Well I thought I would try CM7. Apparently the ROM that I was running made a straight upgrade to CM7 impossible.
I flashed back to stock using
s1_odin_20100512.pit
T959UVJFD.tar
Passed with no issues. Also formated the internal SD. Now when I try the usual update.zip method of rooting, the little script seems to stop almost immediately but with no error messages. The progress bar only goes about a 1/10 of the way, then it says successful and reboots. However I don't have SU access nor busybox.
Totally stumped. Any thoughts? This phone was originally rooted in using the same method. If I were to guess, I would say that maybe this "original" ROM is not the original one I had on the phone when I bought it at T-Mo.
When I look at the phones ID it says:
model :SGH-T959
FW: 2.1 update 1
BB: T959UVJFD
Kern: 2.6.29
Build Number :Eclair (I don't remember it originally saying Eclair but I could be mistaken)
Any help would be appreciated.
Apparently the usual update.zip has been naughty lately. Use the attached update.zip posted by s15274n instead.
star_jones said:
Well I thought I would try CM7. Apparently the ROM that I was running made a straight upgrade to CM7 impossible.
I flashed back to stock using
s1_odin_20100512.pit
T959UVJFD.tar
Passed with no issues. Also formated the internal SD. Now when I try the usual update.zip method of rooting, the little script seems to stop almost immediately but with no error messages. The progress bar only goes about a 1/10 of the way, then it says successful and reboots. However I don't have SU access nor busybox.
Totally stumped. Any thoughts? This phone was originally rooted in using the same method. If I were to guess, I would say that maybe this "original" ROM is not the original one I had on the phone when I bought it at T-Mo.
When I look at the phones ID it says:
model :SGH-T959
FW: 2.1 update 1
BB: T959UVJFD
Kern: 2.6.29
Build Number :Eclair (I don't remember it originally saying Eclair but I could be mistaken)
Any help would be appreciated.
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just use superonelick to root...here is a link..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Alex9090 said:
Apparently the usual update.zip has been naughty lately. Use the attached update.zip posted by s15274n instead.
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Lol. Love that post. You can always use the vibrant tools too to root it. Found under development, stickies
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Dont mean to thread jack but can you link me where i can get odin, pit and tar file? seems like i am mental midget and cant find them.
Thank you
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vibrantcm7 said:
Dont mean to thread jack but can you link me where i can get odin, pit and tar file? seems like i am mental midget and cant find them.
Thank you
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Download this......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
star_jones said:
Well I thought I would try CM7. Apparently the ROM that I was running made a straight upgrade to CM7 impossible.
I flashed back to stock using
s1_odin_20100512.pit
T959UVJFD.tar
Passed with no issues. Also formated the internal SD. Now when I try the usual update.zip method of rooting, the little script seems to stop almost immediately but with no error messages. The progress bar only goes about a 1/10 of the way, then it says successful and reboots. However I don't have SU access nor busybox.
Totally stumped. Any thoughts? This phone was originally rooted in using the same method. If I were to guess, I would say that maybe this "original" ROM is not the original one I had on the phone when I bought it at T-Mo.
When I look at the phones ID it says:
model :SGH-T959
FW: 2.1 update 1
BB: T959UVJFD
Kern: 2.6.29
Build Number :Eclair (I don't remember it originally saying Eclair but I could be mistaken)
Any help would be appreciated.
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I think there are two different stock flashes you can use. if you can't root its probably because you used the wrong one. I know that 2.2 froyo also has rooting issues.
vibrantcm7 said:
Dont mean to thread jack but can you link me where i can get odin, pit and tar file? seems like i am mental midget and cant find them.
Thank you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
star, I would suggest my noob guide in my signature. It has ODIN and two update.zips... one for just rooting, and the other to just flash CWR (the one I use). The latter allows you to ODIN > go straight into CWR and flash a rom.
Done.
i have alll the files needed. i have every file organized into a simple rar. goto my "lifesaver" post and download the rar. it should help!
Related
I can't post the link but it is on youtube.
If you youtube "bigshotz" and click on my user name, its the last video I uploaded
Long story short, I used the Odin program for the captivate on accdident, but I found the Odin program for the Vibrant and got it back to stock. But I still have the AT&T Start Screen, anyone know how to get rid of it? Thanks!
Look in the Captivate forums for how to remove the AT&T boot screen. It should just be a file you can delete.
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Wipe then reflash?
tried everything
anyone?
same thing happened on my phone when i installed a captivate firmware.. did you find any solutions?
same here. found this in the captivate forum, but no solution so far.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7678939
Hi, I too have been looking for a solution for this. If you search at&t in the forums you will find multiple posts involving this that have all gone unanswered. I have tried installing multiple different roms, internal phone resets, various odin configurations, and probably a few other things I am overlooking to no avail.
Can't seem to find a solution...
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You guys probably need to odin 'eugenes froyo that doesnt brick' then odin back to stock. It will completely wipe everything.
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sensasian03 said:
same here. found this in the captivate forum, but no solution so far.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7678939
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Nice find! For those curious the file may be located in your /mnt/.Ifs directory. Its called logo_ATNT.jpg Also, the standard vibrant boot image is there named logo_T959.jpg
As that thread mentions, it seems any changes made to the file don't stick though. I have tried a few changes including permissions, rename, move, delete with no luck. ** EDIT ** From a little research, it seems that the /mnt folder represents android's current mouted systems. Kind of a 'virtual folder'. I am not a linux guru by any means so if I am mistaken here please let me know.
Fyi, the froyo that doesn't brick method has not worked for me in the past. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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my phones network is showing at&t even i'm not using an at&t sim card. i screwed my efs folder. any idea how to fix?
Try flashing a stock Vibrant kernel? Worked for me when I built a kernel using the CONFIG_KEPLER* options by accident.
Kidshyy said:
I can't post the link but it is on youtube.
If you youtube "bigshotz" and click on my user name, its the last video I uploaded
Long story short, I used the Odin program for the captivate on accdident, but I found the Odin program for the Vibrant and got it back to stock. But I still have the AT&T Start Screen, anyone know how to get rid of it? Thanks!
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I had exactly the same issue.
The problem is that you flashed the att captivate's sbl.bin which shows the first boot screen like "ATT world phone". So please find a vibrant sbl.bin and flash that through Odin.
I don't have that since I'm fine with the dual screens...
Thanks for the explanation on what file it comes from. I look into that. Never really been an issue for me either, more of an annoyance I guess.
Quick question/comment: why does the stock odin build for the vibrant not flash over this file? I guess it is not included in most builds?
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SOLVED!!!!
Thanks for the guidance neasoon. Here is what I did to fix this issue.
1) Nandroid / Titanium backup (just in case)
2) Downloaded the 'update.zip' from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
3) Apply update.zip using Clockwork Recovery
4) Reboot, and fixed!!!
A few comments on this method:
Apparently the sbl.bin / boot.bin are relatively rare files to come across and are not located in most firmware leaks/updates. Hence the reason restoring using ODIN back to stock is not solving this issue. These files were grabbed from the JI4 leak and have been put into a flashable update.zip provided by untermensch. These files also fix phones with hardware locks and I believe have been included in some of the recent OTA updates. (Cannot verify as I have not received one) So some that have installed the OTA may have magically seen their 'AT&T' screens disappear afterwards.
I applied the update successfully, and all is well. (NO MORE BRIGHT WHITE AT&T SPLASH SCREEN!). Please make sure you read the OP in the link above before you proceed with the update. Keep in mind it is written towards those with hardware locked phones, so it mentions instructions to get into recovery via adb. Assuming you don't have a hardware locked phone you can reboot to recovery using normal methods to apply this update.
Cheers!
yes finally figured it out too.. what i did was i loaded firmware with boot.bin for a vibrant. and now i dont have the att white world phone bootscreen anymore. yay!
i tried the odin method and it works! no more stupid att boot screen. thanks a ton!
Will the froyo 2.2 fix this? After flashing the captivate onto my galaxy s then loading the ji6 pit, I'm not ready for the emotional roller coaster that may ensue if I do this.
As long as the boot.bin is included it should fix it. Not sure which rom this is included in though.
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chupacabra613 said:
Will the froyo 2.2 fix this? After flashing the captivate onto my galaxy s then loading the ji6 pit, I'm not ready for the emotional roller coaster that may ensue if I do this.
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Ok, I decided to grow a pair and used clockwork to install the zip file. worked like a charm!! Many thanks--Al
I am on Verizon in USA. I want to root my phone to android 2.2. Can anybody show me the process on how to do it???? I am sick of this default bing search on this phone....
thanks in advance....
Study.. Start in the fascinate general stickies
Rocking dj05 and jt's voodoo 5
neh4pres said:
Study.. Start in the fascinate general stickies
Rocking dj05 and jt's voodoo 5
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Can you give me the link????
pratikjac said:
Can you give me the link????
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Seriously...it's a sticky lol. Do a simple search!
Follow the link and read. Start at step 1 which will bring you to Android Central. I rooted this way and it was great..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897889
I am running on EA28 firmware. all the threads tell about DL09. any difference?
Not to be an ass or anything, but if you can't figure out how to root the phone, find a stickied thread, or what needs done to flash ROMs, than you should stay away from 2.2 until you can. Odds are, you'll end up flashing something you shouldn't and it will be harder to get back to a working phone. Read through the threads and stickies first and gain an understanding of how to accomplish whatever it is you want to do.
pratikjac said:
I am running on EA28 firmware. all the threads tell about DL09. any difference?
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I was able to root while on EA28, but make sure you read the "Note to Stock Users" at the bottom of the first post on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913470
If you are new to rooting or new to rooting this phone, you really need to read the instructions carefully (no skimming!) a few times before starting. It took me about three hours to root and install DL30 the night I got my phone (including time I goofed things up).
Good luck!
Odin is unable to detect the phone. I have put the phone in download mode by pressing DOWN volume button and inserting usb at the same time. what should i do for Odin to detect my phone?
i am using Odin3 v1.30
Does your computer recognize it at all
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pratikjac said:
Odin is unable to detect the phone. I have put the phone in download mode by pressing DOWN volume button and inserting usb at the same time. what should i do for Odin to detect my phone?
i am using Odin3 v1.30
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Did you install the Samsung drivers?
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ok so i was able to connect my phone and run the .md5 file through odin onto my phone. now when i tried to run the update.zip file through install mode on the phone nothing happens. i just get a 'android guy with yield sign'
what should i do????
pratikjac said:
ok so i was able to connect my phone and run the .md5 file through odin onto my phone. now when i tried to run the update.zip file through install mode on the phone nothing happens. i just get a 'android guy with yield sign'
what should i do????
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What md5 file?
You need to be descriptive! What are you trying to do?
Slow down!
I researched information and asked questions for a week before I did anything. And at that point i knew every step that I needed to do in detail...
In contrast you seem to be just jumping in...
For now, if you're phone don't work, search for the di01 all in 1 package and use odin to push it to your phone in PDA section.. Only use PDA SECTION..
Then write me back on here telling me exactly what you want. Then ill write you a step by step procedure to get you threre..
Rocking dj05, themed superdark w/o swype mod, voodoo 5, with custom boot and shutdown..
Seriously, stop posting and start reading...
pratikjac said:
ok so i was able to connect my phone and run the .md5 file through odin onto my phone. now when i tried to run the update.zip file through install mode on the phone nothing happens. i just get a 'android guy with yield sign'
what should i do????
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You're in the right place, but you really should heed the advice you've already been given and read what's available before you make a costly mistake...
I started with the same stock configuration as you. Thanks to several hard-working devs (adrynalyne; jt1134 and others willing to document steps for us noobs), I'm now running Froyo with all the functionality I've been after since I bought this thing... Honestly, it's like a new phone.
EVERY question and glitch along the way had already been addressed on these forums - it's all there for the searching.
Also, I gather that folks will more patiently assist you if you *do* get into a fix if it appears you're willing to first RTPFM (read the proverbial f#$%^&* manual .
best of luck with it.
Quick hit. I have a fascinate as well I used superoneclick and it says it is rooted but when I try to to use an app taht requires su permissions it says my phone is not rooted ?
Do you want to root stock Verizon or do you want to load pre-rooted Rom with bing removed (as well as other bloatware etc.)?
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ddaub said:
Quick hit. I have a fascinate as well I used superoneclick and it says it is rooted but when I try to to use an app taht requires su permissions it says my phone is not rooted ?
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read post #89 in the sticky up top!
Droidstyle, you are on the fascinate forums more than me. I don't know if that is good or sad? LOL!! Your succinct responses are appreciated I am sure.
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This kid just disappeared after he torched his phone... Lmao.. This thread was from forever ago
Sent from a beautiful miui fascinate
But the question from ddaub was from yesterday. (Even tho the thread is old)
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Much like I did for ED01, I created a new Odin for the OTA ED03 update. Once again, this doesn't include the modem, just the base system, kernel, and recovery. It will also perform a factory reset, and is currently Odin only, I'll create a CWM flashable package at some point as well. Enjoy. This should be fully stock unrooted as I was only temp-rooted when I created the image.
Download here
Benefits over ED01 as its 2 days newer than ED01 according to build date??
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is it rooted? i figure its stock.
am i a noob? yes. but im addicted to flashing so im about to do it!!!
ED03????? WTF over?!?!?!?!
Bubbadogg14 said:
Benefits over ED01 as its 2 days newer than ED01 according to build date??
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See the ED03 thread in General
touchthecaleb said:
is it rooted? i figure its stock.
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It is fully stock and should be unrooted as well.
Hashes
Could you provide file hashes? I've had corrupted download with very small errors which was not detected until I use odin.
beray5 said:
Could you provide file hashes? I've had corrupted download with very small errors which was not detected until I use odin.
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Umm, if it fails verification in Odin, it doesn't flash. How is allowing Odin to check it harder than checking it manually that you wouldn't just allow Odin to work as it is designed to do?
ok I flashed it! I don't know what's different but it's working perfectly.
Im using the latest otb kernel the latest cwm (in purple) and the ec01 radio.
I even rooted it and uninstalled all the annoying aps. Think I'm going to use this rom for now. Thanks imnuts!!!!
Edit: it just feels good to be "up-to-date" lol
Edit: LOL! such small changes.... Pointless but fun.
imnuts said:
Umm, if it fails verification in Odin, it doesn't flash. How is allowing Odin to check it harder than checking it manually that you wouldn't just allow Odin to work as it is designed to do?
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I'm very often in places with no connection of any kind whatsoever, its also when I'm between time waiting and had the time for things like odin.
If the file is corrupted, then I would have to abort and wait for the next unknown available free time period to repeat all over again.
I don't see any files on the forums to attain the ED03 modem
Odin has a built in MD5, and created the file to support it. If you don't have a connection or time to flash via Odin, how is having the checksum going to help you? No connection and the checksum is bad, you can't download the file again. No time for Odin, and you probably don't have time to generate and verify a checksum because in the time that it'd take you to verify it, you'd be part way through flashing in Odin.
AuroEdge said:
I don't see any files on the forums to attain the ED03 modem
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That's because there isn't a file available.
If you want the radio, you'll need to Odin back to DL09 or DI01 and go through the OTA process
imnuts said:
Odin has a built in MD5, and created the file to support it. If you don't have a connection or time to flash via Odin, how is having the checksum going to help you? No connection and the checksum is bad, you can't download the file again. No time for Odin, and you probably don't have time to generate and verify a checksum because in the time that it'd take you to verify it, you'd be part way through flashing in Odin.
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I'll just make do with my own limitations.
Thanks.
Os anyone working on a debinged / debloated version of this?
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MANY many thanks, imnuts! This will come in VERY handy in the future!
heya mate
first up thanks awesome pice of work indeed.
second , I AM A NEWBIE on myvzn fsc that i am using in INDIA i guess only DL09 seems to working well as all other builds apart from DL09 and EB01 seem to stuck on language selection after first boot.
]can you please tell me what do i have to actually do to install it ( your odin package )
i mean my details are :
Firmare
2.1-update1
baseband version
S:i500.04V.DL09
Kernal version
2,6.29
Build number
SCH-I500.DL09
the handset aint rooted ( as there is no CWM or superuser thingy ion here there is a vooodoo folder in the sdcard though - i am a noob LOL pl bear with me )
please help me man , i am sorta fed up now flashing cstuff 10 times a day since last 4 days
regards
lord dredd said:
heya mate
first up thanks awesome pice of work indeed.
second , I AM A NEWBIE on myvzn fsc that i am using in INDIA i guess only DL09 seems to working well as all other builds apart from DL09 and EB01 seem to stuck on language selection after first boot.
]can you please tell me what do i have to actually do to install it ( your odin package )
i mean my details are :
Firmare
2.1-update1
baseband version
S:i500.04V.DL09
Kernal version
2,6.29
Build number
SCH-I500.DL09
the handset aint rooted ( as there is no CWM or superuser thingy ion here there is a vooodoo folder in the sdcard though - i am a noob LOL pl bear with me )
please help me man , i am sorta fed up now flashing cstuff 10 times a day since last 4 days
regards
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You should use this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044474
Since there will not be any data wipe in that procedure as you already are on DL09 you should be able to update to ED01 without being stuck at the language menu.
Are there actually any benefits
to the ED03 update as opposed to ED01?
beray5 said:
You should use this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044474
Since there will not be any data wipe in that procedure as you already are on DL09 you should be able to update to ED01 without being stuck at the language menu.
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well i did that as well
still i get stuck at language selection window ,
just donno what to do.
seems like apart from dl09 and eb01 no other ROM works
pntballer505 said:
Are there actually any benefits
to the ED03 update as opposed to ED01?
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benefits: very little if any
negatives? there are no mods/roms/themes available and probably wont be
I have tried v1.0 and v1.85 of Odin to fix my boot loop. Both said they were successful but in fact it just changed the boot loop's process. Now all that loops is black screen then the Vibrant screen (which I had never seen before). I also tried one click un-brick but the program will not stay open.
I can not enter recovery mode but can still enter DL mode.
This is all a result of trying to install the cyanogenmod using their wiki site (can't post links yet). I had completed installing Clockworkmod recovery as directed by the wiki site. It started when rebooting after installing Cmenard's Overstock Kernel.
Anyone who experienced this and was successful in fixing please do help.
Which file did you used when you used odin?
I used 2. The T959UVJFD.TAR and the 512.rar. I used winzip to extract them for Odin.
I did pretty much exactly what the link says. I tried checking repartition on the 4th try or so as well, sorry I can't post links yet....
http ://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/ how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
Ummm usually reverting back to stock jfd through odin always works..
Many of us have been in bootloops before this one is different simply because CM7 is typically an easy flash. You may want to get different files they may not have downloaded to your computer correctly and then try to flash them using Odin. That's the only thing I can assume is the issue at this point.
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yup, try a different file. You might want to try odin 1.3 too. Never failed for me.
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iynfynity said:
yup, try a different file. You might want to try odin 1.3 too. Never failed for me.
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Not really sure what other files to use. Every search I do for restoring to factory settings finds the ones I used. I will try them with odin 1.3 until I find new files.
Wondering if my samsung driver isn't installed properly. Will Odin even read it if it's not?
OK so, I screwed up. I have a sgs4g, DOH. Gona make a thread in the sgs4g section but help is still appreciated if anyone has some.
Exact same issue.
I had the same issue. Actually got it to boot and everything but everything past the Modem step was scrubbed everytime in Odin because the wrong partition was applied. You get this issue if you use the PIT from a Galaxy Vibrant on a Galaxy S 4G.
I was under the impression that the phone I was modding was a Vibrant. Took me a few hours but I eventually got to the bottom of it after reading every Vibrant thread from beginning to end. Here is a link to the post that saved my night.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12806682&postcount=15
The proper PIT file for the Galaxy S 4G. So everyone with this issue just continue as normal and install a current ROM with this PIT.
On a side note.... all these damn Galaxy phones are confusing. No wonder I never wanted one. I am just fine with Motorola devices... The Optimus series is at least a bit better with the letter branding for each carrier. Galaxy series are all just galaxy...
So here's what happened. I installed the kj6 cf root kernel then tried to install slimrom 4.2.2 build 8. I got stuck on semaphore logo, converted back to stock jfd with odin and now i'm stuck on the vibrant logo bootloop. My internal (i assume internal, may be external sd) storage is formatted horribly wrong as well because cwr keeps giving me errors about it and any rom I try to install fails or softbricks me. I've scoured the intered trying to figure out how to fix it but I can't. Please tell me this is fixable
agilma said:
So here's what happened. I installed the kj6 cf root kernel then tried to install slimrom 4.2.2 build 8. I got stuck on semaphore logo, converted back to stock jfd with odin and now i'm stuck on the vibrant logo bootloop. My internal (i assume internal, may be external sd) storage is formatted horribly wrong as well because cwr keeps giving me errors about it and any rom I try to install fails or softbricks me. I've scoured the intered trying to figure out how to fix it but I can't. Please tell me this is fixable
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There is hope. I can link all the files to you later because I'm busy now, but I can tell you the way. I'm assuming you already have Odin and all the stock .pda and .tar files. So first flash the .pit and .tar and then flash the .pit and a file called dbdata which should be everywhere if you look for it. The dbdata file should mount your system and fix that problem. Also make sure you have re-format checked. If I remember right just playing around with those helped me with the same problem. I think the dbdata didn't work the first few tries then I tried something else and it worked. Let me know how it goes and I'll try to help you from there
Thank you.I did the pit and tar but didn't know about dbdata. Not sure if this helps or hinders but I have a 959v and it seems like its a 4gs istead of a vibrant. I thought they were the same but I see a separate forum for it. Ill check out posts there but if what you suggests works I'll be very appreciatve
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agilma said:
Thank you.I did the pit and tar but didn't know about dbdata. Not sure if this helps or hinders but I have a 959v and it seems like its a 4gs istead of a vibrant. I thought they were the same but I see a separate forum for it. Ill check out posts there but if what you suggests works I'll be very appreciatve
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Haha well if you don't have a vibrant you might want to make sure you have the correct .pit and .tar first. That's why is soft-bricked
That probably would explain my problem. I did just find that out yesterday, after I bricked it. I assumed the tar was for a variety of models since the file name included a couple letters that I thought might be different models . I'm guessing the pit is only for the vibrant. I'll head over to the s4g forum and see what I can find
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