So I recently upgraded from my SE x8 to an SGS2 (HUZZAH!)
I flashed an insecure Kernal (XKWF3 I believe) and Rooted using S2 Root 1.5.1.
I install Rom Manager and attempt to flash Clockwork Recovery, I select Samsung Galaxy S2, It downloads fine and I grant it SuperUser rights, I go to backup/boot into recovery and I get an error (red text);
"E:Failed to verify whole-file signature
failed to verify signature"
(Im not 100% sure on that wording but i believe it is correct)
Any ideas on what i might have done wrong or any way to fix it?
P.s. I'm on the Virgin(Optus) network in Australia, I have tried to reinstall/reflash several times to no avail.
Thanks in Advance :]
Just flash the cf-root kernel, that's all, and don't use rom manager.
^^^What he said.
peachpuff said:
Just flash the cf-root kernel, that's all, and don't use rom manager.
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THANKYOU!
I have done this,
and now completely screwed myself over...
I formatted my phone, and went to install a custom rom an old way by pressing "apply update.zip"
So of course, i formatted my my phone...
Any way to load a ROM onto my phone via ODIN or other software???
Im stressing out as i cannot get into recovery (only download mode) HELP!
csquar3d said:
THANKYOU!
I have done this,
and now completely screwed myself over...
I formatted my phone, and went to install a custom rom an old way by pressing "apply update.zip"
So of course, i formatted my my phone...
Any way to load a ROM onto my phone via ODIN or other software???
Im stressing out as i cannot get into recovery (only download mode) HELP!
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First step - is to chiiilll You wont have broken anything permanently.
1) Download a stock firmware from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
2) You can get into download mode by pressing and holding: Volume Down + Home + Power. (Then you press volume up when prompted to continue)
3) Make sure kies is installed and fire up Odin.
4) Flash the rom in the "PDA" section (instructions are in the thread).
5) Your phone should boot fine after this.
From there you should flash chainfires kernel (as suggested above) using odin under "PDA" section.
Your phone will have CWM/Root. And you should be all good
Best of luck
goat_on_boat said:
First step - is to chiiilll You wont have broken anything permanently.
1) Download a stock firmware from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
2) You can get into download mode by pressing and holding: Volume Down + Home + Power. (Then you press volume up when prompted to continue)
3) Make sure kies is installed and fire up Odin.
4) Flash the rom in the "PDA" section (instructions are in the thread).
5) Your phone should boot fine after this.
From there you should flash chainfires kernel (as suggested above) using odin under "PDA" section.
Your phone will have CWM/Root. And you should be all good
Best of luck
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Cheers mate, saved my life,!
I have now tried to install CM7 twice now and it isnt working - I have selected install .zip from my recovery and selected the cyanogen zip folder, doesnt do anything for me, wont boot up need to restore back to stock.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
After doing a complete wipe, including Dalvik, flash CM7 twice. That should do it.
Yep that's right. Flash it twice.
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cannot get to recovery mode and flashing not helping
my s2 crashed i got to download mode. tried flashing with odin. phone froze in while updating system.
tried flashing again. says pass on odin but now doesnt go past the black and white samsung s2 logo.
tried goin to recovery mode but does not get to it. keeps showing da same thing.
what do i do now?
heard of sumthing like nand corruption is dis wats wrong? if yes...how do i sort it out...??????:crying:
jacobtutu said:
my s2 crashed i got to download mode. tried flashing with odin. phone froze in while updating system.
tried flashing again. says pass on odin but now doesnt go past the black and white samsung s2 logo.
tried goin to recovery mode but does not get to it. keeps showing da same thing.
what do i do now?
heard of sumthing like nand corruption is dis wats wrong? if yes...how do i sort it out...??????:crying:
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Sorry to say this mate, but u have posted in the wrong thread, in the wrong section.
What u have is called a 'bootloop'. Search for posts containing 'bootloop issue' in the 'Q & A Section'.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Hi guys
I have just flashed Omega v8.1 to my phone and reflashed CWM touch, rebooted into recovery and now my phone won't boot. It turns on and just displays the "Samsung Galaxy S3" screen. I have tried flashing via the Galaxy s 3 toolkit but this requires USB debugging to be enabled. It looks as though it is not enabled as the toolkit does not recognise my phone.. The only thing I can do is boot it into download mode.
Any clues??
Thanks
If you can go on download mode, then flash stock firmware via odin.
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Firstly your phone is fine, it can be easily fixed one way or another.
Can you still boot into recovery?
If not, reflash recovery using ODIN via Download mode
Once you have access to the recovery, try wiping the following:
Data/Factory reset
Cache
Dalvik Cache
Format /system (probably not required but just in case)
And then reflash the omega ROM, making sure it is not corrupt; maybe redownload/check MD5 sum to be sure.
If, for whatever reason you are still having problems with the phone not booting into Android, I would try flashing a different ROM for the time being.
Also, you posted this in the wrong section
Just flash the stock rom?
Yep bricked phone isn't really a problem, unless it's hardware related.
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prank1 said:
Firstly your phone is fine, it can be easily fixed one way or another.
Can you still boot into recovery?
If not, reflash recovery using ODIN via Download mode
Once you have access to the recovery, try wiping the following:
Data/Factory reset
Cache
Dalvik Cache
Format /system (probably not required but just in case)
And then reflash the omega ROM, making sure it is not corrupt; maybe redownload/check MD5 sum to be sure.
Also, you posted this in the wrong section
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This right method, some times data ****ed up, so must wipe cache
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Ive tried flashing stock ROM via ODIN through the toolkit but this requires USB debugging mode. The issue is not with Omega as I was able to use my phone after flashing, I think the CWM flash didnt work properly.
How else can I flash via ODIN, the toolkit is the only way I know.
Thanks for the comments guys...
brianwilkie76 said:
Ive tried flashing stock ROM via ODIN through the toolkit but this requires USB debugging mode. The issue is not with Omega as I was able to use my phone after flashing, I think the CWM flash didnt work properly.
How else can I flash via ODIN, the toolkit is the only way I know.
Thanks for the comments guys...
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No it needs download mode.
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reflash cwm and see
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brianwilkie76 said:
Ive tried flashing stock ROM via ODIN through the toolkit but this requires USB debugging mode. The issue is not with Omega as I was able to use my phone after flashing, I think the CWM flash didnt work properly.
How else can I flash via ODIN, the toolkit is the only way I know.
Thanks for the comments guys...
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I d say, simply get odin separately, then re-create the same settings as when the toolkit does it.
It really is very simple once you ve done it once or twice Don t panic and take the time to make sure the right boxes are checked and double-triple check then reboot in Download mode, plug it in then gogo !
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No it needs download mode.
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If I select flash via odin in the toolkit (option 8), it says make sure that USB debugging is enabled... If i try and continue it just waits for usb debugging and does not flash.
brianwilkie76 said:
Ive tried flashing stock ROM via ODIN through the toolkit but this requires USB debugging mode. The issue is not with Omega as I was able to use my phone after flashing, I think the CWM flash didnt work properly.
How else can I flash via ODIN, the toolkit is the only way I know.
Thanks for the comments guys...
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y u r usb debugging is disable? u have to enable it before doing any thing
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brianwilkie76 said:
Ive tried flashing stock ROM via ODIN through the toolkit but this requires USB debugging mode. The issue is not with Omega as I was able to use my phone after flashing, I think the CWM flash didnt work properly.
How else can I flash via ODIN, the toolkit is the only way I know.
Thanks for the comments guys...
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You can use odin without the toolkit for the meantime, just run it and put your phone on downlod mode
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hisee said:
y u r usb debugging is disable? u have to enable it before doing any thing
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It's always disabled after ROM flash and I keep forgetting to re enable it..
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If I select flash via odin in the toolkit (option 8), it says make sure that USB debugging is enabled... If i try and continue it just waits for usb debugging and does not flash.
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Ok, sry, then the toolkit reboots your device first to download mode via adb, take the already given advice to use Odin itself, just download it put the Rom tar (or tar.md5) into pda, make sure that only auto reboot and reset time is checked, reboot to download mode continue by pressing up, plugin the cable and press the start button at Odin.
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Forget running the toolkit, forget USB debugging mode. You do not need it for now.
And there is no need to download or setup ODIN or anything like that.
Just go to folder/directory where you installed the toolkit (usually C:\Samsung Galaxy S3 ToolKit) and look for the file called 'Odin3_v3.07' or 'Odin3_v3.04' or whatever version you find. Then run it; tada, ODIN is running now!
Now, put your phone in download mode. To do this, hold VOL DOWN and HOME and POWER buttons together and let go when you see the 'Samsung Galaxy S III' logo come up.
Then it will load up a screen that says press VOL UP to continue (and enter download mode). Press it.
Now it should say 'Downloading do not turn off target!'
Connect your USB Cable and proceed to flash a new CWM recovery using ODIN
Then once you have flashed a new recovery, boot into it (VOL UP & HOME & POWER buttons together).
Then follow my instructions from my previous post.
prank1 said:
Firstly your phone is fine, it can be easily fixed one way or another.
Can you still boot into recovery?
If not, reflash recovery using ODIN via Download mode
Once you have access to the recovery, try wiping the following:
Data/Factory reset
Cache
Dalvik Cache
Format /system (probably not required but just in case)
And then reflash the omega ROM, making sure it is not corrupt; maybe redownload/check MD5 sum to be sure.
If, for whatever reason you are still having problems with the phone not booting into Android, I would try flashing a different ROM for the time being.
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If you want to flash a stock ROM instead of CWM + Custom ROM then you can do that via ODIN as well.
heyy i am suffering with same problem
Hi i have galaxy s3
I was using Omega Rom happily since last month. But today i installed extended power menu and brightness fix mods from omega app. Then when the phone restarted it is stuck in boot (Samsung)
I did everything what could i do:
Re-installed CF-Root many times
Re-installed kernal siyah again
But nothing is happening its still stucked on the boot screen & it vibrates 2 3 times but the screen remains still on samsung logo
Guys plz tell me what should i do.
themude said:
heyy i am suffering with same problem
Hi i have galaxy s3
I was using Omega Rom happily since last month. But today i installed extended power menu and brightness fix mods from omega app. Then when the phone restarted it is stuck in boot (Samsung)
I did everything what could i do:
Re-installed CF-Root many times
Re-installed kernal siyah again
But nothing is happening its still stucked on the boot screen & it vibrates 2 3 times but the screen remains still on samsung logo
Guys plz tell me what should i do.
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Boot into custom recovery (VOL UP & HOME & POWER buttons together)
Then:
Data/Factory reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Reboot into Android and see if that has fixed it; if not, then go back to CWM recovery and do the following:
Data/Factory reset
Wipe Cache
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Format /system (probably not required but just in case)
And then flash Omega ROM again
how? CMW is not opening the phone is only able to open in download mode nothing else. Its a fault with OMEGA 8.1 mods or maybe siyah beta kernal
how to start in recovery mode? If i press the 3 buttons it takes me to download mode
themude said:
how? CMW is not opening the phone is only able to open in download mode nothing else. Its a fault with OMEGA 8.1 mods or maybe siyah beta kernal
how to start in recovery mode? If i press the 3 buttons it takes me to download mode
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxaVXJJdhhk
How to enter RECOVERY mode on the Samsung Galaxy S3
1) Make sure the phone is turned OFF (take out battery, wait 10 seconds, replace battery, make sure nothing appears on screen)
2) Press+Hold the VOL UP and HOME buttons, together
3) Now, whilst holding these two buttons together, press+hold the POWER button
4) Keep all of these buttons held down, don't let go even if you see the 'Samsung Galaxy S III' logo screen, ignore it and keep holding those three buttons down
5) Once you see the recovery screen, you can let go of the buttons and start using the recovery as you wish
How to enter DOWNLOAD mode on the Samsung Galaxy S3
Follow all the steps as above, except at step 2) press+hold VOL DOWN and HOME buttons together
i already looked at every topic that shows how to install CWM on SIII without success.
when i install the .tar file via Odin, the process finishes, i turn off the phone and turn it on pressing (Vol+) +Home Button + Power por 10 secs
but it shows the stock recovery instead of CWM.
What's happening here? oO
try flashing it again, if you are flashing the right file it should work
I got touch cwm on my S3 by using ROM Manager.. easy pie.
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It had happened to me a while back. Flash the latest cf-root. It'll work.
Thanks
123shree said:
It had happened to me a while back. Flash the latest cf-root. It'll work.
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Thanks, worked like a charm
Please help. Tried to install cm9. Being a total noob i didn't know to root and stuff, just followed a random youtube tutorial (about i9001). Long story short: Used Odin to flash something, and it stalled, so i unplug the phone and it soft bricked. I can access Downloading Mode (Vol down + Home button + Power button). Can anyone help? Please
Download the stock firmware for your phone and flash it through Odin. As long as you can get into download mode then it should be okay. Or you could flash a kernel with a custom recovery then boot into the recovery and flash a ROM.
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NIMBAH said:
Download the stock firmware for your phone and flash it through Odin. As long as you can get into download mode then it should be okay. Or you could flash a kernel with a custom recovery then boot into the recovery and flash a ROM.
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It seems all I had to do is: when flashing with odin put stock firmware in PDA and not Single file bla bla and it worked.
I also switched usb ports and such.
hi all, ive downloaded this custom rom (xaiomi rom for samsung galaxy s4 gt-i9505) and ive followed the step by step to install this new rom (yep, im still a noob to this) and now my phone seems to be stuck on the start up. im not sure what i did wrong because i made sure the rom was for my device. i used CWM to install it via ROM manager and now its stuck, i done what it told me to do like do a factory reset (i done that with cwm) and backed up all my data with TIBU but its just stuck, any ideas on what i should do? ive tried the battery pull and tried to boot into cwm recovery but it says in little blue writing *booting* or something like that but then it just returns to start up and freezes :/ thanks in advance
Please help asap!!!
please help me because i dont have a computer and im at my friends house leaving soon and i want to fix this before i go!!!!!
Get a stock rom and flash it via odin.
1) download Odin
2) download your stock rom
3) boot into download mode by holding volume down+power
4) connect the phone to your pc
5) where Odin has the PDA button, click and add your stock rom
5) click start.
If your computer picks up your phone, Odin will say "connected" and show yoyr device.
Hope this helps.
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SeraphSephiroth said:
Get a stock rom and flash it via odin.
1) download Odin
2) download your stock rom
3) boot into download mode by holding volume down+power
4) connect the phone to your pc
5) where Odin has the PDA button, click and add your stock rom
5) click start.
If your computer picks up your phone, Odin will say "connected" and show yoyr device.
Hope this helps.
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does it matter what odin i use?!?!?!
phattpro1 said:
does it matter what odin i use?!?!?!
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Nope