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hi guys, im sorry i bet you get loads of people sign up just to ask questions.. truth be told ive been following the lightning ROM thread before but i really am right up s%*t alley now i just dont know what else to do.
i had lightning ROM v1-3 and all was great and someone said i should upgrade to ICS.. stupidly i didnt realise it was in development stage, and having it been so long since i did the odin process i forgot what to do so i watched a youtube vid on how to install firmware...
this is where it started to go wrong, and in hindsight i was a pillock!
anyhow i put the phone into download mode as the vid suggested (this method did it by putting the zip file onto the sd card and then installing from the recovery screen, rather than using odin...)
it then asked me to go to some settings and delete them.. one was wipe data/ factory reset. then cache partition, then lastly mount usb storage.
then i proceeded to install from sd card and it never worked.. just kept on giving E: error messages.. and now the phone wont boot up at all and im having the most difficult time putting ANY new firmware on it at all.. ive been trying to go back to lightning ROM 6.1, using odin etc... but it wont get past the <ID:0/006> SetupConnection.. phase :-(
im afraid ive tried several things but nothing has prevailed... the only screens i can see are the recovery screen and the yellow triangle screen when i turn it on. well and truly fubar :-(
does anyone have any ideas please? next time im going to stick to what i know and am happy with and lightning rom was certainly that!
thanks in advance
Dave
not to sure but try reading post about bricked sg2 you might find your answer there mate
yeah i started reading through that and tried the factory settings method but still no luck :-s
would like to help , what kind of phone is it? i think that you are in "nandroid recovery
Have you tried flashing the original firmware that was on your device?
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Factory reset>Flash stock ROM, you'll find the link with "search".
You still have recovery and download modes - you should be OK.
Follow the instructions in the thread you search for to the letter.
I'm not being more obtuse than usual by giving you no links - it means you have to read, and the info you glean will stand you in good stead.
i have not tried flashing stock ROM yet.. thanks for the pointer... i dont know how to do this but i shall be attempting it next..
its ok i know how to use the search facility.. it does annoy me also when people expect to be spoon fed!
my apologies its the GSII..
just following the advice in softbricking now.. see if that helps.
ftodude said:
using odin etc... but it wont get past the <ID:0/006> SetupConnection.. phase
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Try unplugging you phone and removing the battery for a minute. Then go into download mode and test if it works.
I had the same problem and simply restarting the phone did it for me. I don't know why it got stuck bit it just didn't work. Also disable Kies if you have it and try a different computer if all else fails.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that you should flash a stock rom but other posters already mentioned it.
how do you disable kies? i was confused as some people said to download it to help...?
ftodude said:
i have not tried flashing stock ROM yet.. thanks for the pointer... i dont know how to do this but i shall be attempting it next..
its ok i know how to use the search facility.. it does annoy me also when people expect to be spoon fed!
my apologies its the GSII..
just following the advice in softbricking now.. see if that helps.
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No apologies necessary.
You're prepared to do your research and that already makes you 100000 times better than the "halp lollz plz my ROM dnt wk" crew - a sorry group who are omnipotent, vociferous and eminently ignorable.
Post again if you get stuck - but only after clicking on my sig links - you'll make my boy hsppy
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how do you disable kies? i was confused as some people said to download it to help...?
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Ctrl>Alt>Delete> Kies>Stop process.
Same for KiesTray.exe, or whatever it's called.
ftodude said:
i have not tried flashing stock ROM yet.. thanks for the pointer... i dont know how to do this but i shall be attempting it next..
its ok i know how to use the search facility.. it does annoy me also when people expect to be spoon fed!
my apologies its the GSII..
just following the advice in softbricking now.. see if that helps.
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The info regarding Odin/stock rooms is in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13712988
Hope it helps. Remember to take your time.
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many thanks for your help folks.. i followed the guide on flashing stock ROM and now atleast i have a base template to start from again.
many thanks and keep helping
dave
I should start by saying ive never posted here before but i am on xda like 4 hours a day, so please bare with me. Im a flashaholic, and recently ive been trying to learn to port/make roms, ive used every tutorial and have managed to fix every error ive been getting when flashing (status 6-7), tho i must admit im not sure specifically what i did to fix them. heres my biggest problem, i get to flashing this rom and it says successful but it doesnt actually install anything...ive tried everything, i cant figure it out, other roms i flash install no problem so it has to be something im doing or missing. Another small problem im having is that pj75img.zip will not flash from bootloader(for whatever reason)...i wont deny im a noob, im running android kitchen on cygwin...i am s-off (lazypanda), using twrp, currently running liquid smooth rom...im desperate for help, maybe a little guidence in what im doing and how to do it...i really wanna learn from the devs here, you guys are genius's please help me!!!!!
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I should start by saying ive never posted here before but i am on xda like 4 hours a day, so please bare with me. Im a flashaholic, and recently ive been trying to learn to port/make roms, ive used every tutorial and have managed to fix every error ive been getting when flashing (status 6-7), tho i must admit im not sure specifically what i did to fix them. heres my biggest problem, i get to flashing this rom and it says successful but it doesnt actually install anything...ive tried everything, i cant figure it out, other roms i flash install no problem so it has to be something im doing or missing. Another small problem im having is that pj75img.zip will not flash from bootloader(for whatever reason)...i wont deny im a noob, im running android kitchen on cygwin...i am s-off (lazypanda), using twrp, currently running liquid smooth rom...im desperate for help, maybe a little guidence in what im doing and how to do it...i really wanna learn from the devs here, you guys are genius's please help me!!!!!
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Can you post your updater-script?
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Can you post your updater-script?
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whats up dude, thanks for the help, i attached my updater-script, if u want the whole thing of what im working on ill be more then happy to attach it as well (though i did use the updater script from my liquid smooth rom (im still learning what kind of difference that makes because their like 90% the same))...i zipped up the file so i could attach it
I've had it happen a few times where twrp would just reject the zip file for no apparent reason but if I let it boot normally, then went back into the recovery it would start working again.
Another thing to try would be pulling the log file from the recovery, just have it connected with adb and use 'adb pull /tmp/recovery.log' after it fails and check to see how far it got
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I've had it happen a few times where twrp would just reject the zip file for no apparent reason but if I let it boot normally, then went back into the recovery it would start working again.
Another thing to try would be pulling the log file from the recovery, just have it connected with adb and use 'adb pull /tmp/recovery.log' after it fails and check to see how far it got
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^^^THIS.....but, make sure you do it before you reboot the phone....while still in recovery after the install fails....
Thanks for the help guys, so i did what you said and it turns out my system is not installing, it installs the partitions and the boot.img but its not installing the system...do you think the problem could be...the system, the zip, the updater-script, the build.prop?.im goin nuts, i had like 4 days with no sleep working on this lol
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Thanks for the help guys, so i did what you said and it turns out my system is not installing, it installs the partitions and the boot.img but its not installing the system...do you think the problem could be...the system, the zip, the updater-script, the build.prop?.im goin nuts, i had like 4 days with no sleep working on this lol
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Try this updater-script and let me know if it works. If not, can you upload the ROM your working on? I'll take a look at it.
All I changed is the way it formats and mounts /system.
After downloading this rom and thinking everything would be just fine when moving to CM7 on my brother's rooted Photon, I come to a boot loop! I tried to use RSDLite to flash a SBF over to the phone, it fails, I try to use Android' Recovery to flash a new rom, fails, and then I try to factory reset and wipe the phone, FAILS! I have no clue what to do here.
I am so used to my Sensation 4G and everything is so much simpler on it, but I have no clue what I am doing with this Photon. Can someone please point me in the right direction of what I need to do? I need some real answers! I've tried tons of guides here on the forums but nothing seems to work!
Normally I could use CWM to fix it all up, but I never could find it for this phone!
Help!
bump. Please, need help.
ClipTy said:
After downloading this rom and thinking everything would be just fine when moving to CM7 on my brother's rooted Photon, I come to a boot loop! I tried to use RSDLite to flash a SBF over to the phone, it fails, I try to use Android' Recovery to flash a new rom, fails, and then I try to factory reset and wipe the phone, FAILS! I have no clue what to do here.
I am so used to my Sensation 4G and everything is so much simpler on it, but I have no clue what I am doing with this Photon. Can someone please point me in the right direction of what I need to do? I need some real answers! I've tried tons of guides here on the forums but nothing seems to work!
Normally I could use CWM to fix it all up, but I never could find it for this phone!
Help!
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if you dont have cwm installed, i assume that you flashed that rom while in bootstrap recovery because you didnt state that the phones bootloader was unlocked.That particular rom is an unlocked only rom, which is why you're stuck in that loop. If I'm right and you flashed that rom via bootstrap, you should be able to get back into it by powering down the phone, holding power and volume down, then using the volume down key to cycle through the options until you hit 'android recovery', then press volume up to boot into it.
At that point, go to mounts and storage, mount usb storage while phone is plugged into your pc, and place this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1648297
On your sd card. After this, go back into mounts and storage and wipe data, system, and cache. Flash the rom you just placed onto your sd card and reboot.
Again, this is all asuming you installed bootstrap recovery, if I'm wrong let me know and ill try to help you further.
I forgot to add, you're also going to need to download a stock blur kernel and place that on your sd card aswell, flashing it after you flash the rom. I can't remember where to find the stock blur kernel but give me a second and ill try to find it for ya.
I don't find that very professional. I think the best you can do is tell me which section it belongs in. At least Acvice offered help...
Thanks you so much! I knew I would have to flash the stock stuff, but I just couldn't find it! Yes, I used bootstrap as I thought it was the only means of getting into cwm. I wont be screwing around after this. Only problem is, the phone is dead! I need to charge it again lol. Thanks for helping. Ill let you know the outcome later.
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So I am downloading that rom you gave me, seems like a good one, now I am just waiting on the Kernel, have you found it yet? Oh, and I couldn't mount my phone through recovery, so I just took the SD card out and did it myself.
EDIT: I tried to install the rom, I got an E: signature verification failed and the installation aborted. I've also tried this with other roms before. What is making this happen?
ClipTy said:
So I am downloading that rom you gave me, seems like a good one, now I am just waiting on the Kernel, have you found it yet? Oh, and I couldn't mount my phone through recovery, so I just took the SD card out and did it myself.
EDIT: I tried to install the rom, I got an E: signature verification failed and the installation aborted. I've also tried this with other roms before. What is making this happen?
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Meh, you just flashed something you shouldnt have is all. It honestly happens to all of us. You learn the most by screwing up your phone haha.. Figured i would have you try that method as it would have gotten you a nice fast rom and also fixed your problem. But it looks like youre just unlucky. Were just gonna have to get ya back on stock by flashing an SBF.
1) Download the Windows Moto drivers and install them. Make sure you choose 32bit or 64bit, respectively. (quick google search)
2) Download RSD Lite (quick google search)
3) Download the SBF located here and unzip it.
Use this video to guide you through. Some of his links are outdated which is why i linked the one above. If you are used to ODIN on Samsung devices, you'll probably already know what to do as it's the same kind of program. Good luck. Let me know how it goes.
I've tried RSDLite with an Sbf before, it never succeeded.
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Is it possible to flash an sbf with a low battery? If not, how can I charge this thing?
Yes I have searched, yes I have tried google and yes I am still stuck...
I *think* I have tried just about everything and I have read through about 10 "soft brick" or "stuck on samsung screen after rooting on stock ICS" (and most combinations of) but nothing is working. I'm sure it's probably an easy fix but I just can't seem to get anywhere. Here's what happened.....
I googled rooting galaxy not after ICS update and found this http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...y-note-sgh-i717-icsgingerbreadeasiest-method/
It was all I could find about rooting after the ICS OTA update, so I did it. Everything seemed fine. I had CW but no superuser so I DL it from the market as well as my old Titanium pro from back when I rooted my HTC. I rebooted my phone to get it all settled in and decided to run Titanium and get this party started. I got an error message that busybox was not installed so.... I installed it but when I clicked the app on my phone it said it would not install because I didn't have root access.... This is where the confusion starts to set in.
So I restarted to see if I could get into CW but when I rebooted the soft brick started.... I was stuck at the "samsung" screen.
I IMMEDIATELY ran to XDA and began my search. I can still get to DL mode, Odin and CW so I know there is hope. I tried the files listed in the "All in one guide for noobs" and the "Galaxy Note Super Everything Thread (I717)".
There was a suggestion to use Kies but when I put in my serial # and model name i get the "galaxy note does not support initializing" message.
I'm not new to flashing/rooting, although things are a bit different, I have a basic understanding of the process but I ain't no Einstein either...
I also tried to flash the stock Telus ICS rom but I got an error message and my lil droid guy went belly up....
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I love my note and this is killing me...
I have to go to work so if I don't reply immediately its because I have no email access at work.... Especially without my Note....
The steps are correct in the link you gave.
Did Odin3 say success?
Did you get CWM installed?
Did you flash superuser?
Is there a superuser icon in your apps?
Ranger is on it....
I'm thinking we dont have CWM on the device....????
And no SU flash, from within the recovery that doesnt exist....g
He has cwm, he did not flash superuser, Looks like he assumed flashing cwm would automatically root him.
Since you can get into recovery... i would just go ahead and download a Rom zip, transfer to phone by mounting in cwm (mounts and storage if you didn't know) and flash that sumbitch
Oh yep...found that.......Thanks brother....g
That means do or redo steps 13 to 16 in the guide you posted.
agreed....g
im back...
Just got in, thanks for the replies.
Yes I have CWM and can access it. I have tried to flash the CM roms as well as the stock telus ICS rom but was denied at install. I got a "assert failed getprop (ro.build.device)" message and 2 other "ro." error messages when I install the cm nightly quincyatt rom.
rangercaptain said:
The steps are correct in the link you gave.
Did Odin3 say success? Yes
Did you get CWM installed? Yes
Did you flash superuser? Yes
Is there a superuser icon in your apps?
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Cant see my apps but when I first flashed CWM and was able to see my screen there was a SU app on my home screen because I DLed it from the market.
You need to update your CWM. Get it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28040353
Look right under the big green arrow in the first post of the thread.
Readreadread. Then thankbigjoethankbigjoe.
Of course, come back here if further assistance is needed or you solve the issue.
I thought I was on the latest. Someone else suggested that also, so I flashed the touch CWM Updated 04/14
rangercaptain said:
You need to update your CWM. Get it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28040353
Look right under the big green arrow in the first post of the thread.
Readreadread. Then thankbigjoethankbigjoe.
Of course, come back here if further assistance is needed or you solve the issue.
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Yup, thats the one I flashed, its working and I get a successful message when I flashed SU so I assume its there also. Any recommendations of a rom to try and flash? Still hanging at the samsung screen.....
I appreciate the help by the way, I know how frustrating it can be to try and help with tech situations from emails and messages (Hi Mom ).
Thanks has been pushed....
That assert error is in the script used by CWM to flash and it is saying 'wrong rom for your device'. So for sure you have the correct CWM and rom for your phone? Just checking because errors at this point make your phone useless.
rangercaptain said:
That assert error is in the script used by CWM to flash and it is saying 'wrong rom for your device'. So for sure you have the correct CWM and rom for your phone? Just checking because errors at this point make your phone useless.
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I got my CWM from the link you posted but the rom I am iffy about. Any suggestions for a rom to try and flash? something stable?
EDIT: going to try and flash this rom and modem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801689
Downloading now..... Sloooooowly. lol
Holy McCrappy dance!
Okay... so I flashed the stock ATT with odin. just at start screen now.... Don't think it is rooted so now.... How do I get back to telus and root right the first time?
Edit: so it appears the ATT rom was a GB ver so I am assuming that I was somehow reverted to GB instead of my stock ICS. Now to try and flash a stock Telus GB rom, update then try to root.... AGAIN! Thank gawd I don't have a $600 paperweight now!
Thanks everyone
I recommend this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766933
Select the pure stock. There is no point in using the Telus rom.
Please read carefully. Good luck.
^^^ what ranger said. No point in repeating trust and go!
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rangercaptain said:
I recommend this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766933
Select the pure stock. There is no point in using the Telus rom.
Please read carefully. Good luck.
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I would like my ota ICS back but I guess no bother huh? I am back on the stock telus GB and for some reason it wont let me update to ICS anyway.... LOL
Might as well root it up and go go go!
Thanks again Ranger.
WOW! that pure stock is a big ole file! lol
Ok, take it easy for a few days. Just read up and, now that you've survived the worst scenerio, you might want to try a more custom rom or other modifications. Pretty soon you will be pulling someone else's a$$ out of the fire. Good luck.
I think I'm okay now. Was a skeerty one though. Lol
So i still cant get my phone rooted.
I have searches all over this forum and find many threads. I have tried many of them and nothing works. For normal people like me mutch of the words and explanations developers give are to complex to understand. I hardly know what a bootloader is, or a cmw file. And even a harder time finding out where and whitch files to download.
Is there not anybody out there who can give a step by step walktrough with links to what to download and how to use it for my kind of version.
I just want to root my darn phone to let Cyanogenmod take it over and make it happy again Any Mod suggestion would be great to.
Ps: i easly rooted and use Cyanogenmod 10 on my Galaxy Tab 2 so i'm not totally retarded
You rooted a galaxy but dont know what cmw is?
Anyway, all instructions are found in the sticky threads. More especially, read the second sticky thread in that section. All instructions ahve been given in exact detail there...
If you are usnsure what the words mean I suggest you read up on them as if you dont know what to do you can damage your phone.
As i said i'm kina a noob. And instead of just confusing me more why don't you or anybody else just try to link me to a guide that works.. As i said i have tried many of the guides in sticky treads and some links there are dead and others dont work.
I have updated to latest ICS and heard that i should be carefull so i dont brick my phon..as the reason i try to get help here. I found a easy guide for my tab where there was a walktrough wit links to the software i needed to downmload and use. And that is what i need here too.
So instead of complaining about how unknowledge i am cant i just get some help instead???
If you would tell us what you tried and where you stuck, maybe someone could help you.
Sticky thread in general section have valid links, as far as I know.
ivmntc autumn
Y dont u unlock bootloader or install CWM and get CM9 or CM10 installed instead of rooting and then flashing CM?
By the way CWM helps u to easily flash ROMS and take nandroid backups and restore them.
So i can Just unlock bootloader and use av rom without rotting at all? This would be great because i only wanted to root it to use rom's on it.
Feel like a kid with a new toy now. Gona run home and try it asap
Some ROM's(like CM,AOKP,AOSP...) require custom kernel.
Some ROM's(mostly, stock based) can work on locked bootloader.
Most(99%) of ROM's are already prerooted.
To install any custom rom, you need CWM, to get CWM you ether need to have root and after that install CWM, or you can flash custom kernel with (in 99% of them) already included CWM.
So for us mortals the problem is still on. Tried to open the bootloader with sony's own tool, but when i turn of my phone and connect usb to get to bootloader it does not findt any drivers.. Even though i downloaded it.
I just want C-mod 10 on my phone and that's it. So how do i flash the custom kernel when i ned cmw to even get it rooted? Sorry but i guess i'm a big noob at this.
Are you on XP?
if yes,
Try to install the drivers on Safe Mode and Plug your mobile while pressing Menu key.
It will install the drivers.
I'm on Windows 7. Acording to the tutorials i found when i plug my phone to usb there should come up a message that says "could not install drivers, and from there i can find them manually.. But no such message comes up and there is nothing in device manager either.
I'm totally lost here. Have tried to root my phone before so maby some old drivers are the reason for this?
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I'm on Windows 7. Acording to the tutorials i found when i plug my phone to usb there should come up a message that says "could not install drivers, and from there i can find them manually.. But no such message comes up and there is nothing in device manager either.
I'm totally lost here. Have tried to root my phone before so maby some old drivers are the reason for this?
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So i finally got my phones bootloader unlocked. i used this link to get it done. http://xperiadev.wordpress.com/guidelines-xperia/unlock-bootloader/
So now is the question what next to get my cyanogenmod on my phone.. Am a little scared because i heard that the version i hvae can easily be bricked.
Any ideas.?
Just install custom rom using cwm and dont forget to backup first your current rom using cwm. Later if got any problem and u can just restore it back.
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Just install custom rom using cwm and dont forget to backup first your current rom using cwm. Later if got any problem and u can just restore it back.
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That was my plan too as i have done the same on my tab. Place cwm and rom on phone and then boot in recoverymode to install rom.. But for some reason my phone wont go in any kind of boot mode.. Tried all the buttons and nothing works.. Any ideas?