Okay, as the thread title states and as I had searched for a Samsung Vibrant related thread about this issue I haven't found any. My issue as stands is when I try to perform a Factory Data Reset on my Samsung Vibrant t959VUVKD1, 2.2.1 Froyo, it only comes up with this set of words on the recovery screen.
-- Wiping data...
Formatting DATA:...
Data wipe failed.
Formatting CACHE:...
Formatting DBDATA:...
Db data wipe Failed.
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Install default apk;files, please wait
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(No such file or directory)
E:copy_data_default_apk:Can't mount DATA:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
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So, as one can see this is evidence of my attempt at rooting and using Clockworkmod Recovery.
What I used was SuperOneClick 2.2 and successfully rooted my phone but then I decided to unroot after finding out ClockworkMod Recovery wasn't able to create a backup on my phone, also, I used a 3e_recovery_installer batch file I found somewhere which managed to unlock my Android system recovery so I could get into Clockworkmod Recovery but ever since I unrooted and uninstalled Clockworkmod Recovery it won't allow me to perform a factory data reset. I was able to do it TWICE after unrooting my phone but now I can't perform the factory data reset and I do not understand why.
Have you tried to odin back to stock or use the toolbox?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Never used Odin or Toolbox before because I've never found a concrete tutorial on how to correctly flash/root my vibrant. I would like to flash but I just don't feel safe about it even though I had downloaded a supposedly stock rom of the UKVD1 rom for Vibrant.
nomadrider123 said:
Have you tried to odin back to stock or use the toolbox?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
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Erm, I used the Toolbox to use "Flash to Stock" and when Odin opened up I selected Pit.pit and it showed a yellow to green color on the first box and my phone turns off then nothing happens. What does this mean?
1. When odin opens select pit
2.click the Pit.pit file after screen change and click open
3.You should be returned to odin main.
4. click pda
5.click pda file and click open.
6.you are returned to main odin.
7.set phone down, click start and do not unplugg
8 let it run till pass, and auto reboot
Sugartibbs said:
1. When odin opens select pit
2.click the Pit.pit file after screen change and click open
3.You should be returned to odin main.
4. click pda
5.click pda file and click open.
6.you are returned to main odin.
7.set phone down, click start and do not unplugg
8 let it run till pass, and auto reboot
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I did all that just now but now I'm stuck on a looping charging screen or a looping Samsung Vibrant screen. However, this isn't the same as the original T-Mobile screen and even so how do I get past the looping screen?
1. pull the battery
2. insert the battery
3.hold down volumeup/ volumedown buttons
4. insert the usb cable, you should enter download.
5 reset toolbox and select flash to stock, odin should appear,
My experience.
When you are facing boot loop, it's very hard to get in to download mode.
I tried button trick for download mode, but I failed.
So I used adb and tried to reboot into download mode by command.
I repeated it until I could get into the mode.
Anyway, download Toolbox and once u get into the mode,
try to go back to stock. That 'll fix everything.
I also know that the logo changed after I flashed back to stock.
I faced I9000 logo which wasn't before.
FYI: + the version will be eclair, and I couldn't get the official update.
Anyway good luck.
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If you never get into download mode.. Try to use JIG.
Another way is to disassembly your phone and do something.
I suggest you buy a JIG.
Problem is, I can easily get into Download mode by:
1. Remove USB Cable
2. Pull battery and re-insert
3. Plug in USB cable
4. Hold Volume - and +
And it's in Download mode
But I want to get the original Smasung Vibrant 2.2.1 UVKD1 Rom back on but it appears the provided files aren't it?
Btw, what is a Pit and and PDA file supposed to be, I'm a complete noob at this point.
The pit and pda files in aio toolbox are the stock rom the vibrant is shipped with, if you want anythig else on it you have to download it and flash it through odin, rom manager, or cwm.
Sugartibbs said:
The pit and pda files in aio toolbox are the stock rom the vibrant is shipped with, if you want anythig else on it you have to download it and flash it through odin, rom manager, or cwm.
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I see. But now when the phone starts up it shows a buncha dots in consecutive order to the Samsung Vibrant screen after I flashed to stock using the pit and pda files and it just loops continuously until I pull the battery. Is there anything that can be done to get past the looping?
Does the pitcure look like a phone....!....computer? If so then you are softbricked and just get back in download mode and re-Odin, but make sure that when you Odin, you DO NOT have the repartition checked. Probably what happened.
If it is not the above, can you get into recovery? Can you now do a factory reset? Wipe cache, dalvik and reset usually clears the bootloop problem.
Woodrube said:
Does the pitcure look like a phone....!....computer? If so then you are softbricked and just get back in download mode and re-Odin, but make sure that when you Odin, you DO NOT have the repartition checked. Probably what happened.
If it is not the above, can you get into recovery? Can you now do a factory reset? Wipe cache, dalvik and reset usually clears the bootloop problem.
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Unfortunately I can't get into recovery. I also Odin'd with the given Pit.pit and PDA.tar files with Repartition unchecked but that didn't change anything.
I cant figure how you could be in a bootloop coming out of odin. Is the AIO you downloaded for vibrant. I think theres one for fascinate and captivate.
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I cant figure how you could be in a bootloop coming out of odin. Is the AIO you downloaded for vibrant. I think theres one for fascinate and captivate.
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I used the AIO Toolbar for Vibrant as provided by the link by the person earlier. The loop just continues forever and ever until I remove the battery.
The three button method of entering recovery hasnt worked?
You mean hold Power and Vol + and -?
No, it doesn't work.
i am hesitant to advise anything, the fact that factory reset didnt work, and recovery has been removed is troubling. when i get a fail message when flashing to stock ive used eugenes froyo that does not brick. If all else fails you might google it and read the op. Its a pda file used by odin.
What I find strange is that download mode works perfectly fine but nothing else.
what I find strange is coming out of odin and looping, you should come out in recovery with an error message. a cannot mount data or bdata. storage not ready. Removing recovery may have removed more than was expected. check the op on eugenes froyo you have to get back to stock.
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So I followed the instructions and ReadMe and flashed everything at once on Heimdall Frontend. Now the phone is stuck on the Samsung loading screen, and trying to get into recovery is no good as it just sits on the samsung screen. The only thing I did not flash was the PIT as when I selected it it turned the start gray.
What is causing this??
Running Windows 7 on computer, and trying to flash the dl01 package that was opened into individual files.
Anybody know?
Posting this in two different sections was necessary?
If it's a question, which this clearly is, it goes in the Fascinate Q&A.
I understand it's in the Q&A now...but now there are two of the same thread.
I tried to delete, can someone else delete the other one. I didnt notice the Q and A section at the time.
tried reflashing seperate parts such as kernel factoryfs recovery but still hangs on samsung screen. Cannot get into recovery as well I have tried holding both volumes and power and then releasing power but still sits on samsung logo.
Why not just use download mode and use Odin?
when I try odin it hangs on recovery, I have tried now doing it through odin and it will hang on recovery when doing the complete package and hang on factoryffs when doing it individually.
Flashed clockwork recovery now it keeps booting and rebooting and saying movi_check start and then it goes through wiping data cache and everything fails.
Formating FOTA
fail
Formating DAta
fail
formating cache
fail
formating dbata
fail
When I flash the other recovery it just hangs on the samsung logo screen...
David1po said:
Flashed clockwork recovery now it keeps booting and rebooting and saying movi_check start and then it goes through wiping data cache and everything fails.
Formating FOTA
fail
Formating DAta
fail
formating cache
fail
formating dbata
fail
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These are the steps to restore to stock from any ROM/Kernel, Rooted/Unrooted, etc...
Download: T959UVJFD.tar (PDA), Odin3.rar, s1_odin_20100512.rar (PIT) and samsung drivers
Linky for downloads: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475&page=59
Extract: s1_odin_20100512.rar pit file
Extract ODIN3.rar
Open Odin3_v1.0.exe
connect USB to phone
Go to Download mode. The phone should show up in ODIN. If not reboot and try download mode again. Select PDA and PIT file. I selected re-partition checkbox. Click start button.
My phone had Froyo 2.2 custom Rom (Trigger) and Kernel Overstock, was rooted and had clockwork. Now I have Eclair 2.1 update1 with all stock apps and icons.
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http://files.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=androidspin/samsung/vibrant/&sort=a&sortMode=q
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These are the steps to restore to stock from any ROM/Kernel, Rooted/Unrooted, etc...
Download: T959UVJFD.tar (PDA), Odin3.rar, s1_odin_20100512.rar (PIT) and samsung drivers
Linky for downloads: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475&page=59
Extract: s1_odin_20100512.rar pit file
Extract ODIN3.rar
Open Odin3_v1.0.exe
connect USB to phone
Go to Download mode. The phone should show up in ODIN. If not reboot and try download mode again. Select PDA and PIT file. I selected re-partition checkbox. Click start button.
My phone had Froyo 2.2 custom Rom (Trigger) and Kernel Overstock, was rooted and had clockwork. Now I have Eclair 2.1 update1 with all stock apps and icons.
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http://files.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=androidspin/samsung/vibrant/&sort=a&sortMode=q
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You should have noted that these instructions are for the Telus Fascinate only...
hey guys. so im rooted and have put plenty of roms on my phone. i was using the miuiwiz 1.1 and wanted to switch to the new aosp miui. when trying to flash it it was saying need to mount sd card and did countdown from 20 and then kept repeating. tried nandroid and nothing would let it boot with out doing that again so im trying to odin back to stock. Maybe im dumb or maybe its just cause i havent done it yet but ive been trying to read directions from other threads and thought i figured it out but im just stuck at the samsung boot screen. will someone please help bc i cant get my phone on now and need it for work tmrw
kendall316 said:
hey guys. so im rooted and have put plenty of roms on my phone. i was using the miuiwiz 1.1 and wanted to switch to the new aosp miui. when trying to flash it it was saying need to mount sd card and did countdown from 20 and then kept repeating. tried nandroid and nothing would let it boot with out doing that again so im trying to odin back to stock. Maybe im dumb or maybe its just cause i havent done it yet but ive been trying to read directions from other threads and thought i figured it out but im just stuck at the samsung boot screen. will someone please help bc i cant get my phone on now and need it for work tmrw
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Well, first odin "atlas.pit + dl09 or di01" then flash Recovery (preferably 3.x.x.x) > then go into recovery, wipe cache,dalvik,data. Flash CM7. Profit
xHoLyx said:
Well, first odin "atlas.pit + dl09 or di01" then flash Recovery (preferably 3.x.x.x) > then go into recovery, wipe cache,dalvik,data. Flash CM7. Profit
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huh? sorry that wasnt english to me
kendall316 said:
huh? sorry that wasnt english to me
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what is the "atlas.pit + dl09 or di01" and where do i get it
kendall316 said:
huh? sorry that wasnt english to me
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open odin
go into download mode (plug the phon to usb then push volume down)
put This in PDA
and put This in PIT
Press Start.
When you are done Flash This in PDA
When you are done Reboot your phone and turn off the phone.
Go into recovery and wipe Dalvik/Cache/Data. Then flash CM7.
xHoLyx said:
open odin
go into download mode (plug the phon to usb then push volume down)
put This in PDA
and put This in PIT
Press Start.
When you are done Flash This in PDA
When you are done Reboot your phone and turn off the phone.
Go into recovery and wipe Dalvik/Cache/Data. Then flash CM7.
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did all the above, and now everytime i press reboot now in recovery it just keeps rebooting into recovery and its saying it cant mount a bunch of stuff and when it boots it wont even show the samsung logo anymore
kendall316 said:
did all the above, and now everytime i press reboot now in recovery it just keeps rebooting into recovery and its saying it cant mount a bunch of stuff and when it boots it wont even show the samsung logo anymore
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Follow the same steps you just did with ODIN with the DL09 file and the PIT file, but this time you also need to put a checkmark in the re-partition box under option all the way to the left of the start button. That box needed to be checked in order for the PIT file to fully do what it is supposed to do. Reboot after flashing the DL09 and Atlas 2.2 pit files in order to let the stock DL09 fully load with the repartitioning. Then you can power down phone, pull battery, flash the CWM file in ODIN, pull usb cord, put battery back in, boot directly to CWM by holding volume up, volume down, and power buttons, then wipe data/cache/dalvik cache and flash whatever ROM you wanted to go to, whether that is CM7 or MIUI.
landshark68 said:
Follow the same steps you just did with ODIN with the DL09 file and the PIT file, but this time you also need to put a checkmark in the re-partition box under option all the way to the left of the start button. That box needed to be checked in order for the PIT file to fully do what it is supposed to do. Reboot after flashing the DL09 and Atlas 2.2 pit files in order to let the stock DL09 fully load with the repartitioning. Then you can power down phone, pull battery, flash the CWM file in ODIN, pull usb cord, put battery back in, boot directly to CWM by holding volume up, volume down, and power buttons, then wipe data/cache/dalvik cache and flash whatever ROM you wanted to go to, whether that is CM7 or MIUI.
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once i put the atlas file in pit, it automatically checked it
kendall316 said:
once i put the atlas file in pit, it automatically checked it
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Ok, I've never seen that happen. I've always had to check the re-partition box myself. When you booted to recovery (CWM), what options did you have on the first screen you saw? Did you have an option of "install zip from sd card"?
kendall316 said:
once i put the atlas file in pit, it automatically checked it
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and i just did the first part of the odin again with those 2 files and now my phone wont turn on
landshark68 said:
Ok, I've never seen that happen. I've always had to check the re-partition box myself. When you booted to recovery (CWM), what options did you have on the first screen you saw? Did you have an option of "install zip from sd card"?
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yes i did, and i tried to run it but it said it couldnt run bc my cache wouldnt mount
kendall316 said:
and i just did the first part of the odin again with those 2 files and now my phone wont turn on
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Try it again, but this time use this file in the PDA section:
http://adrynalyne.us/files/stuff/CI500_VZW_DL09_ECLAIR.tar.md5
Make sure battery is out the whole time
Use USB port in the back of the computer near the motherboard
when it finishes, put battery back in and power phone on.
when i first rooted it though i already had froyo. is that gonna make a difference?
kendall316 said:
when i first rooted it though i already had froyo. is that gonna make a difference?
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No, this is just to do a deep, clean wipe back to a stock build. Getting back to Froyo from there is a piece of cake
I was using odin to flash a rom and I knocked it off my desk and unplugged it in the process. It will still get to the download screen for odin and have tried to odin roms but they fail to install. The error usually is it can not mount or wipe : DATA. I have odin'ed CWM and can boot to that. I have tried every thing I can think of.
Any suggestions?
ouch. you may be able to fix this via heimdall but I'm not sure. have you tried resetting it to factory settings? maybe something with repartitioning? of course, you'll have to do the research.
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I was using odin to flash a rom and I knocked it off my desk and unplugged it in the process. It will still get to the download screen for odin and have tried to odin roms but they fail to install. The error usually is it can not mount or wipe : DATA. I have odin'ed CWM and can boot to that. I have tried every thing I can think of.
Any suggestions?
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Try to odin stock froyo with the PIT file and reformat checked. Might try it a few times if it fails the first. I got stuck on the modem once and it never went past that till I restarted it.
links as follows....
2.2 stock froyo (PDA BUTTON ONLY) - http://www1279.megaupload.com/files...d9dd20ca/CI500_VZW_EB01_FROYO_REL.tar.md5.tar
PIT file (PIT BUTTON) - http://download180.mediafire.com/09z19r6ojbwg/26xbh796jmwvwqb/atlas_v2.2.pit
Make sure your "reformat" box it checked.
So my vibrant won't boot up. I've tried odining it back to stock, and no matter what I do, it will almost get to the galaxy S screen (freezes as it is forming the S). Download mode and recovery mode both work.
Pull the battery, boot into recovery and wipe factory reset, wipe cache, and advanced->wipe Dalvik. The reboot. Will take longer b/c it has to rebuild Dalvik but it should work out fine. I had the same thing happen the two nights ago coming off ICS.
Don't forger you won't have CWM and it isn't in the market for 2.1 anymore. You can download it from my signature. Put Update.zip in internal and hit reinstall packages twice (that is if you want flash or restore).
Are you able to "Reinstall Packages" from recovery or does that fail?
Did you check re-partition when converting to stock?
You may have corrupted your internal SD
Sk3tchy said:
Are you able to "Reinstall Packages" from recovery or does that fail?
Did you check re-partition when converting to stock?
You may have corrupted your internal SD
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The reinstall packages fails. It says: "can't open /sdcard/update.zip" (no such file or directory).
Woodrube said:
Pull the battery, boot into recovery and wipe factory reset, wipe cache, and advanced->wipe Dalvik. The reboot. Will take longer b/c it has to rebuild Dalvik but it should work out fine. I had the same thing happen the two nights ago coming off ICS.
Don't forger you won't have CWM and it isn't in the market for 2.1 anymore. You can download it from my signature. Put Update.zip in internal and hit reinstall packages twice (that is if you want flash or restore).
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I don't have the option of wiping the Dalvik in recovery. I think its because it went back to the default "Android system recovery <2e>"
I tried wiping everything, but when it boots, it goes to the vibrant screen, then to the tmobile screen (the boot sound works), but then, the screen turns black and it goes back to the vibrant screen again (and it just keeps looping).
Maybe try ka7 or kb5 instead of jfd? Investigate /mnt/efs and the copies in /sdcard/backup? Don't know much about eds, might be worth a look. Reflash SBL for good measure?
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Maybe try ka7 or kb5 instead of jfd? Investigate /mnt/efs and the copies in /sdcard/backup? Don't know much about eds, might be worth a look. Reflash SBL for good measure?
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So I flashed ka7, and it gets past the S logo now, but then it turns black and now it says "Kernel Panic" upload mode:
RST_STAT=0x4
PMIC_IRQ1=0x0
PMIC_IRQ2=0x0
PMIC_IRQ3=0x0
PMIC_IRQ4=0x0
PMIC_STATUS1=0x40
PMIC_STATUS2=0x2C
Go to the dev section and download the Toolbox. It is stickied. It has drivers, Odin and the Pit/Tar files to get you back to stock. Get back into download mode and re-run Odin with those files.
Don't forget that you don't have to see the DL mode on your screen as long as the COM box is yellow in Odin.
Also check out this thread.
Woodrube said:
Go to the dev section and download the Toolbox. It is stickied. It has drivers, Odin and the Pit/Tar files to get you back to stock. Get back into download mode and re-run Odin with those files.
Don't forget that you don't have to see the DL mode on your screen as long as the COM box is yellow in Odin.
Also check out this thread.
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I tried using the toolbox and reflashing the stock rom, but it just gets to the t-mobile "stick together" screen, then screen turn black, then it goes to the battery charging screen.
If you're doing Odin right, with a good rom and pit file, and still have trouble, I guess you could flash the SBL. I had a rom flash (via zipfile) do something unknown which made it nearly impossible to get into download mode. Once I did, I flashed the SBL and I was fine. No idea what happened. I even had a nandroid backup, not a restore, hose my phone once. When the other Phone Gods turn against you, Odin is your friend.
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If you're doing Odin right, with a good rom and pit file, and still have trouble, I guess you could flash the SBL. I had a rom flash (via zipfile) do something unknown which made it nearly impossible to get into download mode. Once I did, I flashed the SBL and I was fine. No idea what happened. I even had a nandroid backup, not a restore, hose my phone once. When the other Phone Gods turn against you, Odin is your friend.
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But I can get into download mode. And which sbl should I flash?
Probably the closest-to-stock Froyo SBL you can find.
I'm using a GB SBL from this thread, and he has Froyo also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
I got stuck in this loop a few months back flashing back to stock from CM7 when Odin froze.
I could get to Download Mode and Stock recovery but had the same error when attempting to "Reinstall Packages" from recovery. The internal SD partition had corrupted.
I flashed Eugene_2E_JK2_Froyo with Odin, which fixed the Internal SD.
If you follow the write up on unbricking when you have the little triangle and phone error on your screen it will get you out of this one.
Your bootloaders are not the issue here. 2e Recovery isn't seeing the Internal SD Card and that it what is causing the hangup on boot.
Yeah, probably just flashing a decent kernel would fix you up, but unless you can find an Odin kernel file, you need to do the whole rom.
BTW, with Linux, you can use
tar -tf <rom file> if you want to see what's in a rom.
You can download the Odin flashable Overstock Kernel which contains the red recovery and flash it. That would give you the ability to format the internal SD and then Mount it to your PC through recovery and copy a Rom over to flash.
Otherwise the Unbrickable Froyo I mentioned before will also work.
The only thing you can do when stuck in a boot-loop, if the previous suggestions don't work, is to just reflash it. You can flash back to stock easily using Heimdall One-Click. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278683
We're missing some info here. What ROM were you using before you flashed back to stock? Did you use a pit file in addition to the pda file in ODIN?
If you were using an ICS (android 4.0.x), flashing back to stock and didn't use a stock pit in addition to stock pda, it would definetly be giving you problems. ICS uses a different partition scheme then does stock (which is on android 2.1). The pit file tells odin how to partition your phone.If you're flashing from Froyo, then this should not be relevant as it uses same partition scheme as stock.
I am having an issue that I was hoping someone could assist with. I have rooted devices before, galaxy s3, motorola droid x, and the original droid and have never had any issues.
I had the verizon model I545 galaxy s4 and MJ7 build. I used saferoot to obtain root and safestrap 3.71. I also installed ODIN 3.07. I was able to boot into recovery mode just fine, create a new ROM slot and install RLS14. My wifi would not work until I also used safestrap to install jfltevzw-MJ7-modules. At this point everything worked fine. No issues for 4 days and was loving the ROM. I could use safestrap to reboot to recovery no problem. But then I let it lose power.
Upon plugging it into a charger I found that it would just show the empty battery sign and then reset and show that symbol again. I was unable to get it to boot properly. I used the volume up key and saw the blue text "booting recovery" but then it just power cycled and came back to the empty battery sign again. I tried all combinations I could think of but couldn't get anything to work. I was however able to use the down volume button to get it into odin mode so decided to flash emergency stock recovery.
I then used ODIN to install the stock ROM (SCH-I545_VZW_1_20131023084910_v4vth34m5z_fac.zip) and the install finished correctly but I am still having the same issue. should i re-partition as well? I have the relevant .PIT file.
I verified all checksums on my downloads before using.
Any thoughts? I'm not sure what to do next because I was assuming the factory wipe would work. I can provide any other information.
You shouldn't be installing a zip with Odin. Just search "mj7 full wipe image". It's a .tar file. Flash that in Odin and it will take you back to stock mj7
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joshm.1219 said:
You shouldn't be installing a zip with Odin. Just search "mj7 full wipe image". It's a .tar file. Flash that in Odin and it will take you back to stock mj7
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Sorry. I should have been more clear. The .zip was the file I downloaded but I unpacked it and used the .tar.md5 file to actually flash in Odin. I used the download from this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253
I believe I did it correctly as it succeeds and shows "pass" after the flash but I see no change with my issue: still wont boot into recovery mode. Keeps looping back to an empty battery sign.
In addition I swapped out my battery for a known working battery with full charge and it still performs the same. It's weird that I cannot even get the device to turn on using power button with a full charge battery. The only way to turn on is to connect the usb cable and then it still shows the empty battery sign even though it should be full.
I also tried using Kies to upgrade to the latest firmware and after reset same issue.
fuzzywarbles said:
Sorry. I should have been more clear. The .zip was the file I downloaded but I unpacked it and used the .tar.md5 file to actually flash in Odin. I used the download from this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253
I believe I did it correctly as it succeeds and shows "pass" after the flash but I see no change with my issue: still wont boot into recovery mode. Keeps looping back to an empty battery sign.
In addition I swapped out my battery for a known working battery with full charge and it still performs the same. It's weird that I cannot even get the device to turn on using power button with a full charge battery. The only way to turn on is to connect the usb cable and then it still shows the empty battery sign even though it should be full.
I also tried using Kies to upgrade to the latest firmware and after reset same issue.
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make sure HD download was good...md5 checksum.....deleted rom slot and start over and choose minimal options. Many get in trouble with choosing too many options. Go minimal and see if that helps.
decaturbob said:
make sure HD download was good...md5 checksum.....deleted rom slot and start over and choose minimal options. Many get in trouble with choosing too many options. Go minimal and see if that helps.
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I did the md5 checks and they matched. After letting the phone sit overnight the recovery menu is now accessible. Tried factory reset/data wipe and cache wipe but same issue. I see recovery has options to update via external sd. Since Odin flashing to stock doesn't seem to work can I put the stock .tar on external sd card and load it from recovery?
The problem is that safestrap won't even boot to allow me to delete the rom slot. It just boot loops back to an empty power sign. I do have access to download mode and stock recover menu. I used download mode and Odin to flash back to stock mj7 build with no change.
Also. The power button issue is strange, it seems weird that I cannot turn it on via power button even though it has 80% charge. It will only power up when connected to USB computer or a charger
fuzzywarbles said:
I did the md5 checks and they matched. After letting the phone sit overnight the recovery menu is now accessible. Tried factory reset/data wipe and cache wipe but same issue. I see recovery has options to update via external sd. Since Odin flashing to stock doesn't seem to work can I put the stock .tar on external sd card and load it from recovery?
The problem is that safestrap won't even boot to allow me to delete the rom slot. It just boot loops back to an empty power sign. I do have access to download mode and stock recover menu. I used download mode and Odin to flash back to stock mj7 build with no change.
Also. The power button issue is strange, it seems weird that I cannot turn it on via power button even though it has 80% charge. It will only power up when connected to USB computer or a charger
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OK, this is a strange problem. You can get to download mode and the stock recovery, but can't get the base ROM to boot. You were able to flash MJ7 without change. So, was that a full-wipe ROM?
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OK, this is a strange problem. You can get to download mode and the stock recovery, but can't get the base ROM to boot. You were able to flash MJ7 without change. So, was that a full-wipe ROM?
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Yes. I linked the thread above I used for the full wipe stock MJ7 I flashed via Odin. Also verified the md5 checksum. Another interesting addition. If I go to download mode and just choose to restart phone it actually attempts to boot (gets to the samsung symbol with the blue circle behind it and plays music and gets past that to the white screen) but will immediately reboot back to the empty battery sign.
The Odin flash succeeds with no errors and I'm also able to use the stock recovery to wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache but reboot after that always comes back to the empty battery sign.
If I just let the device sit it will reboot every 15 seconds always returning to empty battery sign unless I force recovery or download mode. It seems like the stock .tar I flashed worked since it is trying to boot into stock but the phone seems to reboot every 15 seconds if I try to let it boot.
I searched the forum pretty heavily and also couldn't find anyone else that had my power button issue. I know the battery has a good charge since I swapped the battery from my wife's s4. Even with this the power button will not turn the phone on. It will only turn on if connected to charger or CPU via USB.
Hmm interesting. Try again using the pit file and Odin 3.09. PDA=AP
Surge1223 said:
Hmm interesting. Try again using the pit file and Odin 3.09. PDA=AP
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I downloaded 3.09 and tried that this morning. Used ap mode with the MJ7 stock recovery tar and used the i545 PIT file with re-partition checked. Maybe I used the wrong pit file but it flashed successfully with no change. Should I try putting the stock .tar on my ext ad card and use recovery to apply it that way?
I'm at a loss here because it seems like everything is working with the flash but it is still boot looping. I will attempt to re flash again with stock recovery tar and pit when I get home.
I read all the stickies before I started and believe I did everything correct. Not sure where I went wrong. Wish I never let the phone lose power but it would gave happened sooner or later.
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Surge,
Can I use your pit file from this link? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578209
Or from what I read it seems that is only for the MK2 build. When I flashed this morning I used the PIT file from this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290859
My main question is does the PIT file have to match your build and how can I be sure I am using correct PIT file for MJ7 build. Could you link that? I will keep looking in the interim. Possibly I just used the wrong PIT file.
You can flash the stock MF3 rom through odin.
I do Not know if it will delete your files though.
But this will work for the MF3 since this is one the only roms you can flash thorugh odin if you're on MF3
Well I am out of ideas. I have tried flashing both MJ7 and MK2 full wipe .tar along with the PIT files countless times and it keeps returning to the same weird prompt with the empty battery sign and rebooting.
I checked my system recovery and it seems like my knox warrenty flag is safe. It is still set at 0x00. It seems like my odin flashing has returned it to stock properly. Would I be able to warranty the device through verizon/samsung since my warranty is safe? If yes, would I just go to verizon or do it through samsung? Sorry but I've never had to warranty a phone before.
Thanks.
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Well I am out of ideas. I have tried flashing both MJ7 and MK2 full wipe .tar along with the PIT files countless times and it keeps returning to the same weird prompt with the empty battery sign and rebooting.
I checked my system recovery and it seems like my knox warrenty flag is safe. It is still set at 0x00. It seems like my odin flashing has returned it to stock properly. Would I be able to warranty the device through verizon/samsung since my warranty is safe? If yes, would I just go to verizon or do it through samsung? Sorry but I've never had to warranty a phone before.
Thanks.
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Call Verizon or go to Verizon store. They're the one who'll assist you with your warranty.