i was running frankin twiz(9/20) and kk kernel. tried to revert back to stock phone.. did a backup with clockwork, deleted user data and cache and now my phone just force closes android and i can't get it to load anything or make it where my phone is usable..help.. cant get into adb mode, cant get drivers to install, what else can i do? if i put a update.zip on an external sd will it be able to install the rom once im in recovery mode? Thanks for any input
Can you get into Download Mode?
Were you running a lag-fix?
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i was running vodoo lag fix..no i cant get into download mode, only recovery mode
in recovery mode it says error, cannot find update.zip file.
Did you happen to dis-able the Voodoo lag-fix before flashing the stock ROM?
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no i did not, and now i do not know anything i can do..
That's a tough one, the maker of Bionix said you would greatly regret not disabling vodoo before flashing.. voodoo sounded like something I don't ever want to mess with for that reason alone, so I never will. sry I can't help, maybe download mode on odin and load fresh factory rom
im in download mode on the device and i have odin opened, how do i flash the stock rom now? also how do i get odin to find my device? thanks
Tlowery88 said:
im in download mode on the device and i have odin opened, how do i flash the stock rom now? also how do i get odin to find my device? thanks
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To get odin to find your device in download mode you simply need the proper drivers installed. Be sure to plug in the device in download mode and let Windows detect the download interface properly before you run Odin. I'd also strongly advise you use Odin3 v1.3 (found in Dev section...also a link to this in the Vibrant Bible post) instead of Odin3 v1.0.
In the Bionix 1.3 thread, instructions for dealing with the "oops I forgot to deal with disabling Voodoo" screw up are in the first post, right after "Did You Flash Something Before Disabling Voodoo? Then This Fix is For You." It's a bit involved, but I've made this mistake myself last week (I misspelled the disable-lagfix of all things), and the method worked as advertised.
Best of luck!
learning how to use odin was a bit of a challenge, there's a really good youtube video.. this is the link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnY7P14JSWQ -copy and paste in browser this guides you on how to get back to stock on odin, which is a great place to start fresh.. make sure you have the samsung drivers installed on your computer, helps computer recognize our android
SUPER IMPORTANT!! open odin 1st as administrator, then whith phone (off) hold both up and down volume keys and plug in usb while holding them
thanks everyone for the tips, i got back to the stock rom now. and even got a lesson in using odin to flash in the future
i tried to install a different unlock screen and my phone had a ton of force close i was able to get into download mode and odin open, it reads the phone but it gets stuck at setup connection for ever any ideas on how to bypass that so i can revert to stock
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ok heres my problem:
i was trying to disable the ryanza oclf alpha 1 build with the unlagfixme batch file that came in the .zip in anticipation of the update. in the process as it was copying the files from ext2 to rcf or somethign like that, my phone rang. instead of just letting it go, i freaked and tied to reject the call. this caused my superuser permission to force close. tried to run a couple more times, but the superuser would not recognize anything. i rebooted the phone expecting the worst, and got it. now it wont boot past the galaxy s screen. i would like to just get back to stock, just like it was when it came out of the box, so i can receive the tmobile ji6 update, but admittedly don't know what i am doing. anyone with the patience to explain to me how to fix it? you can even ridicule me all you want. thanks.
The short answer, you will need to setup odin and flash the stock rom. All the needed links are in the ' vibrant directory (bible)' thread under the development section.
1) install the windows drivers for the vibrant on your computer.
2) download odin and the stock rom.
3) run odin
4) enter download mode on you phone
5) flash the stock rom
6) smile because you fixed a brick
Follow the links in the bible thread for more specific details, as I don't want to rewrite what has been written.
Hope this helps.
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thanks, but now it seems i am having trouble getting into download mode as well. when i ran the root update.zip i got to it a million times no problem. could this be because in the middle of freaking out, i got it into recovery mode and reloaded the packages?
also if i have kies, i should already have the drivers correct?
if you are at the Gal S screen, ADB should be able to read the phone.
just run adb reboot download
ADB starts to see the phone while still on the vibrant screen for me
lol...i realize i am not sounding any smarter but where do i get adb?
ok so i got the sdk, and adb was included in that. but when i go to run the adb application, it opens and closes what looks like the command window immediately? pretty confused right now. like i said, i am definitely new at all this.
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lol...i realize i am not sounding any smarter but where do i get adb?
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you load it through the cmd prompt.
so start>run>cmd> path to sdk/tools> adb reboot download
ok in dl mode, got the true stock 2.1 rom selected in odin, but whats this about a .tar file?
"and for the T959UVJFD.tar just use PDA click repartition and start"
holy ****. you guys are awesome. back to stock, and working perfectly!!! and now i know how to use adb and odin. if i could i'd buy yall a beer.
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ok in dl mode, got the true stock 2.1 rom selected in odin, but whats this about a .tar file?
"and for the T959UVJFD.tar just use PDA click repartition and start"
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There are directions on how to use Odin in the Bible thread in the developer section. Google works too.
nm..op got it fixed
I partitioned my SD card using ROM Manager, turned the phone off and got a black screen with lit keys. So, I read around and was told to use ODIN to reflash the stock TMO build, so I did. Now, Im getting the TMO logo and Galaxy S screen, but I get a black screen still.
I cannot get into download mode. I vol - and power and I get the Vibrant logo, then it goes back off. Even when plugged it, I get the batt charging animation, then back to the Vibrant screen.
I tried to push the update.zip to the SD card through ADB, but I get a permission denied message, meaning the root was killed.
So, is this phone pretty much screwed? I cant think of any other way to get it going outside of moving the update.zip to the sd card by a 3rd party measure i.e card reader/another phone
dude that's not even close to a brick as the phone is still responsive somehow..
do this:
1. pull out battery wait 5-10secs
2. connect USB to computer and phone
3. hold down the vol +/- buttons
4. plug in battery
5. you should be in download mode now
6. do what you gotta do with ODIN
good luck
Dont use that method to get to DL mode . Do it this way . First turn off your phone , then plug the usb cable into your computer ONLY . Next hold both volume buttons and plug the micro usb into your phone . Also use odin v1.3 and flash the rom of your preference .
Edit : xtone beat me to the punch
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I partitioned my SD card using ROM Manager, turned the phone off and got a black screen with lit keys. So, I read around and was told to use ODIN to reflash the stock TMO build, so I did. Now, Im getting the TMO logo and Galaxy S screen, but I get a black screen still.
I cannot get into download mode. I vol - and power and I get the Vibrant logo, then it goes back off. Even when plugged it, I get the batt charging animation, then back to the Vibrant screen.
I tried to push the update.zip to the SD card through ADB, but I get a permission denied message, meaning the root was killed.
So, is this phone pretty much screwed? I cant think of any other way to get it going outside of moving the update.zip to the sd card by a 3rd party measure i.e card reader/another phone
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Yes using ROM Manager to repartition your phone will create the "soft-brick" you are experiencing. But as one person has already noted, this can pretty much be recovered using ODIN.
Definitely follow the advice given in Posts 2 and 3 of this thread to get into Download mode. If you're not getting the desired results using ODIN, what settings are you using? For example, what are the names of the .pit and .tar files you are using? Did you check or leave unchecked the "re-partition" option?
Sorry for the noobery. Im usually good at this.
Well, I was able to get into download mode and get ODIN to run, but im getting a MBD checksum error when I boot into recovery.
And I cannot install CWM through the market because my Application Storage is at 0.00B for some reason.
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Sorry for the noobery. Im usually good at this.
Well, I was able to get into download mode and get ODIN to run, but im getting a MBD checksum error when I boot into recovery.
And I cannot install CWM through the market because my Application Storage is at 0.00B for some reason.
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What ROM did you flash. You might want to perform a factory reset and then flash the stock JFD ROM and see if that fixes your problem.
Good luck.
Oh this is a nightmare.... exactly what happened to me.
I'll be honest, I tried and tried and tried all sorts of stuff and somehow I got it back reading again.
I would ODIN to Eugenes Froyo that doesn't brick and see where that gets you. Thread is in developers section and I am pretty sure that's what got me back working but follow ALL the instructions. With no application room I couldn't push, unistall, install ect...
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Oh this is a nightmare.... exactly what happened to me.
I'll be honest, I tried and tried and tried all sorts of stuff and somehow I got it back reading again.
I would ODIN to Eugenes Froyo that doesn't brick and see where that gets you. Thread is in developers section and I am pretty sure that's what got me back working but follow ALL the instructions. With no application room I couldn't push, unistall, install ect...
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That's only needed if he flashed a rom with the wrong kernel or if he flashed a rom without disabling voodoo .
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Just get to DL mode as xtone and I stated in post 2 & 3 . Then flashed to JFD with odin v1.3 and click the repartition box in odin and you'll be fine .
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I had this problem for the last two days, but I found a way to fix it thanks to a user (whom I don't know the name of)
I did this to go back to stock firmware (JFD), make sure you have that downloaded.
Look for Eugene's Galaxy S Froyo PDA, for the i9000, not the Vibrant. Flash it through Odin with the 512 pit file. It's not going to boot up but take you to recovery mode instead, and it's going to remap your Volume buttons, but you can still get into DL mode (up is now down, and vice versa but whatever)
Now Odin back to stock, using the same 512 pit and there you go! Should boot up with no problem. Now you can redo everything, but remember to never partition through ROM Manager ever again!
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Is there a link you could provide him?
AgentFour20 said:
That's only needed if he flashed a rom with the wrong kernel or if he flashed a rom without disabling voodoo .
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His exact symptoms happened to me when the noob in me decided to repartition in Rom Manager awhile back. I am just suggesting he uses this tool as an option. It's definitely a good tool to use regardless of how he got where he got.
something like this happened to a buddy of mine, i'm trying to fix it, but the guy was completely stock so it makes no sense... I've tried everything, and i cant seem to find eugenes files...
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something like this happened to a buddy of mine, i'm trying to fix it, but the guy was completely stock so it makes no sense... I've tried everything, and i cant seem to find eugenes files...
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Eugenes rom are on his new site www.eb-production.proboards.com
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OK, I got it fixed. Heres how.
I was finally able to get into ODIN and flash Eugenes Froyo.
So, from there, I was getting an MD5 checksum error when Id try to get into recovery, and I couldnt install the ROM Manager from the Market
Well, upon inspection of a the Nero V3 build I had downloaded, there was a ROMManager.apk there. So I pushed it onto my phone, reflashed to CWR (had to do it about 3 times) and reinstalled Nero V3.
After installing the build, I was able to re-enable voodoo and its theres no more MD5 craziness when I access the Recovery
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OK, I got it fixed. Heres how.
I was finally able to get into ODIN and flash Eugenes Froyo.
So, from there, I was getting an MD5 checksum error when Id try to get into recovery, and I couldnt install the ROM Manager from the Market
Well, upon inspection of a the Nero V3 build I had downloaded, there was a ROMManager.apk there. So I pushed it onto my phone, reflashed to CWR (had to do it about 3 times) and reinstalled Nero V3.
After installing the build, I was able to re-enable voodoo and its theres no more MD5 craziness when I access the Recovery
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So voodoo was the culprit . lmao
I dont remember you ever mentioning that . Any way glad you figured it out and have your phone back .
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So voodoo was the culprit . lmao
I dont remember you ever mentioning that . Any way glad you figured it out and have your phone back .
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Apparently. Completely forgot I attempted to enable it. I was freaked all the way out trying to repair the damn thing.
Ok, I have been reading on this forum since april and I have no clue on how or what to do to flash my phone. I want to put a new 2.3 rom on it but I don't know where to start. I see people say you need odin and other programs, but i don't know how to use them. i don't want my phone to wind up bricked. can anyone help?
ok why dont you take a look at ths forum
but first you need to root
then you need to have the rom on your phone
then you just flash via cwm
ok, if I root my phone using odin, will i lose everything?? it says that i have to go back to a eclair version. I have apps that I don't want to lose data with. I am so confused.
what are you running?
a completely stock vibrant. I just used superclick and was able to root my phone, i am now using titanium backup and just backuped all my apps.
this is awesome!
so I cant get odin to see my phone, what do i do??
did you install drivers/?
drivers?? I am lost and feel like a idiot!
i know when i connected the phone to the computer it installed drivers and my pc can see my phone. do i need to have usb debugging on as well?
you have to be in download mode so odin can recognize it....
yeah i watched the video and did everything like he did, but it wont see my phone. i don't know why
make sure ur in debugging mode
power off phone
pull out battery
GRAB THIS STUFF : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
turn on odin
attach phone to pc with usb cable
now while holding down both volume buttons put battery back in.
now you should be in download mode and go back to stock with odin from here!
make sure u put the proper tar file in pit and the .pda file in pda in there proper places on odin and ur set to go.
Enjoy and also make sure u have the proper samsung drivers
then follow this link on how to root from eclair:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
Eclair is 2.1
then after u root download rom manager and on that app will be a thing to flash clockwork recovery. Then flash clockwork and then ur ready to install a rom. That link i gave u will also help u flash a rom
Enjoy
WOW, I actually did it!!!!!!!!! I was a little afraid but now it is back to stock, and now i am adding the Simply Galaxy 2.8 Remix Final and it is loading up. Many thanks to you for your help. This is freaking awesome!!!!
ur very welcome! im glad i could help
congrats on your first rom
So I rooted my Note a few weeks back using the non-counter advancing rooting method via odin. Worked flawlessly, and I'm rooted without issue. Tired of waiting for stock ICS to come out so I want to start flashing ROM's. Trying to install the newest CWM through Odin....well Odin doesn't recognize when the phone is connected. Tried 2 different windows 7 VM's and one W7 machine. I flashed via one of the VM's and it worked fine. It's not working on any machine that I have. I also have a mac book pro, but no idea if there is a apple Odin. What do I do? Don't have the android APK and really don't wanna go that route through ADB.
Can I just reboot into recovery and 'install via sd' or whatever the selection is, navigate to CWM touch recovery zip and install? or will that potentially do some serious damage?
Also if it's available on the CWM website as a DL why isn't it an option through the app to install? Would make my life WORLDS easier at this point.
A rooted phone would not interfere with Odin, completely unrelated. Perhaps your cable is bad, or you are installing the wrong drivers.
That said, once you have CWM on your phone, there should be no reason to use odin again. The updates for CWM are flashable via CWM. Most every single ROM is flashable via CWM. I can't really tell from your description if you were successful installing a custom recovery yet.
jpeg42 said:
A rooted phone would not interfere with Odin, completely unrelated. Perhaps your cable is bad, or you are installing the wrong drivers.
That said, once you have CWM on your phone, there should be no reason to use odin again. The updates for CWM are flashable via CWM. Most every single ROM is flashable via CWM. I can't really tell from your description if you were successful installing a custom recovery yet.
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Trying to install a custom recovery. Sorry may not have made that clear in my rant. I've tried a couple different cables, and same luck. I DLed the CWM app from the Google Play, but have not installed a custom recovery. Trying to get CWM touch installed. Galaxy Note isn't an option when I try and install a custom recovery(CWM Touch Recovery...or hell any CWM recovery Note isn't an avialable model) via CWM.
So the options I've found so far are: Install custom recovery(CWM) via Odin, or install via ADB using android APK.
Are there other options to installing CWM recovery?
Sorry kind of a newb to all of this. I had a Dell Streak before this as my first android and it was a PITA to install Custom ROM's and root that I didn't mess with it much. Did root it and managed to soft brick my phone and bring her back to life. lol Then figured it was too much a pain to deal with.
ROM manager does not support our phone. I wouldn't use that app for now. So you're booting into download mode and Odin doesn't see your phone? I'm assuming you're in download mode?
froidroid said:
ROM manager does not support our phone. I wouldn't use that app for now. So you're booting into download mode and Odin doesn't see your phone? I'm assuming you're in download mode?
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This...if not restart everything from scratch. Uninstall the drivers and re-install them again and restart Odin. Also make sure you are using the latest version of Odin.
froidroid said:
ROM manager does not support our phone. I wouldn't use that app for now. So you're booting into download mode and Odin doesn't see your phone? I'm assuming you're in download mode?
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Correct isn't recognized in DL mode. The phone is recognized just fine when I plug it in regularly. Can transfer back and forth all day long.
The ICS ROM I wanna try uses CWM recovery to install. So trying to get everything to line up as to not end up with a brick. lol
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This...if not restart everything from scratch. Uninstall the drivers and re-install them again and restart Odin. Also make sure you are using the latest version of Odin.
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Believe I've done that before, but will try again. Latest version of Odin higher than 1.8.5 or something like that? If so that's what I'm using.
ROM manager does not support our phone. I wouldn't use that app for now. So you're booting into download mode and Odin doesn't see your phone? I'm assuming you're in download mode?
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ROM manager does not support our phone. I wouldn't use that app for now. So you're booting into download mode and Odin doesn't see your phone? I'm assuming you're in download mode?
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Not sure what's going on with XDA, but my reply didn't post. So here goes: Yes that is correct I would boot into DL mode and odin didn't see my phone.
So I opened one of my VM's( the one previously used to root) uninstalled/reinstalled the drivers and voila odin sees my phone again. CWM touch recovery installed. Now off to flash Team Perfections ICS. Only chose them as they have a step by step video of installation and it seems stupid easy. Also seems to be the most stable from reading. Could be wrong. I'll try it out and wait for official CM9.
Have you tried using a different PC. I remeber my desktop wouldnt let me odin all the sudden one day. I tried my laptop worked no problem. using a VM sounds sketchy id be afraid there were too many facets or some risk of data corruption on its way. That may be incorrect but data > virtual hardware > hardware > phone. just too much for me -_-
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Have you tried using a different PC. I remeber my desktop wouldnt let me odin all the sudden one day. I tried my laptop worked no problem. using a VM sounds sketchy id be afraid there were too many facets or some risk of data corruption on its way. That may be incorrect but data > virtual hardware > hardware > phone. just too much for me -_-
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I tried my physical windows machine and it wouldn't even install the drivers. Failed every time regardless what I did.
I got the VM to work fine. CWM recovery touch is installed now.
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Not sure what's going on with XDA, but my reply didn't post. So here goes: Yes that is correct I would boot into DL mode and odin didn't see my phone.
So I opened one of my VM's( the one previously used to root) uninstalled/reinstalled the drivers and voila odin sees my phone again. CWM touch recovery installed. Now off to flash Team Perfections ICS. Only chose them as they have a step by step video of installation and it seems stupid easy. Also seems to be the most stable from reading. Could be wrong. I'll try it out and wait for official CM9.
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All roms are that easy to flash once you have cwm, it's just booting into recovery, wiping, and flashing.
Try em all and see which one works best fir you
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All roms are that easy to flash once you have cwm, it's just booting into recovery, wiping, and flashing.
Try em all and see which one works best fir you
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I hear ya. Just when I start reading about some ROM's they say: oh and you need to flash this, this and this or else your phone will blow up and likely kill your whole family.
Being somewhat new to the flashing business just flashing ONE zip file is enough for me. Yet alone a bunch of other things. Just starts to confuse me with the multiple flashes......do I install all the same( as far as "flashing" goes)? Just boot into recovery navigate to file...double click and it'll do it's thing? If so I suppose that's not all that difficult. I like the one and done approach though. lol
Yup.
If there are multiple zips, flash them all like the main ROM.
Sweet! Flashed the Objection ICS. Like it so far. Seems like the modem is kinda all over the map for lte speeds.
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Hey there,
I'm trying to get CyanogenMod on my friend's aging Vibrant. I first rooted, and then I attempted to install ClockworkMod through the stock recovery. At first it just restarted back to the stock recovery, so I installed it again, and boom- CWM. From there, I wiped, went to mount USB storage, and the drive didn't show up on my computer. I figured it needed to be rebooted, so I tried that. This time, it reverted BACK to stock recovery. I figured, okay, all I have to do is flash CWM again. It won't work anymore. I don't know what to do, because I can't flash CWM, a Rom, or even restore the original rom because I can't get into CWM.
Please help!
vindication84 said:
Hey there,
I'm trying to get CyanogenMod on my friend's aging Vibrant. I first rooted, and then I attempted to install ClockworkMod through the stock recovery. At first it just restarted back to the stock recovery, so I installed it again, and boom- CWM. From there, I wiped, went to mount USB storage, and the drive didn't show up on my computer. I figured it needed to be rebooted, so I tried that. This time, it reverted BACK to stock recovery. I figured, okay, all I have to do is flash CWM again. It won't work anymore. I don't know what to do, because I can't flash CWM, a Rom, or even restore the original rom because I can't get into CWM.
Please help!
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Okay, I've never had this issue personally, nor have I read of anyone else having a similar issue. However, despite the lack of CWR, you can still restore the device back to stock via Odin. There is a guide on the usage of Odin that can be found here. Download links to the program along with the required .pit and .tar files can also be found in said guide. Once you've got the device restored, you can go through the process of installing CyanogenMod... But, keep in mind that the installation process is going to vary slightly depending on what version of CyanogenMod you wish to install. Are you trying to install CyanogenMod 7 (Gingerbread), 9 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 10 (Jellybean 4.1), or 10.1 (Jellybean 4.2)?
I know about Odin, but I'm on a Mac right now. I was really hoping there was a way around this so I didn't have to install Windows via Boot Camp. I'm planning on installing CM10.
vindication84 said:
I know about Odin, but I'm on a Mac right now. I was really hoping there was a way around this so I didn't have to install Windows via Boot Camp. I'm planning on installing CM10.
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You could use Heimdall, an alternative to Odin that is compatible with OS X. You can download it here.
Now, in regards to the process of installing CM10, you could refer to this video... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812882. Hopefully you won't get that weird CWR issue this time around. Let me know how it goes. :fingers-crossed:
No matter what, I can't get Heimdall to detect the phone. It just says "Failed to detect compatible download-mode device".
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No matter what, I can't get Heimdall to detect the phone. It just says "Failed to detect compatible download-mode device".
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Hmm... Perhaps this post might be of some help? Sorry, but I don't own a Mac, nor have I ever personally used Heimdall... So I've never had that issue before. However, a little Google searching uncovered a bunch of threads discussing this exact error. Perhaps a little digging may uncover your answer? Link. Again, best of luck dude.
Can you get back into the stock recovery and transfer files to the internal SD? If so, you need to flash update.zip(attached). It will add a custom recovery. You may need to flash it twice to get it to show up. From there, I would suggest you do the following: 1) wipe user data, cache and davlik(under advanced) 2) reboot recovery, if the stock recovery comes back, just reflash update.zip. 3) Flash whichever ROM you want on the phone, again, may take two flashes.
If you cannot add files to the internal SD, this solution won't work, in which case you'll have to play around a little more. I would suggest, as an alternate method, that you pull the battery and SD card. replace the battery and try to enter download mode. Try using Heimdal One-Click(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278683). It's much easier than using Heimdal or Odin and will flash the Vibrant to stock. View the download mode shortcut below.
Side note: hardware shortcuts help a lot. If you don't know them, they are here:
Hold volume up + volume down + power =
1. When off, boots recovery
2. When on, reboots into recovery
Hold volume up + volume down +plug in computer USB = download mode.
^This is what you use for Odin and/or Heimdal. They won't recognize the device unless it's in download mode.
May also take a few tries.
Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions.
EDIT: You may need to have the phone on the stock ROM to flash that update.zip. I ran into that problem and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working for a long time. Don't update the vibrant to stock 2.2 to use the update.zip.
danvsullivan said:
Can you get back into the stock recovery and transfer files to the internal SD? If so, you need to flash update.zip(attached). It will add a custom recovery. You may need to flash it twice to get it to show up. From there, I would suggest you do the following: 1) wipe user data, cache and davlik(under advanced) 2) reboot recovery, if the stock recovery comes back, just reflash update.zip. 3) Flash whichever ROM you want on the phone, again, may take two flashes.
If you cannot add files to the internal SD, this solution won't work, in which case you'll have to play around a little more. I would suggest, as an alternate method, that you pull the battery and SD card. replace the battery and try to enter download mode. Try using Heimdal One-Click(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278683). It's much easier than using Heimdal or Odin and will flash the Vibrant to stock. View the download mode shortcut below.
Side note: hardware shortcuts help a lot. If you don't know them, they are here:
Hold volume up + volume down + power =
1. When off, boots recovery
2. When on, reboots into recovery
Hold volume up + volume down +plug in computer USB = download mode.
^This is what you use for Odin and/or Heimdal. They won't recognize the device unless it's in download mode.
May also take a few tries.
Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions.
EDIT: You may need to have the phone on the stock ROM to flash that update.zip. I ran into that problem and couldn't figure out why it wasn't working for a long time. Don't update the vibrant to stock 2.2 to use the update.zip.
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I already have the update.zip on the phone. I can get into the stock recovery and flash it (it says "replacing recovery with Clockwork" and everything), but every time I attempt to flash it, the phone reboots to the stock recovery. I can't add files to the internal SD because the only options are Reboot System Now, Reinstall Packages, Delete All User Data, and Delete Cache Data"
One-Click doesn't see the phone either. I'm starting to get really worried. Is there some sort of driver or something I need to have installed on the system?
SOLVED!
Alright, I finally figured it out. I'm exhausted, haha.
I finally just bit the bullet and installed Windows. I used ODIN, which was such a breeze. I wish I would have just done that in the first place.
Thanks for your help guys!
vindication84 said:
Alright, I finally figured it out. I'm exhausted, haha.
I finally just bit the bullet and installed Windows. I used ODIN, which was such a breeze. I wish I would have just done that in the first place.
Thanks for your help guys!
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Glad to hear the good news!
Hope this time you'll be able to update the phone seamlessly, and your friend can enjoy a newly updated Vibrant. If you ever have any questions, don't hesitate to PM me. I'll try my best to help you out.
danvsullivan said:
Try using Heimdal One-Click(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278683).
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Although I had heard of Bay_wolf's AIO Vibrant Toolbox, which is also a one-click software (but only compatible w/Windows), I had never heard of "Heimdal One-Click". This is good to know about, and I've added the program to the The Official XDA Vibrant Bible Thread. I learn something new every day. Thanks!
vindication84 said:
Alright, I finally figured it out. I'm exhausted, haha.
I finally just bit the bullet and installed Windows. I used ODIN, which was such a breeze. I wish I would have just done that in the first place.
Thanks for your help guys!
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Great news! You can follow the instructions I wrote out to install a custom ROM from stock. Just put all the files on the internal SD, wipe everything and flash update.zip and then the ROM and gapps.
If you have questions, you may PM me as well.
Good luck!