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LOL not, unbrickable!! phone is elegant inddeeed!
brandonkahn said:
i flashed to froyo 2.2 from hybridr4 2.1 rom using clockwork, everything worked fine nice rom(2.2)... but then i decided to go back to hybrid r4... when i installed the package it just sets at the samsung i9000 splash screen for this rom... i can load into clockwork but for some reason i cant get this 2.2 back onto my sd card... any ideas?
now i did a format of the sd card thru clockwork because it was showing old files on it when i went to load no matter what and would never show 2.2 even if i put it on there, but now thru samsung recov. utility when i go to install package it says E: cant open /sdcard/update.zip installation aborted.... am i screwed?
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I am assuming when you flashed back you forgot to flash a stock kernel at the same time. try using odin to get back to stock and you should be fine
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Was gonna ask the same thing.
If you can you should be able to to use ODIN to get back to stock.
Sounds like you forgot to flash a 2.1 kernel before you rebooted.
yaddayaddayadddaaaaa
Surprised no one has said "OMG! WRONG SECTION! I'M NOT GONNA HELP YOU!"
But yea, flash a kernel if you can can. Check the Bionix website for them. Also, in the future, make sure you READ everything pertaining to a rom you flash. If you had, you would have known you needed to flash a 2.1 kernel if you wanted to revert.
Odin 1.3
Yeah I've done the same thing before. When you downgrade from 2.2 you must flash a 2.1 kernal first. Best thing to do is re-flash back to stock with Odin. Make sure you use Odin version 1.3 and not version 1. Search the dev forum for how to flash with Odin. The Vibrant is very hard to brick permanently so you should be able to recover from this soft brick.
brandonkahn said:
i flashed to froyo 2.2 from hybridr4 2.1 rom using clockwork, everything worked fine nice rom(2.2)... but then i decided to go back to hybrid r4... when i installed the package it just sets at the samsung i9000 splash screen for this rom... i can load into clockwork but for some reason i cant get this 2.2 back onto my sd card... any ideas?
now i did a format of the sd card thru clockwork because it was showing old files on it when i went to load no matter what and would never show 2.2 even if i put it on there, but now thru samsung recov. utility when i go to install package it says E: cant open /sdcard/update.zip installation aborted.... am i screwed?
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I had the same problem just two days ago and I thought I ruined my phone. Follow the instructions in this post
it saved my phone. Do not format your phone with cwm. Bad things happen.
https://sites.google.com/site/projectbionix/home/downloads
You can flash any one of these ROMs and they will include the correct kernel and modem.
brandonkahn said:
yeah i didnt flash the kernel, rookie mistake. the only the i can get to on my phone is samsungs recov. mode at this point by holding up and down and power... so not sure how to get odin on there or whatever..appreciate any and all help, and if someone can provide a fix here im wlling to donate 15 bucks via paypal
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With phone off,hold volumes up and down and plug cable into phone.Don't touch power when doing this.That should get you to download mode.
this one dude was honestly trying to get me to try to install a rom so eagerly it was scary.
brandonkahn said:
im sorry but how do i do this? is it possible to do a flash if i cant load in to anything but the samsung recov on my phone? again if you provide links for downloads and instructions etc. i will gladly donate 15 to paypal because i really cant afford the insurance fee at this point lol thanks so much
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The same thing happened to me and i was stuck at the Galaxy GT 19000 boot splash.
What i did was go into Download mode using ADB:
*adb reboot download*
Then i used odin with THIS guide h t t p : / / forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6998-howto-how-to-recover-from-a-soft-brick-on-your-vibrant-and-return-to-stock-phone-pc-error/
OMG wrong section! I'm not going to help you
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themodel ur the best ever!!
use Odin to restore your rom!
I think the easiest thing to do is flash any of the ROM that have Kernels in them, I have only had to use odin once, and that was just to try it out. I always keep stuff on my card, But i guess if you didnt going back to stock through odin would be the next best thing.
Greg ODIN!!!!
brandonkahn said:
i really need to know how to get into download mode so i can use odin, can someone please explain.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
Follow the directions in the forum. for me I held up and down with power and had my wife plug it into the usb for me, worked the one time i tried. but thats why the thread is better from what most have said each phone is a little different depending upon date it was made.
u guys are so funny, rock bottoms!
brandonkahn said:
YES!! you guys are the best! so if my phone was rooted before this is it still rooted or did this unroot it??? thanks guys.
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Depends on what you flash, but even if its stock with no root, root is very easy on the phone, just do whatever worked for you the first time.
I have a Galaxy S2 with TIM ROM and the only ROM that I managed to start is the Villain 1.1.
After each flash with Odin (single file, so no repartition, no file. pit), the cell will restart after the Samsung logo or Tim logo (I tried to flash the Stock ROM Tim).
Please, someone can give a plausible explanation?
Read the first post of the VillainROM thread. The bit in red specifically. You need to wipe your data partition in recovery to flash another ROM.
Also this is the development thread. You asked a question. Read the XDA rules
VillainROM wipes the phone in its first start because it changes a signature. I guess if you want to use the original Rom again you will need to wipe the phone from recovery with vol+ - home - on-button, while having the original Rom flashed.
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axt said:
I have a Galaxy S2 with TIM ROM and the only ROM that I managed to start is the Villain 1.1.
After each flash with Odin (single file, so no repartition, no file. pit), the cell will restart after the Samsung logo or Tim logo (I tried to flash the Stock ROM Tim).
Please, someone can give a plausible explanation?
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I had the same problem and it started after I installed Villain 1.1. I was able to Odin flash both stock and AngeloM roms but the only rom that would reboot was the Villian 1.1 rom. All the other roms just went round and round in circles continually reloading the boot animation. I was finally able to to get both stock and AngeloM roms to boot by pulling the battery to stop the endless circle , booting into recovery by holding home, power & volume up buttons, selecting and doing the cache wipe with the home button (not the power button), then selecting and doing a data wipe/factory reset, and finally rebooting. After doing all this I was able to run both stock and AngeloM roms. Strange that now the selection key in recovery is the home button and not the power button.
In recovery i've always used the home button to select..
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Also this is the development thread. You asked a question. Read the XDA rules
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It is illogical (apologies to Spock) for comments, questions, etc, regarding a development issue or rom to be in a different section. I would agree the guy should have read the rom thread more carefully and added his issue or question to the rom thread instead of starting a new thread. I would not agree it belongs in q & a.
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It is illogical (apologies to Spock) for comments, questions, etc, regarding a development issue or rom to be in a different section. I would agree the guy should have read the rom thread more carefully and added his issue or question to the rom thread instead of starting a new thread. I would not agree it belongs in q & a.
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Reason that came about was to prevent the thousands of idiot posts in the Dev section . Many not relating to the actual post and multiple new threads .
Its an SGS forum problem we are missing a search button or the FAQ on using a search button .
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axt said:
I have a Galaxy S2 with TIM ROM and the only ROM that I managed to start is the Villain 1.1.
After each flash with Odin (single file, so no repartition, no file. pit), the cell will restart after the Samsung logo or Tim logo (I tried to flash the Stock ROM Tim).
Please, someone can give a plausible explanation?
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Wipe Data + cache files and it will work
thanks for this thread....panicked when i ohone was in a loop for 10 mins
With a resigned rom (villian and likely more coming) you do not want to let the phone boot up again between wipe and reflash or you will boot loop. Make sure that you wipe and then go directly to download mode for an odin install by shutting the phone off after the wipe by holding the power button and then restarting directly in download mode. If you let it boot that resigning will be there again and you will fail to flash what will be a differently signed rom and are in boot loop. For cw it becomes a non issue if you move from the wipe directly to the flash while in recovery.
Edit... It almost seems to me like it would be a good idea to have a flashing section for these questions. A big chunk of Q&A is taken up with them and it would serve a number of purposes. First it would get them out of Q&A leaving it for the more general questions which is plenty enough. It would get the questions and responses on flashing and roms in one place making it easier to find answers. It would allow chefs who are inclined to roll through and check out issues folks might be having with their rom to find those posts quickly and easily. This I think would be a better answer than putting them in development.
Stuck in boot loop - No Recovery mode but can flash using download mode
krabman said:
With a resigned rom (villian and likely more coming) you do not want to let the phone boot up again between wipe and reflash or you will boot loop. Make sure that you wipe and then go directly to download mode for an odin install by shutting the phone off after the wipe by holding the power button and then restarting directly in download mode. If you let it boot that resigning will be there again and you will fail to flash what will be a differently signed rom and are in boot loop. For cw it becomes a non issue if you move from the wipe directly to the flash while in recovery.
Edit... It almost seems to me like it would be a good idea to have a flashing section for these questions. A big chunk of Q&A is taken up with them and it would serve a number of purposes. First it would get them out of Q&A leaving it for the more general questions which is plenty enough. It would get the questions and responses on flashing and roms in one place making it easier to find answers. It would allow chefs who are inclined to roll through and check out issues folks might be having with their rom to find those posts quickly and easily. This I think would be a better answer than putting them in development.
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I am stuck in bootloop. I cant access recovery using Vol Up + Home + Power but I can access Download mode and flash roms using ODIN. But no use. Everytime its stuck in boot loop and either the initial boot logo flashes or it stays stuck at the boot logo. Can please someone help. I read all the comments and lot of people having problem being able to get into Download mode but not in Recovery Mode. I would appreciate if someone can post a detailed response as to how to get rid of this issue.
imran077 said:
I am stuck in bootloop. I cant access recovery using Vol Up + Home + Power but I can access Download mode and flash roms using ODIN. But no use. Everytime its stuck in boot loop and either the initial boot logo flashes or it stays stuck at the boot logo. Can please someone help. I read all the comments and lot of people having problem being able to get into Download mode but not in Recovery Mode. I would appreciate if someone can post a detailed response as to how to get rid of this issue.
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I also have this issue, seems to be random i can flash using odin, but using cwm is hit and miss, most the time it will get stuck on boot screen, If i do manage to get into recovery the sd is not mounted and i cant do anything. only option is to get into download and flash using odin.
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Hi, this is my first time Flash my galaxy s2, i had a problem and i failed to flash my phone , i had rooted my phone and done everything need... When i download and install the CM7 from Rom Manager ,it always came out 'Failed to verify whole file signature...' i had a pic to show you...hopefully had someone can help me to solve this problem. Thanks
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I updated my bell note to ICS yesterdsay, and flashed cwm, odin shows PASS, after holding volume + and - while rebooting, I entered "android system recovery" I guess it's official recovery mode, instead of cwm, is there anything wrong? pls help, thanks
uzmcue said:
I updated my bell note to ICS yesterdsay, and flashed cwm, odin shows PASS, after holding volume + and - while rebooting, I entered "android system recovery" I guess it's official recovery mode, instead of cwm, is there anything wrong? pls help, thanks
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Go here to find tools, needed to get CWM and Root....if you had root, once you updated you lost cwm and root....kk
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Go here to find tools, needed to get CWM and Root....if you had root, once you updated you lost cwm and root....kk
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Thanks for your reply
it was not rooted before, i flashed CWM touch from development section, but I am not able to enter CWM, I only got into "android system recovery", I cannot install busybox.
uzmcue said:
Thanks for your reply
it was not rooted before, i flashed CWM touch from development section, but I am not able to enter CWM, I only got into "android system recovery", I cannot install busybox.
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holding the down volume and power button...does not work????
bigjoe2675 said:
holding the down volume and power button...does not work????
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holding the volume down and power got me into downloading mode, that worked, I flashed cwm.
but to get into recovery mode, I need to hold volume up down and power, that's correct? I only entered adroid system recovery.
Thanks
Where did you put the cwm tar in Odin? It should be in the PDA section. After that yes you should be able to get in with the power and volume up buttons.
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aevans88 said:
Where did you put the cwm tar in Odin? It should be in the PDA section. After that yes you should be able to get in with the power and volume up buttons.
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yes, I put it in pda
with a never rooted gnote, I only need to flash cwm with odin, then I should be able to enter recovery mode, am I missing something? any other files should be flashed?
Correct but you want to flash the super user zip once your in cwm if your going for root
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I rooted my s3 and tab10.1 without any issues, it's wired this time
Idk either can you post a pic of what or Odin says when its done
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I think post 16 of this thread may be helpful..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766181&page=2
I think we may have to consider a Canadian carrier specific thread as I think our recent ICS upgrade has introduced some challenges specific to those of us north of the border...
Of course. Sorry I could not be of any help
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Same here, I flashed CWM by Odin & all was good but when Im trying to go at CWM recovery mode it just go straight Android Stock Recovery.
Please help
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FYI: I rooted my note AT&T when it had GB(stock) and when Samsung squeezed out the official ICS I updated through Kies which in turn unrooted the Note.
I read this thread -->here<-- hoping for a similar method to root the official ICS 4.0.4 WITHOUT tripping the counter. So far (if I didn't miss any info) only found modded ROMs and flashing methods. I don't want to flash I simply would like to repeat the same rooting process as that of GB.
Any suggestions?
youngunix said:
FYI: I rooted my note AT&T when it had GB(stock) and when Samsung squeezed out the official ICS I updated through Kies which in turn unrooted the Note.
I read this thread -->here<-- hoping for a similar method to root the official ICS 4.0.4 WITHOUT tripping the counter. So far (if I didn't miss any info) only found modded ROMs and flashing methods. I don't want to flash I simply would like to repeat the same rooting process as that of GB.
Any suggestions?
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I'm interested in the same thing, given there are directions and an Odin Tar for System flash (which doesn't trip counter) for Stock Gingerbread which has root installed. Is this something the devs could look into? I know that there are a few that are working with stock and modding after stock is rooted, it would be great to have that system.tar for flashing and using ADB to install CWM and then still keep the flash counter from being tripped.
I know there is a CWM for resetting the flash counter, but that's not something I want to mess with. Have heard rumor that they can still see that you flashed something that isn't stock and that's even if you have reset the counter. Not sure on confirmation but that's what I heard. Just want to stay clean like I have already.
Thank you all for any help with this issue!!
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with a never rooted gnote, I only need to flash cwm with odin, then I should be able to enter recovery mode, am I missing something? any other files should be flashed?
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Try following this its what I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28821450
If you updated OTA it seems us Canadians have a script that rewrites the recovery to stock.
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Hi all, despite searching here on XDA, clicking links and googling, I'm unable to find a download link for a firmware that I think I'm going to need. The firmware in question is.....
I9100NELP4
It's a UK firmware that I believe is 3 mobile branded. I'm having some performance issues with the phone and I want my retailer to check it over, but I can't really take it back whilst it's running CM10.1.
The firmware in question is android 4.0.4, so you can imagine I ain't exactly thrilled about the prospect of reinstalling that....lol.
If the firmware really is unavailable, is there some other method I can use to get it back to out of the box stock? For example...can I download and install a gingerbread stock ROM and then wait for a branded OTA upgrade?.......
Thanks in advance.....Keith
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Re: Impossible to find firmware
Yes, you can.
(you bought it branded? flash any ROM of your carrier, gb, ics, jb if available. Dont look for specific ROMs, just look at the label).
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Yes, you can.
(you bought it branded? flash any ROM of your carrier, gb, ics, jb if available. Dont look for specific ROMs, just look at the label).
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Thanks gastonw I guess that means using Odin can it be done with mobile Odin? Is that any easier than PC Odin?
Lol...no I didn't buy it outright....it's on contract.......
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Mobile odin is great for flashing stock ROMs.
Flash any carrier-branded version you like.
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OK...so just DL'd mobile Odin, and now going to spend the next hour DLing the firmware from sammobile's hot file link....see y'all on the other side (I hope) lol
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Let the force be with you and sh*t.
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Can someone tell me if I did something wrong.....
1) downloaded and installed mobile Odin lite.
2) downloaded the correct flash kernel (v3) unzipped it and installed it
3) downloaded and extracted the correct stock ROM from Sammobile.
4) started mobile Odin and used it to locate and prepare the extracted firmware
5) started the flash process and let it complete......and.....
.....ended up stuck on the galaxy s2 splashscreen.........
Wiping cache, dalvic and fixing permissions didn't help either.....
Should I have formatted one or more of the storage partitions?
Luckily I could still enter recovery and/or download mode and had flashable zips of cwm, SU-Busybox and a custom ROM stored on my phone, so I was able to "restore" my previous setup.......
Here are some images of the setup before beginning the flash (if it helps)...
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keithross39 said:
Can someone tell me if I did something wrong.....
1) downloaded and installed mobile Odin lite.
2) downloaded the correct flash kernel (v3) unzipped it and installed it
3) downloaded and extracted the correct stock ROM from Sammobile.
4) started mobile Odin and used it to locate and prepare the extracted firmware
5) started the flash process and let it complete......and.....
.....ended up stuck on the galaxy s2 splashscreen.........
Wiping cache, dalvic and fixing permissions didn't help either.....
Should I have formatted one or more of the storage partitions?
Luckily I could still enter recovery and/or download mode and had flashable zips of cwm, SU-Busybox and a custom ROM stored on my phone, so I was able to "restore" my previous setup.......
Here are some images of the setup before beginning the flash (if it helps)...
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get into recovery mode,make a factory reset and reboot device
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get into recovery mode,make a factory reset and reboot device
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Thanks.... I'm assuming that you're saying to factory reset AFTER flashing the firmware.....after I experience the stall on splash screen?......
Uhm.....just one possible issue though......the firmware I want to flash is 4.0.4......
Factory reset = brickbug
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keithross39 said:
Thanks.... I'm assuming that you're saying to factory reset AFTER flashing the firmware.....after I experience the stall on splash screen?......
Uhm.....just one possible issue though......the firmware I want to flash is 4.0.4......
Factory reset = brickbug
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Why are you flashing 4.0.4 then? Flash 4.0.3 so that you can safely perform a factory reset. You will have to use PC Odin this time. Get your phone into download mode and flash the firmware when it is done using the 3 button combo boot into recovery and do a factory reset there!
EDIT: Updating from GB to 4.0.4 is yet another problem. You will face FCs and crashes if you don't perform a factory reset! I updated via Kies and was facing many issues!
As I said in my OP, the phone is having some performance issues and I want to take it back to the retailer for them to look at. I guess I don't have to flash 4.0.4 it's just that that's how it came out of the box. If I can find a .tar of 4.0.3 is there a reason I can't use mobile Odin to flash it and then perform the factory reset? Finally (if it's relevant) I DL'd and used the "got brick bug" app and it told me that my chip was "unknown" which doesn't really help me other than to say I *might* be safe to do a wipe........
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That flash should have gone fine, what was that "unzipped the kernel" all about?
Let me see what carrier you're on and I'll provide the right ROM for you to flash.
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Hi gastonw.......
I'm with 3 UK, and this was my setup before I rooted and cusROMmed my phone.....
With regards to unzipping the kernel, I followed the instructions and downloaded the assets in this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
but when I started mobile Odin for the first time it didn't recognise that the flash kernel had been downloaded until I had unzipped it and installed it.....
And this is the firmware I downloaded.....
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keithross39 said:
Hi gastonw.......
I'm with 3 UK, and this was my setup before I rooted and cusROMmed my phone.....
View attachment 1794550
With regards to unzipping the kernel, I followed the instructions and downloaded the assets in this thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
but when I started mobile Odin for the first time it didn't recognise that the flash kernel had been downloaded until I had unzipped it and installed it.....
And this is the firmware I downloaded.....
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Yeah, the lite version makes it a little harder with that unzipping crap.
Try this, factory reset before you flash, all wipes and go at it again. Should be fine.
Correct me if I'm totally off base here......
Factory reset....deletes all user installed apps but leaves user data alone?
This being the case, won't mobile Odin and the flash kernel be deleted?
Can I push them into system and fix permissions beforehand? Or should I just reinstall them after the factory reset?
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keithross39 said:
Correct me if I'm totally off base here......
Factory reset....deletes all user installed apps but leaves user data alone?
This being the case, won't mobile Odin and the flash kernel be deleted?
Can I push them into system and fix permissions beforehand? Or should I just reinstall them after the factory reset?
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That's what factory reset does, it deletes all user data (logs, apps and sh*t), not the kernel.
Once you boot into your clean ROM get mobile Odin from Play store, set it up and flash away.
By getting the Pro version you'll be getting some cool features, the app almost flashes on itself....
OK thanks fella, did you look at the firmware I'm attempting to flash? Is it correct? Is there a 4.0.3 version out there?
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keithross39 said:
OK thanks fella, did you look at the firmware I'm attempting to flash? Is it correct? Is there a 4.0.3 version out there?
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I checked it out, it's OK. Check the signatures just in case with M.O.
So the steps as I understand them...
1) menu>>settings>>backup & reset>>factory data reset
2) reinstall mobile Odin (and flash kernel if using lite version)
3) boot into recovery and wipe dalvic and cache
4) reboot phone normally
5) start mobile Odin and search for downloaded firmware
6) run md5 checks
7) begin flash process and allow to complete
8) reboot phone normally and complete initial setup.....job done
Should I be doing any other wiping or formatting of any partitions (eg preload, emmc etc) between steps 7 & 8.....or anywhere else in the process?......
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keithross39 said:
So the steps as I understand them...
1) menu>>settings>>backup & reset>>factory data reset It can be done along with step 3.
2) reinstall mobile Odin (and flash kernel if using lite version)
3) boot into recovery and wipe dalvic and cache Mobile Odin can do that for you.
4) reboot phone normally
5) start mobile Odin and search for downloaded firmware
6) run md5 checks
7) begin flash process and allow to complete
8) reboot phone normally and complete initial setup.....job done It reboots itself after flashing
Should I be doing any other wiping or formatting of any partitions (eg preload, emmc etc) between steps 7 & 8.....or anywhere else in the process?...... Nah.
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I blued it.
ok i saw all the threads but no help ...
symptoms... no recovery (just battery logo), download mode is working,
when i flash siyah it gets bootloop... stuck at samsung logo...
odin is flashing normaly without error...
these are the screens i get
1. recovery (battery logo)
2. entering download mode
3. download mode
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lb2vi1y7h833q50/T1c9GSy8kx
gt-i9100
ssn i9100gsmh
fcc id a3lgti9100
which rom should i download and with which version of odin to flash
everything id downloaded ok and odin flashes without problem ...?
Flash philz touch or cf kernel then siyah
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Ok i will try asap... Will report back
still nothing...
sabirwest said:
still nothing...
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Go to sammobile.com, sign up, dl a stock rom, flash through Odin, root.
THE biggest issue is that i cant get to recovery, i allready downloaded stock rom and tried. right now i am downloading i9100xwlss version to try because my friend has thatone on his phone working... i just have no starting point to begin with. allready got bricked phone and i dont know on which carrier it was, whic android version it had. etc.. will try this and then i give up. lots of time i have lost trying.
sabirwest said:
THE biggest issue is that i cant get to recovery, i allready downloaded stock rom and tried. right now i am downloading i9100xwlss version to try because my friend has thatone on his phone working... i just have no starting point to begin with. allready got bricked phone and i dont know on which carrier it was, whic android version it had. etc.. will try this and then i give up. lots of time i have lost trying.
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You put phone into download mode and flash through Odin. There are many guides on here for directions
Here's one guide. Read the full first page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21659039
yeah i know, many guides i have done, walked through, but nothing helps. odin flashes without problem. phone restarts and still no recovery with bootloop... flashed this and that.. and still same issues.
Flash JB leak firmware via odin (comes as 3 parts - Pda, phone and csc). Then see if it boots. If it doesn't, try to enter recovery and factort reset.
Report back what happens.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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I've seen a couple of these cases happening lately, my bet is on the bootloader, eventhough I don't encourage people to try flashing it. Or, as always, OP is holding something back.
Neo, I'm not familiar with the ROM being downloaded from a non-stable internet connection and I know you get them from an internet cafe. Now, is it possible that Odin would allow (flash) a corrupted ROM?
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sabirwest said:
yeah i know, many guides i have done, walked through, but nothing helps. odin flashes without problem. phone restarts and still no recovery with bootloop... flashed this and that.. and still same issues.
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try to find the stock rom that comes in 4 files, CSC, PDA, modem + bootloader
sabirwest said:
yeah i know, many guides i have done, walked through, but nothing helps. odin flashes without problem. phone restarts and still no recovery with bootloop... flashed this and that.. and still same issues.
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I literally did this yesterday. After you flash stock you have to boot into 3e (stock recovery) and wipe data. This will stop the bootloop and you can carry on with rooting if that's what you want.
It's better to wipe dalvik, you need CWM for that, that's why it's always suggested to flash a custom ROM when on a bootloop.
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jeah i know but whatever i flash i still have no recovery...
ok now its official. phone memory is problem, i went to service today and they told me that when i flash with odin the values that i flash dont stay in the memory, on the next boot
those values get clear, memory bug of some kind, he said that he can manual and direct approach to the motherboard and write recovery directly but he cant say if it will always
work like it is suppose to.
Hum....I think you're getting conned, as the matter of fact, he must be reading this right now.
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Just as i thought
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Check other threads, I'm dealing with 3 guys with this same issue.
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officialy the phone went bye bye !!!! Cheers for being with me in those hard times !!!
Pit file flash?
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