[Q] Going back to gingerbread sgs2 from resurrection v7.4 - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I want to go back to gingerbread from resurrection v7.4 ics rom.
I made a backup before i flashed the rom, via CWM, do i just wipe everything and flash the backup? or any extra steps?
also now i cannot load files into my phone, i turned on usb debugging and can access files but when i try to copy a file into the phone it says "can not copy items" "the device either stopped working or has been disconnected"
Help please, many thanks.

To restore you dont have to wipe anything.Use CWM app or boot to recovery and restore.After that Id wipe cache pratition and dalvik cache just in case.Factory reset may be a good idea seeing as your coming back from ICS but thats your choice.After that see how mass storage is.Ive read a few threads about people having trouble getting back from ICS.Hope it all goes well.

cooza said:
To restore you dont have to wipe anything.Use CWM app or boot to recovery and restore.After that Id wipe cache pratition and dalvik cache just in case.Factory reset may be a good idea seeing as your coming back from ICS but thats your choice.After that see how mass storage is.Ive read a few threads about people having trouble getting back from ICS.Hope it all goes well.
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Thanks Cooza,
but i think i made a stupid mistake, im getting an MD5 mismatch when i try to restore, im searching for the reason, im not sure its true but i think its because i renamed the backup folder from its original date/time to a name i gave it. does that cause MD5 mismatch?
the rest of my backups are with ICS not Gingerbread . is there another way to go back to my version ( i dont mind reformatting the whole phone if i have to)
my former gingerbread Version was
Baseband: XXKI4
Kernel: JPKJ2
android 2.3.5

Flash stock rom then CF root with the exact same CWM kernel you used to backup .
jje

flash via odin the stock rom and custom kernel if you want to have root
otherwise just flash the stock rom, id suggest the original android dev subforum

Ive read that you shouldnt change the name of a nandroid backup but I dont know if that could be the problem.You could Flash the old bootloader and try the nandroid but I dought now that it would work so the best is to flash a custom ROM as the other posters have been advising although like I said ealier Ive read alot of threads with people having this problem of coming back to Gingerbread from ICS.Thats the risk of flashing a test ROM as no ICS ROM is full complete yet.Dont worry mate,theres still hope

ab.riyami said:
Thanks Cooza,
but i think i made a stupid mistake, im getting an MD5 mismatch when i try to restore, im searching for the reason, im not sure its true but i think its because i renamed the backup folder from its original date/time to a name i gave it. does that cause MD5 mismatch?
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Renaming it will cause a mismatch, if you can't recall the original name, don't worry. You can use Advanced Restore from recovery to restore the b/u.

Thanks guys,
Ill be honest, the only time i flashed my phone was when Cf-rooting then i downloaded the .zip files for resurrection ics and it was easy cuz done via CWM.
so ive never flashed a rom on my fone using odin, i fell intimidated i bit, dont know the difference in flashing a rom and a kernel (i know what they are but donno how to flash individually)
anyways i went to sammobile.com, downloading the stock firmware now.
by searching online i now think the zip file from sammobile will have some files and i gotta load the files provided in their proper places (dont know if .pit file will be provided with it, nor if i need to load .pit)
please tell me if what ive mentioned above is correct, sorry for the noob questions but i just dont wanna screw up.
after all of that ill then back up properly and try some gingerbread roms and kernels. but i just wanna get it back to the original first to be safe, dont know if i can just flash gingerbread roms and kernels with my ics phone.

ab.riyami said:
also now i cannot load files into my phone, i turned on usb debugging and can access files but when i try to copy a file into the phone it says "can not copy items" "the device either stopped working or has been disconnected"
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adb push, or Droid Explorer, or QTAdb, et al, will allow you to get those files to your phone.

mudferret said:
Renaming it will cause a mismatch, if you can't recall the original name, don't worry. You can use Advanced Restore from recovery to restore the b/u.
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Thanks mate,
Tried Advance restore option, it said "no file found"

I went back myself from ics to a stock ROM. It's really easy
What I did first was fully wipe cache, dalvik etc in cwm. Next up: put your phone in download mode (volume down, home and power)
Start odin and add the tar file or tar.md5 file with the PDA button. That should be the only file in the zip, if there are more: look at the file names, they'll say where to add them in odin.
Next up, connect your phone to your computers usb port (odin should tell you that it has added your phone) and hit the start button.
After the flashing is done your phone will reboot and it should be back to normal. Now you can flash a kernel to get root again if you like
Good luck, it will work out just fine
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

Excellent, thanks guys it worked
Flashed stock via Odin, not rooted now but will do when i flash CF-root again
waiting for sam to finally release ics!

ab.riyami said:
Excellent, thanks guys it worked
Flashed stock via Odin, not rooted now but will do when i flash CF-root again
waiting for sam to finally release ics!
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Well done.Better to wait for the official release of ICS

Related

Phone stuck on Galaxy SII logo in boot

Hi there, I'm panicking right now.
I just rooted my phone using a tutorial online and it was no problem and everything worked fine after that.
Then I used another tutorial to flash my ROM to CM7 and that's when I started to have problems.
I booted into ClockworkMod Recovery (holding volume up + home + power) and wiped data and chache partition, then I select "Install zip from sdcard" and chose CM7 zip file which I had put on to my sd card, I get a message that installation was successful.
But now I can't access my phone, it's stuck at the Samsung Galaxy SII logo.
I have wiped data again and used Odin to flash a stock ROM on to my phone but it doesn't work.
I need help guys.
EDIT: This post doesn't matter now, there is a new reply at page 3 with new problems.
Did you use a .pit file a repartition when you flashed a stock ROM with ODIN again? What do you mean the phone doesn't work? Does it bootloop or still stuck on the startup logo?
Prasad007 said:
Did you use a .pit file a repartition when you flashed a stock ROM with ODIN again? What do you mean the phone doesn't work? Does it bootloop or still stuck on the startup logo?
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Well the phone did bootloop at one time and I fixed that by flashing a stock ROM on the phone with Odin, did not use a PIT file.
Now the phone is just stuck on the white Galaxy SII logo and I was hoping that flashing the phone again with stock ROM would also fix that.
I did not use a PIT file for that either.
Please reflash with a stock ROM that contains DBDATA and use a .pit file for repartitioning... That should fix your phone!
Prasad007 said:
Please reflash with a stock ROM that contains DBDATA and use a .pit file for repartitioning... That should fix your phone!
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Yep!
@OP Download this package : http://hotfile.com/dl/130600047/b70801e/I9100XXKI3.rar.html
And then, in ODIN, put :
.PIT -> PIT
CODE -> PDA
MODEM -> PHONE
CSC -> CSC
Toggle repartition, and those 2 standard ticks. DO NOT TICK ANYTHING ELSE.
That WILL fix your phone Bootloops means that you soft bricked it. Flashing a new ROM + PIT always fixes a bootlooped device.
Prasad007 said:
Please reflash with a stock ROM that contains DBDATA and use a .pit file for repartitioning... That should fix your phone!
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Could you link to a ROM with a .pit file, have not found any. Thanks!
Also, I tried flashing to CM7 again with ClockworkMod Recovery and it now said:
E:Error in /sdcard/cmgs.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
Is that bad?
The amount of bad advice in this thread is shocking.
Do you actually have an I9100?
My first thought from your original post is that you didn't flash twice in succession, and the flash you did do was practically instant.
Regarding your last post, status 7 is usually when you're trying to flash something not meant for your device.
oinkylicious said:
The amount of bad advice in this thread is shocking.
Do you actually have an I9100?
My first thought from your original post is that you didn't flash twice in succession, and the flash you did do was practically instant.
Regarding your last post, status 7 is usually when you're trying to flash something not meant for your device.
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I have an I9100 and I got the CyanogenMod from the official website where I chose my device.
The first flash was pretty fast yes.
oinkylicious said:
The amount of bad advice in this thread is shocking.
Do you actually have an I9100?
My first thought from your original post is that you didn't flash twice in succession, and the flash you did do was practically instant.
Regarding your last post, status 7 is usually when you're trying to flash something not meant for your device.
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Wrong.
10 chars.
Phistachio said:
Yep!
@OP Download this package :
And then, in ODIN, put :
.PIT -> PIT
CODE -> PDA
MODEM -> PHONE
CSC -> CSC
Toggle repartition, and those 2 standard ticks. DO NOT TICK ANYTHING ELSE.
That WILL fix your phone Bootloops means that you soft bricked it. Flashing a new ROM + PIT always fixes a bootlooped device.
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Thanks man! You saved me!
I was seriously going to stay up all night trying to fix this and skip school tomorrow...
But I still want a custom ROM
Is there a better way than booting into ClockworkMod Recovery and installing zip file from sd card?
Also, any idea about why all this would happen to me? I got all the tutorials on an Icelandic forum where a person with the same phone did exactly what I was going to do and it worked perfectly for him, and I have gone over the steps many times, I did not screw up.
How to flash CM7
1) Flash a kernel with CWM, CF-root will do
2) Download CM7 zip and put it in your internalSD card
3) Boot into CWM
4) Flash CM7 zip
5) Reboot into CWM
6) Flash CM7 zip again
7) wipe cache/data/dalvik cache
6) reboot and wait for upto 10min for it to boot.
You HAVE to flash the CM7 zip twice.
Also you NEVER need to use the .pit, also never tick repartition, a bad flash with repartition ticked is a one way street to hardbrick land.
himmip said:
Thanks man! You saved me!
I was seriously going to stay up all night trying to fix this and skip school tomorrow...
But I still want a custom ROM
Is there a better way than booting into ClockworkMod Recovery and installing zip file from sd card?
Also, any idea about why all this would happen to me? I got all the tutorials on an Icelandic forum where a person with the same phone did exactly what I was going to do and it worked perfectly for him, and I have gone over the steps many times, I did not screw up.
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Ideally, you:
1. Flash a stock ROM via ODIN
2. Flash CF-Root via ODIN
3. Flash a custom ROM such as CM9 via CWM Recovery
Ok thanks guys!
And just to be sure, I went here: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/samsung-galaxy-s2 and was going to download nightly, or is their anything else you would recommend more?
himmip said:
Ok thanks guys!
And just to be sure, I went here: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/samsung-galaxy-s2 and was going to download nightly, or is their anything else you would recommend more?
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Only this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410400
Prasad007 said:
Only this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410400
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Not sure if I want experimental ROM, I would also like to be able to restore my apps with Titanium Backup
himmip said:
Not sure if I want experimental ROM, I would also like to be able to restore my apps with Titanium Backup
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The stable build is much older and actually less stable than the newest nightly.
Also you can restore user apps with titanium backup, just not system apps.
himmip said:
Not sure if I want experimental ROM, I would also like to be able to restore my apps with Titanium Backup
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You can restore non-system apps, just not their data.
Prasad007 said:
Ideally, you:
1. Flash a stock ROM via ODIN
2. Flash CF-Root via ODIN
3. Flash a custom ROM such as CM9 via CWM Recovery
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My phone is really starting to annoy me now.
I put a stock ROM on the phone and then flashed CF-Root and when I boot up in CWM and select something it just displays the loading sign and then I hit the power button and I'm back on the main menu of CMW, doesn't matter what I select it only displays the loading sign and it doesn't go away.
It really sucks, I had put all the CM9 files on the SDcard and was ready to go.
EDIT: Never mind guys, finally got it to work Thanks for your help!
himmip said:
My phone is really starting to annoy me now.
I put a stock ROM on the phone and then flashed CF-Root and when I boot up in CWM and select something it just displays the loading sign and then I hit the power button and I'm back on the main menu of CMW, doesn't matter what I select it only displays the loading sign and it doesn't go away.
It really sucks, I had put all the CM9 files on the SDcard and was ready to go.
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If the Home button doesn't work for you, try selecting with the power button once inside CWM Recovery..
Phistachio said:
That WILL fix your phone Bootloops means that you soft bricked it. Flashing a new ROM + PIT always fixes a bootlooped device.
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seconded...
Don't panic dude, it happens sometimes Keeping cool is the key to fixing your phone without making it worse than it already is... I can't count the times this has happened to me already, and there ain't nuffin like a good 'ole repartitioning to set things straight (and show the damn contraption who's boss around these here parts.. I hate those stupid machines to whom nobody has ever taught that Man's genius INVARIABLY always triumphs over dumb and inert matter.. )
(although I almost never flash the whole ROM back on : most times flashing the .PIT file and rebooting the device does the trick -unless it's an installed app which caused the trouble in the first place, in which case you're better off starting over from scratch than wasting time trying to debug the problem)
N.B : don't forget to flash the "old bootloader" too, AFTER you've flashed the PIT and rebooted the device (or at least rebooted the recovvery, to check that it boots off a valid partition), I've noticed the new one can give a lot of weird and unpredictable behaviors when used in conjunction with root and a CMx ROM.
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himmip said:
My phone is really starting to annoy me now.
I put a stock ROM on the phone and then flashed CF-Root and when I boot up in CWM and select something it just displays the loading sign and then I hit the power button and I'm back on the main menu of CMW, doesn't matter what I select it only displays the loading sign and it doesn't go away.
It really sucks, I had put all the CM9 files on the SDcard and was ready to go.
EDIT: Never mind guys, finally got it to work Thanks for your help!
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I was going to ask : have you flashed the CM rom twice, and flashed the google apps pack BEFORE even rebooting the phone ? It's almost always mandatory to do this precise sequence, the installation routine of the CM ROM is not quite perfect -far from it, actually..

Cant Flash XLPQ

Right so here is my thing acouple of days ago i tried to go from a rom based on XLPH to one Based on XLPQ. I did the four wipes however on startup it would go into Kernel Panic Mode. I could not access cwm but could get into dl mode so i flashed cf root XLPH and managed to get back to the original rom i started from. It seems that any XLPQ based rom results in the same outcome of Kernel Panic Mode even siyah.Ive tried to go back to stock to start again but the same thing keeps happening.However as a last resort i flashed an original ota based samsung Build i don't now get the Kernel Panic Mode message but a blank screen and it shuts down I've managed to get into dl mode and get back to my original rom any advice.
djseaneq said:
Right so here is my thing acouple of days ago i tried to go from a rom based on XLPH to one Based on XLPQ. I did the four wipes however on startup it would go into Kernel Panic Mode. I could not access cwm but could get into dl mode so i flashed cf root XLPH and managed to get back to the original rom i started from. It seems that any XLPQ based rom results in the same outcome of Kernel Panic Mode even siyah.Ive tried to go back to stock to start again but the same thing keeps happening.However as a last resort i flashed an original ota based samsung Build i don't now get the Kernel Panic Mode message but a blank screen and it shuts down I've managed to get into dl mode and get back to my original rom any advice.
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unfortunately.. i having same problem..tired of this..please someone help..
i think it maybe hardware i hope not
Been a few people on my forum with the same problem but I seemed to avoid it.
First I made a nandrord backup and passed it to my PC.Then formatted my internalSD(have all important stuff on external anyway)then passed it back to internalSD again with the new ROM.Formated the phone-System,Data,cache in Mounts and Storage and flashed the official ICS from SamMobile.Rooted booted to recovery and then flashed the ROM on a clean device.After that flashed the CF-PROPER kernel cos the CF-Root kernel has the apps to SD and Titanium restore problems.So far all running smooth.
thanks will try that how do i get a nandroid back up to my pc
guys can i install this new XXLPQ ics update manually??...i heard its for the european phones...im in Malaysia...hope it wont effect my carrier phone calls, sms ad 3G network ~~
how did you reformat through cwm and how did you flash the official ics from sammmobile just glad im not the only one with this problem thought it was my fault.
djseaneq said:
how did you reformat through cwm and how did you flash the official ics from sammmobile just glad im not the only one with this problem thought it was my fault.
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The basics is a must read before any flashing .
FAQ
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065995
NEW HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290
bible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473577
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
sorry should have put it better i just want to know whether her reformatted in cwm or any other way ie kies.
CWM only .
jje
Sorry had to go to bed.It was late in the morning here.
1.have your nandroid and custom ROM on the internalSD.The wont be touched by a format.
2.Boot to recovery and go to Mounts and Storage and format System,Data;Cache
3.Go back and wipe battery stats.Go back and do a Factory reset.
4.Reboot your device.
It wont boot properly cos you have formatted the system so pull the battery,put it back in and boot into download mode.Now flash via Odin the Official LPQ firmware that you can download from SamMobile and root with chainfires CF kernel.Now flash your custom ROM.
Tryed find a full "odin-version" of a XLPQ, including bootloader?
it MUST include XLPQ bootloader for this to work.
I had Kernel panic when I needed go from Omega V4 to v5.
Odin image with same kernel as needed, root it,
then try install youre new rom.
Good luck man
Thanx guys will try later maybe the idea of messing with the bootloader scares me im gonna try cooza method first.
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Thanx guys will try later maybe the idea of messing with the bootloader scares me im gonna try cooza method first.
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Do you have the link to the ICS download?
No ill have a looksee later
pit
if after flashing xxlpq it stops at start screen you need to flash rom by ext4 pit in pit section of odin to repartion.
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No ill have a looksee later
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this is the Poland one.If you want a different area let me know.
http://hotfile.com/dl/149514867/aea2f22/I9100XXLPQ_I9100OXALPQ_XEO.zip.html
i had this exact problem too
i tried various methods to fix it
in the end i flashed the main stock lpq as pda and also the kernal and modem in odin and it worked.
yeay it worked so far so good thanks cooza you are a legend probably shut put a sticky in the omega rom thread thanks a lot for all your help.

Help please - rom flash gone wrong

Good evening people,
I need some help please. I thought I would flash my phone and flash a different rom on it. Obviously you have to root it first so I downloaded Odin,Samsung Quick Root, GT-I9100_XWLA4_insecure.tar & GT-I9100_XXLP6_secure kernels.
I used Odin to get the insecure kernel on so that I can then root my phone before rooting it back to a secue kernel and changing its rom.
After using odin,I routed the phone,said succesful but my phone sticks at the original load up screen. I unrooted it but its still sticks there but without the triangle.
Can someone please point me in the right direction as what to do as need to sort this soonest possible please,thank you.
PhilNotts said:
Good evening people,
I need some help please. I thought I would flash my phone and flash a different rom on it. Obviously you have to root it first so I downloaded Odin,Samsung Quick Root, GT-I9100_XWLA4_insecure.tar & GT-I9100_XXLP6_secure kernels.
I used Odin to get the insecure kernel on so that I can then root my phone before rooting it back to a secue kernel and changing its rom.
After using odin,I routed the phone,said succesful but my phone sticks at the original load up screen. I unrooted it but its still sticks there but without the triangle.
Can someone please point me in the right direction as what to do as need to sort this soonest possible please,thank you.
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reflash the stock ICS 4.0.3 firmware from Odin ma8
after successfull flash of the same, Dwnld the latest Siyah kernel v4.1.5 .tar extension file and flash the same thro Odin to root ur phone
Sun90 said:
reflash the stock ICS 4.0.3 firmware from Odin ma8
after successfull flash of the same, Dwnld the latest Siyah kernel v4.1.5 .tar extension file and flash the same thro Odin to root ur phone
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Will I lose everything on my phone by reflashing the stock ICS 4.0.3 firmware?? I am downloading that at the moment from that sammoble website for o2 phones which I have.
Thank you for your immediate response
No, your internal sd will be intact... You will lose contacts and sms so make sure to back them up first
Poroto said:
No, your internal sd will be intact... You will lose contacts and sms so make sure to back them up first
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Is there anyway of backing the contacts up as I cant get past the loading screen? I'm glad that at least I wont lose photos as they arent backed up.,thank you
PhilNotts said:
Is there anyway of backing the contacts up as I cant get past the loading screen? I'm glad that at least I wont lose photos as they arent backed up.,thank you
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No, unless ur contacts are already synched with ur Google a/c are backed up earlier using 'Kies"
Sun90 said:
No, unless ur contacts are already synched with ur Google a/c are backed up earlier using 'Kies"
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since my last back up I dont think I've added many new numbers so not too bothered about that. Main thing was the photos which I have which at least wont be affected.
So after downloading the original stock for ICS4.0.3 from SamMobile, do I just upload the kernal and stock to PDA in ODIN and press start and then let nature take its course? lol
PhilNotts said:
since my last back up I dont think I've added many new numbers so not too bothered about that. Main thing was the photos which I have which at least wont be affected.
So after downloading the original stock for ICS4.0.3 from SamMobile, do I just upload the kernal and stock to PDA in ODIN and press start and then let nature take its course? lol
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first flash the stock rom from ODIN ma8, after that once ur phone reboots, then again enter dwnld mode and flash the kernel
Sun90 said:
first flash the stock rom from ODIN ma8, after that once ur phone reboots, then again enter dwnld mode and flash the kernel
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Right, I flashed the original stock from Odin and the phone is now working again,woohoo. I never thought I'd be so happy to see the O2 arena in London,lol.
However its still not working fully coming up with a crash warning like "Unfortunately,the process android.process.acore has stopped" and "Unfortunately, LogsProvider has stopped." and basically crashes all the time.
What I am looking to do is install this: CheckRom RevoHD 7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312240
I have downloaded the Rom for it, Odin and as mentioned previously them two kernels. You recommend I download Siyah Kernel 4.1.5 but cant find it unless I'm being blind,and is it a kernel which you have to tamper with or can you leave it as is?
When I have everything,as far as I know the steps are:
Open Odin, Flash the New Kernel
Root the device,
Copy Rom on to sd card
Start UP VOLUME,POWER & HOME
Install Rom from SD card
Is that right?
PhilNotts said:
Right, I flashed the original stock from Odin and the phone is now working again,woohoo. I never thought I'd be so happy to see the O2 arena in London,lol.
However its still not working fully coming up with a crash warning like "Unfortunately,the process android.process.acore has stopped" and "Unfortunately, LogsProvider has stopped." and basically crashes all the time.
What I am looking to do is install this: CheckRom RevoHD 7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312240
I have downloaded the Rom for it, Odin and as mentioned previously them two kernels. You recommend I download Siyah Kernel 4.1.5 but cant find it unless I'm being blind,and is it a kernel which you have to tamper with or can you leave it as is?
When I have everything,as far as I know the steps are:
Open Odin, Flash the New Kernel
Root the device,
Copy Rom on to sd card
Start UP VOLUME,POWER & HOME
Install Rom from SD card
Is that right?
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the error is common after install of a Stock rom ma8, all u have to do is to reboot to recovery and there 'Wipe Data/Factory reset' to get rid of the same
any way since ur trying to install check rom revo Hd 7, no need for the same
first flash the .tar file of siyah kernel v4.1.5 from Odin to root ur phone, after that when on reboot u will have an 'Yellow triangle' which u can get rid of later.
after installing the siyah kernel successfully u can install the Check rom revo hd 7 by following the install instructions in its thread
but u have to do a 'wipe data/factory reset' in siyah kernel's recovery, before flashing the Check rom
Sun90 said:
the error is common after install of a Stock rom ma8, all u have to do is to reboot to recovery and there 'Wipe Data/Factory reset' to get rid of the same
any way since ur trying to install check rom revo Hd 7, no need for the same
first flash the .tar file of siyah kernel v4.1.5 from Odin to root ur phone, after that when on reboot u will have an 'Yellow triangle' which u can get rid of later.
after installing the siyah kernel successfully u can install the Check rom revo hd 7 by following the install instructions in its thread
but u have to do a 'wipe data/factory reset' in siyah kernel's recovery, before flashing the Check rom
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Excellent,thank you for your help.
I flashed the siyah kernel with Odin and then after installing CheckRom on to the SD card I installed the custom rom straight from there. I didnt do the wipe/data factory reset before flashing the checkrom but it seems to work just fine and the speed difference is quite a massive difference.
However,its easy enough to follow that step and wipe/data factory and then reinstall CheckRom,once again it says Confirm Wipe of ALL USER DATA?? Can I just confirm one last time that this wont get rid of all my photos and then I'll be happy to wipe/data factory reset before reinstalling the check rom.
Thank you for your help,glad to see that I didnt lose any contacts either as I had synced with google account at some point recently. just lost messages which not bothered about.
PhilNotts said:
Excellent,thank you for your help.
I flashed the siyah kernel with Odin and then after installing CheckRom on to the SD card I installed the custom rom straight from there. I didnt do the wipe/data factory reset before flashing the checkrom but it seems to work just fine and the speed difference is quite a massive difference.
However,its easy enough to follow that step and wipe/data factory and then reinstall CheckRom,once again it says Confirm Wipe of ALL USER DATA?? Can I just confirm one last time that this wont get rid of all my photos and then I'll be happy to wipe/data factory reset before reinstalling the check rom.
Thank you for your help,glad to see that I didnt lose any contacts either as I had synced with google account at some point recently. just lost messages which not bothered about.
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Also CheckRom 7, AllianceRom & UHLPY Neatrom are ones that have caught my eye, any others you would suggest or any of these 3?? thank you

[Q] The Slimkat Blues (softbrick)

Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
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Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
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Gotta tell us wat u did.
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Password1 said:
Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
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Like JellyYogurt said we need more detail your post is confusing this is probably a easy fix and you need to read up more on how to flash roms.First of all there is nothing wrong with slimrom I have flashed it many times without any problems..."unzip files" why would you want to unzip files to flash a rom?
Rom's come in a couple of formats zip files which you flash with a custom recovery ( you do not unzip them) or .tar files which you flash with odin (these are normally stock roms).
Can you get into recovery? (If yes perform a factory reset and reboot ) see if that works,if not you mention you have a backup can't you put your backup on ext SD card with a card reader and restore from recovery or do you mean you delated it ?
If you just want to go back to stock touchwiz and not bother with custom roms again just download your phone version from sammobile and flash with odin.Also another misconception is that you said you rooted then tried to flash a rom why? You only need to root your phone if you are going to stay on stock rom and use root apps and not flash custom roms. The reason is 99% of custom roms come already rooted so you can skip rooting your phone yourself.
More detail is needed so people can answer you correctly
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Like JellyYogurt said we need more detail your post is confusing this is probably a easy fix and you need to read up more on how to flash roms.First of all there is nothing wrong with slimrom I have flashed it many times without any problems..."unzip files" why would you want to unzip files to flash a rom?
Rom's come in a couple of formats zip files which you flash with a custom recovery ( you do not unzip them) or .tar files which you flash with odin (these are normally stock roms).
Can you get into recovery? (If yes perform a factory reset and reboot ) see if that works,if not you mention you have a backup can't you put your backup on ext SD card with a card reader and restore from recovery or do you mean you delated it ?
If you just want to go back to stock touchwiz and not bother with custom roms again just download your phone version from sammobile and flash with odin.Also another misconception is that you said you rooted then tried to flash a rom why? You only need to root your phone if you are going to stay on stock rom and use root apps and not flash custom roms. The reason is 99% of custom roms come already rooted so you can skip rooting your phone yourself.
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I flashed the rom using the instructions on slimroms.net. but i think i didnt 'wipe data and cache'. the unzip thing is an example of how unstable it is. I can go recovery. But my comp is broke so i didnt get ro go to sammobile for the files. I created alot of backups with titanium but it seems they are all deleted (didnt move to another device, live and learn). Thanks for the speedy assistance. Ill try odin and sammobile tonight after work. Just figured out how to go back into recovery mode after i made this post.
You have to do a wipe data and format system as they said. Guess u didnt do both?
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I flashed the rom using the instructions on slimroms.net. but i think i didnt 'wipe data and cache'. the unzip thing is an example of how unstable it is. I can go recovery. But my comp is broke so i didnt get ro go to sammobile for the files. I created alot of backups with titanium but it seems they are all deleted (didnt move to another device, live and learn). Thanks for the speedy assistance. Ill try odin and sammobile tonight after work. Just figured out how to go back into recovery mode after i made this post.
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Ok... Let us know how you get on.
Also titanium only backups up system and user apps it is not a complete backup of your system for that you needed to do a nandroid backup with your recovery (if you don't know what that is there are some stickies threads explaining what it is) Good luck.
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Ok... Let us know how you get on.
Also titanium only backups up system and user apps it is not a complete backup of your system for that you needed to do a nandroid backup with your recovery (if you don't know what that is there are some stickies threads explaining what it is) Good luck.
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Okay. Got it. First I had to go to my slimkat settings and check root access etc, thats why nothing worked. then I kept trying to unzip the gapps folder, not knowing it had to be flashed also(stopped reading right before that in the instructions, oops). After i flashed the gapps i could get into playstore np and its running smooth. First rooting attempt alittle panicky but my s3 now has 11.01gbs of storage and all the apps i really need. Thank you both for the quick reply. Sorrying for noobing out back there. Im starting to understand alittle more. Im going to read on back-up/recovery and hopefully be rooting this Gflex on Tuesday.
Good to hear ur fone is working once again
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[Q] need help unbricking my GP 5.0 US (i think it's bricked) pls help

LATEST EDIT http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55161735&postcount=17
EDIT 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55095194#post55095194
EDIT: I got it rooted now but i would like some help flashing a custom ROM onto it. like what i need to know about it and stuff and which ROMs work for galaxy player 5.0. I was looking at cyanogenmod 11 but and the beanstalk one, but the rear camera doesn't work right i heard. I would kindof like a kitkat rom but if i have to use jellybean then i guess i do. i would like to know which rom is recommended
hey you all i need a little help rooting my galaxy player 5.0. model YP-G70 firmware 2.3.5 kernel version [email protected] #2 build number GINGERBREAD.UEK18
i was gonna use the superoneclick program but it says "file download blocked." isn't shortfuse.org the site to get it from? or where do i get the program?
I had already installed Samsung Kies, but now i need the superoneclick program. I was trying to get version 2.3.3. so what i'm wondering is where and how do you get superoneclick???
I've done a lot of researching which way is the best to root it, and i think superoneclick looks best. please tell me different if i'm wrong ... so yeah... thanks in advance
Your right to try and use superoneclick as a rooting program. Try downloading the most updated version and scan on Norton for viruses. Then open the program, make sure you have USB debugging on and hit root. After that hit yes when you get prompted to test and unplug your device and reboot.
http://m.download.cnet.com/SuperOneClick/3000-2094_4-75447027.html
Here's a link to CNET to download. If diwnlias did not work try looking for it on xda
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troy5890 said:
Your right to try and use superoneclick as a rooting program. Try downloading the most updated version and scan on Norton for viruses. Then open the program, make sure you have USB debugging on and hit root. After that hit yes when you get prompted to test and unplug your device and reboot.
Here's a link to CNET to download. If diwnlias did not work try looking for it on xda
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thanks for answering!! i clicked on the link and hit download and it downloaded but it said that chrome blocked, cause it's malicious. (pic below) it shows up under my downloads though. i scanned it with vipre (i use that instead of norton) and it said it was trojan. should i just try to run it anyway or what...
edit: i tried opening it from my downloads and here's what it brings up. pic below
Antivirus saying the package is malicious is perfectly normal. The 2 root exploits used in SuperOneClick are already identified as Android-based trojans in all modern antivirus softwares. If you downloaded from a trusted site, DISABLE your antivirus software and start the rooting process. When you're done, don't forget to turn it back on.
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wow you're right!! I got it rooted!! so i think... i have the app superuser soo yeah... now i wanna flash a custom rom which i have to research or if you all would be kind enough to help me with. i didn't do any research on that yet so i really know nothing. just that i'm missing out on some good stuff i think
Austin68 said:
wow you're right!! I got it rooted!! so i think... i have the app superuser soo yeah... now i wanna flash a custom rom which i have to research or if you all would be kind enough to help me with. i didn't do any research on that yet so i really know nothing. just that i'm missing out on some good stuff i think [/QUOTE
Now that you are rooted it is time for some awesome custom ROMs. There is cm11 you could try by going into the development page and downloading it. But before you flash make sure you have a nandroid back up and you go in this order if you want to run cm11.
Gingerbread, ice cream sandwich, jelly bean, jelly bean 4.3, then cm11. Make sure your recovery is updated when flashing different rims or it might come out as a herring.
Also you could just go straight to KitKat. If you want.
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troy5890 said:
Austin68 said:
wow you're right!! I got it rooted!! so i think... i have the app superuser soo yeah... now i wanna flash a custom rom which i have to research or if you all would be kind enough to help me with. i didn't do any research on that yet so i really know nothing. just that i'm missing out on some good stuff i think [/QUOTE
Now that you are rooted it is time for some awesome custom ROMs. There is cm11 you could try by going into the development page and downloading it. But before you flash make sure you have a nandroid back up and you go in this order if you want to run cm11.
Gingerbread, ice cream sandwich, jelly bean, jelly bean 4.3, then cm11. Make sure your recovery is updated when flashing different rims or it might come out as a herring.
Also you could just go straight to KitKat. If you want.
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I think he doesn't even have a custom recovery yet and need some guide on that. Unfortunately I couldn't help because I have a Player 4.0 instead of 5.0.
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no i don't have a custom recovery or a nandroid backup. not sure how to make them either, but i'll do some checkin' around. also idk which rom to choose. I'm kinda hoping to get 4.4 kitkat if i can, but i'm only on 2.3.5 now soo... i hope i can. i was thinkin' about cygenmod but i've heard that the camera doesn't always work then. and i'm not exactly sure how to get it. If you wanna help me out I'd really appreciate it
The camera works
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I was reading some tutorials for installing CWM recovery. a lot of them say that you would have to flash a kernel with it built into it. and another one says to use rom manager app which I have but the app doesn't support a galaxy player 5.0. so i wanna install it but I don't know how. like there are so many tutorials. flashing a kernel is risky I heard. not sure how i should start
Austin68 said:
I was reading some tutorials for installing CWM recovery. a lot of them say that you would have to flash a kernel with it built into it. and another one says to use rom manager app which I have but the app doesn't support a galaxy player 5.0. so i wanna install it but I don't know how. like there are so many tutorials. flashing a kernel is risky I heard. not sure how i should start
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Go for the kernel route. Find a CWM'd kernel that supports your current version of stock ROM and flash that. ROM Manager performs badly even on supported devices so don't even think about it.
And... The risk of flashing a kernel/ROM is something you eventually have to get over if you want your device better
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AndyYan said:
Go for the kernel route. Find a CWM'd kernel that supports your current version of stock ROM and flash that. ROM Manager performs badly even on supported devices so don't even think about it.
And... The risk of flashing a kernel/ROM is something you eventually have to get over if you want your device better
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ok thanks!! I'll start lookin' for the right kernel if you have any recommendations just let me know =D
ok I downloaded a kernel (didn't flash it yet). I downloaded this kernel > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318550 and i'm gonna download odin to flash it with but i don't think it's a .tar file so will odin work???? also i guess i'll just download the latest version of odin...?? it said that some versions aren't compatible with some devices.
EDIT it's a .zip file. i think you need cwm to flash it. please tell me if i'm wrong. but i don't have cwm. so i think i might have to choose another kernel ??
also will flashing that kernel erase my third-party apps or app data??
and when i get this kernel on, will I be able to run cm11 on here or will i have to get a different kernel to run on that??
also i think this vid might be a good one. but he never says that he does a nandroid backup or anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlyTZZVOvag
Austin68 said:
ok I downloaded a kernel (didn't flash it yet). I downloaded this kernel > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318550 and i'm gonna download odin to flash it with but i don't think it's a .tar file so will odin work???? also i guess i'll just download the latest version of odin...?? it said that some versions aren't compatible with some devices.
EDIT it's a .zip file. i think you need cwm to flash it. please tell me if i'm wrong. but i don't have cwm. so i think i might have to choose another kernel ??
also will flashing that kernel erase my third-party apps or app data??
and when i get this kernel on, will I be able to run cm11 on here or will i have to get a different kernel to run on that??
also i think this vid might be a good one. but he never says that he does a nandroid backup or anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlyTZZVOvag
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Yeah this kernel is CWM only, so no go. As far as Odin compatibility goes, no, the latest version won't always work with anything. Use Odin 1.8x if you can (mine is 1.85 for my Player 4.0 and Captivate, should be the same for Galaxy S-family devices).
Kernels don't wipe any of your data, though flashing a wrong kernel which causes bootloop may do.
After flashing the corresponding kernel, get into CWM recovery and start flashing CM or the ROM you want as per the instructions given in the ROM's post. All AOSP-based ROMs run different (and incompatible) kernels than stock so don't worry about kernels once you're in.
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AndyYan said:
Yeah this kernel is CWM only, so no go. As far as Odin compatibility goes, no, the latest version won't always work with anything. Use Odin 1.8x if you can (mine is 1.85 for my Player 4.0 and Captivate, should be the same for Galaxy S-family devices).
Kernels don't wipe any of your data, though flashing a wrong kernel which causes bootloop may do.
After flashing the corresponding kernel, get into CWM recovery and start flashing CM or the ROM you want as per the instructions given in the ROM's post. All AOSP-based ROMs run different (and incompatible) kernels than stock so don't worry about kernels once you're in.
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so what kernel should i get? it has to be a Gingerbread one right? since i'm still on stock gingerbread rom. should I use Entropy's Daily Driver? that would be the only other one, right?
and once i get a jellybean or a kk rom wouldn't it be a good idea to get a better kernel?? like one made for a kk or jb? would it be faster? but then i would have to switch kernels if i would for any reason want to go back to stock gb rom??
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so what kernel should i get? it has to be a Gingerbread one right? since i'm still on stock gingerbread rom. should I use Entropy's Daily Driver? that would be the only other one, right?
and once i get a jellybean or a kk rom wouldn't it be a good idea to get a better kernel?? like one made for a kk or jb? would it be faster? but then i would have to switch kernels if i would for any reason want to go back to stock gb rom??
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I have a Player 4.0 instead of a 5.0 so unfortunately can't help you with finding the right kernel. Yes it's best for stock Gingerbread, but if you find Froyo ones, they can also be used. Do note that you can't boot into Gingerbread with a Froyo kernel, so use its CWM to flash whatever you want immediately afterwards.
I don't know of any JB/KK custom kernels, and since Player's single core CPU has its limitations, a custom kernel won't make it much better. At least on my IncS, even overclocking to 1.6GHz won't help with KK eating up my resources.
GB, JB, KK - kernels for different versions of Android are usually not cross-compatible, so you *must* switch kernel if you want to fall back to GB.
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AndyYan said:
I have a Player 4.0 instead of a 5.0 so unfortunately can't help you with finding the right kernel. Yes it's best for stock Gingerbread, but if you find Froyo ones, they can also be used. Do note that you can't boot into Gingerbread with a Froyo kernel, so use its CWM to flash whatever you want immediately afterwards.
I don't know of any JB/KK custom kernels, and since Player's single core CPU has its limitations, a custom kernel won't make it much better. At least on my IncS, even overclocking to 1.6GHz won't help with KK eating up my resources.
GB, JB, KK - kernels for different versions of Android are usually not cross-compatible, so you *must* switch kernel if you want to fall back to GB.
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thank you very much for your help. i was able to flash a custom kernel and get cwm. thanks you helped a lot
now i got the rom i was gonna flash downloaded it and extracted it. and i shouldn't have extracted it. then i was trying to flash it and i discovered i messed up. so i pulled the sd card out (which i had a complete nandroid backup on.) [the real mistake] and decided to start over. like, put the zipped files on the sd card. so i put the zips (unextracted) onto my micro sd but it can't mount the sd. so i think i'm like screwed. please help me
oh and when i boot all i see is the samsung logo, then it goes straight to cwm recorvery. I can also get into download mode. so I can get into cwm but my recovery is on my micro sd and it can't mount it. (i did a nandroid backup but it doesn't benefit me now. i also have to backup on my pc, but my pc doesn't wanna recognize it) did i brick it??
what i did...went into cwm wipe data/factory reset and wiped it. next > mounts and storage and clicked format system, and formatted it. then last i wiped dalvik cache. then i went to flash the rom (CM9) and it didn't flash. (because i had extracted it on the pc. it no longer was a .zip) don't know what i was thinkin' but yeah...
as of now i'm gonna start looking for threads to fix it.
i don't think samsung kies is working right either. :/ http://i.imgur.com/WV0iBPk.jpg
please help me unbrick it or whatever i need to do. only made one small mistake and now all this... :'( if you know anything about how to fix it pls reply. i need all the help i can get. thanks ...
Austin68 said:
thank you very much for your help. i was able to flash a custom kernel and get cwm. thanks you helped a lot
now i got the rom i was gonna flash downloaded it and extracted it. and i shouldn't have extracted it. then i was trying to flash it and i discovered i messed up. so i pulled the sd card out (which i had a complete nandroid backup on.) [the real mistake] and decided to start over. like, put the zipped files on the sd card. so i put the zips (unextracted) onto my micro sd but it can't mount the sd. so i think i'm like screwed. please help me
oh and when i boot all i see is the samsung logo, then it goes straight to cwm recorvery. I can also get into download mode. so I can get into cwm but my recovery is on my micro sd and it can't mount it. (i did a nandroid backup but it doesn't benefit me now. i also have to backup on my pc, but my pc doesn't wanna recognize it) did i brick it??
what i did...went into cwm wipe data/factory reset and wiped it. next > mounts and storage and clicked format system, and formatted it. then last i wiped dalvik cache. then i went to flash the rom (CM9) and it didn't flash. (because i had extracted it on the pc. it no longer was a .zip) don't know what i was thinkin' but yeah...
as of now i'm gonna start looking for threads to fix it.
i don't think samsung kies is working right either. :/ http://i.imgur.com/WV0iBPk.jpg
please help me unbrick it or whatever i need to do. only made one small mistake and now all this... :'( if you know anything about how to fix it pls reply. i need all the help i can get. thanks ...
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Easy, bro. Does your current CWM recovery have a "sideload" option? Look for that either in the main menu or in the "install zip from sdcard" section. If you have that, then you could try sideloading a ROM directly from your PC to your device and it will flash automatically. For more instructions, just Google "ADB sideload".
If that doesn't cut it... Grab Odin and a stock GB firmware (these should be floating around in Dev section), flash that by Odin, and your Player gets returned to GB stock condition, where you can start over.
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AndyYan said:
Easy, bro. Does your current CWM recovery have a "sideload" option? Look for that either in the main menu or in the "install zip from sdcard" section. If you have that, then you could try sideloading a ROM directly from your PC to your device and it will flash automatically. For more instructions, just Google "ADB sideload".
If that doesn't cut it... Grab Odin and a stock GB firmware (these should be floating around in Dev section), flash that by Odin, and your Player gets returned to GB stock condition, where you can start over.
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no it doesn't have a sideload option anywhere. i have odin. and for the firmware, doesn't it have to be in the .tar form for odin to flash it?? i'll check that out. btw thanks !!
but the computer doesn't wanna recognize my device. so how can i flash anything??
EDIT do you think i could flash my nandroid backup through odin?? it has .tar files and one .md5 file, but 2 that aren't. i'll post a screen shot. but if i flash each of the .tar files and the .md5 file via odin do you think it would work? that file is only a .md5 though and not a .tar.md5 so idk
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no it doesn't have a sideload option anywhere. i have odin. and for the firmware, doesn't it have to be in the .tar form for odin to flash it?? i'll check that out. btw thanks !!
but the computer doesn't wanna recognize my device. so how can i flash anything??
EDIT do you think i could flash my nandroid backup through odin?? it has .tar files and one .md5 file, but 2 that aren't. i'll post a screen shot. but if i flash each of the .tar files and the .md5 file via odin do you think it would work? that file is only a .md5 though and not a .tar.md5 so idk
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No, nandroid backups won't be recognized by Odin. Just try finding a stock firmware out there. If you want your data back from your nandroid backup, you can always restore everything to normal first, then restore that nandroid and do whatever you please.
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