Heres the deal, Im a dumb ass. I flashed an I9000 kernel to a sch-i500 showcase. My phone is dead, boots to a Galaxy S I9000 screen and hangs. I backed up my old kernel to my sd card but havent got a clue where to begin to get things back to normal. Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED as this is a work phone!
Thanx for all the help!
No need to be rude. Politely bump the thread; someone may get to you.
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turner78 said:
Heres the deal, Im a dumb ass. I flashed an I9000 kernel to a sch-i500 showcase. My phone is dead, boots to a Galaxy S I9000 screen and hangs. I backed up my old kernel to my sd card but havent got a clue where to begin to get things back to normal. Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED as this is a work phone!
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Since you said you made a backup of your old kernel on your sd card, then have you tried reflahing it? Also flashing a new rom should fix this since it comes with its own kernel made specifically for your device. So if reflashing your old kernel doesn't fix the problem (which it should), then just flash a new rom and everthing should be fixed.
I'm a bit of a n00b when it comes to this android technology so forgive me beforehand if I make an erroneous statement or conclusion.
I have the Samsung Mesmerize SCH-I500 with Gingerbread 2.3.4 which I already rooted via Odin and CWM (can't remember which version) and I attempted to flash CM7.1 which failed since it aborted the installation for a reason I have yet to figure out. So, I attempted to install MIUI 1.12.30 from the forums here.
My initial issue was that it wouldn't recognize my stock SD card, which magically fixed itself after I took the battery and SD card out and let it sit for about an hour and tried to boot it again. The install went through, but now I keep have the issue of it won't read my SD card. I flipped through the Dev forum section for the Mesmerize/Fascinate and they mentioned getting a class 6 SD card with no more than 16gb of space. Now, I'm not familiar with SD cards so at this point, any advice on that would be much appreciated.
I'm looking at flashing back to my original system and attempting to install CM7.1. If anyone has explicit instructions on how to do that as well as all the files I will need I would greatly appreciate it. This is my first android phone and my first attempt at this sort of thing so bear with me on this!
The version of CWM matters when trying to go to a MIUI/MTD rom, you need version 4+. This forum is sort of dead for the mesmerize, everyone is on rootzwiki. If you come to (http://webchat.freenode.net/)(#samsung-mesmerize), someone can give you more specific help.
OK guys, heres what i did...i read and read and then i read some more, and i figured out how to install the one click ics leak, worked out fine, and i ended up with the I727ucld2,wich thru my reading, i figured is what i wanted...and i was happy..for about 10 minutes,now im hooked ..i needed a custom rom now...hehehe..so i read and read some more found out that i needed to be rooted in order to install a rom....the ics leak didnt do that for me...i read some more and foud out the basics of odin and the skyrocketCMWrecovery.tar,(clockworkmod-touch-5.8.1.3-hercules.tar) if all went well with odin i would be able to flash the superuser.zip file to my phone and get rooted...stay with me ..my question is coming...read some more and found the rom i wanted, (ICS_ SMOOTHIE) read all the instructions and by now was confident...i went for it....and BAM just like that 15 minutes later i was the proud owner of a skyrocket rooted and running a custom rom...by the way is awesome..ok hears my question,,i never backed up gingerbread before installing the leak or the rom...but afterward i ran a nandroid i think its called, from the clockwork recovery . and i have a backup file now on my phone....but for some reason im just not convinced it will save me if i start playing around some more, cause now im really hooked. how do i know my backup file will work? because i backed everything up after the leak and the rom..im not sure clockworkmod ,will be able to install the backupfile it saved ,rom manager from the market doesnt reconize my phone only the t-mobile one ,,and most people say not to use it???is that right / or should i use it with the t-mobile...sorry about all the writing but wanted you to know the whole story...hey thanks everyone ...been reading for days and couldnt have done it without you...
WWill MM said:
OK guys, heres what i did...i read and read and then i read some more, and i figured out how to install the one click ics leak, worked out fine, and i ended up with the I727ucld2,wich thru my reading, i figured is what i wanted...and i was happy..for about 10 minutes,now im hooked ..i needed a custom rom now...hehehe..so i read and read some more found out that i needed to be rooted in order to install a rom....the ics leak didnt do that for me...i read some more and foud out the basics of odin and the skyrocketCMWrecovery.tar,(clockworkmod-touch-5.8.1.3-hercules.tar) if all went well with odin i would be able to flash the superuser.zip file to my phone and get rooted...stay with me ..my question is coming...read some more and found the rom i wanted, (ICS_ SMOOTHIE) read all the instructions and by now was confident...i went for it....and BAM just like that 15 minutes later i was the proud owner of a skyrocket rooted and running a custom rom...by the way is awesome..ok hears my question,,i never backed up gingerbread before installing the leak or the rom...but afterward i ran a nandroid i think its called, from the clockwork recovery . and i have a backup file now on my phone....but for some reason im just not convinced it will save me if i start playing around some more, cause now im really hooked. how do i know my backup file will work? because i backed everything up after the leak and the rom..im not sure clockworkmod ,will be able to install the backupfile it saved ,rom manager from the market doesnt reconize my phone only the t-mobile one ,,and most people say not to use it???is that right / or should i use it with the t-mobile...sorry about all the writing but wanted you to know the whole story...hey thanks everyone ...been reading for days and couldnt have done it without you...
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The nandroid WILL work fine. And as for ROM manager.... It's a no go for us. Only use it to fix permissions.... and only do that if you have problems.
WWill MM said:
OK guys, heres what i did...i read and read and then i read some more, and i figured out how to install the one click ics leak, worked out fine, and i ended up with the I727ucld2,wich thru my reading, i figured is what i wanted...and i was happy..for about 10 minutes,now im hooked ..i needed a custom rom now...hehehe..so i read and read some more found out that i needed to be rooted in order to install a rom....the ics leak didnt do that for me...i read some more and foud out the basics of odin and the skyrocketCMWrecovery.tar,(clockworkmod-touch-5.8.1.3-hercules.tar) if all went well with odin i would be able to flash the superuser.zip file to my phone and get rooted...stay with me ..my question is coming...read some more and found the rom i wanted, (ICS_ SMOOTHIE) read all the instructions and by now was confident...i went for it....and BAM just like that 15 minutes later i was the proud owner of a skyrocket rooted and running a custom rom...by the way is awesome..ok hears my question,,i never backed up gingerbread before installing the leak or the rom...but afterward i ran a nandroid i think its called, from the clockwork recovery . and i have a backup file now on my phone....but for some reason im just not convinced it will save me if i start playing around some more, cause now im really hooked. how do i know my backup file will work? because i backed everything up after the leak and the rom..im not sure clockworkmod ,will be able to install the backupfile it saved ,rom manager from the market doesnt reconize my phone only the t-mobile one ,,and most people say not to use it???is that right / or should i use it with the t-mobile...sorry about all the writing but wanted you to know the whole story...hey thanks everyone ...been reading for days and couldnt have done it without you...
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You dont need to do anything with rom manager but fix permissions. Dont worry about flashing cwm with it, you already have it. but just so you know we would use the tmobile version because we don't have one.
The backup should work fine, if not, no big deal just odin the stock tar file from sammobile.
i think i saw that stock file somewhere in my searching, i might just go find it just in case...if i some how get messed up playing around ,your saying i can just boot into download mode in odin and install the stock tar?
WWill MM said:
i think i saw that stock file somewhere in my searching, i might just go find it just in case...if i some how get messed up playing around ,your saying i can just boot into download mode in odin and install the stock tar?
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Yes
go to sammobile.com
make account
go to firmware section
type i727 in search box
scroll down
download it
extract with 7zip
enjoy
WWill MM said:
OK guys, heres what i did...i read and read and then i read some more, and i figured out how to install the one click ics leak, worked out fine, and i ended up with the I727ucld2,wich thru my reading, i figured is what i wanted...and i was happy..for about 10 minutes,now im hooked ..i needed a custom rom now...hehehe..so i read and read some more found out that i needed to be rooted in order to install a rom....the ics leak didnt do that for me...i read some more and foud out the basics of odin and the skyrocketCMWrecovery.tar,(clockworkmod-touch-5.8.1.3-hercules.tar) if all went well with odin i would be able to flash the superuser.zip file to my phone and get rooted...stay with me ..my question is coming...read some more and found the rom i wanted, (ICS_ SMOOTHIE) read all the instructions and by now was confident...i went for it....and BAM just like that 15 minutes later i was the proud owner of a skyrocket rooted and running a custom rom...by the way is awesome..ok hears my question,,i never backed up gingerbread before installing the leak or the rom...but afterward i ran a nandroid i think its called, from the clockwork recovery . and i have a backup file now on my phone....but for some reason im just not convinced it will save me if i start playing around some more, cause now im really hooked. how do i know my backup file will work? because i backed everything up after the leak and the rom..im not sure clockworkmod ,will be able to install the backupfile it saved ,rom manager from the market doesnt reconize my phone only the t-mobile one ,,and most people say not to use it???is that right / or should i use it with the t-mobile...sorry about all the writing but wanted you to know the whole story...hey thanks everyone ...been reading for days and couldnt have done it without you...
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You speak too fast !!!!
1. If you use ROM manager to "update" recovery, you do need the T mobile one.....BUT BUT BUT, it will throw you to an older version.......which may or may not give problems..............so forget it,.
2. Want to know if you nandorid works. Simple. Just go into CWM and restore it. Then you will know ! Seriously, if it buggers your phone, you can easily go back to stock. This is the only way you will ever sleep at night !!
How do I know? That is the only way I figured it out for myself my very first time !
Have fun !
i did just for giggles try and go back and restore it in cwm (was worried to do it cause my phone is working very very nicely) but i did and it gave me an error something about not being able to mount ex sd card ....thats what has got me worried...as you know there is not an ex sd card that came with the phone so everything was done on the internal one..and thats where the back up is stored with cwm....it gave me an option to just reboot and i did and everything is fine..but i still am left wondering if the backup will work when i need it.....will cwm be able to restore from internal sd card? it didnt when i didnt need it to but was that just because everything was ok to start with??
WWill MM said:
i did just for giggles try and go back and restore it in cwm (was worried to do it cause my phone is working very very nicely) but i did and it gave me an error something about not being able to mount ex sd card ....thats what has got me worried...as you know there is not an ex sd card that came with the phone so everything was done on the internal one..and thats where the back up is stored with cwm....it gave me an option to just reboot and i did and everything is fine..but i still am left wondering if the backup will work when i need it.....will cwm be able to restore from internal sd card? it didnt when i didnt need it to but was that just because everything was ok to start with??
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That "error" is normal about xet sd card. I have done nandroid backups to both external and intenal SD. Both work fine. The internal SD also is NOT deleted whn you wipe data etc. for flashing ROMs.
Again, since the ext sd backup works........the best way to know is to try. Create nandroid to internal card.....then restore from internal ! Bingo, now you know !
Another good option is to copy the backup to a computer. Then you can put is on to the ext sd card if anything evil happens.
Keep smiling !
Yes. Everything will be fine. Trust CWM. It has never failed.
On another note... ohmygod a respectable noob! ^.^
Come join us in the General Talk Thread!
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I now have hope for the future thank you son for reading and learning omg you have no idea how refreshing this is
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Oh yes. Almost forgot. Enjoy your thank!
You must be a REALLY good noob. 7:3 thankost ratio.
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hey thanks guys..ive been wanting to play around with this stuff for awhile and i find myself with some time so here i am..the forums are a bit to nivagate but im getting used to it....i figured i should at least do my part to find answers on my own like the intro says, i went and got the stock gingerbread tar and have it all backed up on my computer also just in case...i think im off to maybe find another rom or some other stuff to play with.....kinda hate to though im liking this...ICS_SMOOTHIE rom so much,,maybe find some good themes or something although i still need to read up some more on instaling those...any good sugestions for other roms to try?.....well maybe i should post those questions elsewhere i think..there are a few out there that i saw...thanks again..headed over to the general talk thread area
Cm7 for now cm9 after a few more kinks are worked out lol pure android mmmmm mmmmm good son
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gave away my 8 thanks for the day hehehe...im off to do some more reading...i will trust the cwm and not look back....if if all else fails.....odin may save me
skyrocket ics noob
WWill MM said:
gave away my 8 thanks for the day hehehe...im off to do some more reading...i will trust the cwm and not look back....if if all else fails.....odin may save me
skyrocket ics noob
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Backup your backup on your pc just in case you get a corrupt SD card. Always back up your SD cards as often as possible
Sent from my SGS 2 LTE running SkyICS
WWill MM said:
gave away my 8 thanks for the day hehehe...im off to do some more reading...i will trust the cwm and not look back....if if all else fails.....odin may save me
skyrocket ics noob
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Hell, I threw a "thanks" your way just because you did some reading and then did things the correct way. Enjoy your new flashing addiction.
right on thanks...all that reading sure paid off...this is fun
Well done brother. I wish everyone had your patience and willingness.
WWill MM said:
right on thanks...all that reading sure paid off...this is fun
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It is fun isn't it lol but yeah remember asking questions isn't bad though if you need help ask but your current method of research is perfect
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This is a Cinderella story
You should check out remf4i smooth ice 5 when it drops i was using v4 before cm9
CM9 Skyrocket
Getting ready to flash a new rom and was wondering if flashing will wipe the "built in" sd card?
Ive flashed many roms on many phones but all had removable sd's, just need to know if I should back up everything, thanks!
As you know, you should back up the sdcard before flashing anyway. This question was answered somewhere in sub-forum but forget where and the answer. I would not think it would wipe the 10gb section of the card. Just the OS section and maybe the 2.5gb app section, that you would restore with TB. Not 100% sure though. I haven't flashed a rom yet, just rooted and flashed custom recovery. Waiting for a very stable .78 rom, or whatever US number is, for US TMobile or the OTA. Phone runs so well, not in a hurry--
it wont wipe the sd card. its on a seperate partition and wont be touched.
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Appreciate confirmation. I will have to look into repartitioning the card after a format, when needed. And, exactly what the partitions are on the card. Easy on the N1, haven't researched it yet on One S.
ok great thanks to both for the replies
Is not recognizing my external Sd. I am running CM9. Everything was working fine for a week. All of suddenly no SD card recognition .
Is there a step or steps for me to correct this problems. I want to go back to the Stock Exhibit rom, but has been unable to do so. I am at a lost, I have no idea what to do. In other word my phone and I am screwed. There a bevy of problems I have created and do not know how to correct them. Any help and advice would be appreciated.
Thank You in advance.
This is part of the risk you assume when you play around with roms. If you are not willing to assume that risk, then don't play around with things.
If your card is not being detected, make a backup of your card to your computer and format the sd card. Then copy the contents back once the card is recognised. If that is not working, then buy a new sd card and try with that one. It's quite unlikely that you phone has a broken sd card reader.
Not Recognizing my Sd Card
I assumed the risk, and I am not blaming anyone. I appreciate your help. Thanks.
forceps42 said:
This is part of the risk you assume when you play around with roms. If you are not willing to assume that risk, then don't play around with things.
If your card is not being detected, make a backup of your card to your computer and format the sd card. Then copy the contents back once the card is recognised. If that is not working, then buy a new sd card and try with that one. It's quite unlikely that you phone has a broken sd card reader.
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I asked for advice about why my phone was not recognizing my SD card. I appreciate your suggestion. I accept all responsibility for what happened to my phone as I was playing around with things. It is not the end of the world, if I cannot get it back to recognizing the SD card or when it is connected to the USB. I will and can continue to use it as it is running CM9. Just wanted to return it to stock; so that I could play around with it again and flash a new custom rom to it. I am not deterred because of this one hiccup.
I thank you for that I have formatted the SD, tried another one and still no regonition. It can be the worst case scenario my sd card reader could be shot but I did learned how to flash and root, install a custom rom...no regrets there. Thak You for your help.
Hopefully you had made a nandroid backup of the stock rom after you had (again hopefully) installed recovery.
If that is the case then you can boot into recovery and restore the stock rom nandroid backup. If you do not have that, then things will get more complicated. You'll have to find a stock nandroid backup for that specific phone+carrier from somewhere and load it back while in recovery. If you don't have recovery, you'll have to push that on first while your phone is connected to the computer via usb.
I got it back by flashing stock via ODIN
I am back with the stock rom. Much thanks to all the people at XDA for posting questions and answers for the same problems I was having. I just kept reading question and answers forum pertaining to the Exhibit and I finally found the answers; of course nothing was easy after the ODIN download, the phone was in a rebooting loop. Someone had the same problem and I found the answer. I tried the solution and the phone booted up perfectly. I will give myself a week and then I will root it again and install one of the custom roms for The Exhibit 2. But now I am too tired and so glad to have my phone back as it was when I got it via Tmobile.
Thank you and everyone for your help and explaining it in terms whereas a person like myself came solve his/her problems.
You can use oldin and download stock rom from Samsung and flast it via oldin
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thanhhai8888 said:
You can use oldin and download stock rom from Samsung and flast it via oldin
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Thank you, that is exactly what I did. Have a good day!