Hello,
I recently flashed a custom rom to my Samsung Galaxy 5 i5500 and i didnt back up my stock rom so i used one i found on these forums, now i am wondering if my phone will appear stock and will there be any files on my interal/external memory that i can delete (that will show that i voided my warranty).
My phone details are;
GT-I5500
2.2
I5500XWJP3
2.6.32.9-perf
[email protected] #1
FROYO.XWJPJ
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I had to flash clockworkmod v4 onto my device before i flashed Cyanogenmod so i am wondering if all traces of ClockworkMod have been deleted when i flashed the stock rom back.
The reason i am asking this is my phone is broke (i can use it fine, but the battery is damaged somehow so it doesnt charge properly etc)
So basically;
Does my phone appear stock from the details i have given above?
Is there any files on my device memory (internal or external) that i should remove manually in order to get a repair?
And finally- is Clockworkmod fully removed from my device?
Sorry for the large amount of text.
Thank you,
I will 'Thank' every post that helps me resolve my questions.
Curtis.
I have sent in 3-4 rooted phones into HTC and they didnt do a single things about it, I would say youd be okay!
Thanks for your comment.
Can anyone else verify this for me?
I want to be 100% positive!
I've had multiple times where a carrier rep has looked at my device in-store, running MIUI or CM7 and they were actually jealous, they didn't get mad. It depends on how you do it. Have you tried replacing the battery? Maybe go in to your carrier store where you got the phone and ask for a battery replacement.
I've got a person from these forums sending me a battery for free to see if thats the problem, so i am waiting to receive that battery before i take it in store- so im trying to make sure its as stock as i can get it incase i have to take it to the store to get repaired.
Thanks for your reply.
You're welcome. Now, I'm on a galaxy s mesmerize, I believe you have the same tools with your phone. Could you go to the specific forum for your phone and find some files for Odin or Heimdall to make it go straight back to stock?
We have threads for my phone that you might have similar ones of, just look for "Make your phone stock" or "Official Odin/Heimdall" or something like that.
You should be able to use that to get back to unrooted stock and send the phone in, if the battery doesn't work.
Yeah ive already used a stock rom from the i5500 sub forum, but i am not 100% sure Clockworkmod has been removed- or if there is any left over files on my device's internal memory which should be deleted before i send it off for a repair!
As soon as it gets fixed il be flashing it straight back to CM7!
Thanks again!
If you've got a stock rom on there and haven't flashed CWM you probably don't have it Try going into recovery to check.
Just looked in your phone's forums, I'd say use Odin to put the phone on one of the roms under "latest firmware" in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781149
and you should be good to return it. Those should all be free of CWM and root as far as I can tell.
Yeah it should be fine then, thanks.
No problem, good luck.
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My Vibrant dropped a couple days ago and went on the frits. USB wont stop flashing and then it would freeze when it slept for more that 5 min. Took it to Tmo and they ordered a replacement. So while its in the mail I decided to root and try and fix the prob. Flashed Bionix 1.6 via Rom Manager after the 1click root method. Now Im trying to get everything back to stock b4 I have to send this phone back to Asurion. I tried using eugene's Stock JI5 & Jack's Stock OC/UV Kernel but for some reason Clockwork was being a pain. So I Moved the file to the external sd and renamed it update.zip. Hit "Flash update.zip file from sd card" and then rebooted. Looks to be stock now but I want to be sure so I took a screenshot and I was wondering if any1 can tell me wether or not its all the stock info before I Unroot and send it to Asurion. Oh in case ur wondering I tried looking up all the stock info or at least for a stock "About Phone" screenshot and had no luck. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Looks stock to me. (you edited and added the picture, i was being a smartass)
so i edited too...
They won't look that far into it.
dude will glance at it and throw it in a box... if you UPS it back they will never hunt you down, even if you sent them a rooted one.
but a stock phone probably won't have JI6 / JI5 on it yet.
use the original ODIN to go back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
You know everybody is going to tell you that you should have posted in the QnA section especially when you gonna put a [Q] in front of your title. Anyways, here is the link that will get you back to how your phone was shipped to you.
Stock will look like T959UVJFD in baseband version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
If you don't understand anything in that first post then ask somebody for help in the QnA section before you post in the Dev section again.
dont know much about odin but i get the impression it needs to be hooked up via usb which im still having problems with. I figured they wouldnt look much into it because I sent them a bricked G1 b4 and never heard anything back about it. Just tryin to cover my ass cuz u never really know i guess.
as the as asking a question in the dev section ur probably right. i just figured i get a quicker more educated answer here. Plus I wasnt event thinking about that when I posted it. I'll be sure to post in the right section next time. Thanks for the help.
ok so I'm trying to use odin with no prior experience and this is what I got. I did what the thread said and now odin is stuck on file analysis. I ended up pulling the plug and retried it twice with about 20min between each pull. I read on a few threads that odin 1.00 likes to hang. does this sound like its what its doing?
Hey, what's up. So, here's the problem.
1. I flashed Void, I didn't like.
2. I flashed the stock rom (froyo 2.2).
3. now airplane mode in "settings > wireless and network settings" won't turn off.
I've tried taking the battery out for 10 seconds and putting it back again to no avail.
Help please!!!! Now I can't make any calls or anything cuz I've got no connection anywhere!!
Reflash the stock ROM
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA Premium App running miks CM7, quadrant 2100, over clocked at 787
wipe all. try to flash devoid its 2.2 but a lot better.
How did you flash stock ROM? By creating a KDZip(stockrom.zip) and then flashing it? Anyway try to wipe dalvik-cache via Recovery.
1. I've flashed the stock twice
2. I don't wanna go for another ROM at this stage. Getting an error when restoring, and not being able to restore, a nandroid backup is what landed me in this mess, and I'm not sure what other misleading information about Romming I've been fed.
3. Nah, I flashed the stock .DZ.
4. Would my service provider be able to format and reinstall android, or will I be looking at getting a new phone?? Cuz that would suck.
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1. I've flashed the stock twice
2. I don't wanna go for another ROM at this stage. Getting an error when restoring, and not being able to restore, a nandroid backup is what landed me in this mess, and I'm not sure what other misleading information about Romming I've been fed.
3. Nah, I flashed the stock .DZ.
4. Would my service provider be able to format and reinstall android, or will I be looking at getting a new phone?? Cuz that would suck.
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Well, if you keep restoring messed-up/corrupt/broken settings etc., no wonder flashing does not help. Wipe everything and flash a stock ROM, do not restore any broken mess. That is what your provider would do anyway, so no need to waste money.
doktornotor said:
Well, if you keep restoring messed-up/corrupt/broken settings etc., no wonder flashing does not help. Wipe everything and flash a stock ROM, do not restore any broken mess. That is what your provider would do anyway, so no need to waste money.
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I did flash shiny ROMs located on this forum over here. I spoke to LG and I have to call them back in a couple. They're gonna get the same phone and we're gonna walk the problem together.
Like 20 minutes or something later..
Yeah, so they said they don't know and I should take it to an MTN outlet. They're not very helpful on Sundays I think.. Gonna take it in tomorrow then
Oh yeah, and i would still like to know..
..if my service provider would be able to restore original Froyo 2.2.0 or if I should consider forking out for a new phone?? .. Or if by any chance LG could restore Froyo bearing in mind that I've flashed 2.2.1 stock and the phone has been un-rooted, or if they'll say hard luck??
Well, as I already said. You still have lingering junk there. Flight mode is not some miracle, it is simply a profile with WiFi/BT/2G+3G turned off. (What can be turned on in flight mode is set in an sqlite DB, so it is even possible to override it).
So, no matter what you have flashed or not, you did that incorrectly. Being unable to switch flight mode on/off does not come out of nowhere.
There is absolutely no need to buy a new phone, your problem is a software one, not a faulty HW. (For questions what LG will or will not do, ask them, not here.)
doktornotor said:
Well, as I already said. You still have lingering junk there. Flight mode is not some miracle, it is simply a profile with WiFi/BT/2G+3G turned off. (What can be turned on in flight mode is set in an sqlite DB, so it is even possible to override it).
So, no matter what you have flashed or not, you did that incorrectly. Being unable to switch flight mode on/off does not come out of nowhere.
There is absolutely no need to buy a new phone, your problem is a software one, not a faulty HW. (For questions what LG will or will not do, ask them, not here.)
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Thanks ^_^ You obviously know more about this than me, so how do you suggest I proceed if I wish to get back to stock Froyo like it was when I got the phone?? Should I take the phone in to service provider or something??
antiother said:
how do you suggest I proceed if I wish to get back to stock Froyo like it was when I got the phone?? Should I take the phone in to service provider or something??
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Well, if you are unable to restore the original ROM properly, then take it somewhere where they can. Does not necessarily have to be your service provider, any authorized LG service can do that, plus lots of unauthorized shops can do it as well (warranty is a different issue here, though.)
Anyway, before you take the phone somewhere - if you flashed something from the thread you mentioned, you probably have 2.2.0 or 2.2.1. Have you tried using LG PC Suite to upgrade the phone to latest version (should be 2.2.2 pretty much regardless the operator/country). Might get you proper flash as well.
Also, CWM recovery has Wipe All option which wipes everything except for recovery.
Thanks so much ^_^ I got a 2.2.1 *.DZ. I don't have the energy to struggle with that anymore so I it took to my service provider and the guy there ordered me a new phone. Awesome of him hey!! At the end of the day, phones were actually made to call, TXT, and tweet with, so I'm through flashing. Time for me to throw in the towel and show it some love just the way it is!!
doktornotor said:
Well, if you are unable to restore the original ROM properly, then take it somewhere where they can. Does not necessarily have to be your service provider, any authorized LG service can do that, plus lots of unauthorized shops can do it as well (warranty is a different issue here, though.)
Anyway, before you take the phone somewhere - if you flashed something from the thread you mentioned, you probably have 2.2.0 or 2.2.1. Have you tried using LG PC Suite to upgrade the phone to latest version (should be 2.2.2 pretty much regardless the operator/country). Might get you proper flash as well.
Also, CWM recovery has Wipe All option which wipes everything except for recovery.
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Oh yeah, and I tried upgrading to 2.2.2.. No luck, it said I had the latest version already at 2.2.1. Doesn't make any sense right. And that's from the official LG updater thinggy.. Hey, how do I mark this thread as SOLVED??
doktornotor said:
Well, if you are unable to restore the original ROM properly, then take it somewhere where they can. Does not necessarily have to be your service provider, any authorized LG service can do that, plus lots of unauthorized shops can do it as well (warranty is a different issue here, though.)
Anyway, before you take the phone somewhere - if you flashed something from the thread you mentioned, you probably have 2.2.0 or 2.2.1. Have you tried using LG PC Suite to upgrade the phone to latest version (should be 2.2.2 pretty much regardless the operator/country). Might get you proper flash as well.
Also, CWM recovery has Wipe All option which wipes everything except for recovery.
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Hey All,
I've been looking for an answer for over a day now, but can't seem to find anything about my specific problem. Here's what happened:
I had flashed to ICS 4.0.3 on my Samsung Vibrant about a month ago and everything was working great until yesterday when I woke up to find the "Encryption Unsuccessful" screen on my phone. I did a little research to find out that there is a fix to this and to NOT reset the phone. So, I took the steps to ODIN the phone back to Stock Eclair in hopes that starting from the beginning again would be easiest way to fix the problem. The ODIN process finished completely fine (PASSED), but now when it reboots, I only get to the first "Vibrant" screen, then it shows the battery and spinning circle icon. Apparently it won't fully reboot. I've tried to ODIN it back to stock several times, and I keep getting the same results. I can get it into download mode and plugged into my computer, but that's about it.
From the posts I've read, it sounds like my phone might still be okay to recover since it does power up, but I can't seem to find a solution to get it fully back up and running.
Any help/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Maybe your JFD file is corruption. Check with your MD5 sum if there any error or mismatch.. Just give you an idea.BTW what Odin are u using. I recommend Odin 1.7 I stay away the older Odin or the newer Odin
You are screwed.
Sorry to tell you this but i had the exact same problem and found no solution whatsoever to fix the phone. I finally gave up and bought a Galaxy Nexus. You can try flashing Eugene's Unbrickable Froyo Rom which is flashable through odin as a .tar package along with the pit file. You might be able to fix it but i highly doubt it. I flashed Eugene's rom and got the same results as you described. By any chance did you click "Reset Phone" when the "Encryption Unsuccessful" showed up? If so well yeah your phone is pretty much paperweight as of now...until someone finds a solution. Like you i am also able to access download mode. So i guess there may be a way to fix your phone. Not saying it's impossible...hopefully someone finds a solution soon.
Here is the link to Euguene's rom: http://eb-productions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=samsungsgs&action=display&thread=8
Good luck.
OP, what ROM were you running (specifically. Not just ICS 4.0.3-what is the name of the ROM)? Also what kernel?
Since you are not the only one this happened to, I would like to know the above and see if it correlates to the others that this happened to in the Vibrant section. I'll post the same in their threads too.
Check here out for a possible solution/workaround.
Replacement Vibrant Coming
Thanks for your recommendations/help guys.
I decided to go to T-Mobile and complain and they are sending me a replacement phone. Apparently it's still under warranty, so it won't cost me anything, and if my data is lost, then so be it...at least all my contacts will still be in tact through my Google account.
Merio - I did NOT hit the Reset Button when I saw the Encryption Unsuccessful screen. Before doing anything I did a little research and I found a forum here on xda that said to not hit that button, and tried to explain a way to fix it using the Heimdall One-Click. Basically it sounded like I'd be flashing back to a Gingerbread ROM. So, instead I just went ahead and tried to flash back to stock Eclair. The results of that were obviously not good.
Woodrube - I was running the Passion 13 ROM (ICS 4.0.3). Was really enjoying it until I got the Encryption "Screen of Death"
I don't know what Kernel it was, actually, I don't really know what a Kernel is...
Thanks again guys. Hopefully I'll be up and running on my replacement phone soon!
Hey I recently rooted my Samsung Galaxy S II I9100, at first everything was fine, but i had some trouble installing apps so i used es file manager to install them, it began to work for some apps. anyway, this morning I woke and turned it on and it didn't get past the bootscreen(i left it for about 45 minutes on one occasion, and I tried rebooting many times.
The first thing i did after attempting to boot my device was to flash the kernel again via odin, this did not work(tried twice).
so i did a lot of research over the past 10 hours into my problem and have tried many different things; installing a stock rom, removing battery, pretty much anything on the forums that people said have worked. nothing.
I can get into recovery mode and download mode.
I don't care about my data on my phone, it has already been wiped.
It's still covered by warranty so i can wipe the flash count(?) and send it in for warranty IF I HAVE TO. preferably not however.
although i highly doubt it, I may have been using the wrong rom, and I may have forgotten to reset my phone before one of the re-flash's
So if you havn't figured out my question by now, how do i return my phone to working condition?
Don't get mad at me for making a thread that has probably been made a hundred times, none of the solutions in the other threads fixed my problems, and I was browsing not only xda but other forums for hours, I found that reason enough to post a new thread. Apologies if this is in the wrong section, I am new here, and never found it necessary to create an account until now, when I couldn't find a solution.
Help is appreciated, this problem is really rustling my Jimmies on Christmas day.
because this is such a problem, I will REWARD anyone who presents a working solution that does not involve sending it off for warranty or buying a jig. Sorry if i missed out some information, please request for missing info in a response.
1.forget about warranty and jig....that has nothing to do with your current situation.
2.post the details about your phone and what firmware your on and what crap you were flashing.
Maybe a simple reset/wipe in stock recovery is needed.
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theunderling said:
1.forget about warranty and jig....that has nothing to do with your current situation.
2.post the details about your phone and what firmware your on and what crap you were flashing.
Maybe a simple reset/wipe in stock recovery is needed.
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originally i was on ics 4.0.3, and i used this tutorial galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-i9100-icsandroid-4-0/ (can't post url link because im a new user) and this kernel by the file name "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-v5.3-CWM5.tar". I then searched for stock roms for it and got "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KP8-v5.2-CWM5.tar" and "CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.tar"
If you want a stock rom go to Sammobile,join(so you can download).....then input smartphone>android>your phone model>your country/carrier.
Choose whatever 4.0.3 it recommends after you input the above and hit send.
Then flash that with Odin and see what happens.
Then report back here.
I am from Australia and when I searched for roms for the I9100, no Australian roms showed :s
would one from another country work, or would that be locked or...?
Theres 3 listed for starters for the plain gt-i9100.....is that your exact model....or is it p/g/m etc.
This is why I asked for your model.
gt-i9100 is my model that's all it said in my phone information in the settings (before it stuffed up), manual, on start up and in download mode.
sorry, I'm not excellent with my technical android terminology.
false alarm, it just didn't load properly before, I will start a the download (will take like 15 minutes) and report back when i flash it. gt-i9100 is definitely my model.
You just input which one of these 3 applies,hit send,then download.
Then flash it (the extracted file)in download mode with Odin.
so i put the extracted file in the 'PDA' field, put it into download mode, plug it in and start the process?
Yep.
It failed the first 2 tries, I think I have a bad usb cord, but worked the third, might of been what stuffed it up in the first place maybe (?), thank you so much for your help man
Good.Wait til boxing day til you flash siyah-s2.v.4.1.5 kernel for root.......lol.
hehe... yeah... I'm not going to try root again... lol
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It failed the first 2 tries, I think I have a bad usb cord, but worked the third, might of been what stuffed it up in the first place maybe (?), thank you so much for your help man
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Going back to your first post,maybe you could make a donation to one of the developers on this site of your choosing.
sounds good, which developer in particular would be a good choice?
I quite like Doomlord,but its up to you
And just post back on this thread if you need help rooting etc.
First off, I apologize in advance because, there are so many posts like this.
have a SM-G870A. Up until last week i was running roots 4.4.2. Well in looking for custom roms I ran across Alliance. I have done a lot of reading in general about gettting all settings and so forth correct for best performance and battery save. I actually ordered a 5880mah battery (which i love and highly recommend) but onward. I thought i read you had to have lollipop 5.0 for Alliance so I flashed that. But as soon as I did i went back in and read and said it was for kitkat. Today I tried to flash, using odin due to locked bootloader. So I flashed the NE4 tar file, but in haste I put the file in the "BL" slot and hit start with my phone in download mode.................{LEFT}
Now here is what im left with....if I left it try to boot it opens the At&t Galaxy S5 Active Custom page, next the Safe Strap choice Page, and finally blank. So hit me with the worst news first. Then Please ill do whatever it takes I love this phone now that I have root. I havent tried anything yet. Ive read but no similiar situations.. So, I throw to you all. If you know an admin thats a problem solver send him my way. My email address is [email protected] i do have an external sd card but no waay to put any files on it plus its small like 5.gb(old). I was planning on getting a new one so if theres something to go along with an sd card so one could write to it, I know you can access it through safestrap. and you can also wipe everything with it but im afraid that would erase a backup i just made Titanium. If you need info ill check in often. AGAIN SORRY AND EXCUSE SPELLING ETC. DESPERATION.(TIA...Kyle Rogers #GoVols
Please help im stuck without a phone