Stupid question. iPhone user here. My g/f was experiencing problems with her vibrant so i briefly (real briefly) how to look up guides on how to flash to 2.3.5. Took me a couple times but nevertheless i got it. Little did i know i was flashing the UK version. So now ive been trying to recover and get the phone into a functioning state without success. I'm getting restless. So I'm a couple hours familiar with ODIN. So if anyone can provide me with a guide or links to the (PIT, PDA, PHONE, CSC, ETC) files needed to go to the lasted f/w that will work on t-mobile. She was running 2.1 but i know 2.2 is out there somewhere. Is there a newer version like 2.3.3, 2.3.4, or even 2.3.5? I just want to get it back to fully functional. Right now i tried to flash with Simply Odin and im in a reloading loop... Any help would be appreciated!!
Everything you need is here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
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Oh yikes I hope you didn't lose her imei number.
Did you backup her /efs folder, nv_data.bin ????
Hopefully those two are still ok.
Read before you mess with the phone any further, you lose the imei and the phone is useless.
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Here is some stuff to help you. Just main points, you got to find out how to do it all.
1) backup your /efs which contains your nv_data.bin before you touch anything else.
You need root access to do this, the folder is /efs
Then PUT A COPY ON YOUR COMPUTER as a backup
2) find out if you somehow installed voodoo lagfix, if so turn it off before you flash nything else
3) find out if it's safe to odin back to stock JFD (eclair 2.1) from the gingerbread rom you are on now.
4)If safe, then odin back to stock JFD eclair 2.1 before you install any more roms.
Odin video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svI8QxpAuyc
5) This user has everything you need in his guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
Download odin, the pit and tar files also.
All found at that link, to get you back to stock jfd 2.1
6) once you are on stock jfd 2.1. Then you can 1st root, 2nd install clockwork mod recovery, 3rd install froyo 2.2 deodexed/rooted found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036193
I suggest the cwm recovery method, not odin.
7) Once you are back to Froyo 2.2, and you have a t-mobile signal meaning you didn't lose your imei, if you are still dying to run Gingerbread, message back and ill try to help you install it. There is NO OFFICIAL GINGERBREAD, the last official firmware for Vibrant was Froyo 2.2
Someone mind helping this guy with some suggestions.
He can't odin back to stock jfd, he gets in a bootloop.
So he tried eugenes froyo that doesn't brick, then tried going back to stock jfd, and still same thing.
He is new to Vibrant. I'm not sure what's going on with his phone.
I ran out of suggestions for him.
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So i factory reset my phone (on stock), made a nandroid backup, then flashed one of bionix's roms. a couple days later i want to try another rom so i went into rom manager and chose to restore and picked the backup that i made earlier while on stock. It completed the restore process and went back to the clockworkmod recovery screen, then i chose reboot. now the phone sticks at the vibrant screen, but makes the bootup sound. weird huh? do i have to use odin? or is there somehow i can still restore using clockworkmod. i am able to still get into recovery btw . if the only way to fix is thru odin, can someone link a current post with instructions? thanks peeps.
BTW i was on JI6 when backing up, and i read fusion 1.1 runs on JI2 so......help?
Feel free anyone to correct me since I'm also fairly new at this, but it sounds like you may have soft bricked your phone. The way I understand it is that you needed to flash back to a stock kernel before restoring your stock ROM backup.
Getting back to a stock kernel can be done by either flashing a ROM that uses/applies it (they usually state what kernel they're using), or just flashing the stock kernel yourself, which can be downloaded here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733792
Anyway, here is a thread that explains ODIN: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=810130
Good luck! I fear I'll be in your shoes at some point, so hopefully I helped a little.
Ok, just for clarification.
Downgrading from a custom 2.2 ROM to 2.1 requires a 2.1 kernel.
Meaning I should first flash a 2.1 ROM/Kernel combo, before restoring my stock ROM backup of 2.1.
But, what if you use ODIN. Can you go from 2.2 Rom/kernel, and put your phone straight to stock 2.1, using the pit and tar file for ODIN found in this forum? Will using ODIN to go back to stock conditions install the proper 2.1 kernel?
THen what about my ROM backup that I made, do I even need to ever install that back, or will the ODIN pit and tar files on this forum put me back to stock?
confusing question, I know!
Yes odin brings you back to stock completely just like it was out of the box I just go through and install everything some people make backups on they're computer of the apps they had
Still flashing , thanks to odin & tw
I am coming from one of team whiskeys 2.1 roms and I havent looked much into other roms since then about 2 months ago or so. I want to try going Froyo with Nero 3. I have Odin downloaded and kind of get how to use it and stuff. But when going from eclair to froyo everybody says to odin to stock.. Well which rom is the stock one and is it stock 2.1 I am supposed to odin back to or is it the 2.2 stock? and Is there any other steps I should follow after odin-ing back to "stock" I have downloaded much of what I needed and have been searching for a while And i remember seeing a post a long while ago on the steps i should follow but my search skills aren't the greatest. Thanks in advance for any help!
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I am coming from one of team whiskeys 2.1 roms and I havent looked much into other roms since then about 2 months ago or so. I want to try going Froyo with Nero 3. I have Odin downloaded and kind of get how to use it and stuff. But when going from eclair to froyo everybody says to odin to stock.. Well which rom is the stock one and is it stock 2.1 I am supposed to odin back to or is it the 2.2 stock? and Is there any other steps I should follow after odin-ing back to "stock" I have downloaded much of what I needed and have been searching for a while And i remember seeing a post a long while ago on the steps i should follow but my search skills aren't the greatest. Thanks in advance for any help!
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If you are on Fusion 2.1, just use rom manager and install this using install from SD card option. You should be OK. If that does not help try ODIN.
Incase you are stuck and need to revert back to stock or want to take the long route just incase then use this file
Stock Rom
PIT File for ODIN
Thanks. I just tried it and everything seemed to have flashed over okay. I just didnt know if it was required to odin to stock first or not. Everything is working pretty good so far. gonna mess around with a few new kernels now.
Cant seem to get clockwork mod recovery to work
Any suggestions on how to get back into the clockwork mod recovery so i can install from zips again?
dev_man77 said:
Any suggestions on how to get back into the clockwork mod recovery so i can install from zips again?
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Install Rom Manager from Market, Make sure you have Busy Box & Super user app. Launch rom Manager, Select Clockwork Recovery, Select your device from pop up window. Select Reboot to Clockwork Recovery menu. Phone will restart, select reinstall packages it will restart again and take you into Clockwork menu.
Tried this twice and it keeps taking me back to the stock recovery mode... Dont know why.
*edit*
Had to reinstall packages twice and it finally worked. Everything is gravy. Gonna see if the SuperIO kernel is better than the stock+Voodoo5...
So when I flashed Axura, I copied over a bunch of red files from the stock kernel/modem w/e and I want to re-flash Axura so I don't make the same mistakes.
I created a Nandroid backup from ROM Manager just before I flashed Axura and now I can't go back to it. I've just now been told that I can't go back to 2.1 after going to 2.2, so how do I get back to stock Vibrant so I can flash Axura again?
All right, first you'd go to the developer section and go to the bible thread.
From there, you'd CTRL-F 'stock' and you'll find this:
*How to recover from a "soft brick" on your Vibrant and return to stock. (Phone ! PC error)
It's got directions & links to all the files you'd need.
Not trying to be a **** or anything, just showing you (and hopefully others) where you can find this type of information.
The bible has most of the information you'd ever need for the Vibrant.
EDIT: Also, I generally always odin back to stock before loading anything new, but you should be able to just re-install Axura since it'll wipe. Doing an Odin back to stock does help make sure you didn't keep any ghosts though.
You could try flashing the 2.1 kernel and then immediately trying to restore your backup....
if that doesnt work, you can use ODIN.... I like using the ALT METHOD in the noob guide (my signature).
Axura 2.2 is lovely.... I am on Nero's new release today and I would suggest giving it a whirl.
Im sending my phone in for some work so I want to get back to 100% stock with no root.
I have looked in the stickies, but I am not sure if I should go back to JFD, JI6, or KA6?
I am currently on Bionix (froyo)
I know all the stock roms are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771111
Problem is, if I flash this KA6 :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919760
It is rooted, busybox, recovery.... all that are not stock. so do I then need to delete all that stuff.
Or should I ODIN JI6 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8511186
and if I do that, will I need to unroot, or anything? Will it delete everything off my internal SD, or do I need to do a factory reset after the odin to get the phone back to the way it was shipped; stock with no personal info?
EDIT: forgot to ask, if I odin back to JFD, or JI6, from my current 2.2, will it matter due to 2.2 kernel vs 2.1 kernel?
In other words, what is the easiest way for me to get my phone back to 100% stock either 2.1 or official 2.2 with no signs of root, roms, or modding?
thanks
I have ODIN'd back to stock before and it kept the info on both of my sd cards so you want to format them both internal/external. then flash t959jfd and the pit. that will have you looking like it just came out of the box.
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I have ODIN'd back to stock before and it kept the info on both of my sd cards so you want to format them both internal/external. then flash t959jfd and the pit. that will have you looking like it just came out of the box.
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so the jfd pit and tar? how do I format the internal SD?
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I mean PDA and pit found here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
so just follow the instructions in the link and it looks like I should be back to stock with no signs of clockwork mod recovery, root or anything?
just load the JFD file and the pit. if you go to settings>sd and phone storage you will see phone storage. there you can click format sd card.