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Hi Guys,
Sorry to bother you with this, but I'm out of ideas...
I decided to root my i9100 using this guide9.
As I was doing this, the recovery rom would reboot when using the volume buttons to navigate (only on the first "page") - This was easily worked around by using the touchscreen, but now I'm wondering if this was the start of my issues...
I applied the SU busy box installer, and got root. I installed rom manager, and noticed that it seemed to lock up when doing certain things. I put this down to CWM saying there was no official mod for the i9100.
The next day I decided to try and install a CM10.1 nightly, so I took a backup, wiped cache and data, and applied the rom and gapps.
When I rebooted, the phone wouldn't finished booting, it just sat at the initial logo screen.
After that, I tried following this recovery guide but the odin flash failed at around 80% (I retried and the same happened again).
Since then I've had difficulty getting in to recovery mode. I've tried flashing various stock roms with odin, and trying to restore with Kies.
In Kies I get as far as it conencting to the phone in download mode, but it pops up a "notice" in a foreign language - presumably Korean (and I can't copy the text to even attempt a google translation).
I tried flashing Siyah-s2-v5.0.1 to get a different recovery - that seemed to have a garbled progress bar, before hanging when I tried to wipe /data again.
When I use odin to flash a stock rom - is it supposed to restore absolutely everything? I'm not sure how I'm still getting problems if this is the case. Any ideas on what to try next?
(The current stock rom I'm try ing to use is this one)
Let me know if I'm missing any info, and thanks in advance for any help.
Using rom manager would have been the start of your problems-not the temp cwm recovery in the rooting guide.
If you can boot into download mode then I would download LP7 stock rom, disable kies and flash that with Odin.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
Thanks for the reply.
Rom manager didn't work properly for me, so I stopped using it. I used the temp cwm recovery to install the CM nightly.
I can boot in to download mode, but I've already tried an LP7 rom, - as with the others, it doesn't boot.
Any ideas on how to tell why it isn't booting? logcat doesn't seem to want to to work. Not sure if it's broken / too early in the boot process / etc
Silly Billy said:
Thanks for the reply.
Rom manager didn't work properly for me, so I stopped using it. I used the temp cwm recovery to install the CM nightly.
I can boot in to download mode, but I've already tried an LP7 rom, - as with the others, it doesn't boot.
Any ideas on how to tell why it isn't booting? logcat doesn't seem to want to to work. Not sure if it's broken / too early in the boot process / etc
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I9100 right?
Try this:
- Download this ROM.
- Kies installed? uninstall it, re install it. Close it all up with Task manager (3 or 4 applications running).
- Flash ROM via Odin (CSC, MODEM, PHONE).
- If that doesn't fly, try another usb port & usb cable. Another PC would also be recommended.
- Repeat the process.
- Still no luck? try flashing a previous siyah version.
- No go? repeat all the above.
- Let us know how you did.
gastonw;37017081- Download this ROM.[/QUOTE said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go. (Will take a while for the file to download from hotfile...).
Are odin images for stock roms supposed to restore the stock recovery, or do they leave that alone?
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As a matter of interest, how far did you go with Phistachios repair guide.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
Silly Billy said:
Thanks, I'll give it a go. (Will take a while for the file to download from hotfile...).
Are odin images for stock roms supposed to restore the stock recovery, or do they leave that alone?
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Focus on getting a ROM to boot.
That ROM will install stock recovery.
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Let us know how you did.
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For some reason, I can't get Odin to flash that rom - it just hands for a while at the start of data.img, before saying "Complete(Write) operation failed."
There a .pit file in the archive, although the link says not to repartition (so I didn't).
Some roms seem to get written, some don't, I'm not sure why...
theunderling said:
As a matter of interest, how far did you go with Phistachios repair guide.
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Odin failed about 80% through flashing (step 4, after taking the ICS steps). I tried flashing the kernel afterwards, which flashed, but didn't help with my boot issues.
gastonw said:
Focus on getting a ROM to boot.
That ROM will install stock recovery.
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Of course, I was just trying to get a better understanding of how things work - I'd settle for anything booting right now.
I was meaning how far did you go with his guide.He says (near the end) to flash a bootloader/kernel/rom.
You can try everything in his guide, but understand about the risks involved with pit and bootloaders.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
theunderling said:
I was meaning how far did you go with his guide.He says (near the end) to flash a bootloader/kernel/rom.
You can try everything in his guide, but understand about the risks involved with pit and bootloaders.
{go back to your iphone since you are an android noob}
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He's right.
Keep trying, consider pit files & bootloaders as a last resort.
Tried everything?
Used another usb cable for the flash? tried in another PC? tried in a laptop?
Are you sure kies is all shut down?
I've read about so many people having the same issue than you, they keep on flashing as in trial & error and most times they come out winners.
GL!
gastonw said:
He's right.
Keep trying, consider pit files & bootloaders as a last resort.
Tried everything?
Used another usb cable for the flash? tried in another PC? tried in a laptop?
Are you sure kies is all shut down?
I've read about so many people having the same issue than you, they keep on flashing as in trial & error and most times they come out winners.
GL!
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I guess I'll keep at it then.
I'd tried another cable with kies shut down. Just tried a different machine, and flashed the ROM you suggested with heimdall. It flashed without complaining (unlike odin), but I'm still getting a boot loop.
Looking at the initial recovery guide I was following - I suspect that I might've flashed the bootloader (the guide shows in bold which file goes in which box, so I probably loaded them all). Maybe this is the source of my troubles...
I also noticed that heimdall can pull data from the phone too - if I can pull and mount these, am I likely to find any useful log files?
For completeness (and anyone else who finds themselves with the same issue): It seems I hit the EMMC brick bug, which rendered some of my EMMC storage unusable.
This helpful chap came up with a workaround to partition around the dead space. (Please read the post carefully and make sure this really is your problem before flashing!)
That method will let you know what part of your memory is corrupted. It's done via recovery as far as I remember.
Did you bring your device back to life?
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
That method will let you know what part of your memory is corrupted. It's done via recovery as far as I remember.
Did you bring your device back to life?
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Yes, that's right. IIRC, I flashed a working recovery with Odin, then did most of the work from adb shell.
I got my device back to life for the most part. I get the occasional hang but haven't investigated much (have since bought a Nexus 4, so not using the S2 so much).
Just thought I'd share for the next poor soul who has the same problem
Hey. Im not sure if there is a thread similar to this or not, I tried looking around and cant see any. The one i did see, was for a tablet.
Here goes....
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i. It has gingerbread on. I rooted it 2 days ago as eventually I want to install JB onto it. I Tried to install TWRP (TWRP-2.4.1.0-cooper) onto my device, then rebooted after a 'successful' install. Only when I reboot, even now, it doesnt boot up. It gets to the Samsung screen, then stays there. Left it all night ( 12 hours or so ) and checked this morning, still the same.
HERE IS HOW I DID IT:
1. Rebooted into Recovery ( by holding Volume Up + Home + Power )
2. Apply update from sdcard
3. Scrolled to the file (TWRP-2.4.1.0-cooper)
4. Said successfully installed and rebooted.
I then swapped SD Card with another phone so i could remove this file of the Samsung phone, and replace with with recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace-fix then put the SD Card back into samsung.
SOOO, today I tried the same procedure, but with another custom recovery (recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace-fix) and now I get this messages:
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
I have even used ODIN, and tried to flash that way, BUT IT SAYS MY PHONE IS NOT CONNECTED.
All I want to do now is be able to boot, NORMALLY so i can access my phone again. My phone is on contract, so I cant send it back as it has been rooted.
PLEASE HELP.
thanks in advance.
P.S ON THE ACTUAL RECOVERY PAGE, I GET THIS ERROR MESSAGE:
E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)
Install the latest usb drivers
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rahulnandwani said:
Install the latest usb drivers
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Do you have a link? And would i need to put them on the phone too? how would my phone connect when it cant boot.
I don't have the link
Installing the usb drivers into ur pc would recognise your phone
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usb drivers: http://www.mediafire.com/?4y1a2opm8o3ihfx
antwonpjmj said:
Hey. Im not sure if there is a thread similar to this or not, I tried looking around and cant see any. The one i did see, was for a tablet.
Here goes....
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i. It has gingerbread on. I rooted it 2 days ago as eventually I want to install JB onto it. I Tried to install TWRP (TWRP-2.4.1.0-cooper) onto my device, then rebooted after a 'successful' install. Only when I reboot, even now, it doesnt boot up. It gets to the Samsung screen, then stays there. Left it all night ( 12 hours or so ) and checked this morning, still the same.
HERE IS HOW I DID IT:
1. Rebooted into Recovery ( by holding Volume Up + Home + Power )
2. Apply update from sdcard
3. Scrolled to the file (TWRP-2.4.1.0-cooper)
4. Said successfully installed and rebooted.
I then swapped SD Card with another phone so i could remove this file of the Samsung phone, and replace with with recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace-fix then put the SD Card back into samsung.
SOOO, today I tried the same procedure, but with another custom recovery (recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace-fix) and now I get this messages:
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
I have even used ODIN, and tried to flash that way, BUT IT SAYS MY PHONE IS NOT CONNECTED.
All I want to do now is be able to boot, NORMALLY so i can access my phone again. My phone is on contract, so I cant send it back as it has been rooted.
PLEASE HELP.
thanks in advance.
P.S ON THE ACTUAL RECOVERY PAGE, I GET THIS ERROR MESSAGE:
E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)
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First of all, aks all the questions in Q&A
Second- TWRP and JB are not available on our device! (s5830i)... you must have got this from s5830 thread, which is totally different phone! Read before flashing these things!!
Third- Here's the unbrick tutorial with links for drivers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645
js2892 said:
First of all, aks all the questions in Q&A
Second- TWRP and JB are not available on our device! (s5830i)... you must have got this from s5830 thread, which is totally different phone! Read before flashing these things!!
Third- Here's the unbrick tutorial with links for drivers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645
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thanks for that, just trying it now. Do i need to flash the original samsung firmware too, as step 3 on that link above?
antwonpjmj said:
thanks for that, just trying it now. Do i need to flash the original samsung firmware too, as step 3 on that link above?
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of course.... how do you think you are goint to unbrick our phone then?
flash the original firmware for your. device which can be found on sammobile. com but then you will have to split the package by yourself... if you want to avoid tha pain of splitting package.. you can download the splitted package provided in the guide!
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js2892 said:
Second- TWRP and JB are not available on our device! (s5830i)... you must have got this from s5830 thread, which is totally different phone! Read before flashing these things!!
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Not available for now.. I am working on it with the developer of TWRP.
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
kakadu44 said:
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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Bubbajoe40356 said:
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?
Cheers
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.
Sent from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone
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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.
Sent from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone
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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..
cheers
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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.
Sent from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone
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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
sp73smith said:
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
Hello all,
I am a first-time poster on XDA, but I've read loads on this site and want to thank everyone who contributes to it!
I managed to soft brick my S5830i while flashing a dodgy ROM, and am trying to unbrick. I've been trying to do this by flashing stock firmware through Odin, but I'm not having much luck so far. I keep getting write fails. I've used multi-file firmware (through Odin v1.85/v3.07) and single-file (through Odin v3.07). I've re-downloaded several different versions of firmware, and none have worked (i.e. I don't think it's a file error). I've tried with the cooperve .pit file, tried with the bootloader. I've turned off my antivirus. I've taken the SIM and micro SD cards out of my phone (I've tried taking the battery out as well, but then my drivers stop working!). I can boot into download and recovery, otherwise I'm stuck on a boot loop.
Odin has failed a couple of dozen times with different files, and sometimes just times out while initializing.
I feel like I'm running out of options - if anyone has any fresh ideas, I'd be grateful to hear them!
Thanks very much,
gillyweed said:
Hello all,
I am a first-time poster on XDA, but I've read loads on this site and want to thank everyone who contributes to it!
I managed to soft brick my S5830i while flashing a dodgy ROM, and am trying to unbrick. I've been trying to do this by flashing stock firmware through Odin, but I'm not having much luck so far. I keep getting write fails. I've used multi-file firmware (through Odin v1.85/v3.07) and single-file (through Odin v3.07). I've re-downloaded several different versions of firmware, and none have worked (i.e. I don't think it's a file error). I've tried with the cooperve .pit file, tried with the bootloader. I've turned off my antivirus. I've taken the SIM and micro SD cards out of my phone (I've tried taking the battery out as well, but then my drivers stop working!). I can boot into download and recovery, otherwise I'm stuck on a boot loop.
Odin has failed a couple of dozen times with different files, and sometimes just times out while initializing.
I feel like I'm running out of options - if anyone has any fresh ideas, I'd be grateful to hear them!
Thanks very much,
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Go into Recovery Mode
Do Wipe data /cache
Flash CWM
Again do Wipe data /cache
Format system
And then try to flash with Odin .
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Error mounting /system
Thanks Hitesh
I had a go at your instructions. I've wiped the data and cache multiple times as you suggested, but I'd not thought of formatting /system, so I hoped it might work. It didn't - it looks like I can't wipe it... I get an error message:
Formatting /system...
Error mounting /system!
Skipping format...
Done
I remember having problems mounting /system because of the ROM which bricked my phone in the first place! Maybe that's the problem? Any thoughts on how to get round it?
gillyweed said:
Thanks Hitesh
I had a go at your instructions. I've wiped the data and cache multiple times as you suggested, but I'd not thought of formatting /system, so I hoped it might work. It didn't - it looks like I can't wipe it... I get an error message:
Formatting /system...
Error mounting /system!
Skipping format...
Done
I remember having problems mounting /system because of the ROM which bricked my phone in the first place! Maybe that's the problem? Any thoughts on how to get round it?
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Ok try these go to search button right up side
Type it there MultiFormator.zip
You will see one thread of these zip
Go to last page its because on OP download links are not working you ll see on last page ...
After downloading Flash it via CWM
And It will start and will ask you 2 Option
a)Format system to EXT4
B)Format system to RFS
Then you choose RFS
After process get completes
Go into download Mode and then flash STOCK ...
i hope now these will work.
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Hitesh2626 said:
Ok try these go to search button right up side
Type it there MultiFormator.zip
You will see one thread of these zip
Go to last page its because on OP download links are not working you ll see on last page ...
After downloading Flash it via CWM
And It will start and will ask you 2 Option
a)Format system to EXT4
B)Format system to RFS
Then you choose RFS
After process get completes
Go into download Mode and then flash STOCK ...
i hope now these will work.
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Thanks again,
In case it helps anyone else following these instructions, I found the tool. Search for "multiformatter" [note spelling]. The thread is number 2012003 and is called "[TOOL] Multi Formatter [EXT4 to RFS vice versa]" - go to page 6 as Hitesh said.
Okay, so I got the tool, flashed it on my phone, formatted everything to RFS. Once it finished I went into download mode, and tried flashing stock... still no luck! I've tried different files, different versions of Odin, different USB ports and it always gets stuck at initializing and hangs.
Any thoughts? I'm really grateful for the help so far.
gillyweed said:
Thanks again,
In case it helps anyone else following these instructions, I found the tool. Search for "multiformatter" [note spelling]. The thread is number 2012003 and is called "[TOOL] Multi Formatter [EXT4 to RFS vice versa]" - go to page 6 as Hitesh said.
Okay, so I got the tool, flashed it on my phone, formatted everything to RFS. Once it finished I went into download mode, and tried flashing stock... still no luck! I've tried different files, different versions of Odin, different USB ports and it always gets stuck at initializing and hangs.
Any thoughts? I'm really grateful for the help so far.
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Oh see our all steps are correct but now you have to check your firmware buddy...
Go to sammobile and download latest firmware and spit it by using these guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645
And try to flash it ...
And follow that Video also provided in Guide
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Up and running
Hitesh2626 said:
Oh see our all steps are correct but now you have to check your firmware buddy...
Go to sammobile and download latest firmware and spit it by using these guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645
And try to flash it ...
And follow that Video also provided in Guide
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Just to get closure on this thread,
I continued trying everything I could to flash different versions of firmware through Odin. It was a big help to format the system in RFS, so thanks for pointing that out. After that fix, Odin was still unable to communicate with my device... but after realising that the underlying problem was now dealt with, I moved on to flashing through CWM. I didn't manage to get anything done with Odin - might be my (only!) USB cable, or my USB ports, or any of the other millions things that could go wrong with it. But I successfully flashed AndroidScream in recovery and am up and running.
Thanks again Hitesh, and also to the whole XDA community!
gillyweed said:
Just to get closure on this thread,
I continued trying everything I could to flash different versions of firmware through Odin. It was a big help to format the system in RFS, so thanks for pointing that out. After that fix, Odin was still unable to communicate with my device... but after realising that the underlying problem was now dealt with, I moved on to flashing through CWM. I didn't manage to get anything done with Odin - might be my (only!) USB cable, or my USB ports, or any of the other millions things that could go wrong with it. But I successfully flashed AndroidScream in recovery and am up and running.
Thanks again Hitesh, and also to the whole XDA community!
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Hi
I am having the same problem with odin (3.7 and 1.84), its just not flashing the stock roms. I am running out of ideas and getting desperate. When you say you "formatted the system in RFS" do you mean you factory wiped your phone? If that is the case then no luck for me
Here's the Solution,
[Guide] Know your Device: Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i | Root, Odin, CWM, ROM List & More...
:victory:
My friend managed to brick her ace in the same way tried evry possible thong no success ...
Can you provied a short description about how did you bring ypur ace back to life ? Amd amy way to flash cwm on ace - i via odin ? Please help asap... Its been a month now... Help needed please
NEWBIE
DEVICE - ACE PLUS GT-S7500
ROM - CM 11 kitkat omni rom speedmod
MODS - A FEW...
wanna learn sumthing new each day
zacg.rishabh said:
My friend managed to brick her ace in the same way tried evry possible thong no success ...
Can you provied a short description about how did you bring ypur ace back to life ? Amd amy way to flash cwm on ace - i via odin ? Please help asap... Its been a month now... Help needed please
NEWBIE
DEVICE - ACE PLUS GT-S7500
ROM - CM 11 kitkat omni rom speedmod
MODS - A FEW...
wanna learn sumthing new each day
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A Galaxy Ace Plus is not the equivalent of GT-S5830i. They most probably don't have the same chipset either, so DON'T TRY FLASHING GT-S5830i STUFF ON YOUR GT-S7500.
Instead, seek help on the relevant forums, and Google is also your friend.
Dude... ? I said my FRIEND has an ACE GT S5380i and she BRICKED her ace she asked me to help her out so... Please help... Me out...
NEWBIE
DEVICE - ACE PLUS GT-S7500
ROM - CM 11 kitkat omni rom speedmod
MODS - A FEW...
wanna learn sumthing new each day
zacg.rishabh said:
Dude... ? I said my FRIEND has an ACE GT S5380i and she BRICKED her ace she asked me to help her out so... Please help... Me out...
NEWBIE
DEVICE - ACE PLUS GT-S7500
ROM - CM 11 kitkat omni rom speedmod
MODS - A FEW...
wanna learn sumthing new each day
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herp derp
What did she do to brick her phone? A ROM? A kernel?
And does she have a backup of the stock ROM?
zacg.rishabh said:
Dude... ? I said my FRIEND has an ACE GT S5380i and she BRICKED her ace she asked me to help her out so... Please help... Me out...
NEWBIE
DEVICE - ACE PLUS GT-S7500
ROM - CM 11 kitkat omni rom speedmod
MODS - A FEW...
wanna learn sumthing new each day
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Just Follow these TUT
Above all, do you have the Samsung USB drivers installed?
For CWM, there is a flashable temporary CWM, and several custom kernels already have CWM as the default recovery.
Please post the links as i dont know which thread to search for as i m nt familiar with d device
NEWBIE
DEVICE - ACE PLUS GT-S7500
ROM - CM 11 kitkat omni rom speedmod
MODS - A FEW...
wanna learn sumthing new each day
WORKED!!
Hitesh2626 said:
Go into Recovery Mode
Do Wipe data /cache
Flash CWM
Again do Wipe data /cache
Format system
And then try to flash with Odin .
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JESUS ****ING CHRIST YOU SAVED MY PHONE! THANKS! SO MUCH! :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
Strucked in super soft brick
Recently i flashed cm 11 after that i tried to flash stock rom via odin but failed i tried every thing boot loader,pit,single pakage file but failed help guys
I am like strucked to my stock ro whenever i try to flash any rom it just shows sucessful message and then freeze on samsung logo nd then i have to restore my stock rom ...thanks in advance
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satvinder siddhu said:
I am like strucked to my stock ro whenever i try to flash any rom it just shows sucessful message and then freeze on samsung logo nd then i have to restore my stock rom ...thanks in advance
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well I established a working scenario for your case and other similar symptoms @ post #4 of this topic start from the line "1. Download one of the newest non wipe,,,,,,,," and do exactly as i said < follow through all of the instruction >
hi hoping someone can help. i have a samsung galaxy s2 i was trying my hand at rooting but now the phone wont do anything but reboot. i even bout one of those jigs. i can get it into download mode i install odin then a kernal i have also an official s2 firmware but no matter what i do it will only reboot constant anyone any ideas or suggestions cheers in advance and if iv cocked up on the tread i appologise in advance
the donkey said:
hi hoping someone can help. i have a samsung galaxy s2 i was trying my hand at rooting but now the phone wont do anything but reboot. i even bout one of those jigs. i can get it into download mode i install odin then a kernal i have also an official s2 firmware but no matter what i do it will only reboot constant anyone any ideas or suggestions cheers in advance and if iv cocked up on the tread i appologise in advance
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Do you mean you can't even get into recovery? If it can, I would think a data wipe might get the ROM to be able to boot.
the donkey said:
hi hoping someone can help. i have a samsung galaxy s2 i was trying my hand at rooting but now the phone wont do anything but reboot. i even bout one of those jigs. i can get it into download mode i install odin then a kernal i have also an official s2 firmware but no matter what i do it will only reboot constant anyone any ideas or suggestions cheers in advance and if iv cocked up on the tread i appologise in advance
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You might want to double check if you are using the right version of recovery that kernel is fully supported with your ROM. For example, if you are trying to install a KK ROM using an old version of CWM you will end up in error 7 or end up in a boot loop screen. My words are pretty mess up but I hope you get what I mean. So make sure you have the right version that match each other (recovery, kernel, ROM).
Hope that helps.
im new to all of this. when i hold the home button the power button and the vol down button i get a screen telling me installing a custom os could be bad press up to continue i do this and install even the official software but when it reboots it keeps looping on the samsung logo
cglegion said:
You might want to double check if you are using the right version of recovery that kernel is fully supported with your ROM. For example, if you are trying to install a KK ROM using an old version of CWM you will end up in error 7 or end up in a boot loop screen. My words are pretty mess up but I hope you get what I mean. So make sure you have the right version that match each other (recovery, kernel, ROM).
Hope that helps.
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i cant access the phone to see what kernal was on it so i am just trying to get it back to normal
the donkey said:
i cant access the phone to see what kernal was on it so i am just trying to get it back to normal
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I suggest you flash a working recovery via odin first. Look for TWRP, it's the best newbie-friendly recovery or try CWM if you are looking for more advanced options. After that, flash a stock or custom ROM to get your phone back working. Make sure they are compatible with each other. Why didn't it work when you try flashing the stock firmware via odin? Make sure the zip file is downloaded properly.
Hope that helps.
cglegion said:
I suggest you flash a working recovery via odin first. Look for TWRP, it's the best newbie-friendly recovery or try CWM if you are looking for more advanced options. After that, flash a stock or custom ROM to get your phone back working. Make sure they are compatible with each other. Why didn't it work when you try flashing the stock firmware via odin? Make sure the zip file is downloaded properly.
Hope that helps.
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that sounds excellent but being new and a bit thick what is a twrp and where would i get one?
still no joy
ok so now i have tried 3 official samsung roms h3g o2 and t mobile the h3g installs but just keeps looping the boot screen the o2 failed and the t mobile installes but all i get is a blck screen but it showes the batter the clock and the usb conection i can also go into it through my computer but it wont boot up properly. is it possible to get a samsung rom thats not network based?
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ok so now i have tried 3 official samsung roms h3g o2 and t mobile the h3g installs but just keeps looping the boot screen the o2 failed and the t mobile installes but all i get is a blck screen but it showes the batter the clock and the usb conection i can also go into it through my computer but it wont boot up properly. is it possible to get a samsung rom thats not network based?
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It seems like you have broken files. Make sure those firmwares are for the right model of your phone. Are you using I9100 or I9100G? Is your phone still under warranty? What do you mean by not network based? I think it's time you head on to NeatROM JB 4.1.2 Aroma and flash that to your phone. It's way better than the stock one from Samsung. If you don't know how, read the instructions from the OP.
Hope that helps.
il give it a go
cglegion said:
It seems like you have broken files. Make sure those firmwares are for the right model of your phone. Are you using I9100 or I9100G? Is your phone still under warranty? What do you mean by not network based? I think it's time you head on to NeatROM JB 4.1.2 Aroma and flash that to your phone. It's way better than the stock one from Samsung. If you don't know how, read the instructions from the OP.
Hope that helps.
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il try that just now cheers
ahhh my heed
cglegion said:
It seems like you have broken files. Make sure those firmwares are for the right model of your phone. Are you using I9100 or I9100G? Is your phone still under warranty? What do you mean by not network based? I think it's time you head on to NeatROM JB 4.1.2 Aroma and flash that to your phone. It's way better than the stock one from Samsung. If you don't know how, read the instructions from the OP.
Hope that helps.
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ok so i downloaded the romnuke and the neatrom the instructions say... Boot into Recovery
- Install RomNuke (Does all clean & backup your android folder as well) - Thanks to Hawkerpaul
- Install ROM
- Reboot & Enjoy
but when i unzip the files i cant see any way of gettong romnuke to work i tried odin but it doesnt pick it up is there some other download i need??
still no joy
cglegion said:
It seems like you have broken files. Make sure those firmwares are for the right model of your phone. Are you using I9100 or I9100G? Is your phone still under warranty? What do you mean by not network based? I think it's time you head on to NeatROM JB 4.1.2 Aroma and flash that to your phone. It's way better than the stock one from Samsung. If you don't know how, read the instructions from the OP.
Hope that helps.
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ok so i put the zip files on an sd card and put it in the phone. but when i try and install them it says ignature verification failed also if i try and wipe the date and retore it says faild to mount/efs invalid argument. when i manage to get the t mobile rom to load the screen is black but i can get the swipe down screen to turn on blue tooth or wifi
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ok so i put the zip files on an sd card and put it in the phone. but when i try and install them it says ignature verification failed also if i try and wipe the date and retore it says faild to mount/efs invalid argument. when i manage to get the t mobile rom to load the screen is black but i can get the swipe down screen to turn on blue tooth or wifi
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This error is most probably because you don't have the right Rom for the right model or not compatible hence the verification error. Are you doing this in recovery mode? Make sure you follow the installation instructions properly and download the right one for your phone model. Just try cyanogenmod for starter. Installation is easy to understand.
still no joy
cglegion said:
This error is most probably because you don't have the right Rom for the right model or not compatible hence the verification error. Are you doing this in recovery mode? Make sure you follow the installation instructions properly and download the right one for your phone model. Just try cyanogenmod for starter. Installation is easy to understand.
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ok so i went to cyanogenmod downloaded the newest file for the s2 when i did unzip i get 2 folder meta-inf and system plus a boot.img file. i burned the boot file to a disc but when i check it the disk is empty even though i can see its burned. also when i go to sammobile to get firmare it says no files available...therte must be some way of getting this to work H E L PPPPPPPPPPP
Dude, you're not supposed to be burning anything to discs. The zip file is what the recovery uses to install from. It should include the custom kernal too.
Copy the zipped ROM file to your SD card, put it in your phone and boot into recovery. Assuming you've already flashed the latest custom recovery CWM or TWRP (I prefer TWRP)
From here, to be safe, do a full wipe (That's everything except sd-card: system, data, cache, dalvik-cache)
Now you install/flash the zip file via recovery. Hopefully that completes without error. After that clear cache and dalvik-cache again just to be sure (I do this out of habit)
Reboot.
Hope this helps. I saw you mention something about "efs" and that gives me a bad feeling, read something about needing to back that up before bad things happen. But anyway, good luck :good: