i just bought a Fascinate today that was rooted. it's on 2.2.2, and as far as i can tell there is no custom rom on it. how do i go about unrooting, and if i do, will i be able to root again? i want a completely fresh start since i don't know what this guy has done on the phone.
also, the battery cover is pretty messed up. it still works but it has a lot of scratches. anyone know a good battery cover under $10 including shipping?
isoDUB said:
i just bought a Fascinate today that was rooted. it's on 2.2.2, and as far as i can tell there is no custom rom on it. how do i go about unrooting, and if i do, will i be able to root again? i want a completely fresh start since i don't know what this guy has done on the phone.
also, the battery cover is pretty messed up. it still works but it has a lot of scratches. anyone know a good battery cover under $10 including shipping?
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Battery cover I cannot help you with, but the phone issue, go to droidstyle's guide for newbies. It will give you any and all options for your phone. It'll be in fascinates general section.
better to be safe than odining - me
mkuehl06 said:
Battery cover I cannot help you with, but the phone issue, go to droidstyle's guide for newbies. It will give you any and all options for your phone. It'll be in fascinates general section.
better to be safe than odining - me
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thanks for pointing me in the right direction. i'll read up on that. now time to decide what rom to use..
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thanks for pointing me in the right direction. i'll read up on that. now time to decide what rom to use..
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no problem dude, might wanna check amazon.com or ebay.com for the battery covers.
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no problem dude, might wanna check amazon.com or ebay.com for the battery covers.
better to be safe than odining - me
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question about the battery cover, do i need to buy one specifically made for the Fascinate or can i use ones made for the Vibrant and Galaxy S i9000? i found a stock black one for the Fascinate on Amazon, but it would be cool to get a chrome colored one i saw on ebay.
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question about the battery cover, do i need to buy one specifically made for the Fascinate or can i use ones made for the Vibrant and Galaxy S i9000? i found a stock black one for the Fascinate on Amazon, but it would be cool to get a chrome colored one i saw on ebay.
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To be safe and ensure it fits, id get stock fascinate. But if its cheap and wanna take a chance then go for it.
better to be safe than odining - me
mkuehl06 said:
To be safe and ensure it fits, id get stock fascinate. But if its cheap and wanna take a chance then go for it.
better to be safe than odining - me
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thanks. for the advice. guess i'll decide on the cover later. by the way, instead of unrooting, would a factory reset via the recovery menu wipe anything that was installed such as voodoo or other .zip packages?
isoDUB said:
thanks. for the advice. guess i'll decide on the cover later. by the way, instead of unrooting, would a factory reset via the recovery menu wipe anything that was installed such as voodoo or other .zip packages?
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na you need to odin a stock package. Look up my guide section 4...you can go to stock vzw froyo or gingerbread now.
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na you need to odin a stock package. Look up my guide section 4...you can go to stock vzw froyo or gingerbread now.
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froyo and gingerbread are both rootable right?
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froyo and gingerbread are both rootable right?
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yep that's correct.
alright. please bear with me a bit more. i've been looking through the dev forum here and i found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
but i didn't find anything on Voodoo (and to be honest, i'm not exactly sure what Voodoo does). i want to flash Biffmod since i already have CM7 and i don't like MIUI or Touchwiz roms. besides Biffmod or Voodoo, is there any other essential stuff i'll need to install?
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alright. please bear with me a bit more. i've been looking through the dev forum here and i found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
but i didn't find anything on Voodoo (and to be honest, i'm not exactly sure what Voodoo does). i want to flash Biffmod since i already have CM7 and i don't like MIUI or Touchwiz roms. besides Biffmod or Voodoo, is there any other essential stuff i'll need to install?
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voodoo lagfix converts rfs (Touch Wiz) to ext4 filesystem. Mtd based roms use yaffs filesystem which is superior, so voodoo lagfix is not compatible and would be a downgrade quite frankly.
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voodoo lagfix converts rfs (Touch Wiz) to ext4 filesystem. Mtd based roms use yaffs filesystem which is superior, so voodoo lagfix is not compatible and would be a downgrade quite frankly.
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okay thanks for clearing that up. then i'll skip voodoo.
EDIT: need help! my computer doesn't recognize my Fascinate when i plug it in. all it does is charge. i tried both my front usb ports and my back one, but nothing. USB Debugging is on, USB Settings is set to mass storage.
Try reinstalling the samsung drivers...if that don't work try the google nexus drivers.
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Try reinstalling the samsung drivers...if that don't work try the google nexus drivers.
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where can i download those? also can i use something like z4root? i really hate relying on a USB Connection for the Fascinate. i don't know why but it only works once in a while. i was able to odin to gingerbread using your guide last night, but now i can't get the phone to connect no matter what i do. this is the one huge flaw with this phone for me.
EDIT: would it matter if the phone isn't activated? since i have to do the softkey enable trick everytime i turn it on.
You can find them on cayanogen website. search google drivers... I'm not sure if activating the phone makes a difference or not... I wouldn't think so but not certain. also maybe try a different computer...just throwing ideas out there.
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You can find them on cayanogen website. search google drivers... I'm not sure if activating the phone makes a difference or not... I wouldn't think so but not certain. also maybe try a different computer...just throwing ideas out there.
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just tried installing via this link
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
is that what you mean by google drivers? the instructions say to connect my device, but i can't get my pc to recognize it in download mode.. also i don't have another pc to try.
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just tried installing via this link
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
is that what you mean by google drivers? the instructions say to connect my device, but i can't get my pc to recognize it in download mode.. also i don't have another pc to try.
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well there is a app called mobile odin pro. our device is not supported yet, but if you talk to the dev maybe he(chainfire) will put us next in line. I believe his plans are to make all samsung devices compatible. with this you can odin md5 and .tar files from your device.
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well there is a app called mobile odin pro. our device is not supported yet, but if you talk to the dev maybe he(chainfire) will put us next in line. I believe his plans are to make all samsung devices compatible. with this you can odin md5 and .tar files from your device.
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thanks. i tried some more troubleshooting, looking for drivers, and stuff like that. turns out, my old blackberry cable works i kinda feel stupid now lol. anyway one last question. i used your guide (section 5) and got CWM. now i'm trying to install Biffmod. his topic says that all i need to do is boot up CWM and install the .zip, but when i do, i get status 7 install aborted (something like that). what does this mean?
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thanks. i tried some more troubleshooting, looking for drivers, and stuff like that. turns out, my old blackberry cable works i kinda feel stupid now lol. anyway one last question. i used your guide (section 5) and got CWM. now i'm trying to install Biffmod. his topic says that all i need to do is boot up CWM and install the .zip, but when i do, i get status 7 install aborted (something like that). what does this mean?
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Could be a bad download or you aren't in cwm4. Regardless of what rom im flashing I always use cwm4, never had any problems.
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Hello everyone. I'm very sorry for the question, but I really have read lots of topics about Odin, KIES, Voodoo, Lag-fix, latest Nandroid Backup and everything and it's impossible to arrange such a large amount of info.
I received my Vibrant from the US and now I have it (unlocked - accepts any SIM card), but unrooted, with the 2.1 Eclair on it. It has everything set to defaults.
I really want to have it running Froyo. I'm an experienced user that comes from the HTC Polaris scene, but you know, each model is a whole world. I didn't ever had a Samsung Smartphone, so I'm not familiarized with the tools, methods, SPLs...
Please, guide me to the right way. I tried to follow some tutorials, but the appear to be outdated nowadays.
Thanks a lot for the ones that are reading this. I will try to be useful as soon as I get this working.
Open browser type google.com then ask away. Wrong section by the way.
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Hello everyone. I'm very sorry for the question, but I really have read lots of topics about Odin, KIES, Voodoo, Lag-fix, latest Nandroid Backup and everything and it's impossible to arrange such a large amount of info.
I received my Vibrant from the US and now I have it unlocked, but unrooted, with the 2.1 Eclair on it. It's everything default, but unlocked.
I really want to have it running Froyo. I'm an experienced user that comes from the HTC Polaris scene, but you know, each model is a whole world. I didn't ever had a Samsung Smartphone, so I'm not familiarized with the tools, methods, SPLs...
Please, guide me to the right way. I tried to follow some tutorials, but the appear to be outdated nowadays.
Thanks a lot for the ones that are reading this. I will try to be useful as soon as I get this working.
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You can learn absolutely anything about this phone from these forums. I am living proof of that. Some info is outdated, but for the most part everything will still work.
Just start reading. Anything you want to do has already been posted on here, I guarantee it.
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Yea this is wrong section for sure, you want Q and A, but instead of being a jackass like the guy above ill answer what I can. Odin is used for flashing roms or returning your phone back to its pretty stock rooted self, KIES is just some program samsung has to manage your phone and your internal and external cards on it, Voodoo seems to be fading away in light of the new OCLF one click lag fix.
A good rom to start on is something bionix, fusion does not have the samsung touchwiz and final does. You will want to download ROMmanager from market, use it to install clockwork, copy your rom to your internal sd card, then using rom manager pick the reboot option, you will be taken to the default recovery the first time, using the volume button go down and select reinstall packages and it will take you to clockwork, navigate through it to find the rom you copied to your sd card, flash away. Once you are done with that the roms posts have steps to set up the one click lag fix which will make your phone fly like a damn hellbat compared to samsung bottlenecked factory one.
As far as froyo goes, just be patient is my motto, the ones that they have finally have gps working but still have some issues that are not quite ironed out, hopefully we should be seeing a real asop froyo by the end of this month, if you just want it for the flash you can find flash for 2.1 scattered around the interwebs. Good luck have fun, dont brick.
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Yea this is wrong section for sure, you want Q and A, but instead of being a jackass like the guy above ill answer what I can. Odin is used for flashing roms or returning your phone back to its pretty stock rooted self, KIES is just some program samsung has to manage your phone and your internal and external cards on it, Voodoo seems to be fading away in light of the new OCLF one click lag fix.
A good rom to start on is something bionix, fusion does not have the samsung touchwiz and final does. You will want to download ROMmanager from market, use it to install clockwork, copy your rom to your internal sd card, then using rom manager pick the reboot option, you will be taken to the default recovery the first time, using the volume button go down and select reinstall packages and it will take you to clockwork, navigate through it to find the rom you copied to your sd card, flash away. Once you are done with that the roms posts have steps to set up the one click lag fix which will make your phone fly like a damn hellbat compared to samsung bottlenecked factory one.
As far as froyo goes, just be patient is my motto, the ones that they have finally have gps working but still have some issues that are not quite ironed out, hopefully we should be seeing a real asop froyo by the end of this month, if you just want it for the flash you can find flash for 2.1 scattered around the interwebs. Good luck have fun, dont brick.
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Please don't follow the guide above.
Yes this is the wrong section AND WE ALL GET IT. Enough said, there shouldn't be more people saying this lol..
The froyos have GPS and everything now.
Seriously though
1.) Root your phone. There are a few good ways to do this, I recommend THIS way.
2.) Install "Rom Manager" from the market. Once installed, click the first button at the top and select Vibrant. (When it asks for permission, allow it.)
3.) Select your ROM of choice.
Eugene373's Froyo (Macnut)
My Axura Froyo (I am going to include all the fixes later this week, right now it is not recommended.)
TeamWhiskeys Obsidian Froyo
AnderDroid's AOSPish Froyo
4.) Download the ROM and put it on your internal card. (Don't rename or anything, leave it in it's .zip file)
5.) Go into Rom Manager, Select install ROM, select the .zip that you downloaded.
6.) It will install, and you will have a fully running amazingly custom ROM! < That didn't come out right
Start with the stickies at the top of the forums
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Master™ said:
Yes this is the wrong section AND WE ALL GET IT. Enough said, there shouldn't be more people saying this lol
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FINALLY....i thought i was the only one.....seriously people, wannabe moderators are wayyyy more annoying and unproductive than people who dont search or post in the wrong section
stefan.buddle said:
Start with the stickies at the top of the forums
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Yea this is wrong section for sure, you want Q and A,
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bauerlucas said:
Open browser type google.com then ask away. Wrong section by the way.
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Thanks, thanks everybody. I assume I did wrong posting it to the dev section. I hope you forgive me. As a reward, I promise to help when I'm experienced enough with the Vibrant.
I will read all your replies to learn. Thanks again, especially to ionic7 and Master™.
Master™ said:
Please don't follow the guide above.
Yes this is the wrong section AND WE ALL GET IT. Enough said, there shouldn't be more people saying this lol..
The froyos have GPS and everything now.
Seriously though
1.) Root your phone. There are a few good ways to do this, I recommend THIS way.
2.) Install "Rom Manager" from the market. Once installed, click the first button at the top and select Vibrant. (When it asks for permission, allow it.)
3.) Select your ROM of choice.
Eugene373's Froyo (Macnut)
My Axura Froyo (I am going to include all the fixes later this week, right now it is not recommended.)
TeamWhiskeys Obsidian Froyo
AnderDroid's AOSPish Froyo
4.) Download the ROM and put it on your internal card. (Don't rename or anything, leave it in it's .zip file)
5.) Go into Rom Manager, Select install ROM, select the .zip that you downloaded.
6.) It will install, and you will have a fully running amazingly custom ROM! < That didn't come out right
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THAT IS A GUIDE. Concise and simple. I have just rooted my phone and now I'm flashing it with the Bionix ROM. With a few lines, this guy made my day. Thanks a lot!!
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THAT IS A GUIDE. Concise and simple. I have just rooted my phone and now I'm flashing it with the Bionix ROM. With a few lines, this guy made my day. Thanks a lot!!
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Grats! man enjoy it now, be sure to use the OCLF it will make a giant difference
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Grats! man enjoy it now, be sure to use the OCLF it will make a giant difference
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OK! I have an application titled "OCLF". With it, I installed the ext2 tools, but the "lag fixes" are all unavailable because and the reason it says is that "I might have it enabled already" since /system/bin/playlogos1 is less than 5 KB. Does the Bionix 1.2 build have the lag fix included? :S I didn't applied any fix after flashing it.
Thanks in advance!
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Open browser type google.com then ask away. Wrong section by the way.
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Stuff like this is just unneeded. If you just want to be a **** cuz you think its funny... say it to your self cuz I can guarantee no one read this and thought "OMG THIS DUDES SO FUNNY AND SMART LOLOLOLLOLOLLL HE SHOULD DO STAND UP!"
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Open browser type google.com then ask away. Wrong section by the way.
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yawn 10 char
Please can someone with more knowledge help answer superjmn's last question on the issue of lagfix? I am really interested in this thread as I will be flashing my phone too same way this weekend and I've been looking for a thread like this where one is taken step by step through how to flash. Superjmn, this your thread is serving more people than you know. Thanks for taking the lead in asking. Once you able to do it, I'm sure I will be able to do it too successfully. My vibrant is presently running the ji6 update and unrooted. Waiting to read more here. Thanks
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Hello everyone. I'm very sorry for the question, but I really have read lots of topics about Odin, KIES, Voodoo, Lag-fix, latest Nandroid Backup and everything and it's impossible to arrange such a large amount of info.
I received my Vibrant from the US and now I have it unlocked, but unrooted, with the 2.1 Eclair on it. It's everything default, but unlocked.
I really want to have it running Froyo. I'm an experienced user that comes from the HTC Polaris scene, but you know, each model is a whole world. I didn't ever had a Samsung Smartphone, so I'm not familiarized with the tools, methods, SPLs...
Please, guide me to the right way. I tried to follow some tutorials, but the appear to be outdated nowadays.
Thanks a lot for the ones that are reading this. I will try to be useful as soon as I get this working.
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Just keep lurking bro. BTW I suggest Team Whiskey releases. And flashing .zip files through recovery.
Please superjmn, if You get away around enabling the ext2 lagfix to run on your bionic rom, kindly let me know how you went about it here in this thread
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Please superjmn, if You get away around enabling the ext2 lagfix to run on your bionic rom, kindly let me know how you went about it here in this thread
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Hi belishi7! I have managed to install the lag fix using OCLF (from the Market).
Install ext2 tools
Restore Boot Animation
Apply OneClickLagFix V2.2+ (it takes more than 2 minutes)
Done! I will reboot and it's all running
CAUTION: I did this without any other fix (I've heard something about a Voodoo kernel, but I kept away from it...).
Just bought a gTablet after seeing CM7 support for it (not sure what the name of the rock I was living under is).
I was wondering if someone can give me the quickest steps to getting CM Rom on it please.
Thanks in advance.
FtrV8
Repartition 2048/0
NVFlash
mount system/data
flash rom
mount system/data
flash gapps
mount system/data
reboot into CM7
Thank you Ace. For the repartition is there a sticky to it? I can't find it or probably looking at the wrong thing.
Read the nvflash thread as there is a 50% chance you will need to nvflash to use gingerbread roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
Other helpful threads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1031250
Is NVFlash absolutely necessary to start with?
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no but you better be prepared for it as about half the new tabs wont flash gb roms without nvflash first
Even easer way.
Find z4root and install.
Permanent root
Find Rom manager install.
Flash cwm
Download cm7 from Rom manager.
Don't forget gapps
Click backup and wipe.
Enjoy
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triggerftu said:
Even easer way.
Find z4root and install.
Permanent root
Find Rom manager install.
Flash cwm
Download cm7 from Rom manager.
Don't forget gapps
Click backup and wipe.
Enjoy
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1. z4root is unnecessery
2. Never use Rom Manager on a GTablet right now
3. Flash bekit 0.8 from the link I provided
4. Don't flash Roms from Rom Manager on the GTablet
5. 50% chance you will still be nvflashing as your partitions will be backwards
If by some miracle Rom Manager doesnt give you a "Magic Value Mistmatch" right away it will at some point and you will be nvflashing anyway
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1. z4root is unnecessery
2. Never use Rom Manager on a GTablet right now
3. Flash bekit 0.8 from the link I provided
4. Don't flash Roms from Rom Manager on the GTablet
5. 50% chance you will still be nvflashing as your partitions will be backwards
If by some miracle Rom Manager doesnt give you a "Magic Value Mistmatch" right away it will at some point and you will be nvflashing anyway
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Really this all being exact what I did w/o issue not once but,multiple times with 100% success. And btw nvflash is NOT required. Also if you want to use cm ya gotta learn to play with the tools to do so.
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Really this all being exact what I did w/o issue not once but,multiple times with 100% success. And btw nvflash is NOT required. Also if you want to use cm ya gotta learn to play with the tools to do so.
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AT this POINT in time.... regardless of others successes.... ROM MANAGER is not a good idea for the G-Tablet. It more than likely will cause the issues BadFrog suggests previously.
triggerftu said:
Really this all being exact what I did w/o issue not once but,multiple times with 100% success. And btw nvflash is NOT required. Also if you want to use cm ya gotta learn to play with the tools to do so.
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What works for one tab does not work for another always. As far as tools go I am recommending he learn the tools that will benefit him when his tab crashes at some point and Rom Manager is not it. I promise you I can recover a gtab from almost any soft brick that Rom Manager will not. Those are the tools you need.
FtrV8 said:
Just bought a gTablet after seeing CM7 support for it (not sure what the name of the rock I was living under is).
I was wondering if someone can give me the quickest steps to getting CM Rom on it please.
Thanks in advance.
FtrV8
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Well seeing how it is pointed tword CM7 the major worry about the new bootloader is minamal unless this person has ended up with a tablet with 1.2 preinstalled then yes useing nvflash is segested. But only to downgrade the bootloader. We arn't talking about a rom modifacation but a full change in the rom. That is what cm is not like tnt not like vegan and not like gadam.
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Well seeing how it is pointed tword CM7 the major worry about the new bootloader is minamal unless this person has ended up with a tablet with 1.2 preinstalled then yes useing nvflash is segested. But only to downgrade the bootloader. We arn't talking about a rom modifacation but a full change in the rom. That is what cm is not like tnt not like vegan and not like gadam.
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Rom Manager has never been a good idea on the G Tablet. It has caused issues since the beginning. The new cwm works on some tabs and not others. bekit 0.8 works on all tabs. Some tabs can not use gingerbread roms with out nvflashing reguardless of what rom is already on there. You have been extremely lucky and that is not the norm. This has nothing to do with 1.1 vs 1.2
Just charging the tablet right now out the box. Waiting for a definitive route. :-(
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So I gather. NVFlash, Clockwork, partition (as CW) will allow me to do so, and then flash CM7 zip.
Sound correct?
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You may not need to nvflash. Im suggesting you set it up just in case. If you install bekit 0.8 and then cm7 and it gets stuck on the vs birds then you will be nvflashing. If it doesnt then you are okay
Easiest thing to do with a brand new gtab.
Step 1: Return your gtab.
Step 2: Go to an Apple store.
Step 3: Buy an ipad 2.
goodintentions said:
Easiest thing to do with a brand new gtab.
Step 1: Return your gtab.
Step 2: Go to an Apple store.
Step 3: Buy an ipad 2.
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Got one of those as well.
Ok, then just do step 1 and you're all done.
I love my gtab with all my heart, and my elderly dad loves his gtab. This is why I am discouraging everyone I come in contact with from getting this device. It ain't no ipad. What people will do is get this device thinking it's an ipad and then they get a huge disappointment when they figure out they have to do some work. If you already got an ipad 2, then buy another one. We don't need more people who bought this device thinking it's an ipad.
Sorry if that came out cranky. I'm having to deal with people who don't understand the difference between a customizable tablet and a locked down tablet.
goodintentions said:
Ok, then just do step 1 and you're all done.
I love my gtab with all my heart, and my elderly dad loves his gtab. This is why I am discouraging everyone I come in contact with from getting this device. It ain't no ipad. What people will do is get this device thinking it's an ipad and then they get a huge disappointment when they figure out they have to do some work. If you already got an ipad 2, then buy another one. We don't need more people who bought this device thinking it's an ipad.
Sorry if that came out cranky. I'm having to deal with people who don't understand the difference between a customizable tablet and a locked down tablet.
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Personally I have to deal with people like that on the cm forums all the time. But in my case they cannot tell the difference between an android phone (HTC, samsung, Motorola, Sony) and the Motorola Droid. People comeing in "i got a Droid from T-Mobile how do install this" kinda stuff. Then there's apple fan boys that joined the gameing forum. So yeah.
On topic. Dude pick your poison on how ya like to install your Rom. They all basicly work. Oh and on the RM comment the only cwm available for flashing through rom manager is the bekkit .8 cwm the reason I segest it is a 1 click method is easyer for a noob at the gtab than making things complecated. Finding nvflash alone was a trick to find on nvidia's website. So telling a person to root,flash,restart and install (after backing up the rom ) is easyer than tethering multiple times and restating the device 5times to get it all done.
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Need some ideas on where to go next.
*Phone: Samsung Vibe (T959) running Froyo 2.2 stock
*Rooted with Super One Click
*Ran backup with Tit BU
*Ran the 3e fix to get rid of e sig requirement
*Tried to install the Voodoo lagfix and it went through all the "normal" steps including the computer woman talking me through everything and then....
it just keep booting back into Android system recovery <2e>:
Final entry is:
--Appling Multi CSC...
Installing Multi CSC
I've rebooted 10 times..reinstalled packages 10 times and nothing.
Removed Batt, Sim and SD and also tried restarting and reloading packages....still it just boots back to recovery.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
Is your phone a 4g
No it's 3G.
Hm, if you can find a way to mount your internal sdcard, you should flash the update.zip that gives you clockworkmod recovery, then from there, flash the kernel again. (voodoo lagfix)
The market has sgs kernel flasher, any 2.2 modded kernel will give you the proper cwm.
theexel said:
Hm, if you can find a way to mount your internal sdcard, you should flash the update.zip that gives you clockworkmod recovery, then from there, flash the kernel again. (voodoo lagfix)
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Thanks, yeah but one issue I have is my USB cord is really sketchy and it's a ***** to get it to connect. Otherwise I'd just ODIN to stock JFD and start over.
I finally got it connected to run the 3E fix and thought I was home free since I could just flash ROMS from my SD card going forward. Who knew the first one I tried would sink the ship...LOL!!!
zombie55 said:
Thanks, yeah but one issue I have is my USB cord is really sketchy and it's a ***** to get it to connect. Otherwise I'd just ODIN to stock JFD and start over.
I finally got it connected to run the 3E fix and thought I was home free since I could just flash ROMS from my SD card going forward. Who knew the first one I tried would sink the ship...LOL!!!
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Ah, if that's so.. stay away from ODIN, dun want it to disconnect in the middle of that.
Hm..
Thats what she said!!!!
Sugartibbs said:
Thats what she said!!!!
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Well played...LOL!!!
Sugartibbs said:
Thats what she said!!!!
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SHE said "hmm"???
wtf is with you kids get a better scenario lol
I only had 11.00 left in my paypal acct. 30 sec chat.
none of my biz, but a slow night, why would you have an android tat on your pencil neck? your friend tibbs
So it looks like I have a BRICK?!?!? :-( Guess I've learned my lesson...should have known better than to try and mod when the Micro USB went bad...lesson learned!!
zombie55 said:
So you're telling me I have a BRICK?!?!? :-( Guess I've learned my lesson...should have known better when the Micro USB went bad...lesson learned!!
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It's fixable, though.. go spend a few bucks on a new cable.
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theexel said:
It's fixable, though.. go spend a few bucks on a new cable.
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I would be camping out in front of the shop that sold it if it was that easy...I've used 3 different cables...2 Crackberry (2 different lengths.) and the original that came with my phone.
But...the positive is Brock Lesnar got his ass whooped tonight.
Still looking for a fix...
you"re good just get that cable taken care of, brick isnt in your vocab. gotta have dependable hardware todo the software, its only $$$ and you cant take it w/th you, well that i know of......
Its 3.99 for a Samsung cable on eBay...
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how does oklahoma thunder grab a trailblazer? we Durant
Just to be clear...I don't believe the cable itself is bad, I believe the micro USB connector on the device is bad...I make that assumption based on using 3 seperate micro USB cables all with the same result...but maybe, hopefully, I'm wrong.
I've also tried multiple PC's with both XP and Win 7 on them.
Thanks.
I am looking for a full stock Froyo build for Odin to go back to from Gingerbread, does anyone know of a good link. I have been messing with this for 2 days, bricked about a dozen times. I am really good at unbricking now. The reason is half my calls on bluetooth are distorted, I lost app Sound Dock Redirector and the volume on dock it terribly low. I would have posted in development but it wouldn't let me post there.
This is where you are supposed to post this kind of stuff, in Q n A. Go to droidstyle's guide in the general section.
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mkuehl06 said:
This is where you are supposed to post this kind of stuff, in Q n A. Go to droidstyle's guide in the general section.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
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I tried that. All links I find are multiload or dropbox and both sites are shut down. The one I would really like is full edo5 with voodoo lag fix. At this point a full custom is ok I just want back to Froyo. I had the original but I deleted it by accident AARRGGG. The only reason I messed with it was the the lag and it used to hang on partial screens.
darinst said:
I tried that. All links I find are multiload or dropbox and both sites are shut down. The one I would really like is full edo5 with voodoo lag fix. At this point a full custom is ok I just want back to Froyo. I had the original but I deleted it by accident AARRGGG. The only reason I messed with it was the the lag and it used to hang on partial screens.
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Hey, I downloded DL09.tar.md5 [309MB, md5 0e5c11fa8a18ac361602be298e643a47] a while back, mistakenly downloaded it for the latest firmware [which was EH03 gingerbread].
I still have the file, and if you cannot find this file anywhere, I will try to upload it for you. [It would take a while though on my connection].
the link in my guide works fine, I just tried it...
see comment below
Thanks droidstlyle I check it again and it worked fine from work. I was not able to get there from my home computer. Must be some blocker I have set or virus protection running or something. Anyway I got it thanks a ton. Rep coming your way.
darinst said:
Yes droidstyle that is the on I am running now. I need the froyo lastest build I thought it was ed05 but it probably isn't.
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Are you looking for DL09?
I need the DL09. I need to update my phone, but I am stuck on a custom kernel. I did a factory wipe and now it won't boot (it seems the home app is crashing).
Tetramputechture said:
I need the DL09. I need to update my phone, but I am stuck on a custom kernel. I did a factory wipe and now it won't boot (it seems the home app is crashing).
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I have been trying to upload the file for you, but my connection is weak. It keeps failing when I upload it. I will try to get it uploaded for you though, and I will give you the link.
Tetramputechture said:
I need the DL09. I need to update my phone, but I am stuck on a custom kernel. I did a factory wipe and now it won't boot (it seems the home app is crashing).
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you dont need dl09 eclair...ed05 or eh03 works fine.
Tetramputechture said:
I need the DL09. I need to update my phone, but I am stuck on a custom kernel. I did a factory wipe and now it won't boot (it seems the home app is crashing).
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Here ya go!
DL09.tar.md5.rar 186MB
http://www.mediafire.com/?qlp78xc5tlusqkc
DL09.tar.md5 unrar'd is 309MB
MD5s:
78c6a7d03605354844a6428fd0d9bc08 DL09.tar.md5.rar
0e5c11fa8a18ac361602be298e643a47 DL09.tar.md5
If you found this helpful, please hit the Thanks, thanks
I was using Rom ToolBox. I attempted to change the theme of my rooted but stock rom Vibrant. When RTB(Rom ToolBox) rebooted the phone it would only boot to T-mobile boot screen then go to a black screen. The 4 buttons on the bottom of the phone still light up when touched. I can get into recovery and have reset data as well as formatted SD card.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as I need this phone for my job that starts on wensday.
After recovering from what I posted above, I then soft bricked my phone a second time, this time it would only load to the Vibrant/Samsung boot screen.
"You should be able to get to download mode.
Pull the battery, put it back in.
Make sure the phone is still off.
Hold volume up + down while inserting the usb cable.
See if that works." credit goes to theexel for getting me out of this second soft brick.
If you have had either of these 2 problems this thread should have some answers for you, or will point you in the right direction to getting ur problem fixed.
I cant say thanks enough to everyone that helped or tried to help me with these 2 problems.
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I was using Rom ToolBox. I attempted to change the theme of my rooted but stock rom Vibrant. When RTB(Rom ToolBox) rebooted the phone it would only boot to T-mobile boot screen then go to a black screen. The 4 buttons on the bottom of the phone still light up when touched. I can get into recovery and have reset data as well as formatted SD card.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as I need this phone for my job that starts on wensday.
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If your phone is stock rom but rooted.. just use odin, you can lose some info, or not, but the phone will work perfectly again (suggestion: try jelly bean, better battery, and it's working great)
fernkomoyo said:
If your phone is stock rom but rooted.. just use odin, you can lose some info, or not, but the phone will work perfectly again (suggestion: try jelly bean, better battery, and it's working great)
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That should be if you have this phone period, and there's signs of life on it, which there is on yours.
Look through this Q&A section for a tutorial on how to ODIN back to stock, you should be fine.
theexel said:
That should be if you have this phone period, and there's signs of life on it, which there is on yours.
Look through this Q&A section for a tutorial on how to ODIN back to stock, you should be fine.
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Bad news for me, now its soft bricked I believe(phone--!--cpu) screen. Also looks like the usb port is bad. Talk about crappy luck. Any ideas on this development is also appreciated.
You can still ODIN when you see phone--!--cpu.
As long as you see a COM in ODIN, you're good to go.
If it's not working, try different computer ports, cables, etc.
theexel said:
You can still ODIN when you see phone--!--cpu.
As long as you see a COM in ODIN, you're good to go.
If it's not working, try different computer ports, cables, etc.
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how long does odin take generally? this is my first android so im a real noobie to all of this.
ShadowFoxRedux said:
how long does odin take generally? this is my first android so im a real noobie to all of this.
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I think the longest part of using ODIN is having to download the files initially.
It only takes, no more than 10-15 minutes to have your phone up and running again once you have all the files and run ODIN.
theexel said:
I think the longest part of using ODIN is having to download the files initially.
It only takes, no more than 10-15 minutes to have your phone up and running again once you have all the files and run ODIN.
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Success!! phone is back up and running again. Bonus is its back to 2.1 so i can reroot+flas to jelly bean! Also which rom would you suggest I use for my vibrant? :good:
ShadowFoxRedux said:
Success!! phone is back up and running again. Bonus is its back to 2.1 so i can reroot+flas to jelly bean! Also which rom would you suggest I use for my vibrant? :good:
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I'm not the one your asking, but I like Helly Bean so far.
FC3SRedSuns said:
I'm not the one your asking, but I like Helly Bean so far.
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No worries, ill take any advice I can get.
I prefer official stuff from big teams, so I use CM10, I like it, its fast and stable.
Currently dowgraded to Froyo though, ah, I've missed my GPS.
theexel said:
I prefer official stuff from big teams, so I use CM10, I like it, its fast and stable.
Currently dowgraded to Froyo though, ah, I've missed my GPS.
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I bricked it good this time, got cocky and flashed droid-vibrant rom. Didnt like it so I went to go back to my original stock rom, used clockwork recovery but something went wrong. When I rebooted the phone im now stuck at the vibrant/samsung screen. Cant get into recovery or download modes now. Everything I try just keeps cycling the vibrant/samsung boot screen. Is this a hard brick or is there a way to save it?
You should be able to get to download mode.
Pull the battery, put it back in.
Make sure the phone is still off.
Hold volume up + down while inserting the usb cable.
See if that works.
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theexel said:
You should be able to get to download mode.
Pull the battery, put it back in.
Make sure the phone is still off.
Hold volume up + down while inserting the usb cable.
See if that works.
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You sir are a life saver. Ok now before I do anything else. What should be my first move from here?
Well, that depends on what you want to do.
What ROM you want to install, etc.
Well, what do you want to run on your phone?
Froyo - been out for a long time so it is optimized to the eyeballs. Working GPS, long battery life, quick and snappy.
Gingerbread - Since we had no "official" build, there are problems with battery, GPS and small memory leaks here and there. Plus you will have to install Gingerbread bootloaders (If you screw this up, it is the one sure fire way to hardbrick this device-so tread lightly). Almost all GB ROM do NOT have e911/911. There is CM7/7.2, Simply Honey, MIUI
ICS - Make sure you choose anything 4.0.4 based, as it has updated code from Google. ICZen is my home ICS ROM, but there is Slim, CM9 and a few others. (Install guide is in my signature) GPS sucks for the most part too and maybe/maybe not e911/911.
JellyBean - All are experimental and still glitchy if you don't know what you are doing. HellyBean and SlimBean are the two front runners.
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My suggestion to you is for you to runu some Froyos to get you comfortable with the flashing, nandroiding, tweaking,...processes and then move on to something else. Above all read and search. This phone is 2 years old, so chances are you won't have done anything that someone else already has. Nearly all the issues are solved, so you should be able to use the search and find something out about said problem, as opposed to opening a thread about it.
Woodrube said:
Well, what do you want to run on your phone?
Froyo - been out for a long time so it is optimized to the eyeballs. Working GPS, long battery life, quick and snappy.
Gingerbread - Since we had no "official" build, there are problems with battery, GPS and small memory leaks here and there. Plus you will have to install Gingerbread bootloaders (If you screw this up, it is the one sure fire way to hardbrick this device-so tread lightly). Almost all GB ROM do NOT have e911/911. There is CM7/7.2, Simply Honey, MIUI
ICS - Make sure you choose anything 4.0.4 based, as it has updated code from Google. ICZen is my home ICS ROM, but there is Slim, CM9 and a few others. (Install guide is in my signature) GPS sucks for the most part too and maybe/maybe not e911/911.
JellyBean - All are experimental and still glitchy if you don't know what you are doing. HellyBean and SlimBean are the two front runners.
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My suggestion to you is for you to runu some Froyos to get you comfortable with the flashing, nandroiding, tweaking,...processes and then move on to something else. Above all read and search. This phone is 2 years old, so chances are you won't have done anything that someone else already has. Nearly all the issues are solved, so you should be able to use the search and find something out about said problem, as opposed to opening a thread about it.
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I think i will stay far far away from GB. I guess I would want to stay on froyo, I just dont know which froyo rom would be the best. What im looking for is fast/good battery life/working GPS. I would need 911 to work as I drive for my work and use it quite abit to call in accidents/problems on the roads that I see.
Yea I searched and read and read, once I got to the phone--!--computer I knew what was wrong. This last time I found alot of people who had the same problems, the ones that got solved I tried the methods that they used and none worked.
I would go with Bionix-V FishmanMod Rom / Bionix-V FishmanMod Odin Images. It is proven to be really great at all the things that you listed. Also it has an Odin image, so you can just flash it through Odin and go about your day like normal (See the OP). You can theme it with the themes list in Slim_Ryder's post #4 (this is a great 2.2 ROM also btw).
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Woodrube said:
I would go with Bionix-V FishmanMod Rom / Bionix-V FishmanMod Odin Images. It is proven to be really great at all the things that you listed. Also it has an Odin image, so you can just flash it through Odin and go about your day like normal (See the OP). You can theme it with the themes list in Slim_Ryder's post #4 (this is a great 2.2 ROM also btw).
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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I went with the rom that you suggested. So far I am loving it. Much thanks for all of your help as well as others that helped as well.
Sweet!!! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Also might want to take a look at my Battery Guide stickied in the Q&A section. It has tips, trick, apps and some really good info you might need.
One last thing: Can you go into your OP and click Edit>Go Advanced and then put [Solved] in your title.