help me someone out there.
i have a mega with pictures, loads of them... what i did was follow this guide to root my mega i9200. after flashing the vcoreroot in odin, wifi didnt work, gallery didnt work, loads of stuff didnt work, and my internal memory was 8gb.. what do i do now? do i flash in a new stock rom or how do i get a new stock kernel?? or do i flash the boot.img.tar as pda? will i lose all my data? help me please
andrewsena said:
help me someone out there.
i have a mega with pictures, loads of them... what i did was follow this guide to root my mega i9200. after flashing the vcoreroot in odin, wifi didnt work, gallery didnt work, loads of stuff didnt work, and my internal memory was 8gb.. what do i do now? do i flash in a new stock rom or how do i get a new stock kernel?? or do i flash the boot.img.tar as pda? will i lose all my data? help me please
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Hi..first i would do is flash the original rom for your phone and your region with odin, unless you had that OTA update that installs knox and then going back will not work, if you are on the original rom yet just reflash it, and then check this post here and get one of the recoveries from @Silesh.Nair signature in his post as links are in my post already for that and get the tar file of the recovery and flash it with odin and once the recovery is done flashing you must reboot into the recovery right away again otherwise it will install the stock recovery again..this only has to be once and then it will go into the custom recovery after that when you boot up your phone.
Then put UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip onto your sdcard or external sdcard if you have one installed and flash it with the recovery and that will give you SuperUser status then and your phone will then be rooted as it works good doing it this way, by flashing the original rom or even a custom rom you should not lose your pics as that is usually left alone when doing this or can be synced with your google account if you did it this way.
This is what i would try first and see how it turns out especially when you flash the original rom..boot it up and see if you got your stuff back..unless the pics got deleted some how, use odin also to flash the original rom..just unpack it from it's zip file first and use the tar file inside.
Also do not wipe your internal sdcard as if your pics are on there it will delete then, you can do factory reset and the other stuff...let me know how you make out.
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ok i flashed team whisky 2.2.1 4g based rom to vibrant later i flashed stock 2.2 kernel on team whisky site. I know it must have been a wrong kernel for the rom. But can any plz tell me the easiest way to get my phone back running it only goes to the boot samsung screen i cant get into clockwork but downloading screen. Please and thx plz provide links
You need to use put your phone into download mode, use Odin to flash .
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the rom i had was bionix frost 2.2.1 is there some kind of way to just reflash a rom to get my phone back running
You can PM tomorrow, if you don’t have the files.
Yes,you need a tar file and using Odin
Your phone is soft brick! You can still flash but only by using Odin. Do you know how to use Odin
If you can still get in to CWM and you left the ROM on your internal SD, just re-flash. Everything should work after that. That would be the easiest way, followed by ODIN.
As long as you have a complete ROM on your internal SD card you should be able to get into recovery (hopefully) via the hardware buttons and re-flash that ROM with its correct kernel.
Otherwise you are stuck having to go with odin/heimdall and flashing it that way.
Goodluck.
how exactly do i use odin i downloaded it but what do i have to do first i still have a copy of the bionix rom on sd
Use the Vibrant Toolbox here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509 It's the easiest way to go back to stock. Also, anytime you have a problem like this it's best to just Odin back. Reflashing through clockwork can leave alot of bugs.
here is some videos that you can watch
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938875
someone mentioned i need tar file where can i get a tar file from to flash
tyronekndrck said:
someone mentioned i need tar file where can i get a tar file from to flash
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
thanks very much but one more thing. do i need to download all files on the link you provided above because the the link below keeps telling me error (509) the sites getting too much traffic everytime i try to download it
ALL 3 Files plues the root update.zip
http://tinyurl.com/2bc5b6r
thx to KopyKatKiller
Hi,
please can someone help, i am unable to install zip file in recovery, it crashes and returns to menu. i am only able to flash ROM's using ODIN. i have tried various custom ROM to no avail. right now i have the CM9 Resurrection Edition installed because i could flash thru odin but i am unable to flash a recent version nor install google apps cause i have to go thru recovery. right no i have almost 50 on my custom counter in odin cause i have rooted and unrooted.
i really wanna rock a custom ROM, please help anyone.
SGS2
tarifiq said:
Hi,
please can someone help, i am unable to install zip file in recovery, it crashes and returns to menu. i am only able to flash ROM's using ODIN. i have tried various custom ROM to no avail. right now i have the CM9 Resurrection Edition installed because i could flash thru odin but i am unable to flash a recent version nor install google apps cause i have to go thru recovery. right no i have almost 50 on my custom counter in odin cause i have rooted and unrooted.
i really wanna rock a custom ROM, please help anyone.
SGS2
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try flashing a proper CF-root kernel with latest Cwm thro odin, then u can flash any custom rom zip file of ur choice without any issue
Sun90 said:
try flashing a proper CF-root kernel with latest Cwm thro odin, then u can flash any custom rom zip file of ur choice without any issue
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hello, thanks, but wanna ask, are the cf root files not stock rom specific. anyways i flashed back to a stock GB ROM together with its pit file and things seem to be abit better, only now it gives an error saying the zip file is bad. does that means its corrupt or any ideas. hope downloading the customs with an accelerator doesnt currpt the files in anyway.
forgive my noobidity.
i have the cf-root 5.2 rooting the xxlph
tarifiq said:
hello, thanks, but wanna ask, are the cf root files not stock rom specific. anyways i flashed back to a stock GB ROM together with its pit file and things seem to be abit better, only now it gives an error saying the zip file is bad. does that means its corrupt or any ideas. hope downloading the customs with an accelerator doesnt currpt the files in anyway.
forgive my noobidity.
i have the cf-root 5.2 rooting the xxlph
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hey know what, i deleted the ROMs from the sd card and re-saved them voila its working, i think they got corrupt from continously trying to install them. thanks. :laugh::good:
to flash the modem:
Download signed_telus-ICSmodem.zip
Copy it to your SD card
Flash it with CWM/TWRP recovery
to flash the kernel:
with odin:
Download pda-odin-telus-ICSkernel.tar
Flash it via Odin
with CWM/TWRP Recovery:
Download signed_telus-ICSkernel.zip
Copy it to your SD card
Flash it with CWM/TWRP recovery
to flash the system:
Download system.img.zip
TEST THE ARCHIVE !!
Extract it
Flash system.img.ext4.tar via Odin.
Files:
Test the archives before you flash !
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Tell me if there's a problem with any of these files, I will fix it ASAP.
thanks so much for this, going to test modem the modem and i'll let you know if all is good
Thanks for this. Hopefully we will see similar threads for Bell and Rogers. It's always nice to have copies of the stock files available in the forum.
Thanks!
BTW, what is the version of TELUS Stock? I'm kind of disappointed when I found out Bell only on LF4.
Just so others know...this rom does not work. It hangs on the boot screen and never advances. I checked it, I reverted back to GB and tried again...wiped cache and factory reset etc. nothing worked. I appreciate the effort, as I can't update through KIES or OTA, but hopefully one is put out for TELUS that works.
Well then I'm deleting the link, system image must be broken
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mrpulla said:
Just so others know...this rom does not work. It hangs on the boot screen and never advances. I checked it, I reverted back to GB and tried again...wiped cache and factory reset etc. nothing worked. I appreciate the effort, as I can't update through KIES or OTA, but hopefully one is put out for TELUS that works.
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Can you put back the link for the kernel, I am looking for the stock telus ics kernel.
Thanks
Hi all,
I've been having a few issues with my S2 (Randomly resetting, freezing, etc) - so I decided to do a factory reset - but it hasn't worked.
When I turn my phone on, it wont go past the galaxy logo. I've tried holding down VOLUME UP, POWER, and HOME - but it doesn't boot it into recovery mode.
I've downloaded odin (the phone is rooted) and was told to download a new ROM and then use the PDA button on odin. But the only file type it expects is MD5, tar and SMD. Whenever I download a ROM, I just get a ZIP?
I'm probably being stupid. Could someone point me in the right direction? I don't care if I lose data, I just want the phone working.
Wazza26 said:
Hi all,
I've been having a few issues with my S2 (Randomly resetting, freezing, etc) - so I decided to do a factory reset - but it hasn't worked.
When I turn my phone on, it wont go past the galaxy logo. I've tried holding down VOLUME UP, POWER, and HOME - but it doesn't boot it into recovery mode.
I've downloaded odin (the phone is rooted) and was told to download a new ROM and then use the PDA button on odin. But the only file type it expects is MD5, tar and SMD. Whenever I download a ROM, I just get a ZIP?
I'm probably being stupid. Could someone point me in the right direction? I don't care if I lose data, I just want the phone working.
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What ROM do you want to flash?
If it's a stock ROM, then extract the zip file and flash the contained tar/md5 file with Odin.
If it is a custom ROM and only provided as CWM-flashable zip file, then use a stock ROM to flash first and flash the custom ROM afterwards, when everything works again.
Here you can get the latest stock ROMs => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487, or pre-rooted stock ROMs from here => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608071, or use Check Fus Downloader from here => http://fus.nanzen.se/ to check for the latest officiallly released firmware versions for your phone in your region and download it directly from Samsung servers.
It_ler said:
What ROM do you want to flash?
If it's a stock ROM, then extract the zip file and flash the contained tar/md5 file with Odin.
If it is a custom ROM and only provided as CWM-flashable zip file, then use a stock ROM to flash first and flash the custom ROM afterwards, when everything works again.
Here you can get the latest stock ROMs => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487, or pre-rooted stock ROMs from here => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608071, or use Check Fus Downloader from here => http://fus.nanzen.se/ to check for the latest officiallly released firmware versions for your phone in your region and download it directly from Samsung servers.
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I don't care which ROM I use - As long as I get the phone working again. I did download 7comp ROM but I couldn't find any .tar files?
I also converted the ZIP to a TAR but odin isn't picking it up ?!
OK - I've downloaded and installed the latest stock ROM you posted.
It seems to have installed, but doesn't go past the splash screen which says samsung galaxy Sii
Any ideas?
[EDIT] - Phone fixed. I was able to load it into recovery mode and cleared cache. woo
Well done ...now try to go on recovery mode ...if should be able to go....do full wipe...then clear delvik cache...then advance- fix permission ..
Then reboot system ....you are done...
Don't forget to say thanks..
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Attempted to root the phone but it didn't work.
I followed a set of instructions, and was asked to wait for the phone to reboot. It now has the "!" rooted icon but won't go past the rooted screen.
System restore and clearing cache doesn't set it back to factory default. Any ideas?
Wazza26 said:
Attempted to root the phone but it didn't work.
I followed a set of instructions, and was asked to wait for the phone to reboot. It now has the "!" rooted icon but won't go past the rooted screen.
System restore and clearing cache doesn't set it back to factory default. Any ideas?
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May i know what u did???
xDa_nightfury said:
May i know what u did???
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Sorry for late reply. I followed a video on youtube showing you how to root the phone. It looked succesfull as the "!" did appear, but it wouldn't go past that.
So I rolled it back using the original ROM and have given up on rooting it. It's a shame as I really liked Jelly Bean
Wazza26 said:
Sorry for late reply. I followed a video on youtube showing you how to root the phone. It looked succesfull as the "!" did appear, but it wouldn't go past that.
So I rolled it back using the original ROM and have given up on rooting it. It's a shame as I really liked Jelly Bean
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to root ur phone, just dwnld the .tar file of Siyah v4.1.5 fro the link below, then put ur phone into Dwnld mode and connect to ODIN in ur PC and flash by putting the siyah kernel file(.tar) in PDA section, ur phone will be rooted
http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/2012/09/08/siyahkernel-s2-v4-1/
PS- do see that u dwnld the file meant to flash by ODIN ie Download tar (for Odin)
Just flash a siyah v.4 rooted kernel through odin.
Hi! So friend 1 had asked me to help him root and flash CM on his S3 and I gladly helped. We were having a tough time doing it although I did it quite easily on friend 2's s3. Friend 3 chipped in to help us out by asking us to use Kingroot and let it root the S3. I thought it was ok and we let it do its thing. After it was "rooted" we tried flashing CM. There was an error during the process and it said it couldn't read the binary or something like that. I then wiped /system through TWRP thinking that it would revert everything back to stock. Well, obviously it wiped Android. I am so bad with Samsung phones xD Unfortunately, I did get ahead of myself and did not backup the phone when it still had Touchwiz. Good thing is, I can still access TWRP and download mode. I've already downloaded a stock rom for the s3. Now, how do I flash it? Are there any other solutions?
Thanks
EDIT: I, of course, have Odin and through download mode, would happily flash the stock rom mentioned above. However, Odin only accepts certain types of files such as .tar and .md5 files. Are there any websites that host stock roms ending in .tar or .md5?
Download stock rom from sammobile.com. The downloaded stock rom was compressed with winrar. Extract the downloaded file, you will get .md5 file. Put your phone into download mode connect your mobile to pc. open odin click pda select extracted .md5 file click start wait for 5 min after flashing complete odin will show pass. Unplug your mobile from pc. Goto recovery mode wipe data then reboot system. first boot will take 10 min.