want if you were starting from zilch; but no "here's just the su binaries and app" zip that i can find. there's every variety of "one click" solution but it doesn't seem like anyone publicizes the step-by-step pieces.
i did dev-unlock and then flashed twrp via fastboot because i wanted a nandroid backup of my "virgin" setup. now if i could just push su to it i would have my setup/ROM with root and not have to wipe my phone and start with somebody else's. not that i'm knocking those efforts because at some point i'm going to start flashing ROMs on this thing, but i'm not ready to blow away all my data just to get root. of course there's always the remote possibility that i could flash the stock 2.13 rooted rom and restore my own data partition and it would work without being flaky, but i never had success doing that on my transform.
i guess i could always download one of the one-clicks and tear it apart and see if i can't figure something out on my own, but i have no experience doing that whatsoever
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I know there is a superuser.apk floating around on xda I'm on my phone now so can't link to it just search all forums and you should find it
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You can't flash root to a phone with a zip. You need to look up the specific instructions for your phone, and most likely will factory reset your device.
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Seems like it would be easier to just bite the bullet and flash the stock rooted rom.
SeannyM said:
You can't flash root to a phone with a zip. You need to look up the specific instructions for your phone, and most likely will factory reset your device.
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if it can't be flashed then how do the one-clicks do it? those just do a dev unlock and flash recovery and what not, they're not full roms.
I used supersu and found it via a search here.
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yeah, i think i should be able to flash the zip from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
dangle79 said:
yeah, i think i should be able to flash the zip from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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did u try that zip?
evo401 said:
did u try that zip?
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not yet. my wife was getting made at me for not being fully engaged in her prattling so i had to shut the laptop for the night.
i was looking at the update script and it does some goofy stuff with the maps.apk and youtube.apk that seems to (at least from other comments in the thread) cause some unwanted aggravation with those apps. i asked the question what/why and the answer i got was an assumption that they were being moved temporarily to make sure there was room in /system for the su binaries and then moved back.
i don't know if that's necessary or not, but i kind of doubt it. just like to know what's happening in the background and not monkey with things that don't need monkeyin'.
i've got a working zip for SuperSU v0.96 that i've stripped the stuff out of it that moves around the maps and youtube apks, doesn't seem to be necessary on our devices. sent a pm to chainfire about posting it but haven't heard back yet. or maybe i just can't send pms
dangle79 said:
i've got a working zip for SuperSU v0.96 that i've stripped the stuff out of it that moves around the maps and youtube apks, doesn't seem to be necessary on our devices. sent a pm to chainfire about posting it but haven't heard back yet. or maybe i just can't send pms
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You might need to check your settings for PM by default they are set to accept pm's from admin and mods only if I remember correctly
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bigdaddy619 said:
You might need to check your settings for PM by default they are set to accept pm's from admin and mods only if I remember correctly
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thought you probably had something there but doesn't seem to be the case. but I'm just a no name dude with less than 50 posts and i imagine he gets a lot of messages. no biggie though, got mine working which was my goal in the first place. just wanted to take the opportunity to share another option with others.
truthfully though I'm not an Android dev by any stretch and it only took me about ten minutes to figure out how to re-sign the zip after updating the file once i committed myself to the idea i was going to try it
dangle79 said:
thought you probably had something there but doesn't seem to be the case. but I'm just a no name dude with less than 50 posts and i imagine he gets a lot of messages. no biggie though, got mine working which was my goal in the first place. just wanted to take the opportunity to share another option with others.
truthfully though I'm not an Android dev by any stretch and it only took me about ten minutes to figure out how to re-sign the zip after updating the file once i committed myself to the idea i was going to try it
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Btw how do you resign a zip?
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bigdaddy619 said:
Btw how do you resign a zip?
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with signapk, there's actually a thread here somewhere for how to do it, like three steps. the tip-off was when i opened the original in winrar it had a comment attached that was what it had been signed with
dangle79 said:
with signapk, there's actually a thread here somewhere for how to do it, like three steps. the tip-off was when i opened the original in winrar it had a comment attached that was what it had been signed with
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Cool thanks I'll have a look when I get home from work
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