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Hi Guys,
I used the easy root method and i want to unroot and return to stock. From my understanding when rooting you actually downgrade your software/radio version. I downloaded the file under the thread easy unroot, but how do i load it?
Here you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004263
Jrocker23 said:
Here you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004263
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the link doesnt explain how to load the file or unroot.. thats what i need help with. I even PM'd the person who started the thread.
cdejesus1119 said:
the link doesnt explain how to load the file or unroot.. thats what i need help with. I even PM'd the person who started the thread.
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Download that file and rename to PG05IMG.zip, boot into hboot and phone should do the rest.
been looking around on xda and also other forums and keep finding bits and pieces of things to do when such-an-such happens, but nothing that is a total guide for noobs... specifically where to download RSD lite and how to use it, and also a guide for how to use mattlgroff's utility which I believe can be used in place of RSD lite. would sure be nice of someone to put something like this together for us noobs to the razr!!! thanks guys... if i ever completely figure all this out, i'll be happy to do it! =)
in_dmand said:
been looking around on xda and also other forums and keep finding bits and pieces of things to do when such-an-such happens, but nothing that is a total guide for noobs... specifically where to download RSD lite and how to use it, and also a guide for how to use mattlgroff's utility which I believe can be used in place of RSD lite. would sure be nice of someone to put something like this together for us noobs to the razr!!! thanks guys... if i ever completely figure all this out, i'll be happy to do it! =)
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Did you check the developer sections? Many posts on how to things. Also might be a little different if you gsm or cdma. Some say boot stap but I use safe strap.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526113&highlight=safestrap
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391900&highlight=safestrap
From safe strap. Install what Rom says such as wipe data,cache,dalvik then install Rom from sd card.
Basically tells you how but if you have specific questions ask.
blueis300 said:
Did you check the developer sections? Many posts on how to things. Also might be a little different if you gsm or cdma. Some say boot stap but I use safe strap.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526113&highlight=safestrap
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391900&highlight=safestrap
From safe strap. Install what Rom says such as wipe data,cache,dalvik then install Rom from sd card.
Basically tells you how but if you have specific questions ask.
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so where do I get rsd lite and how do I use it with regard to the fastboot files?
Check out this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1539192
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so where do I get rsd lite and how do I use it with regard to the fastboot files?
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Oops had the other link to but posted wrong.
I'd LOVE to see a step-by-step guide on installing webuntu (webtop ubuntu).. <3
in_dmand said:
been looking around on xda and also other forums and keep finding bits and pieces of things to do when such-an-such happens, but nothing that is a total guide for noobs... specifically where to download RSD lite and how to use it, and also a guide for how to use mattlgroff's utility which I believe can be used in place of RSD lite. would sure be nice of someone to put something like this together for us noobs to the razr!!! thanks guys... if i ever completely figure all this out, i'll be happy to do it! =)
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Ttry out zedomax in youtube.com
There you'll find a lot of razr, android and others tutorials.
Thanks!
Sent from my XT910 using Tapatalk
You could try my blog if it helps!
Link is in the signature.
Nikorasu said:
Check out this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1539192
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Thanks! I think this is my answer for the recovery part!
See my channel on youtube
youtube.com/theazrguy
I have everything that every noob needs for razr
therazrguy said:
See my channel on youtube
youtube.com/theazrguy
I have everything that every noob needs for razr
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thanks, but I didn't see anything about fixing a soft bricked phone....
the main reason I want to know this now is because I would like to flash more/different roms, and I know some don't play well with safestrap (which is what I have). So, if I have to remove safestrap, go back to stock, install and use bootstrap, there is a chance I could brick it. Would be nice to already have all this figured out so I won't have to go w/out my phone for a few days =D.
Right now its rooted w/ the razrx ROM on 748 (i believe).
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You could try my blog if it helps!
Link is in the signature.
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thanks! It does help... =) BUT, I don't understand when you say "Extract the Fastboot Image from the .zip and into a folder." I looked in the RAZRX rom and did not find any file named "fastboot" ... more on this?
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See my channel on youtube
youtube.com/theazrguy
I have everything that every noob needs for razr
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not everything.... could u do a vid on how to use RSD and recover from a bootloop/softbrick? that would be sweet!
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not everything.... could u do a vid on how to use RSD and recover from a bootloop/softbrick? that would be sweet!
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It's really simple. I read that you manage to get into fastboot mode so the rest is even easier. Make sure you have downloaded the correct fastboot files for your phone, then:
1) Download Fastboot file.zip
2) Unzip to a folder.
3) Run RSD Lite
4) Make sure battery is fully charged and it is connected to your pc.
5) Under model, port bla bla, status, it should say connected if not you need to install moto drivers from my previous post.
6) Click the button beside file name which says "..." then choose the xml file from the folder you unzipped earlier.
7) Press Start and pray hard.
in_dmand;23865277 a guide for how to use [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526113" said:
mattlgroff's utility[/URL] which I believe can be used in place of RSD lite.
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well his program is pretty much simplified for noobs also makes it easier on everyone else. Just plug and play (type the number that correspond to the action you want), easy 'nuff
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thanks, but I didn't see anything about fixing a soft bricked phone....
the main reason I want to know this now is because I would like to flash more/different roms, and I know some don't play well with safestrap (which is what I have). So, if I have to remove safestrap, go back to stock, install and use bootstrap, there is a chance I could brick it. Would be nice to already have all this figured out so I won't have to go w/out my phone for a few days =D.
Right now its rooted w/ the razrx ROM on 748 (i believe).
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You could try some articles in my blog.
try these out
http://aashrey99razr.wordpress.com/roms/working-with-cwm-recovery/installation/
http://aashrey99razr.wordpress.com/disaster-recovery/
http://aashrey99razr.wordpress.com/roms/how-to-flash/
There are more articles, but I guess these would help with soft brick recovery and ROM installation.
I hope this helped.
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thanks, but I didn't see anything about fixing a soft bricked phone....
the main reason I want to know this now is because I would like to flash more/different roms, and I know some don't play well with safestrap (which is what I have). So, if I have to remove safestrap, go back to stock, install and use bootstrap, there is a chance I could brick it. Would be nice to already have all this figured out so I won't have to go w/out my phone for a few days =D.
Right now its rooted w/ the razrx ROM on 748 (i believe).
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I think If i change the name of video, "How to upgrade/downgrade motorola razr xt910" to "how to fix soft brick, upgrade,downgrade motorola razr xt910" then you will see.
I think you dont know about unbricking ur device currently so, that's why you didn't see that in my channel.
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not everything.... could u do a vid on how to use RSD and recover from a bootloop/softbrick? that would be sweet!
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I already have a video on how to unbrick the device.
I will change the name right now.
I was trying to return to stock using Heimdall. It failed for some reason. Whenever I have tried to use it it always says it failed but this time it went further then usual but the end result was a fail. I think it just repartitioned but I'm not sure. Anyways the only thing it would do is boot into cwm and download mode. So I restored a backup a previously made. Same thing it only booted into download mode and cwm. So I went and tried to flash through odin. Everything worked fine and still the same thing. So then I followed the unbrick thread on XDA and flashed the file and everything finished and said successful but my device would not boot up at all. Doing a little more research it seems that the unbrick method was for 5.0 devices only which I don't know why it isn't placed in plain sight for everyone to see but anyways now I have a dead device. Has anyone had any success with fixing this problem?
Can someone please help me
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Can someone please help me
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Ok so:
1. This isn't even talking about development so why are you putting it into dev section?
2. Have you tried a jig to get you back into download mode?
zaclimon said:
Ok so:
1. This isn't even talking about development so why are you putting it into dev section?
2. Have you tried a jig to get you back into download mode?
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I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
fresh85 said:
I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
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Wrong attitude, man. XDA is a free service and you are soliciting unpaid help. Follow the forum rules.
Most, if not all, of our Galaxy Player forum developers and contributors pay attention to all threads and you will get an answer from someone who knows.
If not, look in the development forum and find a developer and send a PM.
Don't clutter the wrong forum with your pleas for help, acting like you're the only one with that problem.
fresh85 said:
I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
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And you expect really having an answer here? You are serious right? Please tell me 1 recent thread on general that haven't been replied and then we can see if we never replies. Geez people are never grateful from what I see...
You guys are getting upset for the wrong reason. I have no attitudes and I'm just looking for help. I tried the other forum and didn't get any reply so I moved it to this forum and I am seeing some activity. I didn't know it was a crime. I was asked a question and an answer was given. Don't mistake a straight forward answer for an attitude. Thanks for your input. Now is there a solution for my problem? The SGP is my little nephews and I experimented with it and messed it up. All I want is a point in the right direction.
It might be a kernal issue. Try flashing a kernal for the 4 and see if that works.
Sent from my Chip 1.5 ROM + Entropy512's Kernal Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 U.S.
fresh85 said:
You guys are getting upset for the wrong reason. I have no attitudes and I'm just looking for help. I tried the other forum and didn't get any reply so I moved it to this forum and I am seeing some activity. I didn't know it was a crime. I was asked a question and an answer was given. Don't mistake a straight forward answer for an attitude. Thanks for your input. Now is there a solution for my problem? The SGP is my little nephews and I experimented with it and messed it up. All I want is a point in the right direction.
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Alright, let's all take a deep breath and chill. We empathize with you, dude, we really do.
We need to address another XDA rule that you overlooked. (Understandably. No biggie. Not calling you out, just saying.)
When you post on XDA, you need to be as thorough about your problem as possible, so we don't clutter the thread with Q&A.
1. Symptoms of the problem: What works and doesn't?
2. Any reactions to button presses? Lights? Screen? Sound?
3. Any evidence that it's booting?
4. Does your computer register that it's being plugged in?
That'll help you get started. List anything else that might be noteworthy. Someone will help you.
Also, nightfire brings up a good point. Try flashing the stock kernel for your device via ODIN.
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What procedure did you go through when you were following the (wrong) un-brick instructions? Because, if your device is totally unresponsive, you've probably got yourself a Galaxy Paper Weight. If it's not something as dire as that, there may still be hope.
Did you attempt to flash a 5.0 bootloader on a 4.0? A wrong kernel flash wouldn't screw up your device as badly as that. You may need to re-partition some things (/efs and PIT, perhaps) and re-flash stock ROM.
But, please, work with us here and be specific about exactly what you did that led up to the current.
Screen doesn't turn on at all and odin doesn't recognize it.
I used this method....."[10/13]Brick Station! Here to solve your brickable needs! BOOTLOADERS AVAILABLE!!!". I'm not even sure anymore why I felt I needed to use that method but before I followed those steps my SGP would only go into download mode and CWM. I flashed roms and kernels using odin and it said pass...reset. I even restored an old backup but no matter what I did it always rebooted back into CWM. I followed the brick station steps but not the un-resurrectable part because my problem wasn't that extreme but after following through with those steps I now have a device that requires the un-resurrectable method but now I know that it's only for the 5.0. When I connect my device to my laptop it makes a sound like there is some life but nothing pops up...turns on or flashes. I even used a usb jig to try and get it to download mode but nothing at all.
Thank you guys for the help.
where are you now
check this thread out it might help---http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252---Good luck
fresh85 said:
I used this method....."[10/13]Brick Station! Here to solve your brickable needs! BOOTLOADERS AVAILABLE!!!". I'm not even sure anymore why I felt I needed to use that method but before I followed those steps my SGP would only go into download mode and CWM. I flashed roms and kernels using odin and it said pass...reset. I even restored an old backup but no matter what I did it always rebooted back into CWM. I followed the brick station steps but not the un-resurrectable part because my problem wasn't that extreme but after following through with those steps I now have a device that requires the un-resurrectable method but now I know that it's only for the 5.0. When I connect my device to my laptop it makes a sound like there is some life but nothing pops up...turns on or flashes. I even used a usb jig to try and get it to download mode but nothing at all.
Thank you guys for the help.
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I have done the samething. I food get it going. Is this a US model.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch on xda premium
tim1089 said:
I have done the samething. I food get it going. Is this a US model.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch on xda premium
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Yes it's the U.S model
Have you tried this ?http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531850. So what I gather is you can get to the download mode. If you can then you can fix it. The link I posted here is a good place to get everything you need. Use Hemidall method this was the only way to fix it. I had no luck with Odin. If your PC is not seeing your player go into device manager and remove everything under universal USB. after that click on the action menu and scan for new hardware. It will reinstall the usb stuff. reboot PC. Then get the samsung USB drivers install them. Next if you correctly installed hemidall it should work and see your deivice. Read the info ib this link carefully pick the right player. Down load the PIT file for your player. Then in hemidall install the partitions in the correct order as in the instruction. Let me know if this helps or if I can help you more
Made any progress, fresh85?
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Made any progress, fresh85?
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No progress with getting my SGP working. I don't think I'm explaining my problem correctly because people are telling me to follow the steps that got me to this point lol but all the help is appreciated.
If you press and hold POWER + VOLUME DOWN for about 10 ~ 15 seconds, do you see a screen with a yellow construction-like sign appear? If so, you are in download mode, and that is a good thing. Try it and let me know.
Nope nothing turns on at all. I dont think its a complete brick yet because i get a beep sound from the computer when i connect it but no signs of life on the device.
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HI I have been searching this forum but I have come up dry. Can someone paste me a link to a guide for flashing radios and also is there a list of available radios and where to get them?
I would like to try our the avail radios to see which will give me by best connectivity.
Thank you for your time!
j
plainbum said:
HI I have been searching this forum but I have come up dry. Can someone paste me a link to a guide for flashing radios and also is there a list of available radios and where to get them?
I would like to try our the avail radios to see which will give me by best connectivity.
Thank you for your time!
j
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10 seconds of searching.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2108510
broprah said:
10 seconds of searching.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2108510
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Can you guess where I made my mistake in searching??
Ill start searching for a Modem flashing guide now.
BTW thanks!
plainbum said:
Can you guess where I made my mistake in searching??
Ill start searching for a Modem flashing guide now.
BTW thanks!
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You made your mistake by not looking at all.
If you want a guide to run you through these things look at droidstyles sticky in the Development section. It explains everything you need to know.
Short of it is you need to check the MD5sum of the radio once you have downloaded it to your phone, you can use apps like AFV from the Play Store to check the MD5. Then boot to recovery (from a powered off state Vol Up, Home, Power), hit install, find the Radio wherever you put/downloaded it and swipe to install, and reboot. Thats it.
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shangrila500 said:
You made your mistake by not looking at all.
If you want a guide to run you through these things look at droidstyles sticky in the Development section. It explains everything you need to know.
Short of it is you need to check the MD5sum of the radio once you have downloaded it to your phone, you can use apps like AFV from the Play Store to check the MD5. Then boot to recovery (from a powered off state Vol Up, Home, Power), hit install, find the Radio wherever you put/downloaded it and swipe to install, and reboot. Thats it.
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Actually shangrila500, I did do some searching as I stated in my OP. I believe the reason I missed was I was searching for the term "radio" not "modem" . My last phone's (Thunderbolt) forums used the term radio instead.
First we had to:
- rename the .zip file: "PG05IMG.zip"
- then we had to put the .zip file in the root directory of our sd card
- reboot
- accept the update
- lastly you had to erase the "PG05IMG.zip" file from the root of the card otherwise you could go into bootloops.
Yeah, it was a bit of hoop jumping to flash radios, thats why I asked if there is a procedure for my new Note2,
Thanks for your walk through, it helps me out greatly (and others) !!! :good::good::good:
hi,i have rooted my samsung galaxy sch-i545 erizon and i cant even load into my android recoveries and it just says could not do normal boot,odin mode.And at least,since the new nc5 update came out i wanna install it,i am downloading it right now,just a heads up do i need to remove my root,please i will do anything to be able to update to this kitkat,or at least into my recovery,oh and i forgot to mention when i do update with my root,it says update failed,so do i need to,and if so i already did,and the update is downloading now i will update this question as soon as something happens.And i will do anything to fix this.THANKS IN ADVANCE
ok and now it just finished and it said update failed please help
ok and now it just finished and it said update failed please help!
oh yeah well thanks for nothing
TechFreak2516 said:
ok and now it just finished and it said update failed please help!
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yeah well guess what i got it idiots,but just in case for future viewers,what i did to update,get root and get recovery working,i downloaded :victory:
odin from here:http://uploaded.net/file/hwtdrpll and then go to search and download the latest stock firmware from the official website,and extract,if zip file,and then open odin,and put your phone into download mode,and then plug in your phone to pc,and then in odin select ap,and find your firmware,and hit start after its done checking md5,oh and also odin might say not responging dont close it just leave it open it will load it and work,and your phone should reboot after done,btw this will not resotore or lose anything on your phone,and or but just in case just backup just to be safe.Thanks for nothing guys...
Next time, instead of just posting one long running "sentence" about your foolishness, just give one of us a call.
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riker147 said:
Next time, instead of just posting one long running "sentence" about your foolishness, just give one of us a call.
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Less than two hours from "please help me" to "you're all idiots".
Seems to me that the OP needs to adjust their expectations a bit. Well, at least they did some research after bricking.
k1mu said:
Less than two hours from "please help me" to "you're all idiots".
Seems to me that the OP needs to adjust their expectations a bit. Well, at least they did some research after bricking.
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yeah. at least read thru some QA or general, theres plenty of info elsewhere lol. just because nobody was able to get him an answer quickly we're all idiots (attachment was my reaction reading thread). for future reference op, in time anyone would be happy to help. but, there are alot of posts and not everyone reads Q&A, give a reasonable time frame before resorting to being rude. thanks =)
TechFreak2516 said:
yeah well guess what i got it idiots,but just in case for future viewers,what i did to update,get root and get recovery working,i downloaded :victory:
odin from here:http://uploaded.net/file/hwtdrpll and then go to search and download the latest stock firmware from the official website,and extract,if zip file,and then open odin,and put your phone into download mode,and then plug in your phone to pc,and then in odin select ap,and find your firmware,and hit start after its done checking md5,oh and also odin might say not responging dont close it just leave it open it will load it and work,and your phone should reboot after done,btw this will not resotore or lose anything on your phone,and or but just in case just backup just to be safe.Thanks for nothing guys...
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Wow, XD, as if the one sentence wasn't bad enough, Ill just do my response in all caps YOU COULD HAVE LEARNED THAT FROM READING ONE OF ABOUT 20 THREADS ON THIS SITE.
If you'd like help, please be concise. you gave us no info other than IT NO WORKING!?!?!?