I was trying to flash my epic into a custom the Frankenstein Froyo. I followed all the steps. I put the .pit which victory_8G_100528.pit into the .pit section and i put SPH-D700-DI18-8Gb-REL.tar.md5 in the PDA section just like it says in you all walk-throughThe problem is it keeps failing on "param.lfs" part. I tried the fix for that several and several times but it just keeps failing. I'm sorry for a newb. But do I have to take the phone back to sprint?
Neverming the odin flashed finally worked. Now i'm stuck on flashing the phone. I had CMW3 on before the flash cause my phone was rooted. Now the CMW3 is all weird. Do I have to reroot the phone and reinstall CMW3 after the flash?
Well I was able to reinstall CWM3 after the odin flash and install the frankenstein zip, but now it's hanging at the samsung screen. What to do now....
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well... i was trying to get ext4 to work on my phone and i followed all the guides to no avail... i was trying to get it to work on the audio... FTW rom. then i thought i would try a different rom... so i wiped, factory reset and tried ICBINB kh2... when i did that... it went into a bootloop... so then i accidentally installed the stock+Voodoo-T959VKG4 kernel file, and it fixed the bootloop... kinda... so i said.. well let me try to get the phone completely to stock... so i go and odin the stock file with root. i am now in a never ending bootloop on the stock rom with root.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated...
NVM: Got it working... had to soft brick with KC1 file... the re-odined stock with root. Booted just fine
ok...i have a semi-bricked phone.. i mean semi-bricked because it's functional, but I can't seem to restore from my backups or flash other Roms in CWM recovery.
so, the story goes..it's a long story but please read!! i am in dire need of help!
I was on the latest Infused V2, and have previously tried CM7, S7, hellraised Roms, etc.
so I was kinda experienced in switching back and forth between Roms from CWM.
Yesterday I felt like trying bigfau's port of DlevROM 5.0, which i managed to flash successfully. I made a backup of my infused ROM. DlevROM was missing support for my language so I decided to switch back to infused. but then i remembered MIUI, which I never had tried before.
so I flashed MIUI successfully and played around with it. everything was working but i just didn't like MIUI, so i wanted to restore my backup that i had made earlier that day.
Now.. I had restored previously many times so I thought I knew what I was doing..
when i booted into recovery from MIUI, it was blue. then i remembered from my recovery from CM7 to Infused that I need to be on the same recovery (aka RED) as the one i made the back up in. So i booted back into MIUI, downloaded SGS kernel flasher, then flashed bedwa's Infusion.
I then booted into recovery and i was in RED CWM!
So i proceeded to restore my backup.
it checked md5 sum, it then went on to restore system. I thought it was going smoothly until it started to restore data. then it failed.
here is what CWM says.
Checking MD5 sums...
Restoring system...
Restoring data...
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Error mounting /data/!
Skipping format...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Can't mound /data/!
yeah.. i don't know where I went wrong.. I've never encountered a problem with restoring from CWM..
I only had MIUI, an older version of Infused V2, and S7 in my sdcard so i tried to flash infused v2 and s7. neither worked. i mean they flashed, but i kept on going into a samsung logo bootloop...
so i re-flashed MIUI... so i'm on MIUI right now.. which i don't like =((
i'm only planning on keeping it until someone gives me a solution!!
I've asked for help previously and all I got was a "sorry, use ODIN to stock"
I've never used ODIN to go back to stock before so I don't know how to do it...
I've read up on the ODIN threads but most seemed to have problems with it...
Would Odin to stock (not gtg's ultimate unbrick) give me root and modded 3e? what exactly is it going to wipe? pictures?
thanks for your help... please help... i really don't like MIUI... i want to go back to Infused V2... or DlevROM once bigfau puts in the language support!
please help
Would Odin to stock (not gtg's ultimate unbrick) give me root and modded 3e? what exactly is it going to wipe? pictures?
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Use this
This would give you root and modded 3e. Odin would wipe EVERYTHING
Just follow the instructions on the page and you should be fine. I've done it a couple times.
Don't worry too much. Its not bricked or anything like that.
Reboot in recovery, and flash the infused ROM that's on ur phone. This should work.
Thumb rule: When moving between ROMs, install the ROM clean, and then restore ur backup (of the same ROM) on top of it. It could be a disaster restoring backup of a different ROM.
Just fyi, I had the same problem trying to go back from MIUI... I've used the ODIN/Root+3e on numerous occasions to basically start over BUT it keeps all my files like pics,music,contacts etc. so don't be intimidated by it..it works. Once you've done that you can re-flash S7, V2 or whatever you want.
Make sure you've got your drivers installed (download samsung kies to do so) and when you open Odin, you right click and run as administrator then follow the instructions.
ok, thanks guys! I will give both a try! =)
Another Solution:
1. Use GTG ultimate unbrick with PIT file to restore partitions. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD GTG ULTIMATE UNBRICK FOR ODIN.
2. Flash community kernel v8 in Odin in order to root + clockwork mod. (Put the downloaded file in the PDA slot of odin)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD COMMUNITY KERNEL FOR ODIN.
3. Flash whatever rom you want to use.
4. Restore your backup for that rom.
5. Enjoy.
diablo009 said:
Don't worry too much. Its not bricked or anything like that.
Reboot in recovery, and flash the infused ROM that's on ur phone. This should work.
Thumb rule: When moving between ROMs, install the ROM clean, and then restore ur backup (of the same ROM) on top of it. It could be a disaster restoring backup of a different ROM.
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question,
since i'm in blue recovery right now (i'm on MIUI for the time being)
would I have to flash red CWM before flashing Infused V2? or can i just flash it from blue recovery??
thanks~
jhong91 said:
question,
since i'm in blue recovery right now (i'm on MIUI for the time being)
would I have to flash red CWM before flashing Infused V2? or can i just flash it from blue recovery??
thanks~
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Yes
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LG_iiNsTiiNcT said:
Yes
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You might want to be a bit more specific about which of those questions you were answering
GGXtreme said:
You might want to be a bit more specific about which of those questions you were answering
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Lol my bad. Flash red cwm first
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Bandit_Kaine said:
Another Solution:
1. Use GTG ultimate unbrick with PIT file to restore partitions. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD GTG ULTIMATE UNBRICK FOR ODIN.
2. Flash community kernel v8 in Odin in order to root + clockwork mod. (Put the downloaded file in the PDA slot of odin)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD COMMUNITY KERNEL FOR ODIN.
3. Flash whatever rom you want to use.
4. Restore your backup for that rom.
5. Enjoy.
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ok guys..
i just tried GTG's odin back to stock (not ultimate unbrick)
computer recognized my phone,
folllowed every step to a TEE,
and then the phone rebooted itself and i saw the ATT bootscreen, so i was in a relief.
then after the att bootscreen the screen just went blank.... dark... pitch dark.. and nothing seems to work...
so i downloaded GTG's ultimate unbrick, and followed the instructions to a TEE and still the phone screen turns black right after the att bootscreen...
ok.. so what do i do now..??
Edit 1: So I booted into stock blue recovery, deleted all user data, and rebooted and it workedd!! yay~~ now push the community kernel and restore? right?
hey so i really need help! i just bought this infuse not to long ago and now im trying to install roms on it. yes it is rooted im not completely new at this i have done it before in the past with other phones but when ever i try to install roms on this phone , well first of all i cant even boot into the cwm recovery my phone wont let me and second i get a e: signature verification thing comes up i cant install roms..... someone please help me and give me detailed instructions on how to do this?
are you even able to boot into stock mode or have you borked it?
edit: if you have borked it- -soft brick- you need to start over with any one of the back to stock flashes and start over again..
1. Flash to stock Rogers UXKG3 Gingerbread packages (rooted) with odin packet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193927
2. Install SGS kernel flasher from market or apk file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877444
3. Download kernel Infusion-GB.1.0 put in SDcard.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212485
4. Open SGS kernel flasher choose kernel...zip and flash kernel, waiting for restart
5. Now, your phone will have ClockWork Mod (CWM) for install custom rom.
6. Choose custom rom and follow method.
Enjoy.
Sorry, i m not good in english.
rainbow
I installed att pda instead of a rogers pda. now that i used rogers pda my first rogers splash screen is rainbowed and the lfs is now named logo.atnt.jpg. what do i do? i tried gtg unbrick i tried odin rogers stock uxkg3. and tried installing infued v2 . still no luck
So Im a new member to the site for the most part (have been reviewing threads for more than a year now, though) and decided to finally sign up while trying to flash CM9 ICS on my infuse. Im running into issues. I currently am running ZUES Build 6, with the ICS theme / framework. I LOVED CM7 for the Ascend, so decided to give it (CM) a try on my infuse. The Dev threads say that i should have no issues b/c Im flashing from a UCBL3 / GB ROM, but when i try to just flash it, its an invalid package...? I tried flashing over the ICS recovery from both Hiemdall and Odin but hiemdall needs a "valid tar.gz" and i also encountered the same type of issues with Odin. Ive used Odin before to flash to stock, but im a complete noob to Hiemdall. Any help from an experienced Dev or another flashoholic is greatly appreciated! dont have 10 posts to ask in the Dev section yet...
Could you be trying to flash a .zip file that is designed to be flashed in CWM recovery via Heimdall or Odin? I don't have an Infuse but I'm currently running AOKP on my Galaxy SII and the files posted by in that development thread are CWM flashable.
ive tried in all 3...cwm says
"Cant open /sdcard/update-cm-9.0.0-RCO-infused4g-04152012-UNOFFICIAL-signed.zip
(bad)
installation aborted"
I figured it was a bad DL...tried 2 other DLs, no luck
they said to flash from gb to flash a file called ICSRecovery.tar.... how would i go about doing this...i have red cwm like needed. im completely lost here...And thanks for replying.
edit: here are the pages, and is your rom ICS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24665001&postcount=272
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1593187
I does sound like a bad download, redownloading would have been my first instinct as well.
Rereading your post, it seems like maybe you haven't been able to successfully flash the ICSRecovery.tar that jt1134 mentioned in the first link you posted. Entropy512 doesn't mention needing to flash that recovery before the .zip but it may be implied, I haven't read nearly enough of the pertinent threads. You should be able to flash the .tar using Mobile Odin.
It looks like you pulled the download from Entropy's thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1601844
Entropy left some pretty detailed instructions that should be easy enough to follow after you've overcome this initial hurdle.
so you suppose i install mobile odin...will try, and will keep progress updates
update:mobile odin not available for my device...must dump... :/ 30 minutes...............
Update: i was able to flash the recovery image for ICS through sgs kernal flasher, reboot, and get rainbow recovery. it WAS a bad DL, the ICS recovery couldnt flash it...but when i tried to reboot normal, i got into what i call IRONY!!! i was stuck in a recovery loop ( you see the irony in that, right?). reboot put me back in recovery again every time i clicked the option...i was able to get out of the recovery loop by flashing the zues 6 rom (because the ICS couldnt read the boot image of my backup) then from there i rebooted and got the voodoo recovery (huge relief). I was then able to restore my backup (after practically drenching myself in sweat)! I will be uploading an image of the rainbow recovery, as its been dubbed, for those who would like to see what a pain in the ass it is.........
Trying to help out my friend. He rooted his Galaxy S 4G and was trying out different roms and now it's stuck in recovery. He brought it to me--I can pretty much fix anything Android--I've helped a lot of people on XDA, but this one has completely stumped me.
I've Odin'd several different Official Stock restore packages, recovery packages, etc. Everything has the same effect, no matter the rom or the recovery, the phone will always (re)boot back into recovery. Selecting reboot system reboots it back into recovery. No matter what. I must have flashed Stock via Odin about 10 times today. Same results every time.
Right now it's stuck in the 3e recovery screen. But I can flash a Voodoo recovery, but it still gives the same effect.
Does anyone have any ideas? Is there a bootloader sequence anyone knows about, that he may have changed? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks everyone!
Follow the guide in the second link of my signature to fix.
Awesome! That worked! Followed the guide. I had already flashed stock, but I didn't know you could flash the bootloaders using a .jar package. It worked. I guess he jacked with his bootloaders.
actually, bootloaders would corrupt boot period. You'd be stuck in a "FIRMWARE UPGRADE FLASH FAILED" screen, or phone won't boot period. So, I think I know what the problem was.
When hopping from roms to other roms, specially on Kxx Based Touchwiz roms, your cache tends to get corrupted. Had you reflashed cache.rfs and a stock zImage using heimdall, it'd fix the issue, and data wouldn't vanish.