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I recently tried to root my Galaxy tab 10.1 "4G" that I got from Rogers using the files under the 4G portion in the Look Here First thread. Went into recovery to flash kernal and recovery files okay. Rebooted.
Then the bad stuff started: Boot screen loop.
After doing some more research it seems the reason why this happened is because the Rogers device is actually not a 4G device but a 3G device. Accordingly flashing the 4G files onto a 3G device has most likely caused this.
I am able to boot using the volume down + power button, however I cannot access recovery mode. I can access Downloading mode with Odin recognizing it. I tried to see if I was able to flash CWM onto it with no avail with the following screen
My guess is that it is due to flashing an incompatible Kernel... sigh.
So now I ask you gurus, is my Galaxy Tab 10.1 fully bricked or is there some other way I can unbrick this?
Thanks in advance.
I am going to assume that since you are able to get into download mode that you are not hard bricked but just soft bricked. In which case there must be some files that you can flash with odin to get you back to a stock version of honeycomb...or actually rather be able to flash another kernal through odin.
Again im not sure with how flashing with the gtab since I havent flashed anything on mine yet but I have experience flashing different kernals on my captivate and that was what happened to me numerous times.
That was my first thought too when I realized Download mode was still accessible. The file I tried was Overcome's CWM recovery file so that's one possibility why it was not able to go through. I would try flashing various kernels to see if I can get anywhere but I have yet to find any stock/relevant kernels to do so.
UPDATE: ... I apparently had KIES running in the background so I closed that and bam, it is now able to enter recovery mode. I did a factory reset, cache wipe and all but it still is not able to boot up. I reckon I still require a proper kernel. It still is impossible to access the device's internal storage however so I am not able to simple drag and drop the necessary files.
Is there a way of doing this via ODIN as is the only method I have available?
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Install new Recovery, then skip to restoring stock mod, I am doing it right now, hope it works. Was looking for solutions all day nothing else is there
did the very same thing when I first got my Rogers Tab: follow the Overcome guide exactly and all will be well again -- flash the re-stock package first, then jump straight to the latest Overcome 2.2.0 with the CWM and you can use Pershoot's kernel too if you wish.
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did the very same thing when I first got my Rogers Tab: follow the Overcome guide exactly and all will be well again -- flash the re-stock package first, then jump straight to the latest Overcome 2.2.0 with the CWM and you can use Pershoot's kernel too if you wish.
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have you updated to the new 3 version? I did the update, one major issue was Browser was not syncing with chrome, gives an error, I am gonna try a full wipe and see, just wondering if anyone found something wrong with Ver. 3.
MyNameIsDan_ said:
That was my first thought too when I realized Download mode was still accessible. The file I tried was Overcome's CWM recovery file so that's one possibility why it was not able to go through. I would try flashing various kernels to see if I can get anywhere but I have yet to find any stock/relevant kernels to do so.
UPDATE: ... I apparently had KIES running in the background so I closed that and bam, it is now able to enter recovery mode. I did a factory reset, cache wipe and all but it still is not able to boot up. I reckon I still require a proper kernel. It still is impossible to access the device's internal storage however so I am not able to simple drag and drop the necessary files.
Is there a way of doing this via ODIN as is the only method I have available?
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I have the exact same problem and i was wondering how do you close KIES while not being able ti boot because i need to go to recovery mode and everywhere i have looked there has been no answer.
Alecn8r7 said:
I have the exact same problem and i was wondering how do you close KIES while not being able ti boot because i need to go to recovery mode and everywhere i have looked there has been no answer.
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KIES is a program that's running on your PC. I would hazard a guess that you just need to close it as you would with any program. The op was apparently connected to the computer when trying to get into recovery mode. If you're not connected to the computer when you hold power and volume - and you get the two options. Recovery on the left, download mode on the right. Choose the one on the left with the volume -button and start recovery when it's highlighted with volume +
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MyNameIsDan_ said:
I recently tried to root my Galaxy tab 10.1 "4G" that I got from Rogers using the files under the 4G portion in the Look Here First thread. Went into recovery to flash kernal and recovery files okay. Rebooted.
Then the bad stuff started: Boot screen loop.
After doing some more research it seems the reason why this happened is because the Rogers device is actually not a 4G device but a 3G device. Accordingly flashing the 4G files onto a 3G device has most likely caused this.
I am able to boot using the volume down + power button, however I cannot access recovery mode. I can access Downloading mode with Odin recognizing it. I tried to see if I was able to flash CWM onto it with no avail with the following screen
My guess is that it is due to flashing an incompatible Kernel... sigh.
So now I ask you gurus, is my Galaxy Tab 10.1 fully bricked or is there some other way I can unbrick this?
Thanks in advance.
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Ok,...I see that there is enough info posted to get you back up... but just an FYI.. this device has a seperate recovery and kernel...in other words.. to root you just need to Odin a compatible recovery and then install the correct binaries to gain root access.
This device is so simple to root... I have an e4gt..and that device(until framaroot)..was a pain.. it's recovery is part of the kernel.. not only that, but it can be implemented different ways into the kernel
Back on topic..... locate a recovery.. Odin it... reboot.... boot to recovery.. flash root zip... If you have flashed something wrong but still have Odin mode.. like said above.. flash the stock rom or if you can't find it... flash the recovery(for the device) then boot to it and then put a custom rom on...
Gil81- You do realize the post you replied to was made back in January?
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So I decided to root my Samsung S2 i7777. Had years of experience flashing HTC hero and Hp touchpad. Thought this might be straightforward as well. Proceeded to get ODIN and ATTGalaxyS2RootStockZedomaxKernel.tar. Flashed it and got pass. Phone proceeded to reboot and was stuck on the Exclamation mark. Tried restarting but no luck same thing. Initially had CWM coming in when I tried the Volume and Power button trick but could not do anything beyond that.
Then I decided that maybe my flash was not proper with that file so I took the siyah kernel and flashed that. This was a pass as well and then back to...the exclamation mark. Now, I cannot get CWM and retarating the phone with the USB connected lets me get into the Downloading window, but I cannot do anything beyond it.
What can I do? Do I need to flash a ROM- is that why I am stuck? How should I flash the ROM from ODIN- if I do get CWM back, can I put the ROM on the SD card and flash it using CWM?
Please help- I am getting stressed out and if I do recover from this, I am going to take a break from rooting :laugh:
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So I decided to root my Samsung S2 i7777. Had years of experience flashing HTC hero and Hp touchpad. Thought this might be straightforward as well. Proceeded to get ODIN and ATTGalaxyS2RootStockZedomaxKernel.tar. Flashed it and got pass. Phone proceeded to reboot and was stuck on the Exclamation mark. Tried restarting but no luck same thing. Initially had CWM coming in when I tried the Volume and Power button trick but could not do anything beyond that.
Then I decided that maybe my flash was not proper with that file so I took the siyah kernel and flashed that. This was a pass as well and then back to...the exclamation mark. Now, I cannot get CWM and retarating the phone with the USB connected lets me get into the Downloading window, but I cannot do anything beyond it.
What can I do? Do I need to flash a ROM- is that why I am stuck? How should I flash the ROM from ODIN- if I do get CWM back, can I put the ROM on the SD card and flash it using CWM?
Please help- I am getting stressed out and if I do recover from this, I am going to take a break from rooting :laugh:
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I think you should head over to the stickies and look for creepyncrawly's thread. It sounds like you should also be able to flash firmware through download mode if kernels are working. Also, stay away from galaxys2root and zedomax in the future
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g.kupster said:
So I decided to root my Samsung S2 i7777. Had years of experience flashing HTC hero and Hp touchpad. Thought this might be straightforward as well. Proceeded to get ODIN and ATTGalaxyS2RootStockZedomaxKernel.tar. Flashed it and got pass. Phone proceeded to reboot and was stuck on the Exclamation mark. Tried restarting but no luck same thing. Initially had CWM coming in when I tried the Volume and Power button trick but could not do anything beyond that.
Then I decided that maybe my flash was not proper with that file so I took the siyah kernel and flashed that. This was a pass as well and then back to...the exclamation mark. Now, I cannot get CWM and retarating the phone with the USB connected lets me get into the Downloading window, but I cannot do anything beyond it.
What can I do? Do I need to flash a ROM- is that why I am stuck? How should I flash the ROM from ODIN- if I do get CWM back, can I put the ROM on the SD card and flash it using CWM?
Please help- I am getting stressed out and if I do recover from this, I am going to take a break from rooting :laugh:
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You shouldn't take a break from rooting. You are just one of a very large group of people that have been blindsided by the galaxys2root website and its rogue developer zedomax. The firmware tools from that site have caused untold problems for people, similar to your problem.
To recover your phone, you need to first flash back to stock. Since you want to root the phone, and ultimately install custom firmware, you should first flash UCKH7 stock plus root package using the one-click downloader which you can get from the guide about how to flash custom binaries without incrementing the flash counter. The link for the guide is in my signature. Read the guide and follow it's directions. That should get you going again. If for some reason you have any trouble, post back here and we'll try to help you out.
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I think you should head over to the stickies and look for creepyncrawly's thread. It sounds like you should also be able to flash firmware through download mode if kernels are working. Also, stay away from galaxys2root and zedomax in the future
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Thanks I checked it out..seems like putting the Stock back on might help me. Just so that I understand this better before I do it, am I installing the UCLE5_Stock_Rooted.tar using ODIN and that is enough to get me through.
Thanks
creepyncrawly said:
You shouldn't take a break from rooting. You are just one of a very large group of people that have been blindsided by the galaxys2root website and its rogue developer zedomax. The firmware tools from that site have caused untold problems for people, similar to your problem.
To recover your phone, you need to first flash back to stock. Since you want to root the phone, and ultimately install custom firmware, you should first flash UCKH7 stock plus root package using the one-click downloader which you can get from the guide about how to flash custom binaries without incrementing the flash counter. The link for the guide is in my signature. Read the guide and follow it's directions. That should get you going again. If for some reason you have any trouble, post back here and we'll try to help you out.
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Thanks for stopping by. I did not see your post when I posted my reply to the previous poster..I am so worried that I might screw it up more that I wanted to be doubly sure about this. from what I read, I am doing Step 2c as indicated below. Am I correct?
Thanks
2c.) How to root by flashing Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + Rooted System Package with Modem using Odin3 One-Click Downloader (Windows)
UPDATE: I did download the "Odin3 One-Click Downloader Stock I-777 UCKH7 with Root no BL" package and extracted the file. Double clicked on it with the phone connected and all I see are the words I777- UCKH7 with Root with a lot of empty boxes below. Went to Odin and I see the phone connected (Com has yellow box) but nothing else is ticked off. Clicking Start does not do anything at all.
At my wits end- will not get any sleep tonite if I don't fix it.
Thanks in advance
I had a similar thing happen after trying to make a backup of the stock rom with Rom Manager (Yes, I know now, thanks much.)
If you keep trying new kernels/roms and it never clears up, you're pretty much stuck with wiping data. It won't wipe your sdcard, but more and more apps are sticking their data in the phone's memory rather than on the sdcard, so if you can get a backup at all, you really should.
Source: Was up until 2:30 the other night trying to make my phone work again. The above is a GUESS - it's probable I missed something that creepyncrawly wouldn't.
Ok more progress..turned off the phone and started 'I777UCKH7 OCD With Root.exe". Got the same window with lot of empty boxes. Had turned off the phone by this time and disconnected it. Now, I connected the phone and pressed the volume buttons. Phone goes into Download mode. Now, the Odin3 window has a Com port for the phone. Now I press start and it goes through a bunch of things before it declares "FAIL" in red. What do I do?
Evidently, the zedomax product you originally flashed, or perhaps the siyah kernel that you flashed second, has made some undesired modification. I'd like to know exactly which package you flashed for each one of these first before I suggest which way to start correcting the problem. Can you please post working links for each of the two downloads that you used? You should still be fine, and will be able to recover the phone.
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Evidently, the zedomax product you originally flashed, or perhaps the siyah kernel that you flashed second, has made some undesired modification. I'd like to know exactly which package you flashed for each one of these first before I suggest which way to start correcting the problem. Can you please post working links for each of the two downloads that you used? You should still be fine, and will be able to recover the phone.
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This stuff makes me so sad seeing these threads............ Thanx for helping him Creepy, ALWAYZ with 100% accurate info!!! Looks like this is the page he got the tar from in the zip on step 3 http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777/ Much respect Creepy.....
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Evidently, the zedomax product you originally flashed, or perhaps the siyah kernel that you flashed second, has made some undesired modification. I'd like to know exactly which package you flashed for each one of these first before I suggest which way to start correcting the problem. Can you please post working links for each of the two downloads that you used? You should still be fine, and will be able to recover the phone.
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The first one was http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777/
The second one was http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-ics-on-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777/
Now I know I need to stay away from galaxy2root. Thanks for looking at this. The status of the phone is I can go into Download mode by pressing volume buttons and connected to USB. ODIN can see the phone (COM is yellow with number). Nothing happens beyond that..
g.kupster said:
The first one was http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777/
The second one was http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-ics-on-att-galaxy-s2-sgh-i777/
Now I know I need to stay away from galaxy2root. Thanks for looking at this. The status of the phone is I can go into Download mode by pressing volume buttons and connected to USB. ODIN can see the phone (COM is yellow with number). Nothing happens beyond that..
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The zedomax rooting kernel you flashed first is for Gingerbread version UCKH7, and was posted last October, shortly after the phone was released. If you had UCKH7 on the phone before you flashed that, it should have booted up fine. Most people I have heard about are able to use that rooting kernel successfully. So I need more information in order to be able to trouble shoot your situation.
First, are you sure your phone is SGH-I777, and not SGH-I727?
What firmware was installed on the phone before you flashed the zedomax kernel?
Has any other modification been done on the phone since or even before you had it?
The second kernel you flashed, the Siyah kernel, is an ICS kernel, version 3.4.2. The phone will not boot if the kernel and the system have different versions installed. So I need as much detailed information as possible so know what to do next.
creepyncrawly said:
The zedomax rooting kernel you flashed first is for Gingerbread version UCKH7, and was posted last October, shortly after the phone was released. If you had UCKH7 on the phone before you flashed that, it should have booted up fine. Most people I have heard about are able to use that rooting kernel successfully. So I need more information in order to be able to trouble shoot your situation.
First, are you sure your phone is SGH-I777, and not SGH-I727?
What firmware was installed on the phone before you flashed the zedomax kernel?
Has any other modification been done on the phone since or even before you had it?
The second kernel you flashed, the Siyah kernel, is an ICS kernel, version 3.4.2. The phone will not boot if the kernel and the system have different versions installed. So I need as much detailed information as possible so know what to do next.
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The phone is SGH-I777 from AT&T. (I'll check the phone when I get home and reconfirm) The phone had the ICS installed (through the Kies update) before I (stupidly) tried the Zedomax Kernel. I just bought the phone new so no other modification had been done. After I had installed the Zedomax I had been able to see CWM if I did the power Volume trick but I cannot do it now since I installed the Siyah.
Hope that helps. Let me know if you need more info.
g.kupster said:
The phone is SGH-I777 from AT&T. (I'll check the phone when I get home and reconfirm) The phone had the ICS installed (through the Kies update) before I (stupidly) tried the Zedomax Kernel. I just bought the phone new so no other modification had been done. After I had installed the Zedomax I had been able to see CWM if I did the power Volume trick but I cannot do it now since I installed the Siyah.
Hope that helps. Let me know if you need more info.
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OK. The phone was new, and most likely came with Gingerbread 2.3.6 UCKK6 installed. You updated it using kies to ICS 4.0.3 UCLE5. Just asking for your confirmation here.
Then you tried to root with zedomax kernel, which is a Gingerbread 2.3.4 UCKH7 kernel, which explains why it flashed successfully, but failed to boot, since you can't have a Gingerbread kernel and an ICS system together. You were able to boot into ClockworkMod Recovery in the kernel though. We can't blame this problem on zedomax. That kernel usually works ok. You started modifying your phone before you were familiar enough with the phone and it's firmware. The error of flashing a Gingerbread kernel onto an ICS system was yours.
Next you flashed the Siyah v3.4.2 ICS kernel. This kernel should be compatible with the UCLE5 system files that are on the phone. It seems to me that the phone should now boot, and I'm not really sure from this sequence what might have been altered that prevented the phone from booting and also prevented the Odin flash back to stock from succeeding. The only thing you have flashed so far is two kernels. No other partitions should have been touched.
What kind of error message do you get when you try to boot into recovery mode using vol+ vol- Pwr?
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OK. The phone was new, and most likely came with Gingerbread 2.3.6 UCKK6 installed. You updated it using kies to ICS 4.0.3 UCLE5. Just asking for your confirmation here.
Then you tried to root with zedomax kernel, which is a Gingerbread 2.3.4 UCKH7 kernel, which explains why it flashed successfully, but failed to boot, since you can't have a Gingerbread kernel and an ICS system together. You were able to boot into ClockworkMod Recovery in the kernel though. We can't blame this problem on zedomax. That kernel usually works ok. You started modifying your phone before you were familiar enough with the phone and it's firmware. The error of flashing a Gingerbread kernel onto an ICS system was yours.
Next you flashed the Siyah v3.4.2 ICS kernel. This kernel should be compatible with the UCLE5 system files that are on the phone. It seems to me that the phone should now boot, and I'm not really sure from this sequence what might have been altered that prevented the phone from booting and also prevented the Odin flash back to stock from succeeding. The only thing you have flashed so far is two kernels. No other partitions should have been touched.
What kind of error message do you get when you try to boot into recovery mode using vol+ vol- Pwr?
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That seems correct (with regards to the sequence of events of the phone).
The error message is just the words "SAMSUNG GALAXY SII GT1900"..with a huge exclamation at the bottom. It stays like that until I do a battery pull.
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That seems correct (with regards to the sequence of events of the phone).
The error message is just the words "SAMSUNG GALAXY SII GT1900"..with a huge exclamation at the bottom. It stays like that until I do a battery pull.
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Please verify this - the screen says "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100" assuming yours was a typo. Yellow triangle with exclamation mark?
This is what you get when you try to boot the phone normally, and also when you try to enter recovery mode using the three button method, vol+ vol- and power?
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Please verify this - the screen says "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100" assuming yours was a typo. Yellow triangle with exclamation mark?
This is what you get when you try to boot the phone normally, and also when you try to enter recovery mode using the three button method, vol+ vol- and power?
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Yes, that is correct. It was a typo. I get the exclamation mark when I do the normal boot. I am going to confirm this evening if I get the same error with the 3 button method.
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Yes, that is correct. It was a typo. I get the exclamation mark when I do the normal boot. I am going to confirm this evening if I get the same error with the 3 button method.
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Post the answer when you have your phone in hand and I'll suggest something to try.
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Post the answer when you have your phone in hand and I'll suggest something to try.
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Ok, I tried that just now and I got a message 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again'. There is an image of a cell phone and computer with an exclamation mark between them
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Ok, I tried that just now and I got a message 'Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again'. There is an image of a cell phone and computer with an exclamation mark between them
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I'm not working from first hand experience, but I'm fairly good at correlating information and making deductions. Something in the sequence of events doesn't add up to me. You're sure you have the I777? You pulled the battery and looked at the label?
At this point any suggestions that I can offer are based on educated speculation. The first thing to try would be to flash an ICS kernel using Odin, but you have already done that. I would suggest that you try that again, but discard the tar you already have and download the tar again, from here. That may be the same place you downloaded it before, not sure. Be sure to use the original USB cable that came with the phone.
I know this question was asked, but however the solution's do not work for me. I have google search, XDA searched, and tried things on my own to figure this out and to fix it...but can not. I re-flashed (using Odin) to STOCK ICS - Worked like a charm. Until, one time, I did this again - And Odin shows that it was successful, and I get the Stock boot up screen (Rethink Possible) and it just stays there. I have tried to rethink possible but cant get a solution. I have read somewhere that putting the phone into recovery to do a wipe/data clear - Would solve this issue - but problem is, I cant get into recovery. And yes, I have had the phone completely off, held Volume Down + Power ... I even tried both Volumes + Power = NOTHING. I dont think I ever tried doing this way back when, before I even rooted...but I know for a fact, after I rooted, I was never able to get into CWM by doing the button combos...I always had to reboot into recovery.
Things I have done, was re root with ODIN. Flash back to complete bone stock. I tried flashing Kernels with Odin etc etc, and never did Odin say it failed...but I can not get my phone to pass the Rethink Possible Screen...the closest I got - was a looping boot up screen. But now, its just frozen there, and never moves forward. Any ideas?
My idea is post http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1372 next time. This isn't development. Also the EMMC "superbrick" bug is confirmed to affect the UCLE5 STOCK KERNEL. So I hope that you didn't flash stock UCLE5 with the stock kernel. Read more info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181. Hopefully you didn't use the odin file from there and if you did and flashed anyways without changing the kernel and wiped data/factory reset you more than likely got the emmc "superbrick" bug.
I had the same exact problem when I flashed back to stock ICS and on first boot got stuck at rethink possible screen. The trick is to go into stock Recovery and wipe data. I hope this works for you.
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mpkothari said:
I had the same exact problem when I flashed back to stock ICS and on first boot got stuck at rethink possible screen. The trick is to go into stock Recovery and wipe data. I hope this works for you.
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Lets try and help someone brick a phone if they already haven't. Great Idea.
To the others, yes it is posted in the wrong forum and needs to be moved. That doesn't mean you have to report useless posts to a misplaced thread and continue to fill it with uselessness.
mpkothari said:
I had the same exact problem when I flashed back to stock ICS and on first boot got stuck at rethink possible screen. The trick is to go into stock Recovery and wipe data. I hope this works for you.
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Not to sound rude, because I am not, But I get yelled to "Read" and I guess...that if I get told to, others should too.
I can not get into stock recovery. I put that in my OP
JimiGEE said:
I know for a fact, after I rooted, I was never able to get into CWM by doing the button combos...I always had to reboot into recovery.
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This sounds like whatever you used to root the phone also installed a secondary bootloader for a different device.
You need to provide more detailed information so we can troubleshoot, or...
enter download mode and flash the stock Gingerbread UCKH7 full distribution from the Download Repository that includes bootloaders and param.lfs. Then use the three button method to enter 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Then you can root, flash a custom kernel, and install whatever firmware you want.
creepyncrawly said:
This sounds like whatever you used to root the phone also installed a secondary bootloader for a different device.
You need to provide more detailed information so we can troubleshoot, or...
enter download mode and flash the stock Gingerbread UCKH7 full distribution from the Download Repository that includes bootloaders and param.lfs. Then use the three button method to enter 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Then you can root, flash a custom kernel, and install whatever firmware you want.
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You sir, are Jesus. I have been to the links in your signature before, and you helped me out (without knowing you did) and this time, you came through again! I flashed a few things with Odin with no avail, and no recovery still. But I have this little problem with taking "no" or "not going to work" as my answer...So i kept pulling the battery, doing three button combo...FINALLY got into recovery...and I seriously could not be happier right now! I am back to complete bone stock Gingerbread - Thank you
creepyncrawly said:
This sounds like whatever you used to root the phone also installed a secondary bootloader for a different device.
You need to provide more detailed information so we can troubleshoot, or...
enter download mode and flash the stock Gingerbread UCKH7 full distribution from the Download Repository that includes bootloaders and param.lfs. Then use the three button method to enter 3e recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Then you can root, flash a custom kernel, and install whatever firmware you want.
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JimiGEE said:
You sir, are Jesus. I have been to the links in your signature before, and you helped me out (without knowing you did) and this time, you came through again! I flashed a few things with Odin with no avail, and no recovery still. But I have this little problem with taking "no" or "not going to work" as my answer...So i kept pulling the battery, doing three button combo...FINALLY got into recovery...and I seriously could not be happier right now! I am back to complete bone stock Gingerbread - Thank you
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Was hoping I was in the clear...I can get into CWM using button combo, but however, selecting an option doesnt work. It just removes all text, until I push the power button to replace the text. It weird. So if I were to go to reboot system....and use power button to select, everything disappears besides the CWM logo in the background...So i can not flash any roms, etc via CWM - any idea?
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Was hoping I was in the clear...I can get into CWM using button combo, but however, selecting an option doesnt work. It just removes all text, until I push the power button to replace the text. It weird. So if I were to go to reboot system....and use power button to select, everything disappears besides the CWM logo in the background...So i can not flash any roms, etc via CWM - any idea?
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Ignore me, I need to use the home key!
Hi there i have a SGH-i717 with AT&T 2.3.4 Stock installed..I did have Cyanogen 10.1 and Avatar all installed in the last 72hrs..I have wiped all that and did a return to the stock AT&T thinking that my HOME keys would return..NO LUCK..The problems started about 4 days ago when the phone started turning itself off automatically..I changed custom ROM's etc to try and fix the problem..then i read to use Kies to try and do a Firmware Upgrade and Initialization to go back to the start when i first got the phone..But now Kies will NOT recognise the phone..I have re-installed drives, Kies to no avail..Any tips ?
Also someone suggested to flash this kernel h0tcakez-JB-Kernel-v2.3.5-ALT but when i tried through system recovery is gives a falied error..
I have nothing on the phone i need to worry about loosing...Cheers
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Hi there i have a SGH-i717 with AT&T 2.3.4 Stock installed..I did have Cyanogen 10.1 and Avatar all installed in the last 72hrs..I have wiped all that and did a return to the stock AT&T thinking that my HOME keys would return..NO LUCK..The problems started about 4 days ago when the phone started turning itself off automatically..I changed custom ROM's etc to try and fix the problem..then i read to use Kies to try and do a Firmware Upgrade and Initialization to go back to the start when i first got the phone..But now Kies will NOT recognise the phone..I have re-installed drives, Kies to no avail..Any tips ?
Also someone suggested to flash this kernel h0tcakez-JB-Kernel-v2.3.5-ALT but when i tried through system recovery is gives a falied error..
I have nothing on the phone i need to worry about loosing...Cheers
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If you are on stock 2.3.4 and tried to flash that kernel .. that is why it failed .. it would be the wrong kernel for that rom. Did you flash a stock rom in recovery? If so then I would suggest using oden to return to stock . then see what you end up with.
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If you are on stock 2.3.4 and tried to flash that kernel .. that is why it failed .. it would be the wrong kernel for that rom. Did you flash a stock rom in recovery? If so then I would suggest using oden to return to stock . then see what you end up with.
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Thanx for you reply..I did however flash stock 2.3.4 from oden..I deleted everything in recovery then went to oden and flashed the stock rom..Should i unroot/unbrick flash from oden?
That article about returning to original settings in Kies seems to make sense except for the fact that i cannot get Kies to recognise the phone...
Are we talking about Software ou Hardare issue in your opinion?
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Could be a hardware issue. Try this ... Put the phone into download mode then connect to the pc. Use the cable that came with the phone. Also use a port on the back of the pc ..not a hub. Then open kies and do the emergency firmware update.
Also ... When you used Odin to go to stock ..you installed the 3e recovery ..that's why it failed to flash. Which is a good thing. That kennel would have boot looped you.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
Could be a hardware issue. Try this ... Put the phone into download mode then connect to the pc. Use the cable that came with the phone. Also use a port on the back of the pc ..not a hub. Then open kies and do the emergency firmware update.
Also ... When you used Odin to go to stock ..you installed the 3e recovery ..that's why it failed to flash. Which is a good thing. That kennel would have boot looped you.
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Okay i installed from ODIN Stock 2.3.4.....I dont have a port on the back of the PC to use as i only have a Laptop...Kies will not recognise the phone..Even when the phone is at Stock it takes soooo long to boot up..approx 2 mins..can i not run the emergency firmware update from ODEN? If so where can i find the software please..
Also even when i go into recovery mode it shows error signs..it wont let me wipe cache or wipe data/factory reset..
cheers
kakadu44 said:
Okay i installed from ODIN Stock 2.3.4.....I dont have a port on the back of the PC to use as i only have a Laptop...Kies will not recognise the phone..Even when the phone is at Stock it takes soooo long to boot up..approx 2 mins..can i not run the emergency firmware update from ODEN? If so where can i find the software please..
Also even when i go into recovery mode it shows error signs..it wont let me wipe cache or wipe data/factory reset..
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The lap top is fine. Emergency firmware is through kies and not Odin. You need download mode ... Not recovery.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
The lap top is fine. Emergency firmware is through kies and not Odin. You need download mode ... Not recovery.
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It will not recognise the phone in KIES!!!!! i have uninstalled USB drivers and re-installed and still it will not recognise the phone..Is there USB debugging in Stock 2.3.6? If so where do i find it in Settings pls? thanx
kakadu44 said:
It will not recognise the phone in KIES!!!!! i have uninstalled USB drivers and re-installed and still it will not recognise the phone..Is there USB debugging in Stock 2.3.6? If so where do i find it in Settings pls? thanx
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Please can you advise me what is the best way to WIPE my phone of ALL my info to start over again, just like a complete wipe on my laptop..cheers
Have you tried here, briefmobile. com /exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
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Have you tried here, briefmobile. com /exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
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Hi there thanx for your answer..I have not tried at that site..this program will do what? COMPLETELY wipe my phone??cheers
It will, it completely erases everything. Replaces recovery and losses root. Very simple to use, I use it every other month.
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sp73smith said:
It will, it completely erases everything. Replaces recovery and losses root. Very simple to use, I use it every other month.
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Yep i used it..very good..But my original and main problem..Continues..NONE of my HOME keys are working..I fear that it is a Hardware issue with the SGH-i717..I guess i have to take it to Samsung for repair..Until someone else can give me a solution..I have tried everything and nothing has worked..No HOME keys..Cheers
Definitely not a hardware issue, there where some changes made IIRC in the kernel driver files, once flashed they prevented the homerow buttons from working normally, the only way I ever found to make them work right was to flash the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel series, let it boot, then return completely to stock!
If you dig around, FJ's alt kernel's are around here somewhere!
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Hammerfest said:
Definitely not a hardware issue, there where some changes made IIRC in the kernel driver files, once flashed they prevented the homerow buttons from working normally, the only way I ever found to make them work right was to flash the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel series, let it boot, then return completely to stock!
If you dig around, FJ's alt kernel's are around here somewhere!
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Good morning, well i believe i have finally arrived at a possible solution..I have searched hi and low for these Flappjaxxx alternate kernel ..I came up with a daunting array of alternatives for the complete amatuer as i am..I appreciate that your time is precious but i do need some general direction what exactly i am searching for..I have found this one but to be quite honest i am not sure if i need this whole ROM or just the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel'a..
http://db.communityrelease.com/developer_display.asp?DeveloperID=11381
https://github.com/flappjaxxx/kernel_samsung_sghi717
Also when i do eventually obtain the Kernel that i am looking for can i use ODIN to flash it? I installed this ROM which i beleive to be stock already..You wrote that i need to return COMPLETELY to stock..What is that 2.3.6???
http://briefmobile.com/exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
I appreciate any further input you may be able to supple..regards kakadu44
kakadu44 said:
Good morning, well i believe i have finally arrived at a possible solution..I have searched hi and low for these Flappjaxxx alternate kernel ..I came up with a daunting array of alternatives for the complete amatuer as i am..I appreciate that your time is precious but i do need some general direction what exactly i am searching for..I have found this one but to be quite honest i am not sure if i need this whole ROM or just the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel'a..
http://db.communityrelease.com/developer_display.asp?DeveloperID=11381
https://github.com/flappjaxxx/kernel_samsung_sghi717
Also when i do eventually obtain the Kernel that i am looking for can i use ODIN to flash it? I installed this ROM which i beleive to be stock already..You wrote that i need to return COMPLETELY to stock..What is that 2.3.6???
http://briefmobile.com/exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
I appreciate any further input you may be able to supple..regards kakadu44
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My work schedule is absolute hell, and due to people flaking at work I have been called in 2x to cover on my only days off...
Needless to say, im about to pass out, so im going to make this useless post...
Either I, or someone else can link you to a FJ rom, and the FJ alternate kernel that match, what you will need to do prior is make sure you have EVERYTHING you want/need, backed up to GMail (in the case of Phone logs, SMS and MMS with the Backup to GMail app, yes, im whoring this fantastic app out) AND to your computer, NO not your SD card, but your computer!
Make sure you have the latest recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0 is what I have, but whatever TWRP is latest will do), wipe everything, then install the rom, boot, wait 10min, reboot into recovery, flash the alt kernel, boot, wait 10min, then test the home/back/menu/search key row, they should work, at this point, you CAN go back to the 2.x.x rom you where running, but if you have an i717, I have had nothing but love for the Stock rom update on AT&T once I performed a complete ODIN to it (flashing the ones here on the forum's resulted in random reboots here and there, and while less then ever before, still annoying, after an ODIN however, havent had a random reboot yet!).
There are issues with the GNote i717 JB release, many posted here, and quite a few here:
http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...getting-Jelly-Bean-update/td-p/3421041/page/5
Including my own rant towards the bottom...
Needless to say, ill try and get on tomorrow to get the right links you will need, or some other kind sirs can...... either way, I have fallen asleep in the middle of writing this, so if something doesnt make sense... well, sleep writing was never my skill of choice
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Hammerfest said:
My work schedule is absolute hell, and due to people flaking at work I have been called in 2x to cover on my only days off...
Needless to say, im about to pass out, so im going to make this useless post...
Either I, or someone else can link you to a FJ rom, and the FJ alternate kernel that match, what you will need to do prior is make sure you have EVERYTHING you want/need, backed up to GMail (in the case of Phone logs, SMS and MMS with the Backup to GMail app, yes, im whoring this fantastic app out) AND to your computer, NO not your SD card, but your computer!
Make sure you have the latest recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0 is what I have, but whatever TWRP is latest will do), wipe everything, then install the rom, boot, wait 10min, reboot into recovery, flash the alt kernel, boot, wait 10min, then test the home/back/menu/search key row, they should work, at this point, you CAN go back to the 2.x.x rom you where running, but if you have an i717, I have had nothing but love for the Stock rom update on AT&T once I performed a complete ODIN to it (flashing the ones here on the forum's resulted in random reboots here and there, and while less then ever before, still annoying, after an ODIN however, havent had a random reboot yet!).
There are issues with the GNote i717 JB release, many posted here, and quite a few here:
http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...getting-Jelly-Bean-update/td-p/3421041/page/5
Including my own rant towards the bottom...
Needless to say, ill try and get on tomorrow to get the right links you will need, or some other kind sirs can...... either way, I have fallen asleep in the middle of writing this, so if something doesnt make sense... well, sleep writing was never my skill of choice
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READY AND WAITING..THANX
Okay thank you for reply..I am ready to go with the install/flash...
When you get time to direct me to the correct ROM and Kernel i would be much obliged..In the meantime enjoy your rest..Cheers Mick
Greeting Devs & thanks in advance.
My t959 got bricked where it wouldn't go passed the vibrant screen, found a post called ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly ** followed instructions on it to take it back to stock with Odin, rigth now my phone is running Android 2.1 eclair, rooted and with CWM Recovery version 2.5.1.2. im trying to flash a custom rom and when i go into recovery mode and try to do it, the progress bar at the bottom comes up and when it is at about 10% the phone reboots back to the vibrant screen and wont go passed it so i have to take the battery out put it back in and get the phone into download mode to retake it back to stock using ODIN, so i guess is safe to say that my phone gets bricked whenever i try to install a custom rom so im stuck with eclair wich blows specially after having 4.2.2
my phone got bricked the first time when i was trying to update the rom from SlimBean 4.2.2 Build 7 to Build 8 (had done the process many times and never had a problem) did the usual, put the Rom and the Gapps .rar files in the sd card and performed wipe data/ factory reset only this time i went into mounts and storage and wiped everything that was under there as well (dont know why) so when went to flash the rom it was no longer on the sd card (cause i wiped it) so rebooted my phone and it got stuck on the vibrant screen with i fixed already and my problem now is the one mentioned above
i have browsed the different forums and have tried many different methods to try to fix it for example: have brought it back to stock with Odin also with AIO Vibrant Toolbox and even tried UVKB5_Stock_Heimdall-One-Click wich is a froyo 2.2 that comes with CWM recovery with voodoo lag fix and root. even though all these methods work as far as bringing the phone back to stock i still get the same problem when trying to flash a rom, i also have installed CWM through Rom manager and also through the update.zip file i think im doing everything right and have tried multiple forums yet havent been able to find a forum about this specific issue so decided to create this thread as a last resource
this is my first post and id really appreciate any assitance and if any additional information is needed ill be happy to provide it, thanks in advance
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elpromo01 said:
Greeting Devs & thanks in advance.
My t959 got bricked where it wouldn't go passed the vibrant screen, found a post called ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly ** followed instructions on it to take it back to stock with Odin, rigth now my phone is running Android 2.1 eclair, rooted and with CWM Recovery version 2.5.1.2. im trying to flash a custom rom and when i go into recovery mode and try to do it, the progress bar at the bottom comes up and when it is at about 10% the phone reboots back to the vibrant screen and wont go passed it so i have to take the battery out put it back in and get the phone into download mode to retake it back to stock using ODIN, so i guess is safe to say that my phone gets bricked whenever i try to install a custom rom so im stuck with eclair wich blows specially after having 4.2.2
this is my first post and id really appreciate any assitance and if any additional information is needed ill be happy to provide it, thanks in advance
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Mine would remove the root when I rebooted it not allowing me to install a rom also. I used the Super One Click and the root stuck. I suggest you give it a try.
Super One Click
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Devil-Dog said:
Mine would remove the root when I rebooted it not allowing me to install a rom also. I used the Super One Click and the root stuck. I suggest you give it a try.
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my problem is not really with rooting the phone, it is rooted i just cant flash roms. whenever i try to flash a rom it reboots and gets stuck on the vibrant screen (bricked) so i have to take it back to stock
thanks though
elpromo01 said:
Greeting Devs & thanks in advance.
My t959 got bricked where it wouldn't go passed the vibrant screen, found a post called ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly ** followed instructions on it to take it back to stock with Odin, rigth now my phone is running Android 2.1 eclair, rooted and with CWM Recovery version 2.5.1.2. im trying to flash a custom rom and when i go into recovery mode and try to do it, the progress bar at the bottom comes up and when it is at about 10% the phone reboots back to the vibrant screen and wont go passed it so i have to take the battery out put it back in and get the phone into download mode to retake it back to stock using ODIN, so i guess is safe to say that my phone gets bricked whenever i try to install a custom rom so im stuck with eclair wich blows specially after having 4.2.2
my phone got bricked the first time when i was trying to update the rom from SlimBean 4.2.2 Build 7 to Build 8 (had done the process many times and never had a problem) did the usual, put the Rom and the Gapps .rar files in the sd card and performed wipe data/ factory reset only this time i went into mounts and storage and wiped everything that was under there as well (dont know why) so when went to flash the rom it was no longer on the sd card (cause i wiped it) so rebooted my phone and it got stuck on the vibrant screen with i fixed already and my problem now is the one mentioned above
i have browsed the different forums and have tried many different methods to try to fix it for example: have brought it back to stock with Odin also with AIO Vibrant Toolbox and even tried UVKB5_Stock_Heimdall-One-Click wich is a froyo 2.2 that comes with CWM recovery with voodoo lag fix and root. even though all these methods work as far as bringing the phone back to stock i still get the same problem when trying to flash a rom, i also have installed CWM through Rom manager and also through the update.zip file i think im doing everything right and have tried multiple forums yet havent been able to find a forum about this specific issue so decided to create this thread as a last resource
this is my first post and id really appreciate any assitance and if any additional information is needed ill be happy to provide it, thanks in advance
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What version of android are the ROMs you are flashing?
are they above or below android 2.3?
and on the same note, do you know what bootloader you have?
some roms 2.3 and above require gingerbread bootloaders.
(an easy way to find out is by figuring out which button combo you have to use to get to recovery)
you might also try re-flashing recovery.
firefly6240 said:
What version of android are the ROMs you are flashing?
are they above or below android 2.3?
and on the same note, do you know what bootloader you have?
some roms 2.3 and above require gingerbread bootloaders.
(an easy way to find out is by figuring out which button combo you have to use to get to recovery)
you might also try re-flashing recovery.
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i have re-flashed recovery multiple times i wish there was another type of recovery i could install
on another note im trying to install android 4.2.2 SlimBean and 4.3.3 and i dont know what bootloader i have nor how to check it, id appreciate it if u could show me how to check wich one i have and how to up it
thanks
firefly6240 said:
What version of android are the ROMs you are flashing?
are they above or below android 2.3?
and on the same note, do you know what bootloader you have?
some roms 2.3 and above require gingerbread bootloaders.
(an easy way to find out is by figuring out which button combo you have to use to get to recovery)
you might also try re-flashing recovery.
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the combo i have to do for recovery is volume up and down and the power button simultaniosly
elpromo01 said:
the combo i have to do for recovery is volume up and down and the power button simultaniosly
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Try flashing a 2.2 rom or below.
if that works you probably just need to flash GB bootloaders before flashing the 4.2 rom (See Below)
if that doesn't work I wouldn't worry about the step below until we figure out why its not working.
To flash GB bootloaders go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
firefly6240 said:
Try flashing a 2.2 rom or below.
if that works you probably just need to flash GB bootloaders before flashing the 4.2 rom (See Below)
if that doesn't work I wouldn't worry about the step below until we figure out why its not working.
To flash GB bootloaders go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990
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ok so i installed GB bootloader following the instructiones as shown in the forum, went ahead an tried to flash Slimbean 4.2.2 build 8 and the same thing happened my phone is stock at the boot screen only different is that instead of the vibrant screen im getting a semaphore screen (i guess is because of the gb bootloader) anyway flashed back to stock using Odin and im back where i started so it doesnt seem to be a bootloader related issue
thanks anyway
elpromo01 said:
ok so i installed GB bootloader following the instructiones as shown in the forum, went ahead an tried to flash Slimbean 4.2.2 build 8 and the same thing happened my phone is stock at the boot screen only different is that instead of the vibrant screen im getting a semaphore screen (i guess is because of the gb bootloader) anyway flashed back to stock using Odin and im back where i started so it doesnt seem to be a bootloader related issue
thanks anyway
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Flash the rom again instead of going back to stock when it hangs. You have to flash JB roms twice most of the time when you are on stock 2.1, the first flash simply upgrades your recovery mode. Pull the battery after the first flash and boot back into recovery (should be blue now) and flash the rom again.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Flash the rom again instead of going back to stock when it hangs. You have to flash JB roms twice most of the time when you are on stock 2.1, the first flash simply upgrades your recovery mode. Pull the battery after the first flash and boot back into recovery (should be blue now) and flash the rom again.
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i just fixed, i tried to flash CM10.1 and it crashed during the process only this time instead of getting stuck on the Vibrant screen it rebooted back into the recovery mode wich is now blue and version 6.0.2.1 intead of 2.5.1.2.
im running CM10.1 right now and so far everything looks good :laugh: only thing different now is that it say Galaxy S GT-I9000 and is the t959, doesnt really bother me as long as the phone behaves im just sayin
thanks to everyone that took their time to help, never give up on a Vibrant cause it will never give up on you :good:
elpromo01 said:
i just fixed, i tried to flash CM10.1 and it crashed during the process only this time instead of getting stuck on the Vibrant screen it rebooted back into the recovery mode wich is now blue and version 6.0.2.1 intead of 2.5.1.2.
im running CM10.1 right now and so far everything looks good :laugh: only thing different now is that it say Galaxy S GT-I9000 and is the t959, doesnt really bother me as long as the phone behaves im just sayin
thanks to everyone that took their time to help, never give up on a Vibrant cause it will never give up on you :good:
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Glad you figured it out. Just so you you know, your phone says GT-I9000 because you flashed gingerbread bootloaders. They provide better button combinations to recovery and download modes, much easier than stock combos.
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Good to know, thanks!!
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