Hi All,
Let me preface by saying I'm appreciative of all the info and knowledge you guys so generously impart to N00Bs like myself. Never the less, I'm at wits end with this device and am ready to chuck it against something hard.
The Problem
After getting a few minor glitchy things with stock 2.2, I decided to revert to 2.1 using odin and try my hand at using a custom ROM. I tried CM10, and had a miserable time flashing it and had to unbrick the thing with odin, which of course I downloaded from the forum, followed all intstructions, etc.
Now the problem I'm having has to do with updating through Kies, which I'm resolved to do because flashing anything custom never seems to work out for me. When I've plugged in the phone and the drivers automatically load, I switch it into kies mode but the kies software on my computer will not recognize it. (windows 7 64). The phone screen will switch to a picture of a usb jack and say initializing, but it never says its connected. It will flash briefly to the home screen before going back to the initializing screen repeatedly.
Other Symptoms
-Rooting with the update.zip method isn't working either. No SU in the app drawer.
-Hard to get into download mode, only works if i press the 2 buttons with the battery removed then connecting usb cable.
Again, I'm very grateful for any assistance that can be offered.
bmurt1 said:
Hi All,
Let me preface by saying I'm appreciative of all the info and knowledge you guys so generously impart to N00Bs like myself. Never the less, I'm at wits end with this device and am ready to chuck it against something hard.
The Problem
After getting a few minor glitchy things with stock 2.2, I decided to revert to 2.1 using odin and try my hand at using a custom ROM. I tried CM10, and had a miserable time flashing it and had to unbrick the thing with odin, which of course I downloaded from the forum, followed all intstructions, etc.
Now the problem I'm having has to do with updating through Kies, which I'm resolved to do because flashing anything custom never seems to work out for me. When I've plugged in the phone and the drivers automatically load, I switch it into kies mode but the kies software on my computer will not recognize it. (windows 7 64). The phone screen will switch to a picture of a usb jack and say initializing, but it never says its connected. It will flash briefly to the home screen before going back to the initializing screen repeatedly.
Other Symptoms
-Rooting with the update.zip method isn't working either. No SU in the app drawer.
-Hard to get into download mode, only works if i press the 2 buttons with the battery removed then connecting usb cable.
Again, I'm very grateful for any assistance that can be offered.
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DO NOT USE KIES it is notorious for hard bricking phones. I to had trouble with update.zip but then I found a correct one and it worked fine. And as for flashing cm10 those steps have to be followed to the T. You might to try flashing a gingerbread and then a jellybean ROM. file:///mnt/emmc/update.zip
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http://db.tt/UB5eT9uR
This is the update.zip I use
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skinzy98 said:
DO NOT USE KIES it is notorious for hard bricking phones. I to had trouble with update.zip but then I found a correct one and it worked fine. And as for flashing cm10 those steps have to be followed to the T. You might to try flashing a gingerbread and then a jellybean ROM. file:///mnt/emmc/update.zip
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This is the update.zip I use
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Thanks for the advice.
Is there a version and/or method you would recommend for a noob? Additionally, I tried your update file a couple of times and still no luck. Could that have anything to do with CWR? I had to install an old version of ROM manager earlier when I was rooted because 2.1 isn't supported anymore.
bmurt1 said:
Thanks for the advice.
Is there a version and/or method you would recommend for a noob? Additionally, I tried your update file a couple of times and still no luck. Could that have anything to do with CWR? I had to install an old version of ROM manager earlier when I was rooted because 2.1 isn't supported anymore.
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What are the exact steps you're using when trying to install update.zip?
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You certainly want to avoid kies, unless you want to totally brick your device.
As for obtaining root, I was partial to z4root back in my vibrant days
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
It works well, although it occasionally needs a second or third attempt if the first fails.
(Remember to be patient, it sometimes tales a little time)
As for having issues updating your device, what exactly are you attempting to update to, and what method are you applying?
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UPDATED: FOUND A FIX! IF THIS WONT WORK I HAVE ANOTHER METHOD BUT ITS QUITE RISKY.
Please rate my thread if it helped
{Disregard my posts asking for help}
This guide is exactly what I did and it was very successful. Please don't blame me if it doesn't work. Keep in mind I did attempt every other option I could think of and this worked. I am not at fault if something goes wrong.
Begin by flashing to stock 2.1 through ODIN and make sure you repartition. Root the stock ROM so you can flash. Then install the latest Froyo by eugene373(you can try a JI6 ROM if you prefer). Now make sure to use a one click root method to re-root (or method of choice).
Download ROM Manager then install clockwork and reboot into it. Do a simple reboot back into your phone from clockwork. Now reboot your phone normally from Froyo ROM. Yes, it is a lot of rebooting, I know!
From here on, the USB saying its on while not plugged in should be fixed - hopefully! The new ROM seems to fix it because the USB settings are a little different..
After is where I think solved the USB problem when the phone isnt booted. Ok, now this is easy. Get back into clockwork, do the following: "Advanced-> Wipe Battery Stats" choose Yes of course. Then just reboot while plugged into USB so phone starts.
It "SHOULD" be fixed at this point!
Unplug from USB and shutdown completely. Now try to start phone without getting the boot looping battery icon. Reboot again to assure this worked for you. If it boots, jump up and down and hope it never happens again. Pull battery a couple times if necessary. This may help if the above failed.
When all is fixed you can install any ROM you wish granted you flash a 2.1 kernel if your not installing another Froyo ROM. Please make sure you understand this.
I only wrote this to help those who have encountered this nasty issue. I really hope it works for you. It is really worth a shot!
If anything was misunderstood, feel free to ask and I will do what I can to help. Ill respond as soon as I get the time.
I think I will make the guide a new thread if its successful. I need feedback. I will also add all download links and fix it up.
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*****FIXED*****
Hi.. I have the same problem. Can you please tell me how you made the USB mode off when the phone is on?
I turned off USB debugging and changed the settings to "Ask on connection" then restart the phone when plugged into your computer.
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I also have the same problem... For me going to "Ask on connection" also helped - but USB does not work at all, the connections sign disappears when I plug in USB.
Additionally, I (mostly) could not boot the phone without having USB plugged in.
Yea its horrible having to boot while charging.
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Try either flashing a rom with the JI6 update built in or using odin to flash the JI6 update. I talked with tech support and they said the "fix" was supposed to come in the update but if you are like me you didn't get teh update because you are on a third party rom. I found bionix 1.9.1 had the JI6 update in it and flashed it on a list ditch effort before i crushed the phone in frustration and since then i have been free of the USB annoyance. If that doesn't work though, it is a "known defect" and TMO wil replace the phone. You can also just go that route too if you don't want to try flashing all the rom's.
In my case this issue appeared at first after updating... actually thus I am trying to get completely back to stock, trying to fix it that way.
Sending the phone to T-Mobile is difficult since I bought it used on Ebay, isn't it? Or is it realistic to get some help from them?
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First post now contains my fix. Just another edit to remove my old question.
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I finally fixed the issue. After installing Eugenes Froyo port it fixed the USB from staying mounted when the phone is running. Then to fix the problem when the phone is off I booted into clockwork and wiped battery stats. After a reboot or two it was fixed. Dont know if this will work for everyone...post results if you try this. Thanks!
*Detailed guide in first post*
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Hi,
Does the Eugene froyo have the JI6 update?
Thanks
B
It uses the JI6 modem but thats about it. You could flash it but in order to restore your JI6 ROM you must also reflash the 2.1 kernel. Read up on it. Its worth it to get rid of the USB problem. Perhaps you could flash Stock through ODIN then update back to JI6 through Kies Mini instead. That way I think would get you back to where you want to be without kernel issues? It may be worth a shot cause the USB problem makes the phone so horrible. Make sure to do a backup of everything you want with Titanium and save any files you want to external SD. Make sure you wipe everything if you do install Froyo cause that is how I did the process. I hope it works for you if you try. Post any questions...
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Thanks for the advice!
I will flash the Bionix-Mod, that also has another kernel I think. Yeah and I gonna take care with Voodoo
Updated w/ Solution and hopefully a working fix for others.
It happened to me, but after I flash back to tmobile stock via odin, root, rom manager and flash to bionix final via clockwork(read instalation guide) it's gone.
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Yea I suppose any JI6 ROM would work instead of froyo but it wasnt that easy for me. This guide is for who cant make anything else work.
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@deez1234
so can you share with us now your vibrant running smothly, power on off without connect usb cable and charger ?
i've same problem, when i turn on phone not powering just show rounds (cercles) turn of (like blinking)
but when i connect usb cable phone show charging so now i press power button, phone turn on,
if i remove usb cable from phone, but when phone fully loaded on desktop show USB IS CONNECTED,
i've spend 3 days for searching solution of my problem but still not luck,
i've follow all your posted procedure, i've flashed successfully froyo also have install rom manager and clockwork but when i try to rebot my phone by rom manager its not work at all, just ask to me wana restart in recovery, but phone not restart, i think rom manager and clockwork not working on 2.2
please suggest me what is need to do next ?
NOTE: my vibrant is brand new just received before 5-6 days, i'm out side of usa that way not able to ask warranty or something
This guide worked perfectly for me. I tried it without partitioning in Odin first (just for a test) and it did not fix it. I then re-Odin'd the phone (following directions with a partition) and it has worked perfectly. I did not reflash a Froyo ROM, I just reflashed Bionox 1.9 and all is well.
Thanks for the fix
I'm glad I could help. And @Ja, are you making sure your rooted cause both ROM manager and clockwork works perfect on 2.2. You can try a JI6 ROM in place of froyo and see if it helps. And yes my Vibrant is as good as new.
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Is there a section for exhibit 2 4g. When i plug my usb to labtop i get a mtp driver error makes it impossible to root. Please help. My vibrant connects fine.
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do you have the required drivers installed?...i don't have that phone..but just a suggestion..
more info please
Im guessing i do not have the right drivers. I tried samsung website could not find them. This Sgh-t679 did not come with the drivers in the box. I have windows 7 labtop. Keep in mind on my vibrant my labtop automaticly installed them. It errors out every time with mtp error. I hate not being able to root.
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I got no luck with the drivers part but here is a thread where you can download a zip to root it. Hate to send someone outside of XDA but Root is Root.
http://androidforums.com/exhibit-4g...8-anyone-root-samsung-exhibit-ii-4g-t679.html
Just reading through that thread though it seems that the Superuser.apk might be out of date. If so you can get the Update Fixer from the market. This actually worked for me when I updated Chainsdd SU.
Or you can go here too AndroidSU.com
Edit: On post 19 is says this, "but you can just download the drivers for the Exhibit (T659) and it will work with the Exhibit II as well"
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Im guessing i do not have the right drivers. I tried samsung website could not find them. This Sgh-t679 did not come with the drivers in the box. I have windows 7 labtop. Keep in mind on my vibrant my labtop automaticly installed them. It errors out every time with mtp error. I hate not being able to root.
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Try looking here
http://androidforums.com/samsung-exhibit-4g/
They might be able to help sense there is no thread here for that phone.
Thank you for your help but a zip is pointless if my labtop does not
Recognize my device. I need to get the driver first. And that has been my problem. I will keep looking :-(
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You can download the zip over 3g/wifi and root it that way without ever plugging into your computer. At least then you will be rooted and problem#1 willbe solved.
Woodrube said:
Edit: On post 19 is says this, "but you can just download the drivers for the Exhibit (T659) and it will work with the Exhibit II as well"
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And this should take care of problem #2 http://www.google.com/#hl=en&site=&....,cf.osb&fp=5133716a5bf59f5a&biw=1024&bih=667
Woodrube said:
You can download the zip over 3g/wifi and root it that way without ever plugging into your computer. At least then you will be rooted and problem#1 willbe solved.
And this should take care of problem #2 http://www.google.com/#hl=en&site=&....,cf.osb&fp=5133716a5bf59f5a&biw=1024&bih=667
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How would i flash a zip with out cwm or being rooted? Googling drivers is the easiest way to get virus and spyware. I tried your links though i refuse to install a program that does a driver scan then tells me i have 22 errors and i have to pay to fix them. None the less thanks for helping.
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You can flash an Update.zip through stock Recovery. If face I think it is call "Install Update.zip".
What you install or not is up to you. You asked and me and Big Dog both answered with links. If you don't want to use them that is fine. On your own. Good luck and let me know if you need anything else causeI am alwys willing to help.
How do i get to stock recovery? On my vibrant i had to flash bootloaders from odin. Which requires usb to labtop lol.
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Greetings.
I've been trying some ICS ROMs on my US 5.0 Player but I decided to just go back to GB.
I flashed what I had before, Eryigit 3.5, nothing out of the ordinary, while it was charging. Everything went well.
At one point I turned it off, while still charging.
And when I tried to turn it on again I couldn't. Instead of the Samsung logo that would normally appear, only the "waiting" android sign showed up (8 lines forming a circle), sometimes the charging battery animation, even if it is unplugged, but nothing else.
I've tried to flash stock GB ROMs on Odin, flash Entropy's kernel on Odin as well, and it boots normally when the process is finished.
I had soft bricks which I solved, but when I try to flash the stock ROM with PIT files on Odin, it wouldn't go past "Setup Connection".
Right now I can go to Download Mode but not much else.
Any help would be appreciated.
From my GNote. That's all.
I'm sure you did this, but did you flash the correct version kernel for either the us or international variants? This is the only thing that ever caused me a soft brick. Was stuck in boot loop, but was able to get into recovery.
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Yeah, I used the right ROM and kernel, for the US version of the Galaxy Player 5.0.
From my GNote. That's all.
SirRhor said:
Yeah, I used the right ROM and kernel, for the US version of the Galaxy Player 5.0.
From my GNote. That's all.
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Flash back with odin tou your stock samsung rom and then try it again!
Next thing to try, any chance you
Can verify that the drivers are okay on the computer? When I was running erigit, my computer did not recognize my device in mass storage mode (debugging off), I had to uninstall Kies and reinstall, drivers got updated... Weird.
Could the bad Odin flash be driver related?
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Next thing to try, any chance you
Can verify that the drivers are okay on the computer? When I was running erigit, my computer did not recognize my device in mass storage mode (debugging off), I had to uninstall Kies and reinstall, drivers got updated... Weird.
Could the bad Odin flash be driver related?
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That's just driver related try to reinstall the drivers!
I've reinstalled Samsung drivers like 10 times. Each time I had a soft brick I had to install Heimdall drivers and then reinstall the Samsung ones to use Odin, so no, I don't think it's driver related.
From my GNote. That's all.
No recovery mode at all, just download? Have you tried a different usb cable? Had that issue with droids. After that, I'm at a loss until I do some digging.
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No recovery mode at all, just download? Have you tried a different usb cable? Had that issue with droids. After that, I'm at a loss until I do some digging.
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I can get to recovery only after I flash a ROM with Odin and then I restart it with a special toggle to go to recovery. But if I turn the device off, no recovery for me, only Download Mode, so I guess something is needed up with the bootloader.
I will try a different cable tonight when I'm home. Thank you for the suggestion.
From my GNote. That's all.
Ok, seeing as recovery is pirated in, what about re rooting using super one click to unlock that bootloader (again?). Can't see how it would have re locked, but could explain the rom not being able to run or recovery not accessible. Would make sense that this could be bootloader related.
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Well, I've tried everything I know.
Reflashed with Odin, and everything works perfectly up to the point I turn the device off. After that, no reboot for me.
Maybe a damaged partition, a damaged bootloader, who knows.
Tomorrow is waiting for me a trip to Best Buy; fortunately I got the extended warranty and I unrooted the device before turn it off.
Thank you for the responses I got, I really appreciate it.
Wish I could help more, but truly stumped.
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Hey folks,
I installed Helly Bean a few months back and just downloaded an updated version of the ROM - when I went to flash it I discovered that I can no longer get to Recover, when I choose 'Reboot' and select 'Recovery' the phone reboots but just lands on a black screen. The touch buttons at the bottom of the phone light up when you touch any of them - but otherwise nothing happens; I have to hold the power button to reboot the phone again and it just starts up as normal.
I tried using CWM ROM Manager to flash a new recovery (Choosing 'Samsung Vibrant (MTD)') - but it says there's no officially supported CWM Recovery yet for my device, and asks if I have installed one manually. I've looked into it...but I can't seem to find HOW to install one manually.
It's really not a pressing thing as my current ROM works well enough...but it'd be nice to figure out a solution. I'm still pretty much a noob at all of the Android development stuff...so please bear with me. Any advice would be most appreciated!
There was a build of helly that caused this issue. What is the build date you are running?
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There was a build of helly that caused this issue. What is the build date you are running?
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Looks like Sept 27th - thought I thought it was older than that.
It was actually the kernel that caused the issue, I'll look into the build date/number.
Edit:that is the build, flash the latest .tar kernel in Odin, then boot to recovery and flash new ROM.
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Thank you for checking!
Quick follow-up! Back when I flashed the ROM (and previous ROMs) I had a PC - so I'm familiar with Odin, but since then it crapped out and now I'm saddled with a Mac. I've investigated a Mac alternative...but all the threads I've found have dried up download links and don't quite explain the process of setting it up. Any advice there?
Worse case scenario I boot up the PC and try to get through the process of using Odin - but as the problem is that the graphics card is dying; the thing could crap out again at any moment - which I assume could brick my phone if it happened mid-flash.
Thanks!
Not real familiar with Mac. Heimdall is the only program I'm aware of, Im not sure if you can flash a kernel with it. Sorry
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Got it solved with Odin. Thanks for the point in the right direction!
I know there is an answer in this section somewhere, but I did not entirely understand the one I found. Also, I believe I am having trouble installing the drivers/not sure where to check if they are installed.
Also, I have windows 8 if that changes anything
thanks for any help!
You don't give any details on what you were doing or anything, but I think this is what you want to start with before trying anything else.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35265728
Sorry about that, I ran CASUAL, but i guess i had a problem with that, I thought I was unlocked and rooted after completing it, but it turns out I was only rooted and I tried to flash a ROM without and unlocked bootloader.
Your bootloader is locked.
You must Odin back to start and redo the whole process.
I root then unlock then flash twrp then ROMs
I never had a problem.
Or you could start at the very first post here. That days questions about soft bricks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39299305
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I've read both of these already and i have odin but i cannot figure out how to get the computer to detect my phone in download mode. I'm assuming its a driver issue like i thought earlier as well
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I've read both of these already and i have odin but i cannot figure out how to get the computer to detect my phone in download mode. I'm assuming its a driver issue like i thought earlier as well
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Well are you getting any errors? Is it not seeing a device hooked up at all? What OS are you on? Any details will help.
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I see in anther thread you're in Windows 8.i don't believe it's supported.i would try another computer
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