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Hey guys. These posts are all too common but I really am distressed here (I'm worried I bricked my phone and don't have technical skill to bring it back to life), and please, any help would be really appreciated.
Here's the last thing that happened before I acted stupidly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15708254&postcount=394
long story short: tried to update to new cwm but couldn't do the step to delete a file in system/etc called install-recovery
I could not find a way to delete the file I needed to delete, install-recovery, I just gave up and thought "well, whatever. I have tenfar's older CWM on my phone anyway, and I never end up NEEDING it because everything goes fine if I follow the directions (ironic thing to think when not following directions).
So I continued following kennethpenn's guide on brief mobile, doing all steps except for #2:
Prerequisites
Unlocked bootloader
CWM recovery
External SD card
Gingerbread zip (download above)
Backup PDS partition
Backup data and applications
Installation
1.Unlock your bootloader
2.Download CWM recovery and flash it
3.Mount your device to USB
4.Put the Gingerbread .zip file on your external SDcard
5.Click “install zip from sdcard”
6.Choose zip from sdcard
7.Pick the gingerbread .zip
8.Install it!
9.Reboot
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I was definitely rooted, and am pretty confident that I unlocked the bootloader, because it took me a long time but I followed all the steps and got all the right responses on the phone and it said (and still says) Unlocked in the upper left corner during bootup, and I learned a lot this morning and was feeling good...
Flashing went fine, until after I rebooted in the recovery menu, and.... boot loops; the M would swirl around, turn dead, come back 3 seconds later, go dead again, on and on, until I did a battery pull
One last thing that I didn't think about now but may be a huge reason for the problem: I was on 1.8.3 but deodxed and running the latest "P-ROM" Ginger Blur.
So I can get into the fastboot, stock android recovery, and like ten other options during bootup. What I want to do is just start fresh because it'll set me back a lot, but right now I just want a functional phone. So can I do a factory reset in the boot menu, or would that just permanently brick it forever considering I unlocked the boot-loader, was themed, etc etc?
Thanks - any suggestions greatly appreciated.
To all the other newbs that love this stuff, but don't really know wtf you're doing, the moral of my story is "follow the directions EXACTLY and if you're unsure that you can do that, then don't proceed.
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did you fix it? I can help..
Foka002 said:
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Are you asking me or a mod? Either way, why?
I'm seriously in a bad spot without my phone, I use it for everything, even just the GPS I need for work, so my life will be really ****ty rather quickly if I don't get it working soon.
mramirezusa said:
did you fix it? I can help..
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No, no updates. After posting my question I put all my atrix stuff to the side and slipped my sim card into one of those ugly Nokia bar phones everyone had in the late '90s - early '00s. I was so frustrated that I had to walk away from it for a while.
Thanks for the offer mramirezusa, if you or anyone else could please give me some help, I'd really really appreciate it
Don't worry yours seem fixable I writing instructions in a second post
Komodo Rogue said:
Are you asking me or a mod? Either way, why?
I'm seriously in a bad spot without my phone, I use it for everything, even just the GPS I need for work, so my life will be really ****ty rather quickly if I don't get it working soon.
No, no updates. After posting my question I put all my atrix stuff to the side and slipped my sim card into one of those ugly Nokia bar phones everyone had in the late '90s - early '00s. I was so frustrated that I had to walk away from it for a while.
Thanks for the offer mramirezusa, if you or anyone else could please give me some help, I'd really really appreciate it
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What do you have pc, mac or linux?
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I have a mac, 32 bit OSX 10.6, and I have access to my roommate's little windows netbook thing, but the netbook is kinda unreliable so mac is preferred.. but any help would be GREAT!
Ok right now I just have a PC so I made an automatic script to fix it
So follow this steps:
1. Turn off the phone
2. Press and hold vol down and turn on the phone
3. Check and confirm if the tag unlock show up in the upper left corner?
4. The tag "fastboot" will show up now press vol up to enter to fastboot
5. Now connect the phone to the netbook PC and wait until be recognize
Last part I am uploading a zip file with the repair file I will post in few minutes...
Komodo Rogue said:
I have a mac, 32 bit OSX 10.6, and I have access to my roommate's little windows netbook thing, but the netbook is kinda unreliable so mac is preferred.. but any help would be GREAT!
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Wow, thanks SO MUCH! No worries about the PC, I'm happy with whatever works!
mramirezusa said:
1. Turn off the phone
2. Press and hold vol down and turn on the phone
3. Check and confirm if the tag unlock show up in the upper left corner?
4. The tag "fastboot" will show up now press vol up to enter to fastboot
5. Now connect the phone to the netbook PC and wait until be recognize
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I can definitely do that, and yeah the unlock tag is still there. I know I'm just saying "thanks" but I really mean it, I don't know what I was going to do. I owe ya one!
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Wow, thanks SO MUCH! No worries about the PC, I'm happy with whatever works!
I can definitely do that, and yeah the unlock tag is still there. I know I'm just saying "thanks" but I really mean it, I don't know what I was going to do. I owe ya one!
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8 minutes more to finish uploading the file!
mramirezusa said:
8 minutes more to finish uploading the file!
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I can't wait to have my phone again! It's only been two days but there have been so many times I needed to use it, I never realized how dependent I am on my phone. It's going to be so great, like when you go to a bad camp for summer, and you're hot and covered in bugs the whole time, and when you finally ge back home to all the creature comforts, like air conditioning, TV, computers, video games, microwaves, etc, and you feel like "this is absolutely amazing!!" and appreciate everything anew
Ok last part:
download and unzip in a new folder the file in the following link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MTXAXY3T
6. Phone ready in fastboot
7. Run repair.bat
8. Press on each step "any key to continue" until the phone reboot
mramirezusa said:
Ok last part:
download and unzip in a new folder the file in the following link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MTXAXY3T
6. Phone ready in fastboot
7. Run repair.bat
8. Press on each step "any key to continue" until the phone reboot
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Should I have any particular program running on the PC? Just finished downloading I'm a happy man either way, but what is this anyway, back to factory stock or updated?
No you dont need any additional program. Stock 1.83 so then you can proceed according to GB.
Komodo Rogue said:
Should I have any particular program running on the PC? Just finished downloading I'm a happy man either way, but what is this anyway, back to factory stock or updated?
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No you dont need any additional program.
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Oooh right right, I see, the program is repair.bat, thanks
Running right now...
mramirezusa said:
No you dont need any additional program. Stock 1.83 so then you can proceed according to GB.
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DONE!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
If you're ever around Hershey or Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA, let me know
Your Welcome! I just saw this:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html
THE REAL CLOCKWORK RECOVERY, if you really need it I can do a script like the one that I just send you, just ask!
Hi,
could some one please point me to a link for a full sbf MR-1 or MR-3
thanks in advance
same here can any1 help us
I think the only sbf out right now is the one yay posted
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Here is MR3 http://mophoforum.com/Roms/1FF-sunf..._MR-3-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf.gz
thank you cant get root with cm5 so going to try this
timmyja said:
thank you cant get root with cm5 so going to try this
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then you're doing something wrong...i have gained and lost root no less than 30 times a day with testing since the release of cm5...
timmyja said:
thank you cant get root with cm5 so going to try this
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Aye, CM5 is most definitely rootable (used torpedo)... my P4G is set up that way right now.
Im a noob but not to rooting i have tried every method possible still no luck.some 1 bought this phone from over seas (i am in Jamaica) it is running on gsm mode i cant even see what prl im on wen i go into setting about phone.i think if it was activated then i wouldn't have all these prob.the phone was his personal device when he sold me he call and canceled it. So i am at a loss rite know because he cant ask for msl code for a phone he reported lost
as ive said before. If you are having problems rooting or think its not working try to put your phone in charge only mode under usb. Bet that will fix it for you.
pzztgotbagz said:
as ive said before. If you are having problems rooting or think its not working try to put your phone in charge only mode under usb. Bet that will fix it for you.
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i did all that.if this helps any1 to help me i used file expert to look at root (cant edit)there is no tmp folder in it.
Yay 4 Juggs said:
Here is MR3 http://mophoforum.com/Roms/1FF-sunf..._MR-3-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US.sbf.gz
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thanks mate
1. Go to Settings/Application/development menu and make sure that USB debugging is checked
2. Open Notification screen by swipe down from the top of the screen, you should see USB connection. Choose that and make sure choose "Charge Only" and click OK
3. Download Superuser from Market and install it on your phone.
4. go to Settings/Display/Screen Timeout and choose never
5. Download drivers, ADB packages, Root files from the link below and extract them to your C drive under Root directory (C:\Root). Then just follow the direction of the link below to root your phone.
http://briefmobile.com/how-to-root-motorola-photon-4g
If you follow the direction correctly, If i remember correctly at the last step your phone Superuser application should popup and ask you to allow the root process to access root. Click OK then you are root
I was trying to return to stock using Heimdall. It failed for some reason. Whenever I have tried to use it it always says it failed but this time it went further then usual but the end result was a fail. I think it just repartitioned but I'm not sure. Anyways the only thing it would do is boot into cwm and download mode. So I restored a backup a previously made. Same thing it only booted into download mode and cwm. So I went and tried to flash through odin. Everything worked fine and still the same thing. So then I followed the unbrick thread on XDA and flashed the file and everything finished and said successful but my device would not boot up at all. Doing a little more research it seems that the unbrick method was for 5.0 devices only which I don't know why it isn't placed in plain sight for everyone to see but anyways now I have a dead device. Has anyone had any success with fixing this problem?
Can someone please help me
fresh85 said:
Can someone please help me
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Ok so:
1. This isn't even talking about development so why are you putting it into dev section?
2. Have you tried a jig to get you back into download mode?
zaclimon said:
Ok so:
1. This isn't even talking about development so why are you putting it into dev section?
2. Have you tried a jig to get you back into download mode?
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I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
fresh85 said:
I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
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Wrong attitude, man. XDA is a free service and you are soliciting unpaid help. Follow the forum rules.
Most, if not all, of our Galaxy Player forum developers and contributors pay attention to all threads and you will get an answer from someone who knows.
If not, look in the development forum and find a developer and send a PM.
Don't clutter the wrong forum with your pleas for help, acting like you're the only one with that problem.
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I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
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And you expect really having an answer here? You are serious right? Please tell me 1 recent thread on general that haven't been replied and then we can see if we never replies. Geez people are never grateful from what I see...
You guys are getting upset for the wrong reason. I have no attitudes and I'm just looking for help. I tried the other forum and didn't get any reply so I moved it to this forum and I am seeing some activity. I didn't know it was a crime. I was asked a question and an answer was given. Don't mistake a straight forward answer for an attitude. Thanks for your input. Now is there a solution for my problem? The SGP is my little nephews and I experimented with it and messed it up. All I want is a point in the right direction.
It might be a kernal issue. Try flashing a kernal for the 4 and see if that works.
Sent from my Chip 1.5 ROM + Entropy512's Kernal Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 U.S.
fresh85 said:
You guys are getting upset for the wrong reason. I have no attitudes and I'm just looking for help. I tried the other forum and didn't get any reply so I moved it to this forum and I am seeing some activity. I didn't know it was a crime. I was asked a question and an answer was given. Don't mistake a straight forward answer for an attitude. Thanks for your input. Now is there a solution for my problem? The SGP is my little nephews and I experimented with it and messed it up. All I want is a point in the right direction.
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Alright, let's all take a deep breath and chill. We empathize with you, dude, we really do.
We need to address another XDA rule that you overlooked. (Understandably. No biggie. Not calling you out, just saying.)
When you post on XDA, you need to be as thorough about your problem as possible, so we don't clutter the thread with Q&A.
1. Symptoms of the problem: What works and doesn't?
2. Any reactions to button presses? Lights? Screen? Sound?
3. Any evidence that it's booting?
4. Does your computer register that it's being plugged in?
That'll help you get started. List anything else that might be noteworthy. Someone will help you.
Also, nightfire brings up a good point. Try flashing the stock kernel for your device via ODIN.
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What procedure did you go through when you were following the (wrong) un-brick instructions? Because, if your device is totally unresponsive, you've probably got yourself a Galaxy Paper Weight. If it's not something as dire as that, there may still be hope.
Did you attempt to flash a 5.0 bootloader on a 4.0? A wrong kernel flash wouldn't screw up your device as badly as that. You may need to re-partition some things (/efs and PIT, perhaps) and re-flash stock ROM.
But, please, work with us here and be specific about exactly what you did that led up to the current.
Screen doesn't turn on at all and odin doesn't recognize it.
I used this method....."[10/13]Brick Station! Here to solve your brickable needs! BOOTLOADERS AVAILABLE!!!". I'm not even sure anymore why I felt I needed to use that method but before I followed those steps my SGP would only go into download mode and CWM. I flashed roms and kernels using odin and it said pass...reset. I even restored an old backup but no matter what I did it always rebooted back into CWM. I followed the brick station steps but not the un-resurrectable part because my problem wasn't that extreme but after following through with those steps I now have a device that requires the un-resurrectable method but now I know that it's only for the 5.0. When I connect my device to my laptop it makes a sound like there is some life but nothing pops up...turns on or flashes. I even used a usb jig to try and get it to download mode but nothing at all.
Thank you guys for the help.
where are you now
check this thread out it might help---http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252---Good luck
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I used this method....."[10/13]Brick Station! Here to solve your brickable needs! BOOTLOADERS AVAILABLE!!!". I'm not even sure anymore why I felt I needed to use that method but before I followed those steps my SGP would only go into download mode and CWM. I flashed roms and kernels using odin and it said pass...reset. I even restored an old backup but no matter what I did it always rebooted back into CWM. I followed the brick station steps but not the un-resurrectable part because my problem wasn't that extreme but after following through with those steps I now have a device that requires the un-resurrectable method but now I know that it's only for the 5.0. When I connect my device to my laptop it makes a sound like there is some life but nothing pops up...turns on or flashes. I even used a usb jig to try and get it to download mode but nothing at all.
Thank you guys for the help.
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I have done the samething. I food get it going. Is this a US model.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch on xda premium
tim1089 said:
I have done the samething. I food get it going. Is this a US model.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch on xda premium
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Yes it's the U.S model
Have you tried this ?http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531850. So what I gather is you can get to the download mode. If you can then you can fix it. The link I posted here is a good place to get everything you need. Use Hemidall method this was the only way to fix it. I had no luck with Odin. If your PC is not seeing your player go into device manager and remove everything under universal USB. after that click on the action menu and scan for new hardware. It will reinstall the usb stuff. reboot PC. Then get the samsung USB drivers install them. Next if you correctly installed hemidall it should work and see your deivice. Read the info ib this link carefully pick the right player. Down load the PIT file for your player. Then in hemidall install the partitions in the correct order as in the instruction. Let me know if this helps or if I can help you more
Made any progress, fresh85?
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Made any progress, fresh85?
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No progress with getting my SGP working. I don't think I'm explaining my problem correctly because people are telling me to follow the steps that got me to this point lol but all the help is appreciated.
If you press and hold POWER + VOLUME DOWN for about 10 ~ 15 seconds, do you see a screen with a yellow construction-like sign appear? If so, you are in download mode, and that is a good thing. Try it and let me know.
Nope nothing turns on at all. I dont think its a complete brick yet because i get a beep sound from the computer when i connect it but no signs of life on the device.
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Hello all,
I have been reading on here for days now and trying to figure out the easiest way to root my phone.All i want is root no custom roms or anything right now.I found a couple different methods but then they say it wont work with ics then some say there phones wont boot up and all these different things.
So i thought i would post this question here to get a perfect answer for my direct question.
I have a telus note that is updated to ICS and i would like the most simplest EASIEST root.
Could someone please post and let me know what way to go and a link or info detailed on how to do it so i dont mess things up.
I have always been use to rooting with one click lol so this is basically new to me.
Thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775263
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775263
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Well thank you very much sir. I had that page already booked marked from awhile ago and thought it sounded good but wanted to see if there was a better way or easier way.
I ended up trying to do it last night after i saw your post and it went actually pretty smooth.Didn't think it would be so easy lol.
I do have a couple more questions now.
if i ever want to return phone back to stock how would i do that?
I want to remove the junk stuff that came with the phone with titanium is there a list for a telus note that can be safetly removed?
I read to do a phone backup incase i remove something and phone crashes. What program would i use to make a complete back up?
Thanks again!
If you followed the steps in the link you should have CWM recovery. Boot into recovery - power plus volume held at same time then release power when you feel vibrate or download quickboot or download rom manager - then do backup. If you ever have a problem you can go back to the point if your last backup.
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If you followed the steps in the link you should have CWM recovery. Boot into recovery - power plus volume held at same time then release power when you feel vibrate or download quickboot or download rom manager - then do backup. If you ever have a problem you can go back to the point if your last backup.
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Ok i did the volume plus power and then selected backup.Is there a way to save the backup to the external sd card?
Also do i just download the rom manager from the market place?
Hey guys another question here. After rooting now when i use my note as a hot spot my laptop says im blocked by a firewall...For example a download program i use i have a red circle saying port blocked.
Also i was getting 10MB connection and now when i test its like 2-3
Rooting should not have affected youir wifi at all. What is the app? Try rebooting your router?
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Rooting should not have affected youir wifi at all. What is the app? Try rebooting your router?
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im using my phone hot spot directly with my computer. and the program on computer to download is utorrent but i also have tried many others all with same problem.
still having the same problem hopefully im allowed to bump this incase someone has an answer to this
hey guys I wanna flash back to completely stock tmobile 4.1.2 rom so I can usb tether without tmobile knowing again...does anyone have a link to the file ? i've searched and search and the only thing i've found is files that say stuff like build 1.635465 yada yada
thanks in advance
holmesnmanny said:
hey guys I wanna flash back to completely stock tmobile 4.1.2 rom so I can usb tether without tmobile knowing again...does anyone have a link to the file ? i've searched and search and the only thing i've found is files that say stuff like build 1.635465 yada yada
thanks in advance
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Couldnt find one after a quick search...Im uploading the RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_TMOUS_1.27.531.11_Radio_4A.17.3250.20_10.40.1150.04_release_324846_signed RUU gimme a bit and I'll post the link
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Couldnt find one after a quick search...Im uploading the RUU_M7_UL_JB_50_TMOUS_1.27.531.11_Radio_4A.17.3250.20_10.40.1150.04_release_324846_signed RUU gimme a bit and I'll post the link
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thanks for your reply
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thanks for your reply
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Here you go: http://www.mediafire.com/download/e....20_10.40.1150.04_release_324846_signed_2.exe
Okay, i really screwed up the previous installation as I said which rendered my screen inoperable. What exactly would I need to install this coming from 4.3 which I believe my replacement phone will have ?
There is a chance my new phone will have 4.1.2 installed coming from the factory which will make me not need to reinstall 4.1.2
any help would be appreciated I believe I need to update my firmware as well before installing this...i'm not really sure what that entails ... I may just not install this at all if I think I can't get it done correctly or if it will make the same mistake as last time
For anyone that this happens to and I know there are others, the fix is really easy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
Just grab a copy of a completely stock 4.3 RUU from tmobile and then just use that above thread to restore it back to 4.3. It's really really easy.
In a nutshell you will just make sure to have adb and fastboot and you will be able to communicate with your phone even without having USB DEBUGGING on. The RUU will do everything by itself. The thing is that when you start that program it will spend a few minutes opening up. You will think it's not doing anything but just wait or even open up task manager and you will see the file working. Slowly it will get bigger and bigger until it finally starts up as it unlocks the files needed.
I didn't even need to go buy USB OTG to use a mouse to help turn on USB DEBUGGING.
The really strange thing is that somehow my old homescreen pic stayed throughout this whole ordeal. lol
thanks again to blackangst for helping