Ok...I've searched all over and can't seem to find the answer.
Question - "How can I get my phone back to factory (out of the box) settings on a Mac Computer or Parallels?"
Current Settings - I am rooted, I have ROM Manager, Super User Permissions, Root Explorer and a Custom Rom (Fusion).
Attempts - I have downloaded ODIN, install all the necessary drivers, have booted up Parallels and have have been able to mount my phone and view files on Parallels. I have opened up ODIN and it has recognized my phone when it is ON.
Dilemma - I have gone through the steps given to us by the nice ODIN video tutorial. However, once I access download mode on my phone my Parallels gives me a pop up that says it is unable to connect the device to the USB. I have tried this over and over about 30x, still I cannot get it to recognize the phone while in download mode.
*So, can someone provide me with a solution? Either via MAC or Parallels? I'd like to get my phone back original settings soon, thanks.
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Hello everyone,
I have been trying to find a way to get out of the Vibrant screen for my phone.
This happen by me having the Obsidian 4.2 installed with Black Froyo, and I was trying to restore to get the Sims 3 and Thinkfree office because it was not available when I flashed my phone.
I have a backup using ROM Manager on my laptop. I am using a Mac, and I have Parallels installed with XP. Problem is I have ODIN installed and been trying to have ODIN recognized the Vibrant in order to start the process, but it has not recognize the device. I thought I had all drivers installed, and I would appreciate any help.
The device is recognized when I have it in the Recovery mode, but not in download mode.
Odin is super finicky but this process usually works. Plug your phone into your usb port while it's still off. Bring up odin but don't put the files you want in it yet. Now boot your phone into download mode. After the com port comes up in odin load the files into thier proper fields and install. Hope that helps.
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if you can get to clockwork recovery, you can mount your phone to your computer (the option that says USB, like the 2nd or 3rd option). You could then move a rom with kernel to your phone and flash it.
I think your problem is you were trying to go from 2.2 to 2.1 (nandroids do not restore the kernel, hence it will hang at the Vibrant screen). Perhaps you have voodoo or another lag fix and didnt disable it?
Also, my noob version in my signature show the proper steps for ODIN, and has a video.
Thank you the process work. I had Windows running on Parallels and it messed everything up. Had to reboot only with Windows though. i just resetted everything until I become more familiar with the process.
This is a request for help with a Bell Samsung Vibrant, model GT-I9000M.
I bought it unlocked, rooted it with the update.zip file from the Noob Guide on XDA-Developers by s15274n, and all was well. The phone was running Eclair 2.1-update 1, with UGJH2 and a 2.6.29 kernel. SIM card from AT&T.
Then I made the mistake of trying to see if Kies worked, and let it update the phone to kernel 2.6.32.9, Froyo 2.2, UGJK4.
In short, can't root via 'update.zip' because Android recovery 3rd Edition prevents all the files I have tried from installing. And the 2.2 'update' killed off any USB connectivity (and GPS) so I cannot use Odin or adb.
I have tried many different update.zip files; none will run because they do not have the right signature ('signature verification failed'). The phone is invisible via usb on Ubuntu, on WinVista, or on WinXP; Odin cannot find it; adb from the Android SDK cannot find it. The Galaxy usb drivers will install on my WinVista laptop, but the device fails to start with Error 10.
I have been careful always to get the usb set to mass storage and the usb debugging turned on.
The recovery is the Android third edition recovery, and unless I find an update.zip that will pass inspection, I doubt I can root the phone. I can turn it on (three-button) and get into recovery mode, or into download mode, but neither will solve the problem as it stands. Recovery mode rejects the available update.zip files, and neither of my computers will connect via usb.
Any advice greatly welcomed!
drddx66
My understanding is with the 3E recovery you are not going to be able to find any signed packages that will work as those keys are only known to Samsung.
Have you tried switching usb ports? I don't have any other ideas if you can't get your computer to recognize the phone in usb debugging mode.
drddx66 said:
This is a request for help with a Bell Samsung Vibrant, model GT-I9000M.
I bought it unlocked, rooted it with the update.zip file from the Noob Guide on XDA-Developers by s15274n, and all was well. The phone was running Eclair 2.1-update 1, with UGJH2 and a 2.6.29 kernel. SIM card from AT&T.
Then I made the mistake of trying to see if Kies worked, and let it update the phone to kernel 2.6.32.9, Froyo 2.2, UGJK4.
In short, can't root via 'update.zip' because Android recovery 3rd Edition prevents all the files I have tried from installing. And the 2.2 'update' killed off any USB connectivity (and GPS) so I cannot use Odin or adb.
I have tried many different update.zip files; none will run because they do not have the right signature ('signature verification failed'). The phone is invisible via usb on Ubuntu, on WinVista, or on WinXP; Odin cannot find it; adb from the Android SDK cannot find it. The Galaxy usb drivers will install on my WinVista laptop, but the device fails to start with Error 10.
I have been careful always to get the usb set to mass storage and the usb debugging turned on.
The recovery is the Android third edition recovery, and unless I find an update.zip that will pass inspection, I doubt I can root the phone. I can turn it on (three-button) and get into recovery mode, or into download mode, but neither will solve the problem as it stands. Recovery mode rejects the available update.zip files, and neither of my computers will connect via usb.
Any advice greatly welcomed!
drddx66
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First you can root the phone using SuperOneClickRoot from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Then you have to find a modded 3e recovery file similar to the one here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423 You might even be able to use that one but don't blame me if you screw up your phone trying it.
At this point all you have to do is copy the "recovery" file to the /system/bin folder (I use root explorer) and you're good to go. Update.zip will work then. Make sure you backup your original recovery file.
MoWeb said:
First you can root the phone using SuperOneClickRoot from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Then you have to find a modded 3e recovery file similar to the one here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423 You might even be able to use that one but don't blame me if you screw up your phone trying it.
At this point all you have to do is copy the "recovery" file to the /system/bin folder (I use root explorer) and you're good to go. Update.zip will work then. Make sure you backup your original recovery file.
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Thanks for the reply.
I found the modified 3e recovery.
Problem is I cannot get any computer to reconize the phone via USB, so SuperOneClickRoot has no way to root the phone.
It looks like it will be a backup phone until Samsung lets us make our own 'update.zip' files.
I have been trying to use the "simple" method described (method 1) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=980193 but to no avail.
Steps I have taken:
Download and unzip files from above url
Download, unzip, install and update SDK
Set phone for enabled debugging mode
Plugged phone into computer via USB
Set USB mode to "None" in order to enable debugging
Ran install.bat
It does not restart the phone as the program suggests it should, nor does it seem to do anything to the phone at all. I know that I am able to communicate with the phone as in an effort to get this on the phone I installed ARoot as suggested from another post (and moved ADB files from that install folder to the webtop install folder)
This phone is not deoxed, but is rooted via ARoot
I tried to use the command prompt to do this, but it seems to be beyond my capabilities thus far.
Just get the Cherry Pie or Pie Crust Roms and it's working amazingly for me! =D
~ Sent from My Unlocked, Rooted, Pie-Crusted Atrix 4g ~
This is the girlfriend's phone, she would prefer to keep it as close to stock as possible, unfortunately a new ROM is out of the question :/
I'm trying to flash my S3 International (i9300XXUGMK6) to Cyanogen Mod.
The phone currently is running stock jellybean but was rooted some time ago with SuperSU.
First i tried the installer from the CYMod site, all went OK until "Flashing recovery software". The phone went into download mode but eventually the laptop times out saying unable to connect to device. Phone needs rebooting to get control back.
Second time i tried http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_i9300 instead.
Again instructions worked fine until the phone entered download mode. No "ding dong" USB noise from the computer and Heimdall exits with "ERROR:- Failed to detect compatible download mode device"
It seems at least as in download mode my phone wont "talk" to anything.
I've tried 2 different computers (laptop and desktop) and 2 different USB cables.
The phone works as normal in USB mode when not flashing ( to copy photos, view directories etc).
I've tried to redownload a stock firmware but i cant find a single working link now - they all use terraserver which 404s. I'm not even sure i can flash anyway as ODIN wont recognise the phone either with the same drivers off its site.
Any idea how to fix download mode or get it working so i can flash?
Hi folks,
I previously managed to get Cyanagenmod installed on my HTC One X but since made a mess of it trying to get a stock ROM on there (to unlock my SIM). I have since given up on getting a stock ROM back on there and am now trying to get Cyanogenmod back on there, but I have hit some problems.
I have CWM on there and my PC can see the phone in Fastboot, but not via ADB (which I am trying to use to 'push' the ROM on there so I can install it). My PC (Win 8.1) is giving me a "device descriptor request failed" when connecting to USB when on the boot menu, and is showing up just as "One" in device manager when I load CWM. However neither of these situations are allowing my computer or ADB to recognise the SD card.
I have tried 'mounting' it in CWM, updating drivers through device manager, installing Sync (and uninstalling/reinstalling it), installing HTCDriver_4.10.0.001.msi all to no avail.
Does anyone have any advice to get my PC to recognise my phone or otherwise get a customer ROM installed (if there is another way.)
Thanks in advance all.