I use an old Samsung Galaxy S1 (i500) for reading, music, and internet. I can't hook it up to a phone service due to the area I live in not supporting nTelos phones.
What I want to do is flash a tablet ROM to my phone, thus getting rid of the svc and phone functions, since I don't use them whatsoever.
What I would like to know is...while this brick my phone? Has anyone else done this? I would just do it...but...I really don't want to brick it for nothing. I also don't want to have to completely redo everything I have on my phone.
Any advice or suggestions for ROMs would be appreciated if it is a viable option.
chaoticist said:
I use an old Samsung Galaxy S1 (i500) for reading, music, and internet. I can't hook it up to a phone service due to the area I live in not supporting nTelos phones.
What I want to do is flash a tablet ROM to my phone, thus getting rid of the svc and phone functions, since I don't use them whatsoever.
What I would like to know is...while this brick my phone? Has anyone else done this? I would just do it...but...I really don't want to brick it for nothing. I also don't want to have to completely redo everything I have on my phone.
Any advice or suggestions for ROMs would be appreciated if it is a viable option.
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Flashing a different devices ROM won't work. But you can just use titanium backup or root uninstaller to Delete the phone apps
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abdel12345 said:
Flashing a different devices ROM won't work. But you can just use titanium backup or root uninstaller to Delete the phone apps
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The last time I tried something like that...it didn't brick, but I did have to reflash to prevent continuous force-close. I do have titanium, but...yeah.
chaoticist said:
The last time I tried something like that...it didn't brick, but I did have to reflash to prevent continuous force-close. I do have titanium, but...yeah.
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Look in the development section for the geewiz media edition rom (there's two versions)... It's wifi only 4.2.2 goodness :thumbup:
Also remember it's based on stock Verizon bml (touchwiz)stuff not cayanogenmod mtd (aosp)stuff,,, certain things install/work different...
hhp_211 said:
Look in the development section for the geewiz media edition rom (there's two versions)... It's wifi only 4.2.2 goodness :thumbup:
Also remember it's based on stock Verizon bml (touchwiz)stuff not cayanogenmod mtd (aosp)stuff,,, certain things install/work different...
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I'm using CM7 right now. I had some trouble with it corrupting my SD cards before, because I made the mistake of not re-flashing and re-rooting the stock rom first. I did that and hopefully that fixed it. I made a backup just in case, though.
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I'm using CM7 right now. I had some trouble with it corrupting my SD cards before, because I made the mistake of not re-flashing and re-rooting the stock rom first. I did that and hopefully that fixed it. I made a backup just in case, though.
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You shouldn't have to reflash stock or reroot you just flash the Odin full flash.
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bbrad said:
You shouldn't have to reflash stock or reroot you just flash the Odin full flash.
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Perhaps that was my problem. I flash with cwm. I use heimdall, because for some reason, odin no longer detects my phone.
Although I'm using CM10 now, and I'm not sure it can be flashed with heimdall because it uses a different filesystem...
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Hey guys, figured i would test out a semi-cleaned up rom for yall to flash. This is nothing too fancy, just removed most of the bloat from the /system.
Go here for the download: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/458252/Angel-i500-VZW-semiclean.tar.md5
install with odin, follow instructions in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782204
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU FLASH TO YOUR PHONE! YOU FLASH THIS KNOWING THAT IT COULD VERY WELL BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Now with Yahoo instead of Bing.. right?
namebrandon said:
Now with Yahoo instead of Bing.. right?
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I thought we decided on using altavista?
fallingup said:
I thought we decided on using altavista?
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That's right, I remember now. Altavista w/ Mosaic Mini.
i wont install unless theres an ask jeeves widget ; )
illtema said:
i wont install unless theres an ask jeeves widget ; )
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Lol
Good job angel where can I get in on the action ?
Lets get a good rom going
Join in irc on freenode, #samsung-fascinate
And to the ones with root not showing up, can you 'ls /system/xbin' from adb and paste the results?
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I cant activate google for the market with this nor the stock rom. I even did *228.
Any suggestions?
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Solved issue once I did a reset in settings (found solution through Google for nexus one users)
This might be a dumb question but do u have ur gmail synched and set up?
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Girlfriends Fascinate just decided to randomly stop doing anything except showing lights on soft keys after rooting and lag fix. Decided if I've got to restore should try this. First flash I got stuck at a similar issue after VZW logo. Wiped data and cache and was able to boot but entered in to FC hell. Working on flashing back to stock Odin posted in other thread as we speak.
Update: realized I had only wiped data and not cache as well. after doing that was able to flash back to stock, trying this once more.
Update 2: No go, still FCing like crazy. Flashing back to stock.
rstarr said:
Girlfriends Fascinate just decided to randomly stop doing anything except showing lights on soft keys after rooting and lag fix. Decided if I've got to restore should try this. First flash I got stuck at a similar issue after VZW logo. Wiped data and cache and was able to boot but entered in to FC hell. Working on flashing back to stock Odin posted in other thread as we speak.
Update: realized I had only wiped data and not cache as well. after doing that was able to flash back to stock, trying this once more.
Update 2: No go, still FCing like crazy. Flashing back to stock.
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I had the same issue. Install stock and then Angels. Wipe cache only and it should work. If you cant activate Google do a reset in settings and all is fine.
I'm sorry, but that's exactly what I experienced rooting and running the lag fix on a Vibrant. There is something flawed with the lag fix. I don't know what it is, but this is the 4th experience I've read about that's the exact same as mine.
Could Samsung change the file system with an OTA update? Is that even possible?
BeeDubs said:
I'm sorry, but that's exactly what I experienced rooting and running the lag fix on a Vibrant. There is something flawed with the lag fix. I don't know what it is, but this is the 4th experience I've read about that's the exact same as mine.
Could Samsung change the file system with an OTA update? Is that even possible?
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All the lag fixes have some issues right now. The best lag fix will come once samsung releases the source code for our phones. See here: http://project-voodoo.org/
Any chance we see this with an update to DI01?
Any chance this would fix my broken wifi ??? Other then that I love my Rooted de-binged and de-verizoned fascinate
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johnt2k said:
Any chance this would fix my broken wifi ??? Other then that I love my Rooted de-binged and de-verizoned fascinate
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I doubt it will fix wifi, what's wrong with it btw?
i lost it some how in the process of rooting and CW recovery ???
i actually got it resolved now i just went back to a stock nandroid that some one posted and now have re rooted and backed up ???
dont know if i had wifi on some how while in the process or what wifi teather worked but i could not scan for open wifi networks.
noob mistake
can someone please post stock rom my phone is trippn out nd i accidently forgot to do a backup thanx 2 whoevr saves my phone
salvy31 said:
can someone please post stock rom my phone is trippn out nd i accidently forgot to do a backup thanx 2 whoevr saves my phone
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The stock rom is posted in a thread stickied in this forum with instructions on how to revert to stock as well...
salvy31 said:
can someone please post stock rom my phone is trippn out nd i accidently forgot to do a backup thanx 2 whoevr saves my phone
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I recommend using odin and falling up's odin files. I'd link you, but my phone doesn't link.
Hi, I'm currently on simply honey3.91 gingerbread...I flashed this rom specifically just to be able to use netflix but now it appears that the newest version works on froyo now.. how do I downgrade back to froyo? Froyo had working gps for me which I could never get to work consistently on gb...to have GPS and netflix working on my phone would be great!
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Odin back to eclair, root, install rom manager, format sd-card (remove the external sd-card to avoid loosing important data) and flash froyo.
naars90 said:
Hi, I'm currently on simply honey3.91 gingerbread...I flashed this rom specifically just to be able to use netflix but now it appears that the newest version works on froyo now.. how do I downgrade back to froyo? Froyo had working gps for me which I could never get to work consistently on gb...to have GPS and netflix working on my phone would be great!
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No need to format SD card
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I have gingerbread bootloaders...would that be a problem?
It's not going to be a problem. You may only be annoying by the I1900 when you boot your phone. Regarding formatting your sd-card, to cleanup the left over software components like voodoo folder and data. Re-installing the os on your phone is juts like re-installing os on your pc. Cleanup the left over junk may help saving space and other unforeseen complicated issues.
naars90 said:
I have gingerbread bootloaders...would that be a problem?
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It's not going to be a problem. You may only be annoying by the I1900 when you boot your phone. Regarding formatting your sd-card, to cleanup the left over software components like voodoo folder and data. Re-installing the os on your phone is juts like re-installing os on your pc. Cleanup the left over junk may help saving space and other unforeseen complicated issues.
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on the flipside if you want to be extra careful just flash froyo bootloaders of course dont be sacred if at reboot you get rainbows thats normal after that reboot phone into download mode then odin back to stock reroot flash clockwork and flash a froyo rom
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on the flipside if you want to be extra careful just flash froyo bootloaders of course dont be sacred if at reboot you get rainbows thats normal after that reboot phone into download mode then odin back to stock reroot flash clockwork and flash a froyo rom
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Have you tried that? Don't want to take a chance and I hate the rainbow lolz.
Thanks anyway
VibrantThemer said:
Have you tried that? Don't want to take a chance and I hate the rainbow lolz.
Thanks anyway
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the rainbows are there only while your still on simply honey as soon as you odin back to stock they will be gone and you have your normal galaxy s start up logos
VibrantThemer said:
Have you tried that? Don't want to take a chance and I hate the rainbow lolz.
Thanks anyway
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I have flashed bootloaders both ways. Nothing to worry about as long as you follow the steps. Works like a charm.
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I have flashed bootloaders both ways. Nothing to worry about as long as you follow the steps. Works like a charm.
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I'm thinking of doing this as I cannot seem to get a full workday with relatively light use out of GB right now.
Anyway... where can I find the bootloaders for Froyo and is there a guide to make sure I do this in the right order. I haven't had any issues with all the various flashes and odins that I have done so far, but with CM7 on board I know that it's quite a bit different now.
I tried using the XDA search for bootloaders and basically got this an other similar threads.
I read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990 which looks like I already had stock bootloader, but I wasn't sure if that is correct.
Yeah, that's the right place. Just click on the "Froyo Bootloader Revert to Vibrant" link to download the original bootloaders. It should be a .tar file. Flash through Odin with the same steps, but just use the Froyo BL .tar instead of the GB one and BOOM!
In like tube socks!
Oh yeah... don't forget that the button combo for the GB bootloaders is different. It's just volume up + power.
Hello guys.
What is the best way to wipe my phone, so its completely ready for new ROM?
Sorry if its alrdy out there. But hopefully you can help, im a bit new.
There area couple of things I would do and they are as follows
1. Do a backup of all your apps with Titanium or some other program like that
2. Do a full Nandroid back up of your current rom just incase you soft brick your phone.
3. Back up your EFS folder once that is gone its pretty hard to get it back. I have never had a problem but others have.
4. Make sure you wipe your cache/user data with CWM and also dalvik cache. This is to insure you dont have any issues with your old rom conflicting with the new one its sucks I have done this even if it says NO-WIPE rom.
5. Install your new rom whatever that may be
TLR
MAKE BACKUPS OF YOUR APPS
MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP
iCon878 said:
There area couple of things I would do and they are as follows
1. Do a backup of all your apps with Titanium or some other program like that
2. Do a full Nandroid back up of your current rom just incase you soft brick your phone.
3. Back up your EFS folder once that is gone its pretty hard to get it back. I have never had a problem but others have.
4. Make sure you wipe your cache/user data with CWM and also dalvik cache. This is to insure you dont have any issues with your old rom conflicting with the new one its sucks I have done this even if it says NO-WIPE rom.
5. Install your new rom whatever that may be
TLR
MAKE BACKUPS OF YOUR APPS
MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP
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In addition to the steps, you can also format the system and emmc, If you want a clean slate. Just remember to place New ROM and nandroid backup on ext SD card before formatting
I was a bit hasty when flashing, and did not get a original rom backup(nandroid). Am I completely ****ed now? My current rom works just fine, just wondering if my next flash softbricks it. Could I back up my current rom and return to that?
Also, if I flash a original sammy rom from the original rom thread(the one I presume my phone came with), will I be able to update through the built in sammy function(Search for updates)?
Sorry for hijacking, but this thread seemed suitable rather than starting a new.
Cheers!
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I was a bit hasty when flashing, and did not get a original rom backup(nandroid). Am I completely ****ed now? My current rom works just fine, just wondering if my next flash softbricks it. Could I back up my current rom and return to that?
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Sure, any backup of a working ROM is good. You can always pull an official firmware from Intratech's thread to flash back to stock if you need to in the future.
edgenet said:
Also, if I flash a original sammy rom from the original rom thread(the one I presume my phone came with), will I be able to update through the built in sammy function(Search for updates)?
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Maybe. I see a Norwegian flag in your profile. If you flash back to stock, it MAY work for you. Doesn't for me, but that's because I'm in the US, and no one officially carries this phone here.. so neither Kies nor OTA work for updates for me.
edgenet said:
I was a bit hasty when flashing, and did not get a original rom backup(nandroid). Am I completely ****ed now? My current rom works just fine, just wondering if my next flash softbricks it. Could I back up my current rom and return to that?
Also, if I flash a original sammy rom from the original rom thread(the one I presume my phone came with), will I be able to update through the built in sammy function(Search for updates)?
Sorry for hijacking, but this thread seemed suitable rather than starting a new.
Cheers!
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No, not suitable at all.
Hijacking bigtime and not using "search" either - good start, you'll not be popular if you carry on like this...
Since like me you're in Norway and can't sleep either I'll try to help - no links though, you gotta search:
If you're careful with flashing the softbrick chances are small. Yes, you can back up your current ROM.
No, you can't update via "search for updates" on the phone. It's an OTA feature that's never been implemented in Gingerbread - at least not here in Norge.
And you can't "presume" what your original firmware/ROM was - you either know it or you don't.
To be honest, you don't sound like you're ready for custom ROMs yet. I'd do a lot more reading here if I were you.
Lykke til.
If i format system and emmc ..will i have to root the phone again?
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pnjbibomb said:
If i format system and emmc ..will i have to root the phone again?
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Do you mean format /system? I'm thinking if you format /system, you'll have to re-flash the phone's firmware.
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*2767*3855#
That does a full wipe, whilst keeping root.
If you change Roms, you will lose your root.
But when you install a custom kernel, most auto root anyway.
Finally words of advice, ALWAYS be sure what your doing if flashing anything!
Don't rush into Anything until YOU KNOW what your doing.
Not sure about something, ask. (dont guess or assume)
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Thanks..
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Anyone have an idea why every time I install an aosp rom it glitches at the Samsung boot screen then just goes black and I have to pull the battery? I've installed clean, jelly beans and jedi Rom without issue. Any help is appreciated.
Update your twrp then try again. Make sure your doing full wipes and flashing gapps
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hopesrequiem said:
Update your twrp then try again. Make sure your doing full wipes and flashing gapps
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Just updated my TWRP to 2.4 and did what you suggested with the wiping and same problem.
The Samsung Galaxy screen glitches to half way off the screen, then goes off, then comes back on then the whole thing goes black and nothing.
I'm going to try another rom and see if it still does it as well.
dudeicles said:
Just updated my TWRP to 2.4 and did what you suggested with the wiping and same problem.
The Samsung Galaxy screen glitches to half way off the screen, then goes off, then comes back on then the whole thing goes black and nothing.
I'm going to try another rom and see if it still does it as well.
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Even with another ROM it doesn't seem to want to work. It's really weird, because any Touchwiz ROM works fine, it only does it on AOSP roms..... I'm hoping someone knows what the fix for this is.
dudeicles said:
Even with another ROM it doesn't seem to want to work. It's really weird, because any Touchwiz ROM works fine, it only does it on AOSP roms..... I'm hoping someone knows what the fix for this is.
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Odin to stock then re unlock and try this all again? I'm not sure what else you can try. I flip between aosp and tw almost daily
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The Note 2 that couldn't...
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The Note 2 that couldn't...
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Heh I think I can I think I can...I was thinken are you trying to flash the file that the post links to because thats not the right one you need to get the note 2 lte one tolte..just a though I downloaded the wrong one first but caught it
http://changelog.bbqdroid.org/#t0lte/cm10.1/next
in my experience, you need to do a factory wipe again AFTER you install or you will get a bootloop.
I think CM10.1 mentions that in their install process.
Acery said:
in my experience, you need to do a factory wipe again AFTER you install or you will get a bootloop.
I think CM10.1 mentions that in their install process.
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Yeah it can't hurt even if they don't say that
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Acery said:
in my experience, you need to do a factory wipe again AFTER you install or you will get a bootloop.
I think CM10.1 mentions that in their install process.
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Would it help in any way to change to CWM when flashing my AOSP roms?
dudeicles said:
Would it help in any way to change to CWM when flashing my AOSP roms?
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I would try cwm, I had a gs3 that couodnt flash anything with cwm but could with twrp, my note was the opposite, cwm was awful on it.
Just ran into something very interesting . When I installed Rom Manager and flashed the CWM recovery, I rebooted and my boot screen did the exact same thing it was doing installing AOSP roms. It would seem my problem may just be CWM.
dudeicles said:
Just ran into something very interesting . When I installed Rom Manager and flashed the CWM recovery, I rebooted and my boot screen did the exact same thing it was doing installing AOSP roms. It would seem my problem may just be CWM.
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I've heard too many issues with cwm to even try it. Twrp has been flawless for me so why switch? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Ok, so update - Odin'd back to stock and re-rooted using the Casual method. I have the most recent TWRP installed and when i install the AOSP rom it does the exact same thing. I'm thinking about videotaping what the boot animation does and maybe someone can look at it and see what the cause may possibly be.
If anyone has any other suggestions i'm all ears. Again, any rom based on STOCK works without issue (Clean Rom, Jelly Beans and Jedi), but only AOSP roms (And CWM) crash the phone at "Samsung Galaxy Note II" screen on startup.
Thanks for the suggestions so far, just weird it's not working. I may have the single note 2 to never run AOSP roms. LOL
so... oddly enough i still have trouble installing AOSP roms. the only AOSP rom i have been able to install so far is Paranoid Droid. I am slowly trying each one just to see which one i can force to work. Am I the only person who can't just flash whichever rom I want whenever?
Anyone with other ideas on this? I was frequently flashing back and forth between TW and AOSP. The other day I tried to flash AOSP again and get a failed message in TWRP. Already using latest version of TWRP. I then restore a backup of TW. Download again, verify md5, get failed message again. And yes, I wiped everything...same thing I do everytime. Now I have tried to DL and flash multiple different AOSP roms and I get failed everytime. Decided to try CWM recovery and that just aborts. I have NO problems flashing TW roms though
Follow the advice to Odin back to stock and start over. Otherwise, get a replacement and tell them it's acting weird and slow haha.
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Same here!!
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Anyone with other ideas on this? I was frequently flashing back and forth between TW and AOSP. The other day I tried to flash AOSP again and get a failed message in TWRP. Already using latest version of TWRP. I then restore a backup of TW. Download again, verify md5, get failed message again. And yes, I wiped everything...same thing I do everytime. Now I have tried to DL and flash multiple different AOSP roms and I get failed everytime. Decided to try CWM recovery and that just aborts. I have NO problems flashing TW roms though
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I currently have a Tmobile Note 2. And i recently ran into the same issue. I think it started after installing a certain paranoid andrroid rom, which wrote OS folders differently from what i am normally used to seeing. The folders were 0, legacy, and obb. I also notice that it changed my device id to an SGH-i317, which is an ATT Note 2. The rom was a port from an ATT rom of course, but if it was for ATT, it wouldn't work on my device right? I installed GOOmanager, and flashed the OPEN INSTALL SCRIPT. Which it flashed the ATT version. Everything still worked. I flashed back to stock, and updated OTA. Still nothing. I've also noticed that, if i can open the zip file on my pc, it will work on my phone. For some reason, The AOSP files read invalid. While the Touchwiz roms open like a regular zip file.
Any help is appreciated. Hope some of this info helps.
Just realized i posted in the Verizon section. But i think you and I are the only two people with this issue...lol
slinky42 said:
I think it started after installing a certain paranoid andrroid rom, which wrote OS folders differently from what i am normally used to seeing. The folders were 0, legacy, and obb.
Just realized i posted in the Verizon section. But i think you and I are the only two people with this issue...lol
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This is standard on 4.2.2 ROMs. It is related to the multi-user implementation.
slinky42 said:
I currently have a Tmobile Note 2. And i recently ran into the same issue. I think it started after installing a certain paranoid andrroid rom, which wrote OS folders differently from what i am normally used to seeing. The folders were 0, legacy, and obb. I also notice that it changed my device id to an SGH-i317, which is an ATT Note 2. The rom was a port from an ATT rom of course, but if it was for ATT, it wouldn't work on my device right? I installed GOOmanager, and flashed the OPEN INSTALL SCRIPT. Which it flashed the ATT version. Everything still worked. I flashed back to stock, and updated OTA. Still nothing. I've also noticed that, if i can open the zip file on my pc, it will work on my phone. For some reason, The AOSP files read invalid. While the Touchwiz roms open like a regular zip file.
Any help is appreciated. Hope some of this info helps.
Just realized i posted in the Verizon section. But i think you and I are the only two people with this issue...lol
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Did you ever get your phone to install the AOSP Roms? Mine worked when l just let the phone sit. Now it works fine all the time.
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Soooo.... I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S4 (SCH-I545), then I decided to install a custom ROM since the default TouchWiz rom is slower than a turtle stuck in a pile of wax. I installed Safestrap 3.71 (TWRP v2.6.3.1) and by mistake flashed my stock rom. Now my phone won't boot into any ROM since that is corrupt, but it still boots into recovery (that's a good thing I suppose). I have tried a number of Safestrap compatible roms (omni, cm, beanstalk) but they either end up giving me a black screen or a very weird looking pixelated blue/cyan screen. I have to remove the battery to reboot my phone. I tried using adb to wipe the data aswell but nothing works beyond recovery.
I have to rely on adb to push and pull data to and from the phone.
I was hoping if anyone had any idea what I should try to do next?
Probably best just to restart by flashing the stock firmware back to it with Odin.
Make sure you don't try to downgrade the firmware vs what you have now, as that can create a lot more issues than you want to deal with.
Snake2k said:
Soooo.... I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S4 (SCH-I545), then I decided to install a custom ROM since the default TouchWiz rom is slower than a turtle stuck in a pile of wax. I installed Safestrap 3.71 (TWRP v2.6.3.1) and by mistake flashed my stock rom. Now my phone won't boot into any ROM since that is corrupt, but it still boots into recovery (that's a good thing I suppose). I have tried a number of Safestrap compatible roms (omni, cm, beanstalk) but they either end up giving me a black screen or a very weird looking pixelated blue/cyan screen. I have to remove the battery to reboot my phone. I tried using adb to wipe the data aswell but nothing works beyond recovery.
I have to rely on adb to push and pull data to and from the phone.
I was hoping if anyone had any idea what I should try to do next?
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Have you cleared cache?
If you are not able to flash a custom rom, I would recommend you to flash a stock rom and begin from new. Also if you are on Android 4.4 you cannot use any recovery.
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es0tericcha0s said:
Probably best just to restart by flashing the stock firmware back to it with Odin.
Make sure you don't try to downgrade the firmware vs what you have now, as that can create a lot more issues than you want to deal with.
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I'm just gonna give the Hyperdrive ROM a go, if that doesn't work, I'll definitely just go back to Stock I suppose and see what happens next. Thanks!
ikuni123 said:
Have you cleared cache?
If you are not able to flash a custom rom, I would recommend you to flash a stock rom and begin from new. Also if you are on Android 4.4 you cannot use any recovery.
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Yep I cleared everything, weird problem lol. Its not 4.4 cus Verizon never released any for their S4s, but I'll definitely just head back to stock after I give Hyperdrive a chance Thanks!
Snake2k said:
I'm just gonna give the Hyperdrive ROM a go, if that doesn't work, I'll definitely just go back to Stock I suppose and see what happens next. Thanks!
Yep I cleared everything, weird problem lol. Its not 4.4 cus Verizon never released any for their S4s, but I'll definitely just head back to stock after I give Hyperdrive a chance Thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2634408
According to that, only 13 is supported. I dunno if the that thread hasn't been updated or whatever, but something to consider.