So...
Let me start off by saying I've been doing a lot of searching and reading already and pretty confused.
I've been playing around with my Vbirant trying to install the Voodoo Lag fix. Currently I'm running stock rooted JI6. Every time I install the voodoo lag fix, I get stuck at the Vibrant screen. Had to odin Eugene's Froyo that doesn't brick then odin back to stock. Tried this multiple times and kept getting stuck at the Vibrant screen.
Finally, tonight I tried going back to the original JFD and was able to apply the voodoo lag fix.
What I'm trying to figure out is how to apply the voodoo lag fix specificially to a stock JI6 build. Can someone tell me what the heck I'm doing wrong? I've verified that I don't have the larger NAND.
Below are some of the links that I've used for reference. Thanks for your help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791478
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8322865&postcount=131
http://androidspin.com/2010/09/23/overclock-add-some-voodoo-to-your-samsung-vibrant/
Are you actually applying the correct voodoo.zip file for your phone version? Try renaming it update.zip and reinstalling packages in recovery, that might work.
Thanks Bobbbb. I've tried both 3.0 and beta4 specifically for the Vibrant. Renamed both to update.zip and put it on root of the internal SD, rebooted into recovery and did a re-install packages. Get "Linda's" voice, all 3 steps, and then it's just stuck at the vibrant screen. Let it sit there for 20-30 minutes and finally gave up. This was all for stock JI6.
For stock JFD, it only took maybe 10 minutes for the whole process.
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So, I messed up. The plan was to uninstall RyanZA's lagfix, then flash JAC's new OC/UV kernel with Voodoo. I got distracted, and didn't uninstall the lagfix before flashing (through Clockwork, if that matters). My phone didn't boot after an hour, so I figured I'd nandroid back and not be so stupid this time. When I tried, I found that I couldn't because of the change to the /data from Voodoo. So then I figured I'd just use Odin to go back to stock, I've done it a couple of times before. That didn't work either, Odin went just fine, but it still doesn't get past the black screen. I read the Voodoo thread, and saw the "disable-lagfix" thing you can do, but now I can't mount my sdcard, and when I try to push it with ADB, it says permission denied. How can I fix this? Also, as an aside, since I flashed the stock back on, with the T-Mobile boot anim and all that, will I be able to get it replaced, if need be?
Flash this first:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740558
Then flash back to stock with odin, worked for me.
Yeah, reading into the voodoo thread some more, I found it, and just fixed everything. Thanks for the quick reply! Odd that the froyo rom fixes it, but whatever, happy to not have to go to T-Mo tomorrow!
Zaphodb2002 said:
Yeah, reading into the voodoo thread some more, I found it, and just fixed everything. Thanks for the quick reply! Odd that the froyo rom fixes it, but whatever, happy to not have to go to T-Mo tomorrow!
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Yeah, I soft bricked my phone yesterday and couldn't get it back up and running with the stock rom until after I flashed eugenes froyo rom first. My guess is that because eugene codes his roms to automatically format your OS drive it clears everything out and sets a fresh slate so you can than flash the stock rom back without issues.
Pure speculation on my part though. Glad you got it fixed.
Ok, I admit it took me a couple of flashes to figure out (something I already knew!) about voodoo and flashing over. I then started all over with jfd and ji6. But when I get to the jk6, I cann't seem to get lagfix to work and loose swype. Go figure that OCLF and Z4 go AWOL from Market in the middle of my flashing too.
When I flash JK6, I loose sywpe and everything loaded (without repartition checked during flashing I think....(I've tried soo many times and loose swype everytime)).....
OK, here's my one (loaded/baited) question:
is sywpe losted in conversion or am I doing something wrong (like flashing over VOODOO)??
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Ok, I admit it took me a couple of flashes to figure out (something I already knew!) about voodoo and flashing over. I then started all over with jfd and ji6. But when I get to the jk6, I cann't seem to get lagfix to work and loose swype. Go figure that OCLF and Z4 go AWOL from Market in the middle of my flashing too.
When I flash JK6, I loose sywpe and everything loaded (without repartition checked during flashing I think....(I've tried soo many times and loose swype everytime)).....
OK, here's my one (loaded/baited) question:
is sywpe losted in conversion or am I doing something wrong (like flashing over VOODOO)??
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Well, rule #1 is ALWAYS disable voodoo prior to flashing. But that's not your problem; I've lost Swype whill flashing 2.2 ROMs also I don't think there's anything you can do.
After almost a brick, with lots of help from forums I am partially back to normal. I am hoping I can get all the way there.
Installed JI6 back on. Now when I go to boot menu I get MBR Checksum Error and Movinand Checksum Confirmation Fail messages in there, but it seems to boot fine.
The whole problem started when I stupidly went into Clockworkmod recovery 2.5.1.2 and selected under advanced menu, partition sd. I selected 1024mb and I forget the next selection.... But that of course hosed everything up. Couldn't boot.
Put on Eugene no brick froyo, and back to JI6 (after hours of getting no where).
So now I am on JI6, but still not right due to checksum fails...
I can get into Clockworkmod recovery still, is there anything in there that would let me put the internal sd that I messed up back to factory partition? Many options, but no manual on the thing.
I tried wipe data/factory reset, but leaves me in same boat with checksum fail.
What about under mounts and storage, there is format sdcard, format boot etc...
Basically, can the cwr partition sd be undone to factory?
Any help from the experts appreciated.
Try Supercurio's kernel+Voodoo, it fixes MBR.
Find your kernel in the thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870480
Stay away from JK and JL builds since they are Froyo kernels and you have Eclair still running.
Looks like they are all JK and JL in there.
My whole goal last night was to backup ji6 that I had, and put on Nero 3 to try out froyo. Would that be a problem? I basically want to put Froyo on, but be able to go back to JI6 should the official release from tmo eventually arrive.
You did almost all the correct steps. the only part you forgot was to ODIN JFD onto your phone after using Eugene's Froyo the doesnot brick and before ODIN JI6 onto your phone.
In the bible sticky, there should be links that contain JFD. When you odin with JFD, select the repartition box. But only do this for JFD. Hopefully that helps you to fix your issue.
I searched and found JFD. What does that do? I went to Nero 3 seemingly fine. Hope no issues since I didn't do JFD. I guess if I try to go back to stock should an official release ever happen, I would include that int eh steps.
Thanks.
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Looks like they are all JK and JL in there.
My whole goal last night was to backup ji6 that I had, and put on Nero 3 to try out froyo. Would that be a problem? I basically want to put Froyo on, but be able to go back to JI6 should the official release from tmo eventually arrive.
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Look through that thread, I am pretty sure I've seen supercurio provided JI6 kernel+voodoo on a user request.
EDIT: looks like 2.1 kernels came out broken with Voodoo.
Try ODIN back to JFD, flash a latest 2.2 ROM like TW nerov4.1, it contains the latest Voodoo CWR that should fix the MBR issues.
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I searched and found JFD. What does that do? I went to Nero 3 seemingly fine. Hope no issues since I didn't do JFD. I guess if I try to go back to stock should an official release ever happen, I would include that int eh steps.
Thanks.
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Jfd is actually for our phones. It also includes all the information to "reset" the partitions and the mbr. The Eugene rom, while a life saver, is an i9k Rom. But yeah, if you have anymore issues, odin jfd with reparation checked and it should clear up a lot of issues.
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Hello,
I tried to recovery my phone by using Odin3 to install the stock 2.1 vibrant rom. I am using the rom from the official sticky about fixing a bricked phone.
Odin3 1.0 did not work and it would always freeze on a process even after trying it over and over again at least 5 times. So, I changed to use Odin3 1.7 which I found a link to on xda. This one installed successfully and went through the whole process and my phone rebooted. When it rebooted I saw the Samsung Vibrant Screen, then the T-Mobile screen then the Galaxy S screen fine like normal. But once it got passed the S screen a black screen would come up and all the button lights stay lit up and nothing happens for hours. I tried installing the rom several times, tried different links to the offical JFD stock rom, but everytime I try to install the same thing would happen. What do you recommend I should do to fix this problem?
wipe cache partitin , factory reset in rrecovery ?
Yes, I did. I wiped cache and data, but it still is is still stuck at the black screen.
Your using the JFD.tar in PDA and 512.pit in PIT and Repartition is NOT checked?
Yes, I made sure it was not checked and It was checked automatically the first time and I didn't realize that odin checks that automatically, so I unchecked it and did it a second time. The phone still gets stuck at the black screen with light up buttons.
I am trying the Eugene's Unofficial Froyo rom right now because what initially bricked my phone was installing 2.2 from Kies and that failing. When that failed I unplugged the phone and got the computer to phone icon screen and could no longer boot, so I went to install the stock rom.
The problem I am having with Eugene's Unofficial Froyo rom I am having now is that I have 0 space for applications and cannot install applicants even after doing a wipe and factory reset. Does this have to do with accidently setting it to re-partition and if so, how can I fix the no application storage issue so that I can install applications?
Thanks
I was thinking he designed this ROM just specifically to help bricked vibrants...I think you just use it as a means to reflash another ROM or back to stock or whatever.
I did what you had phone ! PC.. last night to my wife's phone....left it on that screen and plugged into pc with ODIN open..it showed a COM port so I flashed it like that and it boots right up.
I wonder if it has anything to do with Voodoo? I had a Voodoo Lagfix installed prior to doing the upgrade to Froyo 2.2 using the official method. May be why it failed. so I decided to flash back to stock. When I flashed stock 2.1 the phone would boot up then show the Vibrant Screen then the T-Mobile intro then the Galaxy S intro but once it got passed that the screen would go black and the buttons would stay lit up. I flashed Eugene's unofficial 2.2 ROM (no longer posted on xda, but it is on his website). That booted up perfectly, but the problem was that I now had 0 application storages and apps could not be installed on internal memory (could still install apps on SD card, I used this to install Rom Manager to the SD Card to flash Clockwork Recovery just in case)
Today, I tried flashing the Stock 2.1 rom back onto it (Phone was currently running Eugene's rom), but I have the same result with the black screen and lit buttons.
I looked at the FAQ for removing Voodoo and added a folder named "disable lagfix" in the Voodoo folder on the internal SD card. I ran this, but the problem still persisted, so I decided to flash again to see if it would be fixed. Still the same thing occured.
If this is a Voodoo problem, is there another method for removing Voodoo that I could try? I need to make sure that it is restored to the default RFS file structure that came with the phone and flash stock 2.1
Hmmm...odin back to eugenes froyo & unmount ur internal sd & format...go ahead and remove ur microsd & sim also...& then try to odin just the. Tar for jfd no pit ...no repartition..try to use ka6 instead of a 2.1..
Sent from Bionix V powered Vibrant
flash back to JFD eclair from bible with 512 pit and repartition ticked .
just for record JFD.zip goes in to pda
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I wonder if it has anything to do with Voodoo? I had a Voodoo Lagfix installed prior to doing the upgrade to Froyo 2.2 using the official method. May be why it failed. so I decided to flash back to stock. When I flashed stock 2.1 the phone would boot up then show the Vibrant Screen then the T-Mobile intro then the Galaxy S intro but once it got passed that the screen would go black and the buttons would stay lit up. I flashed Eugene's unofficial 2.2 ROM (no longer posted on xda, but it is on his website). That booted up perfectly, but the problem was that I now had 0 application storages and apps could not be installed on internal memory (could still install apps on SD card, I used this to install Rom Manager to the SD Card to flash Clockwork Recovery just in case)
Today, I tried flashing the Stock 2.1 rom back onto it (Phone was currently running Eugene's rom), but I have the same result with the black screen and lit buttons.
I looked at the FAQ for removing Voodoo and added a folder named "disable lagfix" in the Voodoo folder on the internal SD card. I ran this, but the problem still persisted, so I decided to flash again to see if it would be fixed. Still the same thing occured.
If this is a Voodoo problem, is there another method for removing Voodoo that I could try? I need to make sure that it is restored to the default RFS file structure that came with the phone and flash stock 2.1
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When you do the disable lagfix are you rebooting and letting it convert the filesystem back to rfs or are you just powering down and going to d/l mode and trying to ODIN? You need to reboot the phone and let Linda do her thing and power up, then power down etc etc..
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When you do the disable lagfix are you rebooting and letting it convert the filesystem back to rfs or are you just powering down and going to d/l mode and trying to ODIN? You need to reboot the phone and let Linda do her thing and power up, then power down etc etc..
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Yes, I rebooted after applying the disable lagfix, but it booted normally and didn't seem like it was doing the Linda thing....I wasn't sure if it worked or not. How would I know if it is back to using the RFS system?
I tried different roms and I had no luck. The KA6 Rom that flashes via odin installs fine, but it goes to the Recovery Screen the E3 one I think, and when it tries to mount DATA and other partitions it fails to do so, and somethings fail to be wiped. It doesn't boot.
When I run the JFD odin, when it goes to recovery for the first time it has one error where it fails to wipe DATA. Not sure if these are the reasons why I am having problems though.
I formated all partitions including the internal sdcard. Still no luck.
So far the only ROM that I got working is Eugene's 2.2..but I can't install applications with that one.
I tried installing the Bionix V Rom via ClockWork Recovery, but once it begins to Copy Files it errors out with an Error on line 13 and copy's out an error log. I posted a response to the thread about this ROM. I redownloaded to ensure it wasn't corrupted.
*****If you need more information on the EXACT Rom I installed prior to the brick here is the thread to the rom I installed. Maybe that will help you help me more ******
This is the rom I had before attempting to upgrade to Froyo:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=791478
I installed the Stock Recovery version.
Edit: I know this rom above is a kernal mod. I did flash the stock Vibrant kernel prior to installing the JFD ROM from this link: http://www.justanotherdev.slackdev.com/kernel-vibrant-stock.tar.md5.tar
crap dude do yo uhit repartition when u flash ka6 ? if so dont do so if its only update , dont check partiton if you flash just an update , hit partitoon if u flash offical release .
yes go back to jfd repartiton update to ka6 withou repartiton
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crap dude do yo uhit repartition when u flash ka6 ? if so dont do so if its only update , dont check partiton if you flash just an update , hit partitoon if u flash offical release .
yes go back to jfd repartiton update to ka6 withou repartiton
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When I install the JFD with or without repartition I get passed all the boot screens, but it screen goes black and buttons light up..Sorry if I am being a noob and missing something obvious...but I followed those instructions, and I did it multiple times as well.
FIXED!!!
I fixed it wohooo!!!! I flashed Eugene's Froyo that doesn't brick version then flash back to stock JFD and its working perfectly! Thanks XDA! Found out that a lot of people with this issue after having Voodoo installed and installing a different rom, and that this rom was made to fix the Voodoo brick. Funny thing is the Eugene's rom fails on recovery with errors in this case, but it still unbricks the phone lol
Ahhh see lagfix didnt disable..glad you got it working..
Thanks for your help. I now am using the Bionix-V Rom with the Dragon-Kernel Voodoo and let me tell you I love this phone even more now with this Rom. Loving the Gingerbread theme and it runs super fast. Stock is too slow for me lol Anyway, this is resolved no more offtopic posts lol...
ViralCipher said:
I fixed it wohooo!!!! I flashed Eugene's Froyo that doesn't brick version then flash back to stock JFD and its working perfectly! Thanks XDA! Found out that a lot of people with this issue after having Voodoo installed and installing a different rom, and that this rom was made to fix the Voodoo brick. Funny thing is the Eugene's rom fails on recovery with errors in this case, but it still unbricks the phone lol
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would you please tell all the steps you did to make it work
After I flash what seems like any kernel with Voodoo in it, I get stuck at the Vibrant boot screen after Linda says Voodoo's been activated. The last one I tried was Jocelyn's Categorically Worthless. I usually wait 15 minutes before pulling the battery out and ODINing back to stock. Is it a kernel problem? Or does my Vibrant simply not like Voodoo?
To be clear, I'm not looking for a soft-brick solution. I know how to use ODIN and have gotten myself out of many a jam. But I've been trying to figure out how to get Voodoo on my device for months and haven't come up with anything (yes, I've searched far and wide). I'm still using Nero v1, since none of the Voodoo'ed kernels bundled with Team Whiskey's newer ROMs have played nice with my phone.
Any help would be appreciated!
Do you have a lot of apps installed? That's the only thing I can think that might be making it take so long. Try doing it right from a fresh odin with no apps installed and it should convert in about 10 mins
Maybe try odining with Eugene's Froyo that doesn't brick then see what happens.
I don't think it's the apps; the hang still occurred when I tried to flash Jocelyn's kernel on top of a clean install of Nero v1. I hadn't done a Titanium restore or synced my Google account or anything like that yet.
[EDIT: Is Linda supposed to say anything after she tells me Voodoo's been enabled? Because if not, then I think I actually made it through the conversion in under 10 minutes and something else is going wrong afterward.]
As for Eugene's Froyo, I'll try that tomorrow and let you know. Just to make sure -- are you suggesting I ODIN with Eugene's ROM, and then try Voodoo again directly? Or should I ODIN with Eugene's Froyo, then flash another custom ROM that doesn't include Voodoo, and then try the new kernel after that?
Thanks!