So I want to to root my Vibrant but I can't...Every way I tried it needed to reboot my vibrant to recovery didn't work...
I tried GS Tweaker, ONeSuperClick, rom manager, terminal emulator.....
I got my update.zip file into my SD card but Im stuck with the rebooting thing
I tried all the ways of rebooting: the manual rebooting, Android SDK application... everything thing, I spent the whole day finding ways, watching videos and reading from vibrant wiki..
So what I reached to yesterday is:
while I was talking to one of the pro of android in one of the chat room somewhere, he said maybe because my phone needs "hardware updating" that the buttons can't reboot something like that (since I'm not in the states and I cant get OTA updates from T-mobile)... so I need to download ODIN and find Samsung drivers...
can anyone help me in this please?
try http://www.akaskriller.com/free/flashing.php
there are some files that you may need to ODIN. good luck, hope it works out.
qatarneh said:
So I want to to root my Vibrant but I can't...Every way I tried it needed to reboot my vibrant to recovery didn't work...
I tried GS Tweaker, ONeSuperClick, rom manager, terminal emulator.....
I got my update.zip file into my SD card but Im stuck with the rebooting thing
I tried all the ways of rebooting: the manual rebooting, Android SDK application... everything thing, I spent the whole day finding ways, watching videos and reading from vibrant wiki..
So what I reached to yesterday is:
while I was talking to one of the pro of android in one of the chat room somewhere, he said maybe because my phone needs "hardware updating" that the buttons can't reboot something like that (since I'm not in the states and I cant get OTA updates from T-mobile)... so I need to download ODIN and find Samsung drivers...
can anyone help me in this please?
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ok....thats weird
first try pulling out your battery.....then put it back in...then hold both volume buttons while you turn it back on w/ the power button....when the black samsung screen pops up let them go...the phone should go into the stock 2e recovery...
if you still want the drivers then here you go ....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
Odin and a nice guide on how to use it can be found here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
or
here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
http://androidforums.com/vibrant-tips-tricks/223806-guide-fixing-bricks-odin-errors.html
should have all the info you need.
Thanks man! you're advice just worked with me
Thanks a million guys
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My phone is stuck on the vibrant scree and nothing happens........ i am trying to use odin to flash back to stick and it is always stuck on file analysis.....please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8445823&postcount=11
Well mine just sits on file analysis for 10 mins and nothing else happens...can someone please help me i have no phone.
Remove the USB from the phone, remove battery.
Place the battery back in your phone and get back into DOWNLOAD MODE
Close Odin
Run Odin as Administrator
Select the 512 PIT FIle
Select the T959UVJFD.tar file for PDA
Plug in your phone (Make sure you see a COM Port come up)
Start Flashing
rolf90 said:
Well mine just sits on file analysis for 10 mins and nothing else happens...can someone please help me i have no phone.
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as you i had the same problem and finally got it to work by watching this video on you tube:
1.go to you tube
2.search for flash vibrant
3.first video should be "Flashing Firmware with Odin on Samsung Vibrant" by ZDoomentral, its a 3:00 min video
(sorry can't post direct link but i a restricted since i am a new user)
pay close attention as to how he gets his phone into DOWNLOAD MODE, thats where i was going wrong, and just follow the directions of the video.
my phone is up and running with stock kernel and re-rooted it
man i just want to say i just had this same issue happen to be... im a truck driver and having my phone is serious... mainly to play games or what not...but i just got some from Minnesota and tried the odin method and saw that video on you which help give me a visual and its back up ... im very happy... sad to say it was a careless mistake somewhere but i did a back like i always do and it didnt work for some reason...i had a g1 before this vibrant and ive flashed a lots of roms... but anyway i wanna thank everyone one this forum ... i got my phone back
Does this restart the WHOLE THING? because I have information I didn't backup :/
Yes. It deletes EVERYTHING. Just like it's brand out of the box.
I recommend using Titanium Backup and back all your apps. ALWAYS ALWAYS, do a Nandroid backup before flashing ANYTHING.
scootatheschool1990 said:
Does this restart the WHOLE THING? because I have information I didn't backup :/
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If you have adb up and running & have the ability to get into recovery while you're bricked you can do aN adb pull before flashing
Adb remount
Adb pull /sdcard
After un-bricking you can adb push the folders back
When I did it..it flash back to stock but I have titanium back up so mt phone is back to how I had it ...and I still have every thing else back on, like my movies music etc..
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I was trying to help my friend with his Vibrant and now it's stuck at the splash screen in a loop. I can't seem to get it to download mode or recovery or anything. I've pulled the battery, held down both vol keys while pushing power. Any time I connect the usb, it just starts up the boot loop without giving me a chance to do anything else. I can never get to the green charging battery. Any ideas?
I guess I could provide more info... We had rooted the phone multiple times, but Superuser would FC every time. So, we decided to flash eugene's froyo build (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740558). That's when I got the boot loop. Odin said it was finished, and it did not go into recovery. It just started boot looping. Maybe I didn't wait long enough before hitting the power? I'm not sure. Anyway. I'm stuck.
EDIT: Unstuck now. I guess I just need to not panic and read more. I held both VOL keys in while connecting to USB and it went into downloading mode. SO, I flash a stock 2.1 ROM and it's back to the way it was. Calling works fine. No data though. Apparently, that was one of the issues before. I'll try rooting again, but it seems like there's another issue. Also... No settings survive reboots. Like turning on USB debugging... Strange.
Hi everyone. I have a samsung galaxy s vibrant on android 2.2. I am a total noob with any modifications but am going overseas next month and wanted to unlock my phone. After looking into rooting etc. I downloaded odin and darky's ROM resurrection edition. I followed the prompts to go into recovery and wipe etc. and remove battery and turn back on. After using odin and restarting my phone now just flashes the start screen showing galaxy s GT-I9000. I can't enter recovery mode just download mode. I'm unsure what to do and even tried mounting another recovery file on odin which lead me to the same point. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Try re-flashing it and see if that works, sometimes that's all it takes. It's possible you just had a bad flash.
I've tried about 5 times now and it seems to keep failing to boot after flash and sticking on the initial boot screen and flashing on and off. Is there a way to download and flash an original ROM and mount on odin to start over?
Try getting into download mode. Hold and continue to hold up & down volume controls while holding in the power button. When the Vibrant logo comes up release only the power button. If you do get into recovery that way scroll down to install zip from sd card and install whatever rom you've got on there that you want to use. Let me know if that works or not.
I can still only get into download mode. I've tried flashing again with both ROMs I have and they both are doing the same thing. Holy frustrating lol
Spike84 said:
I can still only get into download mode. I've tried flashing again with both ROMs I have and they both are doing the same thing. Holy frustrating lol
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Look for a hard surface... concrete for example.. now take your phone and throw it as hard as you can... Just kidding don't do that, that's a permanent reboot. I know the frustration, I've been there many times. You may want to go back and read through the noob guide, I'm not sure what else to suggest. Hopefully someone else will read this and have a better suggestion. Good luck.
haha yeah the thought crossed my mind. I appreciate your help. I'm still reading through the forum. Most instructions seem to require me to reach recovery mode or usb debugging. My phone is no longer being recognized on the computer but odin is obviously still recognizing so I'm going to try a fresh 2.2 on odin and see if that works.
Good luck, I'm rooting for ya. If that does not work and your close to a T-mobile store I'd just run it in and have them check it out, they may have to replace it.
Thanks again. I'm actually in Canada and using a sub provider from bell "virgin mobile".
Good Morning,
I'm having the hardest time rooting my galaxy tab 10.1 I just bought. It came with android 4.0.4. I followed this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBd9gMFCCrA
and this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI4ZredrFNc
I couldn't find a video on here dealing with rooting android 4.0.4 maybe I didn't look in the right place.
The first thing that is different in all the videos I've been watching is when you turn the tablet off. and press power button+volume down buttton the screen that show on everybodys video I have watched so far has 2 icons that show up one on the left the look a box one on the right that looks like an android symbol. Yet on my device all I get is the screen that says download mode. Just wanted to point that out might be the reason why this isn't working for me.
Ok so when I get in to download mode another thing that is going on is on the screen it says custom binary download 3 I assume that is on there because I have tried 3 times. anyways I load up the recovery tar file in odin. I have my device in download mode and connect to my computer I hit the start button it goes all the way through and says pass and the device reboots. I shut the device down.
The next step I'm trying to get in to the clock work recovery by holding down the power button + volume down and it is suppose to take me in to the recovery every single time I do it it takes me to the stock android system recovery <3e>. In yellow letters on the screen it says # MANUAL MODE #
---Applying Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code : XAR
Succesfully applied multi-CSC
I have no clue what the above means but I cannot get this system in a clockwork recovery mode to save my life.
If anybody can help me are like me to the correct video that I'm suppose to be following I would really appericate. Thank You In Advance.
Just flash a CWM recovery using Odin, then once it's on there use the rooting zip and that's all there is to it.
I'll find the link to the files and update this post with the details.
But first, you need to tell us if it's the Wi-Fi only or 3G.
Better yet, give us the full model number to make sure you're in the right forum.
Swyped, from my finger to your face, on my Samsung Galaxy Note II
kronik420 said:
Good Morning,
I'm having the hardest time rooting my galaxy tab 10.1 I just bought. It came with android 4.0.4. I followed this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBd9gMFCCrA
and this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI4ZredrFNc
I couldn't find a video on here dealing with rooting android 4.0.4 maybe I didn't look in the right place.
The first thing that is different in all the videos I've been watching is when you turn the tablet off. and press power button+volume down buttton the screen that show on everybodys video I have watched so far has 2 icons that show up one on the left the look a box one on the right that looks like an android symbol. Yet on my device all I get is the screen that says download mode. Just wanted to point that out might be the reason why this isn't working for me.
Ok so when I get in to download mode another thing that is going on is on the screen it says custom binary download 3 I assume that is on there because I have tried 3 times. anyways I load up the recovery tar file in odin. I have my device in download mode and connect to my computer I hit the start button it goes all the way through and says pass and the device reboots. I shut the device down.
The next step I'm trying to get in to the clock work recovery by holding down the power button + volume down and it is suppose to take me in to the recovery every single time I do it it takes me to the stock android system recovery <3e>. In yellow letters on the screen it says # MANUAL MODE #
---Applying Multi-CSC...
Applied the CSC-code : XAR
Succesfully applied multi-CSC
I have no clue what the above means but I cannot get this system in a clockwork recovery mode to save my life.
If anybody can help me are like me to the correct video that I'm suppose to be following I would really appericate. Thank You In Advance.
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I am having the same issue! I am running ICS 4.0.4 and cannot root for the life of me! I unrooted to get the upgrade and now I cannot root again. I've tried everything short of throwing it in a wall and using my extended warranty for a new one!! I am so fed up that i barely use the paper weight anymore!! I truly have no use for it unless it's rooted! I want google now, which is not on ICS, atleast not MY upgrade! Please, someone, ANYONE help!
BTW, I have the WI-FI version and I've already tried odin, mobile odin, rom manager, and even the update.zip and CWM recovery, NO LUCK! HEEEEEEELLLLLLLLPPPPP!!!!
**********When trying to flash CWM Recovery through ROM Manager, I get "An error occiured while attempting to run priviledged commands!"
**********SuperUser and BusyBox are not working!
**********No matter how many times I flash update.zip, I get nothing, nada, zip!! Please help!!!
******BUSYBOX ERROR MESSAGE******
There was a problem opening a shell with root access. This is either being caused by superuser/supersu or by a device that is inproperly rooted.
Try removing superuser/supersu permissions, uninstalling this application, reinstalling this application, and then regranting superuser/supersu permissions for this application.
Right, which tabs do you guys have, specific model numbers, GT-P7500 or GT-P 7510 etc...
Swyped, from my finger to your face, on my Samsung Galaxy Note II
RavenY2K3 said:
Right, which tabs do you guys have, specific model numbers, GT-P7500 or GT-P 7510 etc...
Swyped, from my finger to your face, on my Samsung Galaxy Note II
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I clearly said WI-FI model, 7510 any help you can give is appreciated
7510 root issues for 4.0.4
I am having the same issue and would greatly appreciate the help. I have the 7510 wifi model aswell. Both busy box and su are throwing errors
Help
ammellema said:
I am having the same issue and would greatly appreciate the help. I have the 7510 wifi model aswell. Both busy box and su are throwing errors
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Yeah me too! I thought It was just me. I have the GT-P7510 WIFI Only. Sure would love a fix for this beast.
Make sure you've got a CURRENT root package for your tablet. I had an old one that I downloaded almost a year ago and tried to install that after the upgrade. It looked like it installed correctly, but didn't actually get root permissions set on the su binary.
I installed SuperSU instead and it worked just fine.
Try
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyTab10.1/rooting/GalaxyTabHacks.com_SuperUser.zip
as that claims to be current.
Recently I obtained a Galaxy Player 5.0, I've been trying to put CM9 on it. I downloaded Odin 1.85, and the correct kernel. Now, whenever I boot it into download mode, it doesn't see it. Recovery or just straight turning on will let it see it, but not in download. I uninstalled and re installed the drivers, and even tried using Kies to install them. Nothing. I've tried the newer Odin, Nothing. I'm trying to put Clockwork Mod Recovery on it.... If there's a way to fix this, or put it on it a different way, I'd appreciate it. Also, I previously had it rooted, then unrooted it with SuperOneClick, if that helps any. I'm just tired of spending 4-5 hours a day on trying to figure this out, and so far I've found no threads that are exactly like mine. Any help would be VERY much appreciated
KannibalKorp said:
Recently I obtained a Galaxy Player 5.0, I've been trying to put CM9 on it. I downloaded Odin 1.85, and the correct kernel. Now, whenever I boot it into download mode, it doesn't see it. Recovery or just straight turning on will let it see it, but not in download. I uninstalled and re installed the drivers, and even tried using Kies to install them. Nothing. I've tried the newer Odin, Nothing. I'm trying to put Clockwork Mod Recovery on it.... If there's a way to fix this, or put it on it a different way, I'd appreciate it. Also, I previously had it rooted, then unrooted it with SuperOneClick, if that helps any. I'm just tired of spending 4-5 hours a day on trying to figure this out, and so far I've found no threads that are exactly like mine. Any help would be VERY much appreciated
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Which brand of the Galaxy Player do you have? (International, or USA)
Also, were you able to boot into the Clockword Mod?
It's the USA version, and I'm trying to put it on there for the first time. (I'm new to this) I have to US .Tar, but Odin doesn't see it to begin with so I cant put CWM recovery on there.
Apologizes for not reading your problems for thoroughly.
Remove the drivers you have now, and kies, reboot, and install this:
(Click Here!)
Reboot again, and before you plug in your device to the computer shut it off.
Afterwards, when the device is turned off hold the bottom volume button and the power button at the same time.
Shortly after you will see the triangle, and if you get this far please let me know. I'll guide you with the rest.
Omg. Thank you SO much, man, it finally recognizes it. You're amazing! Now what?
Glad you made some progress.
Since you're using the Galaxy Player 5.0 (USA), make sure you're downloading (This!)
Next step is to open up Odin with your device, make sure your device is turned off before you connect it.
Turn on the player while holding down on the bottom volume button, don't let go till it does boot on. If it works, you'll see the download mode triangle/android.
Connect it then, to the system. If Odin refers it as a COMP (#) then it should be ready to flash.
Use the downloaded file, by placing it in the PDA section of the program. Simply put, you must browse for where you downloaded the file.
Once ready, just flash.
Now you should have Clockword Mod!
I was able to do the rest on my own, but I wouldn't have gotten that far without you, thank you SO much man, I honestly can't thank you enough!!!
Hello,
I wanted to root my S3 so I went with the guide from anuj petal on youtube( also androidrootz dot com) but it didn't work basically it told me to place superuser.zip(SU) on my phone and to update my phone with it. So i placed SU on my phone, did the odin stuff with the right .tar file, went to the recovery menu but I got the normal menu, not the clockwork menu. Me not paying attention( I know I am a moron) went to the 2nd option( i believe update from internal file and chose SU file. it was installing it, said error and crashed. Now when I try to turn it on it shows me the first screen saying samsung g3 and I9300 and then I get a black screen. Can someone please help me? I tried factory reset from the same menu but it didn't do anything. It as the apply update from external storage. Now it doesn't work anymore. Can i but the original samsung software on a SD card and use that to update it with because I think I updated my software to superuser instead of the normal software
Download s3 firmware from sammobile and flash again with odin
omg thanks for your reply. I'm trying it now, will post results.
Go here if you want to root your device properly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273
Sent from a "Galaxy" far, far away with my Ultra Ray Gun
Phone works now, thanks for the replys.
try flash original rom with ODIN