[q] phone will not root - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

I just got my refurbished phone today and I have tried everything to get the phone to root and it will not. It came with kk6 2.3.6 when I go to use phone and it says set up connection and stays on that forever.
I have tried 3 different usb cables 6 usb ports and 2 different computers. I am using a jig to get into download mode
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What method are you using to root?

Seems like u r not following directions exactly as explained. How r u rooting it?
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Super one click Odin and then I tried Odin with a pda file. I definitely follow the directions this is not the first android phone I have rooted
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justin860 said:
Super one click Odin and then I tried Odin with a pda file. I definitely follow the directions this is not the first android phone I have rooted
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Don't assume that because you've rooted an android phone before that you necessarily know what you're doing. Every android phone is different, and so the rooting methods may be different. For example, SuperOneClick and Odin One-Clicks are very different things.
Read this very carefully. I suggest reading it twice. And if you plan on doing any more modifications, read, read, do google and xda searches, and read some more.

karate104 said:
Don't assume that because you've rooted an android phone before that you necessarily know what you're doing. Every android phone is different, and so the rooting methods may be different. For example, SuperOneClick and Odin One-Clicks are very different things.
Read this very carefully. I suggest reading it twice. And if you plan on doing any more modifications, read, read, do google and xda searches, and read some more.
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He has had this phone before you know lol this was just a replacement
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Nick281051 said:
He has had this phone before you know lol this was just a replacement
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Didn't know that. But I didn't mean to be mean, I was just giving advice. His post wasn't worded in a way that made him seem like he knew what to do.
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justin860 said:
Super one click Odin and then I tried Odin with a pda file. I definitely follow the directions this is not the first android phone I have rooted
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I brought my phone back to complete stock (2.3.4) and used Odin to root and had no problems. Didn't want to work with 2.3.6 but after I went back I had no problems. Just saying this worked for me so give it a try
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How Do I Go Back to 2.1?

I forced 2.2 onto the phone with Kies Mini and ever since then battery life has been atrocious and bluetooth will no longer connect to my stereo. Tried every single route to flash a custom ROM on the phone and nothing will get it to work. I just want to go back to the way it was with 2.1 and unroot it. Can anyone point me in the right direction before this phone ends up in a million pieces? Odin? I thought uninstalling Kies Mini might do the trick but I dont see it in my app list
Download AIO : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
PDA: www.justanotherdev.slackdev.com/T959UVJFD.tar
PIT : www.justanotherdev.slackdev.com/s1_odin_20100512.rar
1. Connect your phone with debugging enabled
2. Open Flash to stock
3. Find Pit file
4. Find PDA file
5. Click start
then you're done! Goodluck
Video here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnY7P14JSWQ
used them last night and all working.
Here, all in one place, files are confirmed working since I used them last week.
Go back to stock:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
Then you root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Enjoy!
So the official froyo update isn't worth it?
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No way, it's hell. Go custom 2.2, im with Trigger 2.6.2 and super happy.
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Oh ****. I can't even do the supposed easy task of installing the official version let alone a custom one. Im ****ed.
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Abu-7abash said:
Oh ****. I can't even do the supposed easy task of installing the official version let alone a custom one. Im ****ed.
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What's happening?
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Nothing its just that im a noob in this developing departement TBH, and so limiting an actual upgrade to a custom version means no upgrade at all in my case. Hence me being stuck with this oldie 2.1
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You should do it, it's not that bad. Find the Bible and use it...
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roumenjr said:
No way, it's hell. Go custom 2.2, im with Trigger 2.6.2 and super happy.
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These are my feelings precisely. When a customer comes in my location and asks for us to hook their phone up to Kies and update it I have to resist the urge to root their phone for them.
rjwisniewski said:
These are my feelings precisely. When a customer comes in my location and asks for us to hook their phone up to Kies and update it I have to resist the urge to root their phone for them.
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Lol, that's a good one, I don't think you're supposed to do that.... lol
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Abu-7abash said:
Nothing its just that im a noob in this developing departement TBH, and so limiting an actual upgrade to a custom version means no upgrade at all in my case. Hence me being stuck with this oldie 2.1
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I was scared as hell when doing my first rom flash also, but it is TOTALLY worth it. You'll have a completely different phone depending on what you flash. Just follow all the instructions and there's plenty of help along the way if something goes awry
rjwisniewski said:
These are my feelings precisely. When a customer comes in my location and asks for us to hook their phone up to Kies and update it I have to resist the urge to root their phone for them.
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My buddy works for T-Mo and he refers customers with Vibrants to this website. The Vibrant with the stock firmware is junk.
CrazyCharlie said:
My buddy works for T-Mo and he refers customers with Vibrants to this website. The Vibrant with the stock firmware is junk.
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I refer everyone to this website even if all they have is a rough stretch of a smart phone on a brick. I haven't looked, but I'm sure there's even a forum for that here!
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Droidificator said:
I refer everyone to this website even if all they have is a rough stretch of a smart phone on a brick. I haven't looked, but I'm sure there's even a forum for that here!
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That post made my day. LOL.

Can you root the i717 Galaxy Note without a Computer?

I'm the proud owner of a Galaxy Note i717 but the limitations of gingerbread are driving me crazy....so the first thing I want to do is root and flash a different ROM problem is I'm without a computer ugh.
I came across a YouTube video showing how to root the other model without using a computer so I was wondering if anyone knew of a solution for the i717 model.
So is it possible to root the i717 galaxy note without a computer?
Help me out here guys any feedback is much appreciated....
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thacoolestnerd said:
I'm the proud owner of a Galaxy Note i717 but the limitations of gingerbread are driving me crazy....so the first thing I want to do is root and flash a different ROM problem is I'm without a computer ugh.
I came across a YouTube video showing how to root the other model without using a computer so I was wondering if anyone knew of a solution for the i717 model.
So is it possible to root the i717 galaxy note without a computer?
Help me out here guys any feedback is much appreciated....
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I highly discourage trying anything other than what is posted in these threads...since it has been proven to best and most effective why of rooting and flashing...
in other words...You will need a computer and for a safety feature in case you soft brick or hard... you will have a need for a pc...computer.
do you have CWM on your device? like ranger stated below...no need to root to flash...
just my suggestions
You don't need root to flash an ics Rom.
rangercaptain said:
You don't need root to flash an ics Rom.
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yes sir you are correct...I did notice the op did not mention if CWM is on his device already...he will need that to flash...so then to put cwm he would need.....
No I don't have CWM on my device its literally a few hours old with everything stock lol so I'm really trying to find the best way to go about getting CMW and a custom ROM installed
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rangercaptain said:
You don't need root to flash an ics Rom.
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So I don't need root access to flash a custom ICS rom?
Details please.....
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thacoolestnerd said:
So I don't need root access to flash a custom ICS rom?
Details please.....
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Nope
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armyboy11b said:
Nope
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So how would I go about getting CWM since that seems all I need?
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thacoolestnerd said:
So how would I go about getting CWM since that seems all I need?
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Honestly I would not attempt to flash without a pc handy...due to the saying
"ya never know"
Even though we have the same make/model devices....they are not the same... my GNote may not like a ROM as to yours might...like I trying explaining ... the computer being your safety net if something goes wrong....I would wait or find a friend that you can use a computer, but it is your call, it is your investment.
btw unless someone knows a way to put CWM on the device without a computer....I believe you will need a computer...
Since CWM is a custom kernel, you could flash it from the phone using the Mobile Odin app.
Edit: oops never mind -- you need to be rooted to use Mobile Odin. Sorry for the bad information.
I rooted one phone using the terminal emulator after downloading such and busy box to the SD card. But its harder than climbing Everest without oxygen typing those commands.
bigjoe2675 said:
Honestly I would not attempt to flash without a pc handy...due to the saying
"ya never know"
Even though we have the same make/model devices....they are not the same... my GNote may not like a ROM as to yours might...like I trying explaining ... the computer being your safety net if something goes wrong....I would wait or find a friend that you can use a computer, but it is your call, it is your investment.
btw unless someone knows a way to put CWM on the device without a computer....I believe you will need a computer...
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Thanks for the advice I'm definitely goin to get to a computer soon and do it the correct way
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rangercaptain said:
Since CWM is a custom kernel, you could flash it from the phone using the Mobile Odin app.
Edit: oops never mind -- you need to be rooted to use Mobile Odin. Sorry for the bad information.
I rooted one phone using the terminal emulator after downloading such and busy box to the SD card. But its harder than climbing Everest without oxygen typing those commands.
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No problem that's what this forum is all about I appreciate the feedback hopefully ill have a fully rooted GNote soon and get far away from gingerbread lmao
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You'll never regret it...
But yes...get a PC and use Odin...imho....g
gregsarg said:
You'll never regret it...
But yes...get a PC and use Odin...imho....g
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I just moved to a new city so I know absolutely nobody that has a pc so I'm being inpatient and want to flash a new rom asap gingerbread is so boring
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Time to buy a pc! It will really spruce up the new home.
rangercaptain said:
Time to buy a pc! It will really spruce up the new home.
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Very true my friend lol!
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Judge Joseph Dredd said:
I highly discourage trying anything other than what is posted in these threads...since it has been proven to best and most effective why of rooting and flashing...
in other words...You will need a computer and for a safety feature in case you soft brick or hard... you will have a need for a pc...computer.
do you have CWM on your device? like ranger stated below...no need to root to flash...
just my suggestions
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So I Bought a Galaxy note (i717) the charger port is messed up on the device. It will charge, but it wont allow any PC connectivity. I have searched google and xda for information how how to root this phone with out a PC (aka using an .apk like framaroot) and I can not find a viable solution. I have tried Z4Root and Framaroot and neither of them work. Do you know of any other ways to root my device with out a pc? If i dont need a Root to Flash Could you point me in the right direction to find that information I haven't put CWM on the device yet because I Cant Root so I cant MobileOdin ect.. you see the picture lol. Is it possible to use an Update.zip file? or use a formatted SDcard to flash it like I did to Flash NookColor1?
I guess we need to help one another, I saw ur post, and I am using the same device. Dude, u can root every android in this world without pc. There are so many rooting apks. I have rooted so many different phones without pc. Download the app I used from my drive. Email for the app pls, I won't take anything from u but xda won't allow me to post a link. This is my email, [email protected]
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SwayMontana said:
I guess we need to help one another, I saw ur post, and I am using the same device. Dude, u can root every android in this world without pc. There are so many rooting apks. I have rooted so many different phones without pc. Download the app I used from my drive. Email for the app pls, I won't take anything from u but xda won't allow me to post a link. This is my email, [email protected]
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So many rooting apks that don't work too....
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developweb said:
So many rooting apks that don't work too....
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Yes,ofcos but there are always exceptions
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Why no one click root for ATT Note?

Is there a reliable one click root for Galaxy Note (running stock ICS)?
There's a 3 or 4 click method. Is that too many?
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I remember back in my infuse days, you'll launch the program, connect your phone and click the root button...super easy, that's not to say its not easy now.
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cb2000a said:
Is there a reliable one click root for Galaxy Note (running stock ICS)?
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have not seen, not saying not there, but have not seen it....
but the methods used currently are with great success....if your looking to ROOT you ICS puppy, check "My Links" in red...for the GNote super page....
nash2000 said:
I remember back in my infuse days, you'll launch the program, connect your phone and click the root button...super easy, that's not to say its not easy now.
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I remember typing about 15 lines of complicated commands on a pc then opening an emulator on the phone and typing another batch of lines using the tiny keyboard. One typing error and you start all over (if lucky) or your phone was bricked.
Flashing a kernel is one click and the other clicks are just the warm up.
welchertc said:
There's a 3 or 4 click method. Is that too many?
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Damn, this cracked me up. :thumbup:
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Every custom rom in the dev section is already rooted.
Edit: I didnt see the part about stock ICS sorry. I think your best bet would be to flash CWM and then install a stock rooted rom.
Going to have to agree with the flashing cwm. Its a 2 clicks and a file select on the computer. You can find everything in development here. Download it through phone to save some unwanted clicks.
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2 whole clicks ?
Unacceptable ...LOL
thread going no where...shut it down....boss!
Please ....
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Nothing to see here, move along

I am a noob and I need help :(

Hello all,
I am the proud new owner (first time android owner as well) of a Galaxy S3 SGH-1747, and I am still learning the ins and outs of the phone but so far I am loving this thing.
However, I did run into some issues when I did an install of a ROM AOKP Task & KToonsez ROM. The first major problem is that my computer will now not read my phone, whereas before it was able to register it. I know I have the correct drivers installed and I have the android usb debugging thing box checked in my settings. I have tried several different USB ports now thinking it might be that but they all do not read it. As smooth as this ROM is, it is still in the early stages and there are a lot of bugs and kinks that need to be worked out still so I would like to either switch back to the stock ROM or aim for a more stable one. I am not sure how I can do either of this without a copy of the original touchwiz ROM on there.
Please help me figure this problem out lol.
Flash your nandroid. I'm sure you made one like you're supposed to.
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Stock...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
When you're back to stock....do yourself a favor...MAKE A BACKUP.
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I did not make a back up
But ever since I installed this ROM my computer stopped reading my phone, it won't even show up on kies either. I am trying right now a factory reset and wipe but it just keeps going back to the same rom.
Mandroid88 said:
I did not make a back up
But ever since I installed this ROM my computer stopped reading my phone, it won't even show up on kies either. I am trying right now a factory reset and wipe but it just keeps going back to the same rom.
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A factory reset won't make your phone stock man...you need to Odin the stock ROM ...(link I provided) back to your phone.
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could just flash another Rom
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defnow said:
A factory reset won't make your phone stock man...you need to Odin the stock ROM ...(link I provided) back to your phone.
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Ok, one last stupid question for you though. How would I be able to do this if my computer is not reading my phone? I have Odin installed and all that jazz but the phone will not register on the computer. Will Odin still read it even though it's not showing up under my computer?
Mandroid88 said:
Ok, one last stupid question for you though. How would I be able to do this if my computer is not reading my phone? I have Odin installed and all that jazz but the phone will not register on the computer. Will Odin still read it even though it's not showing up under my computer?
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If your phone can enter download mode...yes ODIN will read it.
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Android_Monsters said:
could just flash another Rom
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He can but he wants to make a back up of his stock ROM.
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good lord guy...
you being a n00b should really not be flashing right now, as people are losing IMEI's left and right. if i were you id sit right where you are for the time being. play it safe broseph, we wouldn't want your first foray on android to end badly :highfive:
I'm not flashing roms on my s3 yet so I'm not positive but doesn't aosp roms take the Google drivers, not the Samsung ones? I know with the captivate on cm9 I had to install them.
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defnow said:
If your phone can enter download mode...yes ODIN will read it.
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+1 This
XDA Mobile
Make sure that when u connect your phone you have it as a camera.
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I soft bricked...

OK so basically I'm a moron I saw the enoxys abuse app (I'm sure I spelt that wrong) and without thinking I rooted with it since I won't have my computer working till tomorrow. So being rooted I get the brilliant idea to download goo manager and push a recovery because "it was that simple on my gnex ." So now I have the lovely Verizon warning. I know I fix that with Odin but idk the files to use. Yea I did something dumb because my last two phones were virtually unbrickable. I'm hating myself for not reading but yea can someone please point me to a guide or just tell me what to do? Thank you in advance and feel free to make fun and say I deserve it
Edit: Is there anyway to fix this and not totally wipe my phone?
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Go to Adam's thread and download Odin 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
Go to Imnuts' thread and get the stock image and flash via Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35265728
Disable auto reboot. Put this under system and flash. Unplug once it is done, pull battery, wait 10 seconds, put battery in and voilà
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Rebel908 said:
Go to Adam's thread and download Odin 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
Go to Imnuts' thread and get the stock image and flash via Odin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35265728
Disable auto reboot. Put this under system and flash. Unplug once it is done, pull battery, wait 10 seconds, put battery in and voilà
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Thank you. I can't believe I did this.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Thank you. I can't believe I did this.
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No worries. **** happens. You might want to double check to be sure because I'm giving you the right instructions. I'm not 100% sure on the Odin verbage so yeah...
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Rebel908 said:
No worries. **** happens. You might want to double check to be sure because I'm giving you the right instructions. I'm not 100% sure on the Odin verbage so yeah...
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Yeah cause I thought it went in the PDA slot. ...I could be wrong..
blackbass595 said:
Yeah cause I thought it went in the PDA slot. ...I could be wrong..
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PDA yeah my bad
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Thank you. I can't believe I did this.
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That's how we learn man. At least this can be undone...some might flame you but it wont be me. I've messed up a few times as I'm sure everyone has. Some people like to act like they were born with all the knowledge they have and come down on people who make mistakes.. Sad really. (Okay that's my rant)
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Edit: Is there anyway to fix this and not totally wipe my phone?
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No, I dont see how. If you flash something in Odin (which seems like your only option) you rewrite everything on the device (excluding the external sdcard) in accordance with the specifications of the file you are flashing.
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Thrillhouse847 said:
No, I dont see how. If you flash something in Odin (which seems like your only option) you rewrite everything on the device (excluding the external sdcard) in accordance with the specifications of the file you are flashing.
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This. You can't save anything on your internal storage. Its pretty much lost
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Thrillhouse847 said:
No, I dont see how. If you flash something in Odin (which seems like your only option) you rewrite everything on the device (excluding the external sdcard) in accordance with the specifications of the file you are flashing.
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This ^^^
blackbass595 said:
This ^^^
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Thanks for your help everyone. Im downloading the files now.
Can someone please help me? I was rooted but my bootloader was not unlocked and before I read anything... I am so stupid... I downloaded goomanager and now I have a soft brick that I am not able to get out of and a Verizon message that wants me to take my phone in. I have followed every direction and used every recovery rom even the stock rom. The stock rom will not even load in Odin all I get is a invalid bienary error. I really don't know what to do at this point. Thanks
Follow the same directions that were posted above and don't use goo... Use our forums and get stuff specifically for our device.
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