Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone could help me with installing Multi CSC as well as a custom recovery on my i8530.
I've looked at TWRP (teamWin) and Clockwork but they don't seem to have a working recovery for i8530.
For Multi CSC I tried CSC_GT-I8530-MULTI-CSC-OLBLE7_SEC_KEY_8G.tar.md5 but when I tried flashing with Odin, it always hangs around initialisation step.
My final goal is to be able to get Google Apps on a Chinese (CHN CSC) i8530. The main problem is that if I simply root and flash a custom/other ROM except the stock CHN ROM, I lose baseband and IMEI. Making a backup of EFS folder and then putting it back doesn't help.
Right now I'm down to two solutions:
- install custom recovery and flash a signed zip of Google Apps: problem is I don't have a working custom recovery for i8530 and the Android base recovery won't flash Google Apps
- trying to change CSC
Can anyone help? Thanks!
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Hello
I have a rooted S3 with Androïd 4.2.2.
I used latest (commercial) version of ToolBox 7.5.1 to upgrade the recovery from clockworkmod 6.0.3.1 to 6.0.3.2. After the succesful Odin flash, my Phone wouldn't boot anymore!! The Samsung logo will not appear. I even cleaned Davilex cache I also restored boot-stock-emra-GTI9300.tar and ella too, but... No dice.
Could anyone help? Something I can try or do?
I will repost anything else I can find - I sure do not hope I lost all my apps and settings
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- I extracted I9300XXUFME7_I9300OXAFME7_I9300XXUFME7_HOME.tar.md5 and got a boot.img - probably the one I need to restore my Phone to compatible versions? But: how to flash such an img.-file. Odin won't allow it. I tested by renaming to md5, but I got "invalid boot.img".
So I have a Sprint Galaxy Mega and it seems as though it may be semi-bricked. It will not boot past the GALAXY MEGA logo. It will just continuously power cycle to and from that logo. If I attempt to put it in recovery, it will say "RECOVERY BOOTING" in blue letters as usual, then power cycle right back to the GALAXY MEGA screen. It will boot into Odin mode and accept Odin files, but after attempting do do a typical "stock Odin" scenario, nothing has changed. I looked around for the Pit but cannot seem to find it. Does anyone has a reliable link to the latest Odin stock restore and the PIT file that matches it?
Maybe an error with your system data. So you can't reboot into recovery ? If you can try to wipe data and cache and reboot.
It may be an abnormal re-partition when flashing stock rock, and then I can't help you (have the i9205 international model). Some members of this section have the Sprint version, try to send them a PM if nobody can help you
Nope, no recovery. I was considering flashing a custom recovery to it to see what it does but I don't wanna kill the phone any more than it already is...
Yes I understand. But flashing custom recovery can solve your problem, only if you can boot on it. I think it can't make more damages to your phone, he just always stuck on boot phase like a brick, but if you don't want to try, wait for a developer making you a PIT file. More safe, the Galaxy Mega have a too poor development support for risk anything...
Well I went ahead and flashed TWRP to it. It will boot into TWRP just fine. Tried flashing the stock L900 ROM zip and it still won't boot.
Well I installed a custom ROM, SlimKat, and the phone boots. If I install the stock ROM located in the following link, OP's signature, the phone goes right back to bootlooping. ???
I need either the stock ROM or a ROM with dialer codes because this phone will be flashed to a regional carrier.
what recovry version you use bro. maybe recovery problem. try use your custom rom to flash another recovery from philz. the latest one. some time recovery dont work properly to downgrade from 4.4.2 to stock 4.2.2.
Great, so with Philz Touch Recovery, I never had problems for downgrade and I do this often for testing roms. Now it should not bootloop if you reflash stock.
I am using "CWM-based recovery 6.0.4.7"
I will try Philz recovery
After trying Philz recovery to flash the stock file I found, it once again bootlooped. Is there another stock ROM floating around somewhere or possibly a custom ROM that has dialer codes such as ##3282# enabled?
No idea... But actually the most complete stock based custom rom is MegaFire I think. Flash V5 (not V5x !) it should be enabled.
I don't see what is the problem while flashing stock rom... Oh ! Maybe you haven't enabled USB Debugging, I forgot to do that one time and I had some issues, in case you try to flash a firmware where Knox or others features are on with a modem without these, may cause bootloop. I've searched for 2 days before solve that little problem...
Have you tried another firmware ? If you can flash custom rom, something went wrong before flash... Odin folder is complete ?
Strange...once again a boot loop after flashing the MegaFire ROM
I'm almost certain I need the PIT file. I cannot find it anywhere.
Well I got the phone to boot from that rooted stock ROM FINALLY. I don't remember for sure but I think what I did was first flash TWRP, then flashed boot.img.tar that I found somewhere, it was listed for the Sprint Mega. I then booted into TWRP and flashed the stock rooted ROM(zip) I mentioned before. It now boots perfectly and everything works except one tiny little detail. No WiFi, no cellular signal at all. Baseband version: unknown in About phone.Already tried flashing the Sprint stock modem from the same download link as the ROM and it didn't work.
I'm having the same problem too dude, I
I download n flash all.the firmware I could find online, since I have no idea what the country of origin is. But most of them work, but no WiFi, Bluetoothand the sim card slot don't read
VirtueToVice said:
Well I got the phone to boot from that rooted stock ROM FINALLY. I don't remember for sure but I think what I did was first flash TWRP, then flashed boot.img.tar that I found somewhere, it was listed for the Sprint Mega. I then booted into TWRP and flashed the stock rooted ROM(zip) I mentioned before. It now boots perfectly and everything works except one tiny little detail. No WiFi, no cellular signal at all. Baseband version: unknown in About phone.Already tried flashing the Sprint stock modem from the same download link as the ROM and it didn't work.
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hi guys
i has a problem to upgrade galaxy note n7000 to android kitkat. my phone can't root properly. also can't flash rom. when i try to install cwm advanced or twrp it fail every time. i can't find the proper cwm advance or twrp for my note N7000DXLSE. can u all guide me from rooting process until the last step to flash the rom in cwm. give me the link to download latest cwm advance or twrp FOR GALAXY NOTE N7000DXLSE except from xda forum. i'm blur to find it in xda forum. give me the simple link
You don't need root to install a rom on those things. What is the error when installing the custom recovery? Does it flash successfully but once you boot to recovery, it isn't there? If so, it's because you have to make sure to boot to recovery BEFORE you allow it to boot to the operating system first. The phone has a script built in that checks to see if the recovery has been modded and rewrites the stock one to it. When the phone goes to auto reboot after installing the recovery, hit the button combo to enter recovery immediately, do your backup, then follow installation instructions for the rom you want.
If this is NOT the error you are receiving, please describe it.
write error while installing philz touch advance n7000 using odin
es0tericcha0s said:
You don't need root to install a rom on those things. What is the error when installing the custom recovery? Does it flash successfully but once you boot to recovery, it isn't there? If so, it's because you have to make sure to boot to recovery BEFORE you allow it to boot to the operating system first. The phone has a script built in that checks to see if the recovery has been modded and rewrites the stock one to it. When the phone goes to auto reboot after installing the recovery, hit the button combo to enter recovery immediately, do your backup, then follow installation instructions for the rom you want.
If this is NOT the error you are receiving, please describe it.
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HI
I am having a problem with cwm recovery instalation on GT N7000.
I got GT N7000, android 4.1.2, jelly bean, and it is on android recovery 3e,
i have downloaded philz touch advance from xdevelopers discussion form provided link, but when i open odin 3.09 and connect my phone it detects and every thing goes fine but when i install .tar.md5 file it give me error and fails error is write file missing. I dont know whats that mean is please if you can help and give me the right file link as well.
Thanks
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HI
I am having a problem with cwm recovery instalation on GT N7000.
I got GT N7000, android 4.1.2, jelly bean, and it is on android recovery 3e,
i have downloaded philz touch advance from xdevelopers discussion form provided link, but when i open odin 3.09 and connect my phone it detects and every thing goes fine but when i install .tar.md5 file it give me error and fails error is write file missing. I dont know whats that mean is please if you can help and give me the right file link as well.
Thanks
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goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/n7000
All philz touch cwm version for your device in various formats to flash with.
[Galaxy Note 3 - Dr.Ketan's K6 ROM]
[Galaxy Note 2 - DN3 v4 RC2]
[Xperia Neo L - Customized Stock ICS]
I looked into it a bit, and pretty sure I know why you are having issues. This particular model has the recovery built into the kernel, so you actually need a kernel with the recovery part already replaced with a working custom one that is specifically for your firmware. There are 2 methods to install.
Odin: http://d-h.st/me0
Via Update via Zip in stock Recovery (3e): http://d-h.st/FpR
What slot are you trying to install from? It should be the AP slot for Odin 3.09.
If you want to try TWRP, well, it only works with 4.4.2 and comes prebundled in some Kit Kat roms like Omni
I have downloaded and tried to install several different ROMs on Vibrant T959 . I recently managed to get back to stock 2.1 ROM with ODIN and it works fine. As I understand it I need an older version of ClockworkMod so I have CWM 2.5.1.2 installed .
All attempts to flash a new ROM fail with "Error.....(Status 0) Installation aborted.
Maybe I am missing a step here? Do I need to go to 2.2 first?
Thanks.
Update.....
So I Found an older ROM I once installed it was "Bionics" looks like "Team Whiskey" which did install .
From there I was able to install ROM Manager and update Clockwork Recovery (Updated to 2.5.1.3) . When I tried to initiate a ROM flash from clockwork recovery The error was something like
This Package is for "vibrant.vibrantmtd.SGH-T959" devicethis is a "".
I also notice that google play simply calls this device "phone" , but there is no SIM installed and could the lack of SIM cause any of this?
I have old EFS backups of both locked and unlocked states but I thought this was just IMEI . The IMEI does appear to be intact.
I think the vibrant has an identity crisis
markosjal said:
Update.....
So I Found an older ROM I once installed it was "Bionics" looks like "Team Whiskey" which did install .
From there I was able to install ROM Manager and update Clockwork Recovery (Updated to 2.5.1.3) . When I tried to initiate a ROM flash from clockwork recovery The error was something like
This Package is for "vibrant.vibrantmtd.SGH-T959" devicethis is a "".
I also notice that google play simply calls this device "phone" , but there is no SIM installed and could the lack of SIM cause any of this?
I have old EFS backups of both locked and unlocked states but I thought this was just IMEI . The IMEI does appear to be intact.
I think the vibrant has an identity crisis
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you might check the build.prop in your/system folder and see what it shows as the device name next to ro.product.model=
some roms change it to i9000 which would not pass the check some flashable zips have to make sure you are flashing them on the right phone.
or in this case it might even be blank or have some odd characters which would cause no name to display.
I would try re-flashing the rom which should replace the build.prop with a clean copy from that rom and then try to flash the new rom.
if that doesn't work it can be edited but I would only do that as a last resort.
on a side note error 0 means the wrong update script type was used (Amend or Edify)
Amend is the older one and Edify the newer.
you either needed a newer or older version of clockworkmod or a rom that used the other type of script.
I know you got that part fixed already by chance but I thought it might help to know what happened just in case it comes up again.
Actually i worked this out , although thanks for the reply. your reply prompted me to post my findings here to help the next poor sap with the same issue.
I installed a bunch of useless efs backup and restore apps which none would work with the efs backup I had previously made . I then installed the original galaxy s unlock app which did restore the efs backup.
Apparently the efs partition was buggered . I had several different backups and found the original locked efs then unlocked it.
I now have omni ROM 5.1.1 installed on my vibrant.
BTW if you install omni ROM 5.1.1 the recommended Google apps packages do not install, but I found another package that did install and also do not use the launcher in omni ROM (launcher 3 ?) It is buggy. The Google launcher was in the Google apps package I installed and it is far better than the omni ROM bundled launcher. I can not say that I like either of them however the seem so ordinary.
Hi guys i cant install a custome recovery in my samsung galaxy grand prime sm-g530h with odin(versions 3.0.7, 3.0.9, 3.10.7) android 5.0.2, baseband G530HXXU2BOK3, kernel version3.10.49-1006642, im using windows 8.0 .
when a tried to install a custome recovery in order to install root and a custom rom i used odin 3.10.7 and all went smooth no errors in odin but when my device reboot and i tested if the custome recovery it did installed the stock recovery from android <3e> appeared, and i tried to install it with the stock recovery but it semms that it only works for samsung signed packages, itried to install differents recoverys but none of them installed.
If anyone can help me a will apreciate it from the bottom of my hearth
Thanks
Install the recovery again using Odin, this time after installation let the phone boot completely....then restart it into recovery.
The same happened with me too.
We just need to be patient xD
Hope it helps.
The trick is to reboot to recovery BEFORE it boots into the OS, otherwise there is a script that will rewrite the stock recovery back to the phone. Once you flash a rom or SuperSU zip, it will disable the script and allow TWRP to remain.