I know this has probably been asked a million times. But a had a bad nandroid restore happen, bombed while restoring /system. I could still get to recovery, but I I couldn't do anything with the system partition (reflash, nandroid restore, etc). So I thought I should probably odin back to stock (well actually heimdall since I'm on linux).
So I downloaded a KA7 tar file with a factoryfs.rfs file and tried to flash with:
heimdall flash --factoryfs ./factoryfs.rfs
This was the output:
Claiming interface... Failed. Attempting to detach driver...
Claiming interface again... Success
Setting up interface... Success
Beginning session...
Handshaking with Loke... Success
Uploading factory filesytem
0%
Failed to send file part packet!
Factory filesytem upload failed!
Re-attaching kernel driver...
No no matter what tricks I try when turning on the phone all I see is an icon picture of a phone connecting to a PC. So at this point I am basically stuck. Thanks in advanced
I think it depends on the sbl.bin you're using. I know the newer one allows you to odin/heimdall from the phone!pc screen, I believe the KA6 OTA contained it...you could try to heimdall this file, but also risk a brick. Did you try eugene's froyo that does not brick .tar?
how about this for unexpected,
I noticed that one of the heimdall options besides "flash" is "close-pc-screen" and that got be back to recovery.
So is there a "best" odin file to flash from here?
If you can get into download (and you can) mode, then you can:
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Load the JFD rom for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine!
15. Then, root the phone and you can flash your new Rom.
doing this method will get everything back to normal and the phone will work just like it did right out of the box
OR............. You ca just flash JFD (click repartition box), and bypass the froyo that does not brick, But this is riskier...........
Check the Noob posting by S15274N i has all the ways in there.
Hope you solve fast
Thanks for the advice. Once I cleared that of screen I was able to get into download from recovery via "adb reboot download" then flashed the factoryfs.rfs from there. That worked and I nandroid restored after that. Whew!
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Alright, here's the breakdown.
-I was on 2.1 Bionix Final R1
-Tried flashing beta 4 voodoo 2.1 kernel while on OCLF.
- wouldn't boot
-tried to ODIN
-Odin failed becuase i got Data Wipe Failed
-Tried the ODin that doesn't brick, didn't work, got into recovery there, and got stuck,
-tried odining the JFD after this...failed.
What do? I need my phone badly, i keep getting "Data Wiped Failed" and black screen at boot, i can get into recovery but nothing i do works...
Open odin. ALWAYS OPEN IT FIRST. Take out battery, plug into Odin, hold down volume rockers and power. Without letting go of these buttons, put the battery back in. Your phone should show up on Odin and you should be able to revert back to stock
Sent from Bionix powered vibrant! If I helped, hit the thanks button!
Try odining again, but load the 512 pit file and try checking the repartition box on the left of the screen.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
treyvaporizer said:
Open odin. ALWAYS OPEN IT FIRST. Take out battery, plug into Odin, hold down volume rockers and power. Without letting go of these buttons, put the battery back in. Your phone should show up on Odin and you should be able to revert back to stock
Sent from Bionix powered vibrant! If I helped, hit the thanks button!
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This is correct, if the phone doesn't go into recovery. If it can Then:
1. Odin 1.3 or higher I use 1.7 but not real important
2. Download original Vibrant rom
3. You will need the .pit file (this is for mapping) Try using the 831 pit file if 512 is not working for you
4. you will Eugene froyo that does not brick rom.
The order is as follows:
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Download the 'True stock 2.1 firmware for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine! You will have flashed back to the original software. From there, you can do anything,
The sbl could be an issue but this should get around that problem if not then may need to use adb .
Just make sure to remove sim and sd card if you havent all ready i would get the same error when i had those two still in my phone.
please check repartition first option to check from left an dall the other two options => also two more options below like clear cms
(Not sure if i posted in the right section before, im really worked up. Ive been flashing roms for months, and i just cant believe this happened)
Ok, so before, I went to install the Simple Galaxy rom, and i forgot to disable VooDoo .. When I boot my phone, its tied together between the stock Samsung Galaxy X screen and the Auxura Rom (which i am came from + with the honeybread port)... I know im only soft bricked, so at least i know i can SOMEHOW fix this.. I can get into download mode and recovery, but when i got to recovery and choose install ZIP from Sd card, it tells me nothing is there. I tried factory reseting it,..Can ANYONE help me with this. Please guys, Im in BIG need of help..
Edit- I got Odin to work, Im going to see what happens next
If you can get into download mode and can use ODIN, why not just go back to stock and do everything over again?
Here is all you will need get these files
Eugenes froyo that does not brick
512 pit file
Stock JFD rom
Odin 1.70 or higher
Then follow this :
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Load the JFD rom for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine!
15. Then, root the phone and you can flash your new Rom.
doing this method will get everything back to normal and the phone will work just like it did right out of the box
Hope you get it going
I had something similar happen, now I can get out of recovery mode (it says
Code:
[LEFT]update media, please wait
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl10
(Invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI me
nu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed.[/LEFT]
)
I tried reinstalling Foryo stock (KA6) still didn't work.
What is the difference between KA6 and JFD?
JFD = 2.1 - Elcair
KA6 - 2.2 - Froyo
I would odin back to stock 2.1 (JFD) has always worked for me.
You might need to odin using the "repartition" checked...
I accidently flashed wrong kernel this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982148
while i was on stock rom with stock kernel!
how can i go back! :S
i can get into CWM Recovery, but cant flash anything. Im on clockwork mod 3.0.0.5 now!
what can i do?
Need to fix it urgently!
For future reference you can only use CM7 kernels with CM7 roms. Your going to have to Odin back to stock kernel. In CM7 you can only get into download mode with 3 buttom method. Im assuming you know how to Odin?
i did reflash using odin, but now the phone turn on and i see the tmobile screen, followed by the samsung animation, the s, after which the screen turns blank. the touch sensitive buttons respond, i can see the light change as i touch them, but i see no difference on the screen. what should i do?
Do this,
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Load the JFD rom for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine!
15. Then, root the phone and you can flash your new Rom.
doing this method will get everything back to normal and the phone will work just like it did right out of the box
This will get you back to stock
Good luck
Hello good people,
Goal: Upgrading T959UVJFD (2.1) to T959UVKB5 (2.2) w/ Voodoo Lagfix & Root
Tools available: Odin3, 512.pit, both stock roms, KB5+Voodoo kernel
Problem: I can accomplish everything but properly flashing the KB5+voodoo kernel.
Issues:
"Not enough space on partition"
Tried to partition through Clockwork Recovery Mod, and now have MBR checksum errors
Please help:
How do I correct the MBR checksum errors on the internal SD (I've tried Partition Manager on PC as well as chkdsk /r)
How do I properly install Voodoo lagfix when I don't have enough partition space, and attempting to fix that drives the phone wacky?
Additional Notes:
There is no vital information or files on the phone.
Thank you for your time. =0)
Shennanigans! LOL i love that werd! Man i got stories bout that haha!
Usually if I'm unsure i just start from scratch. Skip any step if you feel your phone is past that point. This is just what I would do:
ODIN to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479
Gain CWM recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870480
Flash ROM of choice(i assume ur going for this?:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036193 if so keep in mind you'll wanna use the CWM flash as stated in OP. Good luck!
Looks like you have the same issue as mine. can you post your partition layot using parted?
Here is how you fix your problem (and any problem) on the Vibrant. Make a nandroid back up and backup through titanium. Then copy the whole int sd card with all that data on to the computer.
then: Depending on your problem you can follow this guideline OR--- you can just do the JFD only depends on what your phone is doing to you..........
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin (use 1.7 or higher), plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Load the JFD rom for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine!
15. Then, root the phone Then> download Rom Manager and then> you can flash your new Rom.
doing this method will get everything back to normal and the phone will work flashing a new rom without problems just like it did right out of the box
good luck
Thanks Everyone
Hey guys,
Just as an update, I used Odin and got everything stock 2.2, then I followed the instructions in a stickied thread to get the "green" version of ClockwordMod on it and have it rooted.
I then installed the Dead Horse Kernel which has been a blessing. I don't know if that MBR error is still going on, but it hasn't caused me any issue.
I suggest everybody who is looking to have rooted stock 2.2 w/ some nice extras go w/ Dead Horse... doing straight up Voodoo Lagfix will just cause you grief if you're not an advanced person.
Thanks for the replies. I'll be bothering you all again in the near future. =oD
Awesome! Glad you got it werkin!
So I finally got the phone in download mode and used odin to reflash the phone to stock. Odin say is successful but the phone keep looping on vibrant logo. I tried about 20 times and tried different stock files and odin but same looping.
What is going on? I am lost, and don't know what to do next. Please help:crying:
is this the first time u r using Odin? ........have u downloaded ur files properly?
OK, let's try working from scratch. Considering you've only ever posted three times I'm going to assume you are relatively new to using ODIN. First of all, download these files:
HERE IS ODIN << DOWNLOAD THIS
The PIT FILE << DOWNLOAD THIS
The TAR FILE << DOWNLOAD THIS​
And yes, even if you already have these files on your PC and have ODIN I want you to delete them and replace them with these. Now lets go over the steps of using ODIN. First of all, get into Download mode. You already know how to do this, so I won't go into detail on that. Now load up ODIN on your PC. There should be a yellow box under ID COM, Something like COM 5.
Click the PIT button, Select the PIT file that I provided above.
Click the PDA button, select the TAR file that I provided above.
** Re-partition is checked now in ODIN - THIS IS APPROPRIATE!! **
Click Start. Unless ODIN hangs, you should see a progress bar start soon after. The process takes a few minutes and once completed successfully, you should properly boot up.
As a reference, watch this:
THE VIDEO IS JUST FOR REFERENCE! DO NOT USE THE FILES PROVIDED IN THE VIDEO! USE THE ONE'S I PROVIDED ABOVE! ALSO, EVEN THOUGH THE VIDEO DOESN'T CHECK "RE-PARTITION", CHECK IT.