My Fascinate started hard locking after installing Voodoo. I decided to go back to stock. I forgot to disable Voodoo before doing so. Now my internal storage is showing no available space. Because of this, I cannot get into CWM to re-flash my device. Another annoying issue is each time I reboot the phone, I have to navigate the setup screen. I hope you can help. Thanks.
Does anything {FIXED} 0.00 internal storage problem help?
I did the EXACT same thing for the same reasons and am having the same results. HELP
happened to me..
download this and place this into your SDCARD (voodoo_uninstaller 1.4)
you should be able to get into CWM. just hold down power button and up and down volume button then let go.. it you lead you to the stock recovery and just scrow down to apply update.zip.. that should get you into CWM and choose to install zip from sdcard and choose the uninstaller. once you got that, voodoo should be completely off your phone. then just flash Jt's super clean DI01 .
The phone will only boot into the stock recovery. When I try to install the update.zip file, I get an error.
Can I delete the Voodoo folder and, or wipe the sdcard?
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hello all,
Just flashed this ROM using clockwork, only problem I ran into was clockwork will not reboot into recovery. Instead it reboots into samsung recovery.I would like to re-flash ROM. I am new to this, I was an iPhone user and it was pretty simple to reinstall operating system.
I use a macbook with snow leopard, what is going to be my best option to re-flash with the macbook. I have read about Odin, and ADB. But not really sure which to use or how to use them for just flashing a custom ROM.
Any help would be great!!!!1
RAMROD
Search "boot into recovery"....using buttons.
Power off
Hold vol+/vol- (keep holding)
Hold power (keep holding all three buttons)
Wait vibrant screen...wait for black...wait for second vibrant screen and release power button ONLY.
Should be set.
OR
Search for OS X...you can use Terminal to manually flash/reboot/etc. through utilities. Be careful though, the commands are slightly different.
I'm running OS X 10.4 (tiger) and never have to use the computer (outside of TGA_Gunman's one click root program)...everything can be done through the phone in most cases.
I have no problem getting it in this mode. I am trying to get it to boot into clockwork recovery, and the only thing that is loading is the stock kernal recovery menu.. So I am looking for a method that I can do it with my macbook. I have searched in google, and found other tutorials for other phones, but not the vibrant. If you know of one please let me know..
thanks
in sammy recovery hit 'reinstall packages' (may need to do this more than once) and it will reboot you to clockwork. then flash through clockwork like normal. this is why you need to leave the update.zip file on your sdcard after installing clockwork.
funeralthirst said:
in sammy recovery hit 'reinstall packages' (may need to do this more than once) and it will reboot you to clockwork. then flash through clockwork like normal. this is why you need to leave the update.zip file on your sdcard after installing clockwork.
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I never removed the zip file from sd card, in fact while looking at the files contained in clockwork mod file. It contains the same files as my other Vibrant that is running fine. Just doesn't have Bionics Obsidian 2.2 running on it..
I tried what you said about clicking on re-install and did that 5-6 times. That didn't improve the problem.
thanks for the idea,
Back to the original Question, what is the easiest way to load different rom on my phone with my macbook?
Does the phone still boot up normally? If so, open Rom Manager and select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery". Then select your device. Reboot into recovery and if you are still in the stock recovery, hit "Reinstall Packages". If that doesn't work, then I have no idea...
I went from stock Froyo 2.2 to MIUI v3 using the following link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992251
Now when I startup my phone...
For one, it won't connect me to a network so I can't get phone calls or texts etc.
Also my volume up button is switched with my volume down button.
Trying to make a phone call it says "Mobile network not available".
Does anyone have any information to help me fix this problem? I am stuck.
Yea flash the miui version made for the vibrant in our development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992302
The one you flashed is for the International galaxy S
bfranklin1986 said:
Yea flash the miui version made for the vibrant in our development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992302
The one you flashed is for the International galaxy S
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Ok sooo...
I downloaded
kernel-cm-7-INITIAL-Vibrant-signed.zip
renamed it to update.zip
copied the update.zip along with the MIUI 1.5.20 english pack one to the root of my SD card (internal sd root)
Went into recovery mode, and tried to flash update.zip. It gave me some assert error right away. Now my phone is in a cycle of rebooting where it reboots into the flashing thing, tries to load real quick and then reboots itself.
Any tips? I'm kinda scared.
Odin back to stock and then try again, this guide by s15274n has all the files you need and step by step instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
The vibrant files you flashed probably weren't compatible with the I900 kernel/recovery you had flashed.
GTASouthPark said:
Ok sooo...
I downloaded
kernel-cm-7-INITIAL-Vibrant-signed.zip
renamed it to update.zip
copied the update.zip along with the MIUI 1.5.20 english pack one to the root of my SD card (internal sd root)
Went into recovery mode, and tried to flash update.zip. It gave me some assert error right away. Now my phone is in a cycle of rebooting where it reboots into the flashing thing, tries to load real quick and then reboots itself.
Any tips? I'm kinda scared.
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odin jfd, root, flash recovery then start over with the cm7 kernel then mui.
I'm having a problem following the guide...
Under 2 - Download 3 files..
Mount your phone and move the rom to the internal
AND the UPDATE.ZIP << DOWNLOAD
file if you wiped both internal/external or need to root.
Power down the phone, or pull the battery.
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I don't know how I can get my phone mounted. Whenever I plug my phone into my computer (with the battery in), it automatically reboots itself and starts the crazy reboot thing. I also can't get back to recovery or downloading mode, it automatically goes back into the reboot thing.
And then in step 3 where it says start Odin, plug in your usb cable. With the battery out of your phone hold both volume buttons for a couple seconds and then plug in your USB cable. That doesn't take me to downloading mode.
EDIT:
Okay I figured out how to get it into downloading mode again. I need to do what it says above by holding the volume buttons with the battery out etc. Then you add the battery.
Hi guys. I got Odin to work. got back to stock.
Then got back into recovery mode to flash the cm7 kernel...
It is the same error as last time. Here's the actual error this time.
-- Installing: /sdcard/update.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: is_mounted("/mnt/sdcard")
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
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Hi guys. I got Odin to work. got back to stock.
Then got back into recovery mode to flash the cm7 kernel...
It is the same error as last time. Here's the actual error this time.
-- Installing: /sdcard/update.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: is_mounted("/mnt/sdcard")
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
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Are you going under install zip from sdcard or just pressing reinstall packages? Instructions say to select reinstall packages after you rename it update.zip
bfranklin1986 said:
Are you going under install zip from sdcard or just pressing reinstall packages? Instructions say to select reinstall packages after you rename it update.zip
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I boot into recovery mode. It takes me to the stock recovery mode. Then (with the update.zip and the miui zip in the root) I hit reinstall packages. It takes me to the clockwork recovery. Then I do install zip from sdcard. Trying to install the update.zip or the miui at this point gives me an error and then any kind of restarting will throw it into the reboot cycle.
EDIT:
When do I remove the battery? I do reinstall packages, and then after about a second or two it goes to the clockwork recovery, and then I removed the battery like it said. After I booted into recovery again and it took me to the clockwork recovery again, and then I tried to load the miui and again an error flashing.
EDIT 2:
For some reason Odin back to stock changed my phone to 2.1.. I upgraded it to version 2.2.1 (not using keis). I was able to get much further than normal when flashing the miui.zip.
My phone tries to startup, it gets to the Samsung loading image (which says i9000 under the samsung logo).
After that the screen goes (and stays) black. When I hit any of the buttons on the bottom, they glow white so I know that it is turned on.
I can't see anything on the screen, but I must be able to get it into downloading mode because I can get it to say 'added', and get try to start loading things, but then it starts never actually connets, it just hangs. Any ideas? Getting it back to stock right now would be fine so that it is usable again.
EDIT 3:
Ok, now I can see things again. For those who are wondering...
I had downloaded the 'Galaxy One Click Root' thing to try to root my phone before installing miui like it says. Well there's also a unroot button. I clicked that and I got it to go back into this custom recovery image. Once I did that, I navigated around a little and found something that said switch to Downloading mode. I did that, and then was able to use Odin to get back to stock. The screen is working, and so does the radio. It's back to 2.1 though. hmm..
ok so lets try this from the beginning
go ahead and odin to stock jfd (2.1)
now let phone boot as normal
no worries about letting it sit 10 mins or anything.
ok so you have the cm7 initial kernel as an update.zip correct?
3 button into recovery reinstall packages twice that should load you into clockwork
(orange clockwork menu)
1 Mounts and storage menu
Format system/cache/data (do all 3)
+Go Back+
wipe data/factory reset
Pull battery Or just press and hold all vol up + down + power
back in recovery.
install zip from sd Card
Install the Miui ROM reboot system.
lemme know how it goes.
boystuff said:
ok so lets try this from the beginning
go ahead and odin to stock jfd (2.1)
now let phone boot as normal
no worries about letting it sit 10 mins or anything.
ok so you have the cm7 initial kernel as an update.zip correct?
3 button into recovery reinstall packages twice that should load you into clockwork
(orange clockwork menu)
1 Mounts and storage menu
Format system/cache/data (do all 3)
+Go Back+
wipe data/factory reset
Pull battery Or just press and hold all vol up + down + power
back in recovery.
install zip from sd Card
Install the Miui ROM reboot system.
lemme know how it goes.
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I was back at stock (which I'm not sure is 100% stock because when I turn on my phone, it has a samsung GT-i9000 image on the screen for a second or two before saying vibrant).
I have the update.zip and the miui on my internal sd root.
To get into recovery it's just the 2 button combo (volume - and power) for me.
I only have to hit reinstall packages once, and it takes me into clockwork.
I format the things you said and did the factory reset....
Pulling the battery and then trying to get back into recovery mode put my phone into a reboot cycle. (screen where it looks like after you do wipe data/factory reset) and then I have to odin back to stock.
The three button combo does the same thing. I can't get to the next step.
EDIT:
After the reboot cycle thing. I was able to get back into recovery mode even after it started its reboot cycle deal. Then I was able to install the miui rom. My phone has been on the Samsung Cyanogenmod boot screen for about 5-10 minutes. Not sure if it is trying to boot up miui or just stuck. I'll let it sit for another 15 minutes before thinking its stuck.
EDIT2:
Yep, It's been about half an hour. My phone is stuck on the cyanogenmod boot screen. I can't get it back into recovery or downloading either.
EDIT3:
After some serious playing around. I was able to get it back into recovery mode. Wipe everything, apply the update.zip again... and then was able to get back into downloading mode and reflash it to stock.
Does anyone know how to get to true stock, so I don't have the Galaxy-S GT-i9000 Samsung boot screen. I think that this has to do with why it is failing.
After searching around a lot more...
accidentally flashing an i9000 rom flashed the boot.bin and sbl.bin.
The files to odin back to stock jfd doesn't include the boot.bin or sbl.bin so that's why I get the extra boot screen, and why I 'brick' my phone everytime I try to flash another rom.
Apparently I will brick my phone anytime I try to flash a rom from now on, and that I need to find a boot.bin and sbl.bin combo for the vibrant if I want to be able to flash anything again or get any update past 2.1.
If anybody has any info on how to get this boot.bin and sbl.bin combo could you let me know. I can't find the files anywhere.
My dad has a fascinate, rooted. I used ODIN to flash Clockwork, it's successful but when I go to boot into recovery I get Manual Mode. I go to 'apply update.zip' and i get an error saying 'signature verification failed' or something of the sorts.
What Do?
Did you install an alternate kernel before rebooting into the OS? If not, the stock kernel will remove CWM.
No, do I install the alternate kernel in Manual mode? or in ODIN?
It's been a while since I did it, but I believe you do it in CWM. This thread discusses it to some degree.
Hope this helps ...
First, put your kernel on your SD card. Second, Odin CWM. Third, boot directly into Recovery (hold volume up, down and power until you get the Samsung screen). Fourth, choose zip from SD card, find the kernel you downloaded, install it. Fifth, reboot. Sixth, profit
I have a rooted TMo Vibrant running 2.1. I want to install a custom ROM and have the paid version of ROM mgr installed. I have downloaded the new ROM and I also have a (separate) zip of a different ROM on the SD card. The beginning steps of the installation go smoothly. But when I get to the point where ROM mgr says "Do you want to go into recovery mode to continue installation?" and I Select YES, the phone reboots into NORMAL mode and the installation ends. Same thing happens if I try to install manually from the SD card. I scroll down and select "install zip ...". Then the next screen that pops up has "reboot", " delete data", "reinstall packages", etc . I have tried all those options. But ultimately I end up back at the point where the only option I haven't chosen is "reboot system now". When I select reboot, the phone reboots in normal mode again. What am I doing wrong?
Not sure if this is your problem, but sounds like you need clockwork mod recovery update.zip on your phone.
Here is the trick though, when you get into normal recovery, sometimes you have to apply the cwm recovery update.zip TWICE to get into cwm recovery.
Boot up phone into stock recovery
apply the cwm recovery update.zip
phone reboots into stock recovery again
apply the cwm recovery update.zip again.
Hope that helps.
I would suggest doing this.
First and foremost make a nandroid backup, you can use cwm to do this. place a copy of the backup on your computer.
Backup your /efs folder which contains your nv_data.bin and imei information. You loose this you are f*cked.
Get the cwm recovery update.zip and put it on your internal sd root. If you have multiple update.zip files, just delete them all, just make sure the cwm recovery update.zip is there.
Also place the zip file of the rom onto your internal sd root also.
Disable voodoo lagfix if you have that installed.
Odin back to stock jfd 2.1. When finished next..
Apply cwm recovery update, apply TWICE to get into cwm recovery.
Then you can go into cwm recovery and select the zip of the rom you want to flash.
Follow all install directions of the ROM developer, they may want you to be on 2.2 first, which would mean odin to stock jfd 2.1, flash stock 2.2, then install whatever rom you are trying to.
That is how I do it.
I have a question about Clockwork recovery and this phone. Above you say that if any .zips are on internal sd to delete them and leave CWR on there only. I have this. Then if we want to go into the CWR we have to apply the update.zip twice. I do this also. Why can't we just replace the stock recovery with the Clockwork one and bypass the having to reinstall the packages twice. Maybe an sh init_hijack or something like that. I have been trying to find where the stock recovery "lives" to no avail. If you know where it is, then I can work on this and post the results.
Seems reasonable that if we replace the stock files with the CWR files and hijack the rocvery at boot it should work to boot right into CWR directly.
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I have a question about Clockwork recovery and this phone. Above you say that if any .zips are on internal sd to delete them and leave CWR on there only. I have this. Then if we want to go into the CWR we have to apply the update.zip twice. I do this also. Why can't we just replace the stock recovery with the Clockwork one and bypass the having to reinstall the packages twice. Maybe an sh init_hijack or something like that. I have been trying to find where the stock recovery "lives" to no avail. If you know where it is, then I can work on this and post the results.
Seems reasonable that if we replace the stock files with the CWR files and hijack the rocvery at boot it should work to boot right into CWR directly.
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Well with MiUi and CM it goes directly into clockwork mod recovery. I guess that's the stock recovery on MiUi and CM.
For me, only on 2.1 and 2.2 roms did I have to apply cwm recovery.zip twice.
SamsungVibrant said:
Well with MiUi and CM it goes directly into clockwork mod recovery. I guess that's the stock recovery on MiUi and CM.
For me, only on 2.1 and 2.2 roms did I have to apply cwm recovery.zip twice.
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I have not used either for this phone but have with other phones and I think that it is b/c they reworked the services and framework.jars into an expanded power menu. I will see it that hack works on this one, so it will be easier on 2.1 and 2.2 for "relative" noobs. I have done it once for another phone and then my computer crashed (not issue related). I'll let you know what I find out this weekend b/c it'll take some time to get the pathways correct.
I appreciate you quick replies and have taken the first part of the advice and tried to backup everything (Which I thought I did using CWM). Just to be safe I have now installed Root Explorer and will back up everything this evening. Can't do more right now. Need to get back to work. Wayne
That did it. I now have my new ROM installed and a back-up of my efs file (which I mistakenly thought was included in my Nandroid back-up). BTW my nandroid, back-up produced by CWM doesn't include a boot image (or at least there is no image called "boot"). I thought there should be a boot image. In any case, I'm finally over the problem I've been trying for days to overcome. Thanks sooooo much. Wayne
Hello wonderful people of the S. Vibrant community. I come to you in order to diagnose and hopefully fix a problem with a friends samsung vibrant.
Basically here's the backstory... He wanted to root his Vibrant (2.2 i believe) to ICS so i sent him the AIO Vibrant toolbox and told him explicitly to read the instructions of the tool and any potentials roms he wants to put on his phone. Lo and behold! I proceed to take a 2 hour map and my phone is bombarded with text messages saying that he 'messed up' and the phone is 'looping' upon boot.
I absolutely do not know what the hell he did and he was intentionally vague on what steps he took and what roms he downloaded etc. He mentioned something about reformatting and downloading a new kernal ...
Anyways. As I'm an owner of a Sprint SGS2; i know that sammys are literally the hardest devices to hard brick so i proceeded to search up these forums and odin a stock tar so i can get this thing booted up.
I followed this guide
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/ and proceeded to odin back the pit and tar and it was a success.
Then it rebooted and bam still a boot loop. I tried a KA6 tar and still the same results. So I'm stuck here on how to get this phone out of the boot loop and am wondering if you guys can direct me to where I can hopefully fix this problem.
Side note. AIO Vibrant toolbox says the phone has USB Debugging mode off... (SMFH!!!!).
Thanks guys!
Download the bionix V fish man ROM. Its froyo, its good and it has an Odin flashable file. It comes with Bali kernel.
May help you on your way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21324042
Even though its boot looping, if you can get into recovery, you may be able to flash about any ROM you want. Wipe data/factory reset, clear cache and dalvik, and flash a good solid ROM. I've gotten out of the situation using both of the options I've listed.
May the force be with you.
I'll try and see if this will work and report back.
Well i odin'd the rom according to instructions and it's on the bali screen now for 5 mins... How long does the first boot take
lilotimz said:
Well i odin'd the rom according to instructions and it's on the bali screen now for 5 mins... How long does the first boot take
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It does take a while. I'd let it go at least another few minutes. Then update me.
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If your still stuck, pull battery and boot into CWM recovery. Find Voodoo lagfix in the options. Disable it and reboot the phone. That's most likely why its hanging on the first start.
After you get it booted the first time you can go later and reenable voodoo lagfix.
tried using adb reboot recovery cmd and still no dice...
I assume froyo bootloader, hold both volume buttons and power until you see Samsung text and let go. May take a couple tries.
there is no samsung text. It goes white screen then Bali screen and repeat... (boot loop i guess.. again)
Update : Flashed the second odin tar and it seems to be somewhat working now... got into recovery mode and wiped data / cache... rebooting now
Excellent. If that doesn't boot all the way go back to recovery and disable voodoo lagfix.
Well i got into samsung recovery and deleted user data & cache data.
It does indeed go white screen then Bali screen for some reason... same.
Boot loop. No option to disable voodoo lagfix. Recovery is not CWM but samsung recovery... ?!!
lilotimz said:
Well i got into samsung recovery and deleted user data & cache data.
It does indeed go white screen then Bali screen for some reason... same.
Boot loop. No option to disable voodoo lagfix. Recovery is not CWM but samsung recovery... ?!!
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Hmm. If you have the update.zip on your phone you can click reinstall packages and it will be CWM recovery.
here's what it says...
Update media:
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcklk0p1
(no such file or directory)
E: copy_dbdata_media; Can't mount SD card:
your storage not prepared yet.Please use UI menu for format and reboot actions
E:Copy_dbdata_media:format SDCARD:
formatting Sd card:...
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
E: copy_dbdata_media: Can't mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet,please use ui menu to format and reboot actions
copy default media content failed
Your internal sd has been destroyed. Your only option is running the entire os off of an external microsd card. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580902
At least it seems like this is the case. I also had this happen to my phone, but eventually it fixed itself after odining about 20times and installing other roms. Good luck. Heres what I did http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1665123)
Didn't work for some people, so the fact that mine came back might have just been luck.
le sigh...
I guess i'll try some more tomorrow. Guess he did the unthinkable and 99.9% killed a sammy. Poor galaxy s...
I finally managed to follow your instructiosn and i installed CM9 for the first time and it's now boot looping. Your instructions state to reboot into recovery mod and install it again but I for my life cannot discover how to reboot this thing into recovery mod. What are the steps and buttons again if I may ask?
lilotimz said:
I finally managed to follow your instructiosn and i installed CM9 for the first time and it's now boot looping. Your instructions state to reboot into recovery mod and install it again but I for my life cannot discover how to reboot this thing into recovery mod. What are the steps and buttons again if I may ask?
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Pull the battery and replace it, hold vol up, vol down and power until you see screen come on then release. That should take you to recovery.
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