I have a loose USB port on my phone, making it very hard to get a reliable connection between the phone and a PC. It still charges, although it's usually very slow to charge as well. Problem is, I've got CM7 and clockworkmod recovery running. I have a backup of my stock ROM which I could go back to, but I don't think that's sufficient for warranty repair. Is there a way to do the necessary ODIN/heimdall steps via WiFi (for flashing the stock image), or on the phone itself via a terminal emulator? If it's something that increments the flash counter, I have a jig that works if I apply pressure to it correctly (for now...again, loose USB port), so I can reset that back after. If I understand correctly, I basically just need a way to flash the stock recovery, and possibly flash the kernel back to unrooted, without USB.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
nd_geek said:
I have a loose USB port on my phone, making it very hard to get a reliable connection between the phone and a PC. It still charges, although it's usually very slow to charge as well. Problem is, I've got CM7 and clockworkmod recovery running. I have a backup of my stock ROM which I could go back to, but I don't think that's sufficient for warranty repair. Is there a way to do the necessary ODIN/heimdall steps via WiFi (for flashing the stock image), or on the phone itself via a terminal emulator? If it's something that increments the flash counter, I have a jig that works if I apply pressure to it correctly (for now...again, loose USB port), so I can reset that back after. If I understand correctly, I basically just need a way to flash the stock recovery, and possibly flash the kernel back to unrooted, without USB.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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You should flash back to your stock ROM backup first. Then, go on the market and download mobile Odin pro. With this app, you can flash kernels and stuff. Then you should download the stock kernel, and flash it to bring your phone back to Stock.
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for a little more detail see this thread.
Thanks to the both of you. I've managed to get everything back to stock, and migrated to a replacement device. All that's left is to stick the phone with a bum USB port in the mail.
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All that's left is to stick the phone with a bum USB port in the mail.
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okay i'll preface this by saying i read all the way through the Vibrick thread and any others i could find on this subject.
i was running NeroV3, decided to try CM7. made a dumb move (apparently?) by restoring back to my stock 2.2 backup via CWM, then flashing to CM7 and THEN trying to flash the Overstock kernel (these steps should be reversed?). i wiped the cache and dalvik cache, but then the kernel flash failed ("installation aborted"), so i rebooted, which went fine. i used ROM Manager to get back to recovery, tried flashing the kernel again, failed again, hit reboot, and then my phone got stuck on the Vibrant screen.
I tried every 3-button combo (also with battery pulls) to get to Download mode but nothing works. when i plug in the USB the spinny-working-hourglass thing pops up but freezes, the green charging bar does not come up, and it does not go to download mode.
when not plugged in, it just keeps returning to the Vibrant screen. i can't even get it to turn off without pulling the battery. i'm definitely not comfortable trying the solder method.
any help is appreciated - i'm not giving it long til i take it to t-mobile and play dumb, worst comes to worst i'll just get a cheapo replacement from the store and find another vibrant (or similar) used on craigslist.
thanks!
UPDATE:::
got the phone into download mode thanks to a thread by Dolphinwigs. had to do have odin open when replacing the battery/holding volume up/down.
waiting on the stock rom download now (internet is slow). hopefully all goes well from here...
The biggest issue I find is that people give up on ODIN to easily. Getting into download mode is not that hard but also not that easy eiither. This is why everyone should purchase a jig, never give up on ODIN try it a thousand times and then once more. Always have ODIN up and ready with the proper files on hand, and as soon as it connects to ODIN be ready to make shyt happen.
In your case an ODIN flash should get you where you need to be and after you root again flashing to CM7 should not be an issue. Keep in mind if you use the .tar in ODIN as well as the .pit you will lose everything on both internal/exteral SD. At this point unless you made a backup prior to your issue its really a lost cost.
Good luck!
i am now back up and running, i just didn't realize i needed Odin running when i tried to go to download mode. so simple, but so frustrating.
one thing though, the ROM i got is Eclair. do i need to update to FroYo before flashing CM7?
and also, so i do it right this time, do i flash the Overstock kernel BEFORE i flash CM7? or does it matter?
So my charger recently came into contact with a liquid, and without knowing this, i plugged it into my phone and completely screwed up my phone. It no longer connects to the computer and the battery indicator stays at 100% all the time. So my first question is if there is any warranty with samsung, and if there is, how can i unroot my phone without hooking it up to the computer?
I think there's a very good chance mobile odin pro could be your answer.
First, make sure you're on a rom that is compatible with the stock kernel, then flash stock kernel. This will remove cwm. So if you're running an incompatible rom, like cm7, then flash the stock kernel, you'll be screwed.
Once you have the stock kernel flashed, then flash the pda.tar that is stock unrooted.
Should be 100% stock. For good measure boot into recovery (yes, stock recovery) and wipe the phone. If at any point your phone doesn't boot properly, boot into recovery and wipe the phone.
That should all be possible without using a computer. Hopefully your battery is still charging. DO NOT ATTEMPT WITH LOW BATTERY, it's just not worth it.
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Looking for a little feed back on this process - can anyone confirm that this works?
Also, anyone that has gotten a warranty replacement - Did your replacement come with 2.34 or 2.36 - I thought I read that 2.36 was still UN-rootable at this point in time.
Basically - My phone seems to be charging OK, but it will not connect to a PC at all - three different PC's - three different usb cables - three different ROMs/kernels. I am well within my one year warranty (obviously) so I feel it would be a good idea to get the process going rather than it stop working to the point where it wont even take a charge.
Thanks you in advance for anyone's help.
dschreiber69 said:
Looking for a little feed back on this process - can anyone confirm that this works?
Also, anyone that has gotten a warranty replacement - Did your replacement come with 2.34 or 2.36 - I thought I read that 2.36 was still UN-rootable at this point in time.
Basically - My phone seems to be charging OK, but it will not connect to a PC at all - three different PC's - three different usb cables - three different ROMs/kernels. I am well within my one year warranty (obviously) so I feel it would be a good idea to get the process going rather than it stop working to the point where it wont even take a charge.
Thanks you in advance for anyone's help.
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You should be able to return your phone to stock with Mobile Odin. I havn't personally tested it, but it's designed to flash full firmwares. If you use the lite version, you need to install the supplementary library (flash kernel) manually. You need to be rooted to use Mobile Odin. I would use the One-Click downloader from the prepare your phone to return to the store or for warranty repair thread. Mobile Odin will read from the one-click exe file. Once you run it, you will no longer be rooted. You should then do a wipe data/factory reset and maybe a reformat.
So far, I havn't seen anyone report that they received a phone with 2.3.6 loaded on it. I think we will hear about it fairly soon when it starts happening.
You can root 2.3.6 but not with every method. There is a uckk6 plus root available from Entropy512. But it's probably best to use 2.3.4 if you want to stay on stock, since with UCKK6 bthid doesn't work, and it has the wifi battery drain bug, as well as some other minor problems.
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You should be able to return your phone to stock with Mobile Odin. I havn't personally tested it, but it's designed to flash full firmwares. If you use the lite version, you need to install the supplementary library (flash kernel) manually. You need to be rooted to use Mobile Odin. I would use the One-Click downloader from the prepare your phone to return to the store or for warranty repair thread. Mobile Odin will read from the one-click exe file. Once you run it, you will no longer be rooted. You should then do a wipe data/factory reset and maybe a reformat.
So far, I havn't seen anyone report that they received a phone with 2.3.6 loaded on it. I think we will hear about it fairly soon when it starts happening.
You can root 2.3.6 but not with every method. There is a uckk6 plus root available from Entropy512. But it's probably best to use 2.3.4 if you want to stay on stock, since with UCKK6 bthid doesn't work, and it has the wifi battery drain bug, as well as some other minor problems.
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Thanks for the reply....
Does odin read the .exe file wirelessly? Seeing as my usb port will not function do I use this file (StockKernel-PDA.tar) to reset the flash counter?
Thank you so much for your help!
dschreiber69 said:
Thanks for the reply....
Does odin read the .exe file wirelessly? Seeing as my usb port will not function do I use this file (StockKernel-PDA.tar) to reset the flash counter?
Thank you so much for your help!
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Sounds like you also need to do some more reading. The only thing that will reset the flash counter is a jig. See my guide on preparing the phone to return to the store for more detailed information.
Mobile Odin is programmed to read from tar files, from one-click downloader executable files, and also recognizes the individual components such as zImage, factoryfs.img, boot.bin, etc.
Download the file directly to your phone sdcard (internal or external will work) and then select it in Mobile Odin.
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Sounds like you also need to do some more reading. The only thing that will reset the flash counter is a jig. See my guide on preparing the phone to return to the store for more detailed information.
Mobile Odin is programmed to read from tar files, from one-click downloader executable files, and also recognizes the individual components such as zImage, factoryfs.img, boot.bin, etc.
Download the file directly to your phone sdcard (internal or external will work) and then select it in Mobile Odin.
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Maybe I misinterpreted this quote:
"In addition, he posted an Odin-flashable tar package for just the stock kernel, for those who want to do a ! removal. I have mirrored the file (I don't trust Dropbox for long-term hosting) at http://www.multiupload.com/MD7SMMNG24 - his original post is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=174"
I guess I assumed when he said remove "!" he meant resetting the flash counter. I will re-read the post for a third time - maybe I missed something.
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Maybe I misinterpreted this quote:
"In addition, he posted an Odin-flashable tar package for just the stock kernel, for those who want to do a ! removal. I have mirrored the file (I don't trust Dropbox for long-term hosting) at http://www.multiupload.com/MD7SMMNG24 - his original post is at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=174"
I guess I assumed when he said remove "!" he meant resetting the flash counter. I will re-read the post for a third time - maybe I missed something.
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Flashing a stock kernel will remove the yellow warning triangle and I9100 logo from the initial boot screen. It will not however reset the flash counter. Only the jig will do that.
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Flashing a stock kernel will remove the yellow warning triangle and I9100 logo from the initial boot screen. It will not however reset the flash counter. Only the jig will do that.
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So since my usb port does not work, I would not be able to use a JIG, I would be wasting my time cause they will see the tripped flash counter, right?
Sorry for beating this to death... rather than possibly mess my phone up even more I should just leave it and deal with it?
You will be unable to reset the flash counter. You will be able to remove the warning that occurs on bootup. You should flash back to stock UCKH7. There is little or not risk in doing so, because you will not be flashing bootloaders or anything else that could bork the phone. Mobile Odin refuses to flash those types of files, and anyway the package does not contain them.
I have never seen anyone report that they were refused warranty due to the flash counter. That doesn't mean it has never happened, of course, but it is somewhat of an indication that it might go by without being seen. On the other hand, several people have reported that they returned their phones to a store for exchange or warranty (first 30 days I think) and the phone was never even turned on. Some have said that they returned it with a custom rom installed, with the flash counter incremented, or even with the yellow warning triangle not removed. Even if someone does turn the phone on, as long as it boots up normally, it seems very unlikely that they would check the flash counter. This would be true for an AT&T service center as well as any store.
That being said, I don't know what will happen if you do the warranty over the phone and then return the phone via ups or fed ex. I think it is highly likely that you would be safe even there. But this is just my opinion. I don't think most of these employees really want to screw customers, and if the hardware is actually faulty, they should replace it regardless. The problem you have could not be from flashing custom software anyway.
If it was my phone, I think I would take it to an AT&T service center, even though the closest one to me is about a 2 hour round trip.
Right on. If you're going to listen to someone, listen to creepyncrawly's directions.
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Well I may not be out of luck after all. Figuring I had nothing to loose... I removed my battery - took a Qtip and shaved it down - dipped it in some alcohol and rubbed it around inside the USB connector. I let it dry for about 20 minutes - fired it back up and BAM! Connected to my PC instantly!
I went ahead and ordered a JIG so that in the event that I do actually have to do an exchange I will have no worries.
Ok...I'm at a point where I had no other choice but to get another replacement. I looked just about everywhere my patience would take me, and decided to give up. I hope someone could/would have a solution for me or others like me.
I had EH03 deoxed rom and decided I wanted ICS build5. So I installed CM7, I whiped cache, DLVK, and system data. Then flashed ICSb5 and GAPPS, Rebooted and stuck on ICS splash screen.
At this point USB ports wouldn't recognize fascinate. Downloaded all Fascinate drivers from Samsung, drivers for Nexus S, ADB, Android SK. You name it I got it. Nothing worked for USB detection. I even followed YT videos on turning Vista/PC off and unplug. Nothing.
After messing with data cords,(numerous ones,trying another PC), PC ports, I happened to pull plug and battery out of Fascinate at the same time, not sure what version of CWM, it was blue, came on. Luckily I had two Nandroid backups on SD.
I flashed Nandroid back to CM7 successfully. Rebooted fine and hooked to USB but still not recognized. At this point I was able to get into recovery using ROM. So, I did something stupid...lol...I tried to flash earliest Nandroid which was performed when on EH03 deoxed. Once I did this, I wiped all needed data and rebooted. Now Fascinate shows Samsung logo. It doesnt reboot, just that the logo stays until I pull battery. Now if I have battery in wth phone off and plug in, the charging battery comes on but doesn't show battery level. Doesn't go away till I pull battery.
The funny thing is that I can get into Download mode but USB is still unrecognized/malfunction on PC/Vista. I only wish that I was able to link phone and PC just to use Odin with PIT file and stock EDO5 or EH03.
Any advice?
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Ok...I'm at a point where I had no other choice but to get another replacement. I looked just about everywhere my patience would take me, and decided to give up. I hope someone could/would have a solution for me or others like me.
I had EH03 deoxed rom and decided I wanted ICS build5. So I installed CM7, I whiped cache, DLVK, and system data. Then flashed ICSb5 and GAPPS, Rebooted and stuck on ICS splash screen.
At this point USB ports wouldn't recognize fascinate. Downloaded all Fascinate drivers from Samsung, drivers for Nexus S, ADB, Android SK. You name it I got it. Nothing worked for USB detection. I even followed YT videos on turning Vista/PC off and unplug. Nothing.
After messing with data cords,(numerous ones,trying another PC), PC ports, I happened to pull plug and battery out of Fascinate at the same time, not sure what version of CWM, it was blue, came on. Luckily I had two Nandroid backups on SD.
I flashed Nandroid back to CM7 successfully. Rebooted fine and hooked to USB but still not recognized. At this point I was able to get into recovery using ROM. So, I did something stupid...lol...I tried to flash earliest Nandroid which was performed when on EH03 deoxed. Once I did this, I wiped all needed data and rebooted. Now Fascinate shows Samsung logo. It doesnt reboot, just that the logo stays until I pull battery. Now if I have battery in wth phone off and plug in, the charging battery comes on but doesn't show battery level. Doesn't go away till I pull battery.
The funny thing is that I can get into Download mode but USB is still unrecognized/malfunction on PC/Vista. I only wish that I was able to link phone and PC just to use Odin with PIT file and stock EDO5 or EH03.
Any advice?
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In the op of ics and also droidstyles guide you have to flash build 1 before you can flash build 5
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I've never flashed version 1 before flashing.build 5. In fact I've had the least amount of problems going back to stock (ED05) then flashing ICS.
I bootlooped when i went from stock EH03 to Build 5 so i did 3 first then 5.
But this doesn't help our poster here.
OP:
you get into DL mode but odin wont see your phone?
What i suggest is to try: Move the usb cable to a different port. see if your pc can see it then. Second thing try a totally different computer. Chances are your PC is trying to use borked up drivers.
Once you get odin going flash a stock image [i recommend eh03] then cwm then build 3 and now the new build 6. good luck!
if you need any links or a more detailed guide I STRONGLY suggest Droidstyles guild, it is by far the best and most up to date for the fassy!
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I've never flashed version 1 before flashing.build 5. In fact I've had the least amount of problems going back to stock (ED05) then flashing ICS.
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Consider yourself lucky....going from stock to build 6 causes me problems and many others. Going from stock, to build 1, then build 6 works flawless.
MOD please close thread due to lapsed timeline and no longer support of this model.Ty
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MOD please close thread due to lapsed timeline and no longer support of this model.Ty
Sent from my SGH-i717/GT-N7005 w/phMOD_beta2
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You realised you just bring a a old thread back yourself and no longer support of this model wtf you realise people.still use this phone everyday Right?
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Hoping someone can answer me this. I have a broken USB miniport (Stood up too fast and yanked the cord hard enough to break connector off the mainboard). Fortunately I had a rom loaded and I was able to drop files on via USB stick or microSD or dropbox. My question now is, can I return to a stock ROM without NVFlash on the PC? If I created a backup from another tablet that was freshly loaded with stock/CWM could I simply restore it using CWM on the broken tablet?
Yes, it's possible, but, not advised because the stock ROM is not rooted, so you won't be able to fix things by using the command line utilities (to write partitions or to format, etc.) in case something goes wrong.
And, since recovery mode does not have networking enabled (it should be possible in CWM, though), you will need a working rooted ROM to do things without a working USB connection.
Additionally, going back to stock without nvflash (and without modifying the update.zip file) requires the recovery to be stock recovery and now CWM.
Why do you want to go back to the stock ROM anyway?
So somehow today my port burnt up, phone wont work with ANY USB. I'm on an AOSP Rom, been running fine for 6 months, so who knows. But anyway.
What options do I have here? It's under warranty, but having rooted it obviously if I try to send it back like this, it wont go well. Any options for me at this point? I can get a charged battery, sister has the same phone so if there is a way to at least get this remotely close to where it needs to be, I can spend the time doing it.
Any insight would be great.
Mario
desantim said:
So somehow today my port burnt up, phone wont work with ANY USB. I'm on an AOSP Rom, been running fine for 6 months, so who knows. But anyway.
What options do I have here? It's under warranty, but having rooted it obviously if I try to send it back like this, it wont go well. Any options for me at this point? I can get a charged battery, sister has the same phone so if there is a way to at least get this remotely close to where it needs to be, I can spend the time doing it.
Any insight would be great.
Mario
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Do you have a stockish nandroid? If not what if you bump your sisters phone, make a nandroid of stock, move the nandroid to your phone by ext sd card or other file transfer methods. Restore the nandroid on your phone, unroot in supersu, flash stock recovery with flashify app.
Or a good cell phone repair shop should be able to replace it for around 60 bucks. Unfortunately it's soldered to the board unlike samsung phones or you could just do it yourself. Phone comes apart super easy.
You are going to have to try to get a stock image to flash in recovery. Otherwise just wipe your system and data partitions so that there is no longer root. Granted, then you will still have custom recovery. You could probably dd if=/dev/zero over the recovery partition to wipe your recovery, too.
I've found that Verizon doesn't check too carefully, so at a bare minimum I would download and flash the stock ROM found here on XDA, then unroot using SuperSU. You'll still have a custom recovery, but typically I find Verizon only powers it up to make sure it works and that there isn't anything physically wrong with it before replacing it.