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gotta a question about getting back to stock rom on my vibrant:
so i rooted and flashed to nero v5 the other day and i'm loving it...
but b4 i flashed to nero i did "backup current rom" and thought that i backed up my stock rom but i realized later that i was never in "clockwork" recovery at that time, just "samsung" recovery...
so did it even backup my stock rom at all?!
how do i flash back to stock now?
thanks for any help!
You have to flash clockwork recovery to make a nandroid backup. Flash it in ROM Manager, then select "Reboot Into Recovery." That will take you to Clockwork Recovery. You can make your backups from there.
use odin
is the easiest way
and it will unroot your device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747335
should be the third one on the page
the one with JFD
i followed this guy
helped a lot
http://martint.net/2010/how-to-use-odin-to-go-back-to-stock-jfd-2/
good luck
thanks guys for responding... i'll check out odin and see if that works
didn't want to go there cause i have a mac, but i'll borrow a friends pc
djordan79 said:
thanks guys for responding... i'll check out odin and see if that works
didn't want to go there cause i have a mac, but i'll borrow a friends pc
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it should still be the same though
im not a mac person, so im probably not the expert on that
but the video did help
I just rooted the vibrant, and want to put Frost on my phone, but im still at Eclair (2.1). Do I need to upgrade to 2.2 first then flash the Rom, or will the Rom automatically take me up to 2.2? Never done this before and was freaking out about rooting until I got it done. I have read several posts but cant find the answer to my question. Thanks all!
polarbair said:
I just rooted the vibrant, and want to put Frost on my phone, but im still at Eclair (2.1). Do I need to upgrade to 2.2 first then flash the Rom, or will the Rom automatically take me up to 2.2? Never done this before and was freaking out about rooting until I got it done. I have read several posts but cant find the answer to my question. Thanks all!
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dont worry...just make sure you flashed a recovery image using rom manager from the market..if not, go download it , its free..and flash a recovery image....then you can flash by puting the rom (frost) in the internal sd card...then go to rom manager and ht install a rom...look for the rom selet it and juxt hit ok...it will install its self
polarbair said:
I just rooted the vibrant, and want to put Frost on my phone, but im still at Eclair (2.1). Do I need to upgrade to 2.2 first then flash the Rom, or will the Rom automatically take me up to 2.2? Never done this before and was freaking out about rooting until I got it done. I have read several posts but cant find the answer to my question. Thanks all!
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YES from eclair it will take You to whatever You want to run no need to preflash froyo .
Awesome. yeah i did all the back ups it told me to. Even think one is called Nandroid? But pretty sure everything is backed up. So once I download the frost to the root directory and flash it through CW it will take me to 2.2?
yes . and make sure u put the nandroid back up on EXTERNAL SD not internal as internal always gets WIPED so Your backup will go down drain if u wont copy it somewhere else .leave one on internal and one on external justy in case
pleasure , np . im out ttyl.
New user yay
So here's the dealio guys, I've been researching about rooting and custom ROMs and such since I got my S2 (i777) a few months ago. I really don't like Touchwiz, and the stock ICS look is just better. So I found a nice-looking ROM (the AOKP ROM), rooted my phone with no problems using Siyah/Odin, and went ahead and put the ROM in an external SD card that I bought just for this purpose. So I boot into recovery mode (with ROM Manager), and then... nothing. I try to boot up my phone but it just flashes the start screen showing my model number, then just turns right back off. I've tried taking out my battery, still no dice. BUT, I can still get into download mode (but not recovery). So is there any way to restore the backup I made before installing the ROM using the download mode?
Thanks!
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New user yay
So here's the dealio guys, I've been researching about rooting and custom ROMs and such since I got my S2 (i777) a few months ago. I really don't like Touchwiz, and the stock ICS look is just better. So I found a nice-looking ROM (the AOKP ROM), rooted my phone with no problems using Siyah/Odin, and went ahead and put the ROM in an external SD card that I bought just for this purpose. So I boot into recovery mode (with ROM Manager), and then... nothing. I try to boot up my phone but it just flashes the start screen showing my model number, then just turns right back off. I've tried taking out my battery, still no dice. BUT, I can still get into download mode (but not recovery). So is there any way to restore the backup I made before installing the ROM using the download mode?
Thanks!
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Plug phone in odin and try again
JakeAuditore said:
New user yay
So here's the dealio guys, I've been researching about rooting and custom ROMs and such since I got my S2 (i777) a few months ago. I really don't like Touchwiz, and the stock ICS look is just better. So I found a nice-looking ROM (the AOKP ROM), rooted my phone with no problems using Siyah/Odin, and went ahead and put the ROM in an external SD card that I bought just for this purpose. So I boot into recovery mode (with ROM Manager), and then... nothing. I try to boot up my phone but it just flashes the start screen showing my model number, then just turns right back off. I've tried taking out my battery, still no dice. BUT, I can still get into download mode (but not recovery). So is there any way to restore the backup I made before installing the ROM using the download mode?
Thanks!
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1. Never use ROM manager.
2. reflash i777 kernal with Odin.
3. get to recovery the correct way. ROM Manager is a joke.
killman2659 said:
Plug phone in odin and try again
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Alright, reinstalled Siyah, and it said successful, but now it's not getting past the battery indicator screen when charging. Still no dice.
MotoMudder77 said:
1. Never use ROM manager.
2. reflash i777 kernal with Odin.
3. get to recovery the correct way. ROM Manager is a joke.
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Plug phone in odin and try again
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Is there any way I can just factory restore vanilla ICS with Odin? Like, unroot it?
JakeAuditore said:
Is there any way I can just factory restore vanilla ICS with Odin? Like, unroot it?
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vanilla android is google, or AOSP.
This device has samsungs ****ty touchjizz.
Yes you can get a stock file from the download repository and flash a crappy build onto your phone.
MotoMudder77 said:
vanilla android is google, or AOSP.
This device has samsungs ****ty touchjizz.
Yes you can get a stock file from the download repository and flash a crappy build onto your phone.
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Yeah, I hate Touchwiz. I found an unroot file, flashed it, and now I'm back to Gingerbread 2.3.4. I'm going to probably update to ICS again, then try once more to put that ROM on here. I won't use ROM Manager this time, hopefully it'll go alright.
JakeAuditore said:
Yeah, I hate Touchwiz. I found an unroot file, flashed it, and now I'm back to Gingerbread 2.3.4. I'm going to probably update to ICS again, then try once more to put that ROM on here. I won't use ROM Manager this time, hopefully it'll go alright.
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iF you just want a custom ROM, just flash a custom kernel with odin, boot into recovery and flash said ROM. no need to go back to stock, update, flash another ROM, then root.....yada yada yada. waste of time and space on computer
MotoMudder77 said:
iF you just want a custom ROM, just flash a custom kernel with odin, boot into recovery and flash said ROM. no need to go back to stock, update, flash another ROM, then root.....yada yada yada. waste of time and space on computer
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So I can do all this from Gingerbread? It was an ICS ROM that basically is just like the stock Google version. That's what I have been wanting since the beginning.
JakeAuditore said:
So I can do all this from Gingerbread? It was an ICS ROM that basically is just like the stock Google version. That's what I have been wanting since the beginning.
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yea, in order to flash a custom ROM, you need custom recovery, ahh hell, been so long i forgot about having a rooted system required or not.
think you do, so should be able to get a rooted package, flash that, enter recovery and flash the ROM that you like.
Maybe someone will chime in and refresh my memory on the rooted system requirement.
U can flash a custom kernel .tar with Odin. There are some siyah tar files floating around. Or u could make a .tar yourself if u really wanted to. Once flashed it'll have cwm built in and u can flash whatever u want.
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MotoMudder77 said:
yea, in order to flash a custom ROM, you need custom recovery, ahh hell, been so long i forgot about having a rooted system required or not.
think you do, so should be able to get a rooted package, flash that, enter recovery and flash the ROM that you like.
Maybe someone will chime in and refresh my memory on the rooted system requirement.
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You only need root to install and use the Mobile Odin app, which is used for installing a custom kernel without tripping the flash counter. Once you've got Mobile Odin, download the custom kernel (e.g. Siyah) you want (ICS kernel if you're gonna install an ICS rom, same for GB), extract the zImage to your phone, and use Mobile Odin to install it. Note that if you're currently running GB and flash an ICS kernel, your phone won't boot but you can still get into CWM, which is all that matters because then you can flash the ICS rom of your choice and then your phone will boot.
Alternatively, you can do what Phalanx said and flash a custom kernel using PC version of Odin. Only difference between this and using Mobile Odin is you trip the flash counter, which can be fixed in any ICS rom by using the TriangleAway app.
The custom kernel will include CWM, which can then be used to flash any ROM/mod; in fact CWM is the ONLY safe method of flashing/wiping/restoring/backing up anything from that point forward.
karate104 said:
You only need root to install and use the Mobile Odin app, which is used for installing a custom kernel without tripping the flash counter. Once you've got Mobile Odin, download the custom kernel (e.g. Siyah) you want (ICS kernel if you're gonna install an ICS rom, same for GB), extract the zImage to your phone, and use Mobile Odin to install it. Note that if you're currently running GB and flash an ICS kernel, your phone won't boot but you can still get into CWM, which is all that matters because then you can flash the ICS rom of your choice and then your phone will boot.
Alternatively, you can do what Phalanx said and flash a custom kernel using PC version of Odin. Only difference between this and using Mobile Odin is you trip the flash counter, which can be fixed in any ICS rom by using the TriangleAway app.
The custom kernel will include CWM, which can then be used to flash any ROM/mod; in fact CWM is the ONLY safe method of flashing/wiping/restoring/backing up anything from that point forward.
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This may not be the place to ask but how can I reset the flash counter that pops up in download mode
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As long as you're running ICS, just download TriangleAway from the Play Store. That'll reset the flash counter to 0 and get rid of the yellow triangle that appears on start up.
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karate104 said:
As long as you're running ICS, just download TriangleAway from the Play Store. That'll reset the flash counter to 0 and get rid of the yellow triangle that appears on start up.
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Oh epic thought it only got rid of the triangle! Thanks!
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122ninjas said:
Oh epic thought it only got rid of the triangle! Thanks!
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It does. It does BOTH.
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Bricked S2 too!
I finally bricked my first phone.Its been a long ride but it caught up to me. I have had three different android phones within about 4 years and have successfully rooted all three myself and have successfully flashed them over and over close to 1000 times between all three phones including modems, kernals, gapps, themes etc. So what gives? Why today? To be honest I don't know. But here is what happened...
The past few days I have been going back and forth between different kernals for this device to try to get something that won't freeze up. ( I liked browsing on this phone but I would get freeze ups and therefore would flash something new to try and resolve it.) Today my phone froze so I tried a simple reboot. The boot then did a freeze on the kernal's "intro" picture. It wasn't a bootloop it just frooze. (I was on XWLPT with Skyfire Kernal). I decided to reboot into recovery and flash a different kernel. I flashed NEAK The flash went halfway then stuck and froze. I rebooted to try to get back to the phone's main screen. This time it would not boot. I couldn't tell if it was in bootloop or was froze. I went back into recovery. Here I should of wiped everything but in the back of my mind I thought I could just do it in odin if I lost recovery. So I tried flashing Siyah for sammy roms. This is when I lost everything. It froze in cmw on the flash again but this time when I tried going back into recovery it stayed on the Galaxy SII screen. So I put the phone in download mode and started Odin up. When trying to flash anything in Odin I got stuck on nand write start! I never heard of this. I thought Odin would work as this is how I rooted the phone when I first got it. Last thing I did was install kies which couldn't even connect to the phone. So all I am left with is download mode and taking way more caution when flashing. I think it may have been a case of the brickbug. Even though I was on a I9100 rom and using "safe" kernels I believe something happened to lock me out from writing anything to the phone.
As long as you don't mind overwriting any data on the device you can use Kies for a complete restore. Download the latest version from Samsung, then click on the Tools selection, then "Firmware Upgrade and Initalization." You'll need your devices model number and serial number from underneath the battery. Follow the directions to put the device in download mode and proceed. You'll end up with a new factory-fresh reload.
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As long as you don't mind overwriting any data on the device you can use Kies for a complete restore. Download the latest version from Samsung, then click on the Tools selection, then "Firmware Upgrade and Initalization." You'll need your devices model number and serial number from underneath the battery. Follow the directions to put the device in download mode and proceed. You'll end up with a new factory-fresh reload.
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Now this i didn't know. My SII has been acting really weird ever since I unrooted. It won't let me update my firmware past 2.3.4 for some reason. So if I did this, it will most likely fix that problem?
Alright, I connected my phone to Kies, and went to Tools>Firmware Upgrade and Initialization, and it says my device does not support initialization. It also says this right under my device info:
Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies
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Current firmware version: PDA:KH7 / PHONE:LE5 / CSC:KH7 (ATT)
Ugh, really getting tired of this. Why is my phone being retarded? I don't think I want to bother rooting anymore, it seems like more of a hassle than a good thing. I really don't want to have to break my phone to get a replacement with my warranty. How do I fix this, guys?!
Greeting Devs & thanks in advance.
My t959 got bricked where it wouldn't go passed the vibrant screen, found a post called ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly ** followed instructions on it to take it back to stock with Odin, rigth now my phone is running Android 2.1 eclair, rooted and with CWM Recovery version 2.5.1.2. im trying to flash a custom rom and when i go into recovery mode and try to do it, the progress bar at the bottom comes up and when it is at about 10% the phone reboots back to the vibrant screen and wont go passed it so i have to take the battery out put it back in and get the phone into download mode to retake it back to stock using ODIN, so i guess is safe to say that my phone gets bricked whenever i try to install a custom rom so im stuck with eclair wich blows specially after having 4.2.2
my phone got bricked the first time when i was trying to update the rom from SlimBean 4.2.2 Build 7 to Build 8 (had done the process many times and never had a problem) did the usual, put the Rom and the Gapps .rar files in the sd card and performed wipe data/ factory reset only this time i went into mounts and storage and wiped everything that was under there as well (dont know why) so when went to flash the rom it was no longer on the sd card (cause i wiped it) so rebooted my phone and it got stuck on the vibrant screen with i fixed already and my problem now is the one mentioned above
i have browsed the different forums and have tried many different methods to try to fix it for example: have brought it back to stock with Odin also with AIO Vibrant Toolbox and even tried UVKB5_Stock_Heimdall-One-Click wich is a froyo 2.2 that comes with CWM recovery with voodoo lag fix and root. even though all these methods work as far as bringing the phone back to stock i still get the same problem when trying to flash a rom, i also have installed CWM through Rom manager and also through the update.zip file i think im doing everything right and have tried multiple forums yet havent been able to find a forum about this specific issue so decided to create this thread as a last resource
this is my first post and id really appreciate any assitance and if any additional information is needed ill be happy to provide it, thanks in advance
This worked for me
elpromo01 said:
Greeting Devs & thanks in advance.
My t959 got bricked where it wouldn't go passed the vibrant screen, found a post called ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly ** followed instructions on it to take it back to stock with Odin, rigth now my phone is running Android 2.1 eclair, rooted and with CWM Recovery version 2.5.1.2. im trying to flash a custom rom and when i go into recovery mode and try to do it, the progress bar at the bottom comes up and when it is at about 10% the phone reboots back to the vibrant screen and wont go passed it so i have to take the battery out put it back in and get the phone into download mode to retake it back to stock using ODIN, so i guess is safe to say that my phone gets bricked whenever i try to install a custom rom so im stuck with eclair wich blows specially after having 4.2.2
this is my first post and id really appreciate any assitance and if any additional information is needed ill be happy to provide it, thanks in advance
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Mine would remove the root when I rebooted it not allowing me to install a rom also. I used the Super One Click and the root stuck. I suggest you give it a try.
Super One Click
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Devil-Dog said:
Mine would remove the root when I rebooted it not allowing me to install a rom also. I used the Super One Click and the root stuck. I suggest you give it a try.
Super One Click
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my problem is not really with rooting the phone, it is rooted i just cant flash roms. whenever i try to flash a rom it reboots and gets stuck on the vibrant screen (bricked) so i have to take it back to stock
thanks though
elpromo01 said:
Greeting Devs & thanks in advance.
My t959 got bricked where it wouldn't go passed the vibrant screen, found a post called ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly ** followed instructions on it to take it back to stock with Odin, rigth now my phone is running Android 2.1 eclair, rooted and with CWM Recovery version 2.5.1.2. im trying to flash a custom rom and when i go into recovery mode and try to do it, the progress bar at the bottom comes up and when it is at about 10% the phone reboots back to the vibrant screen and wont go passed it so i have to take the battery out put it back in and get the phone into download mode to retake it back to stock using ODIN, so i guess is safe to say that my phone gets bricked whenever i try to install a custom rom so im stuck with eclair wich blows specially after having 4.2.2
my phone got bricked the first time when i was trying to update the rom from SlimBean 4.2.2 Build 7 to Build 8 (had done the process many times and never had a problem) did the usual, put the Rom and the Gapps .rar files in the sd card and performed wipe data/ factory reset only this time i went into mounts and storage and wiped everything that was under there as well (dont know why) so when went to flash the rom it was no longer on the sd card (cause i wiped it) so rebooted my phone and it got stuck on the vibrant screen with i fixed already and my problem now is the one mentioned above
i have browsed the different forums and have tried many different methods to try to fix it for example: have brought it back to stock with Odin also with AIO Vibrant Toolbox and even tried UVKB5_Stock_Heimdall-One-Click wich is a froyo 2.2 that comes with CWM recovery with voodoo lag fix and root. even though all these methods work as far as bringing the phone back to stock i still get the same problem when trying to flash a rom, i also have installed CWM through Rom manager and also through the update.zip file i think im doing everything right and have tried multiple forums yet havent been able to find a forum about this specific issue so decided to create this thread as a last resource
this is my first post and id really appreciate any assitance and if any additional information is needed ill be happy to provide it, thanks in advance
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What version of android are the ROMs you are flashing?
are they above or below android 2.3?
and on the same note, do you know what bootloader you have?
some roms 2.3 and above require gingerbread bootloaders.
(an easy way to find out is by figuring out which button combo you have to use to get to recovery)
you might also try re-flashing recovery.
firefly6240 said:
What version of android are the ROMs you are flashing?
are they above or below android 2.3?
and on the same note, do you know what bootloader you have?
some roms 2.3 and above require gingerbread bootloaders.
(an easy way to find out is by figuring out which button combo you have to use to get to recovery)
you might also try re-flashing recovery.
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i have re-flashed recovery multiple times i wish there was another type of recovery i could install
on another note im trying to install android 4.2.2 SlimBean and 4.3.3 and i dont know what bootloader i have nor how to check it, id appreciate it if u could show me how to check wich one i have and how to up it
thanks
firefly6240 said:
What version of android are the ROMs you are flashing?
are they above or below android 2.3?
and on the same note, do you know what bootloader you have?
some roms 2.3 and above require gingerbread bootloaders.
(an easy way to find out is by figuring out which button combo you have to use to get to recovery)
you might also try re-flashing recovery.
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the combo i have to do for recovery is volume up and down and the power button simultaniosly
elpromo01 said:
the combo i have to do for recovery is volume up and down and the power button simultaniosly
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Try flashing a 2.2 rom or below.
if that works you probably just need to flash GB bootloaders before flashing the 4.2 rom (See Below)
if that doesn't work I wouldn't worry about the step below until we figure out why its not working.
To flash GB bootloaders go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
firefly6240 said:
Try flashing a 2.2 rom or below.
if that works you probably just need to flash GB bootloaders before flashing the 4.2 rom (See Below)
if that doesn't work I wouldn't worry about the step below until we figure out why its not working.
To flash GB bootloaders go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
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ok so i installed GB bootloader following the instructiones as shown in the forum, went ahead an tried to flash Slimbean 4.2.2 build 8 and the same thing happened my phone is stock at the boot screen only different is that instead of the vibrant screen im getting a semaphore screen (i guess is because of the gb bootloader) anyway flashed back to stock using Odin and im back where i started so it doesnt seem to be a bootloader related issue
thanks anyway
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ok so i installed GB bootloader following the instructiones as shown in the forum, went ahead an tried to flash Slimbean 4.2.2 build 8 and the same thing happened my phone is stock at the boot screen only different is that instead of the vibrant screen im getting a semaphore screen (i guess is because of the gb bootloader) anyway flashed back to stock using Odin and im back where i started so it doesnt seem to be a bootloader related issue
thanks anyway
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Flash the rom again instead of going back to stock when it hangs. You have to flash JB roms twice most of the time when you are on stock 2.1, the first flash simply upgrades your recovery mode. Pull the battery after the first flash and boot back into recovery (should be blue now) and flash the rom again.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Flash the rom again instead of going back to stock when it hangs. You have to flash JB roms twice most of the time when you are on stock 2.1, the first flash simply upgrades your recovery mode. Pull the battery after the first flash and boot back into recovery (should be blue now) and flash the rom again.
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i just fixed, i tried to flash CM10.1 and it crashed during the process only this time instead of getting stuck on the Vibrant screen it rebooted back into the recovery mode wich is now blue and version 6.0.2.1 intead of 2.5.1.2.
im running CM10.1 right now and so far everything looks good :laugh: only thing different now is that it say Galaxy S GT-I9000 and is the t959, doesnt really bother me as long as the phone behaves im just sayin
thanks to everyone that took their time to help, never give up on a Vibrant cause it will never give up on you :good:
elpromo01 said:
i just fixed, i tried to flash CM10.1 and it crashed during the process only this time instead of getting stuck on the Vibrant screen it rebooted back into the recovery mode wich is now blue and version 6.0.2.1 intead of 2.5.1.2.
im running CM10.1 right now and so far everything looks good :laugh: only thing different now is that it say Galaxy S GT-I9000 and is the t959, doesnt really bother me as long as the phone behaves im just sayin
thanks to everyone that took their time to help, never give up on a Vibrant cause it will never give up on you :good:
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Glad you figured it out. Just so you you know, your phone says GT-I9000 because you flashed gingerbread bootloaders. They provide better button combinations to recovery and download modes, much easier than stock combos.
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Good to know, thanks!!
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EDIT: I got it rooted now but i would like some help flashing a custom ROM onto it. like what i need to know about it and stuff and which ROMs work for galaxy player 5.0. I was looking at cyanogenmod 11 but and the beanstalk one, but the rear camera doesn't work right i heard. I would kindof like a kitkat rom but if i have to use jellybean then i guess i do. i would like to know which rom is recommended
hey you all i need a little help rooting my galaxy player 5.0. model YP-G70 firmware 2.3.5 kernel version [email protected] #2 build number GINGERBREAD.UEK18
i was gonna use the superoneclick program but it says "file download blocked." isn't shortfuse.org the site to get it from? or where do i get the program?
I had already installed Samsung Kies, but now i need the superoneclick program. I was trying to get version 2.3.3. so what i'm wondering is where and how do you get superoneclick???
I've done a lot of researching which way is the best to root it, and i think superoneclick looks best. please tell me different if i'm wrong ... so yeah... thanks in advance
Your right to try and use superoneclick as a rooting program. Try downloading the most updated version and scan on Norton for viruses. Then open the program, make sure you have USB debugging on and hit root. After that hit yes when you get prompted to test and unplug your device and reboot.
http://m.download.cnet.com/SuperOneClick/3000-2094_4-75447027.html
Here's a link to CNET to download. If diwnlias did not work try looking for it on xda
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troy5890 said:
Your right to try and use superoneclick as a rooting program. Try downloading the most updated version and scan on Norton for viruses. Then open the program, make sure you have USB debugging on and hit root. After that hit yes when you get prompted to test and unplug your device and reboot.
Here's a link to CNET to download. If diwnlias did not work try looking for it on xda
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thanks for answering!! i clicked on the link and hit download and it downloaded but it said that chrome blocked, cause it's malicious. (pic below) it shows up under my downloads though. i scanned it with vipre (i use that instead of norton) and it said it was trojan. should i just try to run it anyway or what...
edit: i tried opening it from my downloads and here's what it brings up. pic below
Antivirus saying the package is malicious is perfectly normal. The 2 root exploits used in SuperOneClick are already identified as Android-based trojans in all modern antivirus softwares. If you downloaded from a trusted site, DISABLE your antivirus software and start the rooting process. When you're done, don't forget to turn it back on.
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wow you're right!! I got it rooted!! so i think... i have the app superuser soo yeah... now i wanna flash a custom rom which i have to research or if you all would be kind enough to help me with. i didn't do any research on that yet so i really know nothing. just that i'm missing out on some good stuff i think
Austin68 said:
wow you're right!! I got it rooted!! so i think... i have the app superuser soo yeah... now i wanna flash a custom rom which i have to research or if you all would be kind enough to help me with. i didn't do any research on that yet so i really know nothing. just that i'm missing out on some good stuff i think [/QUOTE
Now that you are rooted it is time for some awesome custom ROMs. There is cm11 you could try by going into the development page and downloading it. But before you flash make sure you have a nandroid back up and you go in this order if you want to run cm11.
Gingerbread, ice cream sandwich, jelly bean, jelly bean 4.3, then cm11. Make sure your recovery is updated when flashing different rims or it might come out as a herring.
Also you could just go straight to KitKat. If you want.
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Austin68 said:
wow you're right!! I got it rooted!! so i think... i have the app superuser soo yeah... now i wanna flash a custom rom which i have to research or if you all would be kind enough to help me with. i didn't do any research on that yet so i really know nothing. just that i'm missing out on some good stuff i think [/QUOTE
Now that you are rooted it is time for some awesome custom ROMs. There is cm11 you could try by going into the development page and downloading it. But before you flash make sure you have a nandroid back up and you go in this order if you want to run cm11.
Gingerbread, ice cream sandwich, jelly bean, jelly bean 4.3, then cm11. Make sure your recovery is updated when flashing different rims or it might come out as a herring.
Also you could just go straight to KitKat. If you want.
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I think he doesn't even have a custom recovery yet and need some guide on that. Unfortunately I couldn't help because I have a Player 4.0 instead of 5.0.
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no i don't have a custom recovery or a nandroid backup. not sure how to make them either, but i'll do some checkin' around. also idk which rom to choose. I'm kinda hoping to get 4.4 kitkat if i can, but i'm only on 2.3.5 now soo... i hope i can. i was thinkin' about cygenmod but i've heard that the camera doesn't always work then. and i'm not exactly sure how to get it. If you wanna help me out I'd really appreciate it
The camera works
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I was reading some tutorials for installing CWM recovery. a lot of them say that you would have to flash a kernel with it built into it. and another one says to use rom manager app which I have but the app doesn't support a galaxy player 5.0. so i wanna install it but I don't know how. like there are so many tutorials. flashing a kernel is risky I heard. not sure how i should start
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I was reading some tutorials for installing CWM recovery. a lot of them say that you would have to flash a kernel with it built into it. and another one says to use rom manager app which I have but the app doesn't support a galaxy player 5.0. so i wanna install it but I don't know how. like there are so many tutorials. flashing a kernel is risky I heard. not sure how i should start
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Go for the kernel route. Find a CWM'd kernel that supports your current version of stock ROM and flash that. ROM Manager performs badly even on supported devices so don't even think about it.
And... The risk of flashing a kernel/ROM is something you eventually have to get over if you want your device better
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Go for the kernel route. Find a CWM'd kernel that supports your current version of stock ROM and flash that. ROM Manager performs badly even on supported devices so don't even think about it.
And... The risk of flashing a kernel/ROM is something you eventually have to get over if you want your device better
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ok thanks!! I'll start lookin' for the right kernel if you have any recommendations just let me know =D
ok I downloaded a kernel (didn't flash it yet). I downloaded this kernel > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318550 and i'm gonna download odin to flash it with but i don't think it's a .tar file so will odin work???? also i guess i'll just download the latest version of odin...?? it said that some versions aren't compatible with some devices.
EDIT it's a .zip file. i think you need cwm to flash it. please tell me if i'm wrong. but i don't have cwm. so i think i might have to choose another kernel ??
also will flashing that kernel erase my third-party apps or app data??
and when i get this kernel on, will I be able to run cm11 on here or will i have to get a different kernel to run on that??
also i think this vid might be a good one. but he never says that he does a nandroid backup or anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlyTZZVOvag
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ok I downloaded a kernel (didn't flash it yet). I downloaded this kernel > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318550 and i'm gonna download odin to flash it with but i don't think it's a .tar file so will odin work???? also i guess i'll just download the latest version of odin...?? it said that some versions aren't compatible with some devices.
EDIT it's a .zip file. i think you need cwm to flash it. please tell me if i'm wrong. but i don't have cwm. so i think i might have to choose another kernel ??
also will flashing that kernel erase my third-party apps or app data??
and when i get this kernel on, will I be able to run cm11 on here or will i have to get a different kernel to run on that??
also i think this vid might be a good one. but he never says that he does a nandroid backup or anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlyTZZVOvag
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Yeah this kernel is CWM only, so no go. As far as Odin compatibility goes, no, the latest version won't always work with anything. Use Odin 1.8x if you can (mine is 1.85 for my Player 4.0 and Captivate, should be the same for Galaxy S-family devices).
Kernels don't wipe any of your data, though flashing a wrong kernel which causes bootloop may do.
After flashing the corresponding kernel, get into CWM recovery and start flashing CM or the ROM you want as per the instructions given in the ROM's post. All AOSP-based ROMs run different (and incompatible) kernels than stock so don't worry about kernels once you're in.
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Yeah this kernel is CWM only, so no go. As far as Odin compatibility goes, no, the latest version won't always work with anything. Use Odin 1.8x if you can (mine is 1.85 for my Player 4.0 and Captivate, should be the same for Galaxy S-family devices).
Kernels don't wipe any of your data, though flashing a wrong kernel which causes bootloop may do.
After flashing the corresponding kernel, get into CWM recovery and start flashing CM or the ROM you want as per the instructions given in the ROM's post. All AOSP-based ROMs run different (and incompatible) kernels than stock so don't worry about kernels once you're in.
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so what kernel should i get? it has to be a Gingerbread one right? since i'm still on stock gingerbread rom. should I use Entropy's Daily Driver? that would be the only other one, right?
and once i get a jellybean or a kk rom wouldn't it be a good idea to get a better kernel?? like one made for a kk or jb? would it be faster? but then i would have to switch kernels if i would for any reason want to go back to stock gb rom??
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so what kernel should i get? it has to be a Gingerbread one right? since i'm still on stock gingerbread rom. should I use Entropy's Daily Driver? that would be the only other one, right?
and once i get a jellybean or a kk rom wouldn't it be a good idea to get a better kernel?? like one made for a kk or jb? would it be faster? but then i would have to switch kernels if i would for any reason want to go back to stock gb rom??
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I have a Player 4.0 instead of a 5.0 so unfortunately can't help you with finding the right kernel. Yes it's best for stock Gingerbread, but if you find Froyo ones, they can also be used. Do note that you can't boot into Gingerbread with a Froyo kernel, so use its CWM to flash whatever you want immediately afterwards.
I don't know of any JB/KK custom kernels, and since Player's single core CPU has its limitations, a custom kernel won't make it much better. At least on my IncS, even overclocking to 1.6GHz won't help with KK eating up my resources.
GB, JB, KK - kernels for different versions of Android are usually not cross-compatible, so you *must* switch kernel if you want to fall back to GB.
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I have a Player 4.0 instead of a 5.0 so unfortunately can't help you with finding the right kernel. Yes it's best for stock Gingerbread, but if you find Froyo ones, they can also be used. Do note that you can't boot into Gingerbread with a Froyo kernel, so use its CWM to flash whatever you want immediately afterwards.
I don't know of any JB/KK custom kernels, and since Player's single core CPU has its limitations, a custom kernel won't make it much better. At least on my IncS, even overclocking to 1.6GHz won't help with KK eating up my resources.
GB, JB, KK - kernels for different versions of Android are usually not cross-compatible, so you *must* switch kernel if you want to fall back to GB.
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thank you very much for your help. i was able to flash a custom kernel and get cwm. thanks you helped a lot
now i got the rom i was gonna flash downloaded it and extracted it. and i shouldn't have extracted it. then i was trying to flash it and i discovered i messed up. so i pulled the sd card out (which i had a complete nandroid backup on.) [the real mistake] and decided to start over. like, put the zipped files on the sd card. so i put the zips (unextracted) onto my micro sd but it can't mount the sd. so i think i'm like screwed. please help me
oh and when i boot all i see is the samsung logo, then it goes straight to cwm recorvery. I can also get into download mode. so I can get into cwm but my recovery is on my micro sd and it can't mount it. (i did a nandroid backup but it doesn't benefit me now. i also have to backup on my pc, but my pc doesn't wanna recognize it) did i brick it??
what i did...went into cwm wipe data/factory reset and wiped it. next > mounts and storage and clicked format system, and formatted it. then last i wiped dalvik cache. then i went to flash the rom (CM9) and it didn't flash. (because i had extracted it on the pc. it no longer was a .zip) don't know what i was thinkin' but yeah...
as of now i'm gonna start looking for threads to fix it.
i don't think samsung kies is working right either. :/ http://i.imgur.com/WV0iBPk.jpg
please help me unbrick it or whatever i need to do. only made one small mistake and now all this... :'( if you know anything about how to fix it pls reply. i need all the help i can get. thanks ...
Austin68 said:
thank you very much for your help. i was able to flash a custom kernel and get cwm. thanks you helped a lot
now i got the rom i was gonna flash downloaded it and extracted it. and i shouldn't have extracted it. then i was trying to flash it and i discovered i messed up. so i pulled the sd card out (which i had a complete nandroid backup on.) [the real mistake] and decided to start over. like, put the zipped files on the sd card. so i put the zips (unextracted) onto my micro sd but it can't mount the sd. so i think i'm like screwed. please help me
oh and when i boot all i see is the samsung logo, then it goes straight to cwm recorvery. I can also get into download mode. so I can get into cwm but my recovery is on my micro sd and it can't mount it. (i did a nandroid backup but it doesn't benefit me now. i also have to backup on my pc, but my pc doesn't wanna recognize it) did i brick it??
what i did...went into cwm wipe data/factory reset and wiped it. next > mounts and storage and clicked format system, and formatted it. then last i wiped dalvik cache. then i went to flash the rom (CM9) and it didn't flash. (because i had extracted it on the pc. it no longer was a .zip) don't know what i was thinkin' but yeah...
as of now i'm gonna start looking for threads to fix it.
i don't think samsung kies is working right either. :/ http://i.imgur.com/WV0iBPk.jpg
please help me unbrick it or whatever i need to do. only made one small mistake and now all this... :'( if you know anything about how to fix it pls reply. i need all the help i can get. thanks ...
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Easy, bro. Does your current CWM recovery have a "sideload" option? Look for that either in the main menu or in the "install zip from sdcard" section. If you have that, then you could try sideloading a ROM directly from your PC to your device and it will flash automatically. For more instructions, just Google "ADB sideload".
If that doesn't cut it... Grab Odin and a stock GB firmware (these should be floating around in Dev section), flash that by Odin, and your Player gets returned to GB stock condition, where you can start over.
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Easy, bro. Does your current CWM recovery have a "sideload" option? Look for that either in the main menu or in the "install zip from sdcard" section. If you have that, then you could try sideloading a ROM directly from your PC to your device and it will flash automatically. For more instructions, just Google "ADB sideload".
If that doesn't cut it... Grab Odin and a stock GB firmware (these should be floating around in Dev section), flash that by Odin, and your Player gets returned to GB stock condition, where you can start over.
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no it doesn't have a sideload option anywhere. i have odin. and for the firmware, doesn't it have to be in the .tar form for odin to flash it?? i'll check that out. btw thanks !!
but the computer doesn't wanna recognize my device. so how can i flash anything??
EDIT do you think i could flash my nandroid backup through odin?? it has .tar files and one .md5 file, but 2 that aren't. i'll post a screen shot. but if i flash each of the .tar files and the .md5 file via odin do you think it would work? that file is only a .md5 though and not a .tar.md5 so idk
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no it doesn't have a sideload option anywhere. i have odin. and for the firmware, doesn't it have to be in the .tar form for odin to flash it?? i'll check that out. btw thanks !!
but the computer doesn't wanna recognize my device. so how can i flash anything??
EDIT do you think i could flash my nandroid backup through odin?? it has .tar files and one .md5 file, but 2 that aren't. i'll post a screen shot. but if i flash each of the .tar files and the .md5 file via odin do you think it would work? that file is only a .md5 though and not a .tar.md5 so idk
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No, nandroid backups won't be recognized by Odin. Just try finding a stock firmware out there. If you want your data back from your nandroid backup, you can always restore everything to normal first, then restore that nandroid and do whatever you please.
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