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flashed bionix frost rom stuck on galaxy s screen

Ok so im new and I flashed my SGS4G using these directions to a T!
i would start with krylon final cwm. his directions are pretty straightforward. i used root explorer to move the file where it needed to be.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1099374
i am assuming you downloaded the rom already from the CWM rom section in the bible. its up to you. im biased towards bionix frost, but black ice is just as amazing.
i would also dl the ext converter and bali 3.1 kernel as well. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1123039) (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1080871). place all of the zip files you download into the root of your sd card....which means that if you connect your phone to the computer and open it using windows explorer, it is that first window, which lists all of the folders. dont put these files in folders or anything.
once that is done, i restarted my phone in recovery shutting down fully and pressing the power+volume up+volume down. once there, i went to reinstall packages to get into cwm.
then when this loads, i wiped the system/factory reset and wiped the cache. then i went to mounts and storage and mounted my system. (the final mounting output should be: unmount, mount, mount, unmount). i then scrolled to "go back"
i choose install zip file from sd card. choose zip file, which should be the second option if my memory serves me right. scroll of ext converter and install that one. then when that is done, go back to install file from sd card, choose black ice or frost (i LOVE frost) and install that one. then when that is done, i flash my bali 3.1 uv kernel. when that is flashed, i click go back and choose reboot system. once that is done, you will see the galaxy s screen for like 5 min or so followed by the team whiskey logo. once you see this, it will take another minute or so to load up. once you see that the rom loads up...LET THE PHONE SIT FOR 10 minutes. i know it seems long, but just let it sit.
after 10 min or so, i would go into your about phone options and check and see that you have bali3.1 and that the rom is correct.
do these tweaks as well
fugu (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1127069)
init.d (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...ghlight=init.d)
you can flash a modem too (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1117331) using the same process as flashing any other zip file.
remember, the first option in choosing a zip file is update.zip from krylons final cwm. do not flash this after the rom/ext/whatever. im not sure if this has been addressed (im still a noob), but everytime i did that, i bricked my phone. lol. so just to answer your question before you wonder...cause i always wondered whether i should flash that or not. lol.
But after all this I get stuck at the galaxy S screen for more than 5minutes although it will let me back into recovery mode. Its called the "CwM voodoo lagfix recovery v3.0.2.8x" and then gives me a list of options. WHAT SHOULD I DO???

I would ODIN back to KD1 and redo it, but really make sure you have the mounts correct (I know you checked this already, but check it again.) If it still does not work, then I would still go back to KD1 and then try it again by re-downloading all the zip files again. That's what I had to do.

Those were my directions! Was my fault. Ext4 needs a supported kernel. You have one now. Go back into cwm and retry everything starting from wiping the cache and system. sorry about that.
Check your mounts after the ext4 converter just to be safe.
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Also, don't worry, we've all soft bricked at one point.
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ok i restored my phone back to factory settings last night.. So what do i need to download that i didnt last night so this darn thing works???

Yeah haha well im just gld i was able to fix it without odin. thats sounds like a pain... Any Jager555 i noticed youre running Bali 3.1 UV voodoo I downloaded the bail v3.1 voodoo is that why it didnt work?
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Also, don't worry, we've all soft bricked at one point.
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No, it didn't work cause you were coming off of stock. The ext4 converter needs a compatible kernel...which you didn't have. Now that you have that red cwm, you are running a compatible kernel. So everything should work now. Reflash everything like I started before after you wipe everything. It should work ok. Like I said it was my fault for not mentioning that, not something you did.
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If you are no longer on the bali kernel, flash bionix, so you have bali 2.1, and then flash everything according to my directions. Ext4 will only work if you have the compatible kernel.
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Ok so I went into recovery mode and it brought me to the red voodoo screen now should i go into mounts and storage and change that stuff again or what should i do first???
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If you are no longer on the bali kernel, flash bionix, so you have bali 2.1, and then flash everything according to my directions. Ext4 will only work if you have the compatible kernel.
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wipe the data and cache. check mounts. flash ext4. check mounts. flash bionix. flash 3.1. go back. reboot system from cwm. wait. let me know how it goes. i'll be online.

Ok i just followed your directions again. But should i flash Bali 3.1 again if i removed it?
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Ok so I went into recovery mode and it brought me to the red voodoo screen now should i go into mounts and storage and change that stuff again or what should i do first???
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once you flash bionx, it replaces the kernel with 2.1, so yes. reflash 3.1
crossing my fingers...hoping it works...

any updates??

my phone is now flashed with bionix frost! thanks a million jager555 team whiskey drhonk and anyone else involved!
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once you flash bionx, it replaces the kernel with 2.1, so yes. reflash 3.1
crossing my fingers...hoping it works...
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remember to leave it for about 10 minutes (i know its hard to do that)
check out my first post and look into the fugu and init.d tweaks.
glad to help. this community is awesome.

Can't get into recovery, can't flash different rom/kernel. Help!

alright i've been up all night and i have no idea what i did. i guess we'll start from the top.
one clicked rooted
downloaded rom manager
installed cwm
installed bionix frost rom
decided to mess with voodoo
and where it gets messy...
wanted to try out a gingerbread rom, so flashed after a full wipe
forgot to turn off voodoo
now when i try to get to the recovery screen, its all garbled. sometimes it doesnt even come up.
on top of that, i cant mount the sd card anyway. what should i do?

Do not use rom manager use the cmw from krylons post. To install gb you need gb bootloaders. So. Install kg4 leak by chadster than isnatll kg4 kernel than flash your gb rom thru cmw and walla..
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I got used Odin to flash that hawk.zip from another post to get it back to stock. I've never really dealt with partitions before, so it'll take some getting used to making sure everything is mounted.
Wouldn't work on my computer and I was up all night trying to figure out how to wipe and flash from adb lol. Feels good to finally get some sleep.
I'll make sure to read guides more throughly before flashing on phones I don't own lol.
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Tried Flashing rom and doesnt boot gives a funny robot voice

I tries to flash my wifes sk4g to a new rom through cwr and it boots but doesnt go to the system its stuck at the boot screen and says system data partion not available system not available any help thanks

The voice is normal but did you check mounts?
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The voice is normal but did you check mounts?
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no i didnt what should i do?

no you're going to have to odin using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186954 then re root and all that then when flashing make sure you check mounts they are in the directions of all of ayoteddy's roms

well now on odin when i try to flash kj2 it stays at 4 bars and doesnt go any further stood there for 2 hours !!! is it cause im on windows xp or whats going on? thanks

If odin is giving you problems try heimdall its just as if not better then odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350060

Reboot into recovery and install a different rom.
I had this exact same thing on my daughter's Sidekick, where a custom kernel didn't want to boot the phone up.
I tried restoring the backup I had made; nothing. I factory reseted it; nothing.
Loaded up another rom (last ditch effort), and BAM, it went through.
So try rebooting into recovery and load another rom.

[HELP] problems with cwm and roms

Hi!I just can figure whats wrong with the phone.I am very sorry to have to post this but this is what i have done until now:
-it was original t-mobile sgs4g soft 2.3.6
1. i downgraded to froyo
2. tried to apply the froyo cwm recovery
3. didnt worked (dunno why)
4. installed another version with odin http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193751 the cwm worked but it kept having cant mount sd card
5. installed the new cwm with kernel ..didnt worked same thing
6.installled again the froyo with odin
7. finnaly worked installed the octane
8. octane froze at sgs4g screen ,not boot animation , kept reseting
9. 3 flashes and froyo and bla bla after i installed the black valhalla
10. valhalla works but i cant recieve calls sms or mms...
11. Need help!

Don't flash GB stuff on froyo boot loaders. Don't flash froyo stuff on GB boot loaders. If don't know how to repartition with a pit don't flash boot loaders as boot loader flashes may hard brick your device. If your unsure about what your flashing matching your boot loaders don't flash it. Finally all your mixing and matching incorrectly probably got you some weird gremlins so learn how to"one click" back to stock (I wrote a noob guide in general section) and start over. This will ensure GB boot loaders are flashed correctly good luck
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I agree one click is probably your best bet. I do however wonder if you somehow managed to wipe your imei? Check to make sure.

ok so i downloaded the T959V-UVKJ6-One-Click tommorow i will do it bcoz its not my phone...question how do i install custom recovery to install the Octane-V3.0 XPLOD NO CIQ EDITION
and will i get rid of the call and sms not being recieved?

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I agree one click is probably your best bet. I do however wonder if you somehow managed to wipe your imei? Check to make sure.
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Did you check this? Don't post it just make sure it is not a string of 0s. It is very important...
charris said:
ok so i downloaded the T959V-UVKJ6-One-Click tommorow i will do it bcoz its not my phone...question how do i install custom recovery to install the Octane-V3.0 XPLOD NO CIQ EDITION
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If you get the "kj6 beta 2d" package it includes a custom kernel with cwm recovery
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sorry forgot to mention this i can make calls or send txt and i remember it having an imei as i scrolled down in about phone> status

I was having some problems with little things in octane also, but what fixed mine was wiping the cache, dalvik cache, flashing, ( mounts UMMU), reboot, check functionality, reboot into cwm, fix permissions, reboot, enjoy.
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ty problem solved u can close it or erase it ty very much

flashing val black

I'm having a bit of trouble flashing val black. I was running val final by white. i followed the op. i wiped cache. did a factory data reset. wiped dalvek cache. formatted /cache formatted /data and i formatted /system. in order to format /system i had to use a newer version of bh's kernal with cwm 5.x. anyway after i switched kernals it allowed me to format /system. when i tried before i changed kernals i would get an error saying unable to unmount /system. Anyway i mounted ummu. then did install zip from sd card. i chose val black i got the new touch cwm ui aroma thing and it said it installed it successfully. i think i clicked a finish button it took me back into cwm then i went back to reboot system now. the phone rebooted and when it came back on all i got was the first splash screen that says galaxy 4g exclusively by tmobile screen. and normally the white letters will get brighter after a second or two but they didn't. it just stayed there. so i let it sit about 10 minutes and it never did anything. can someone tell me where i may have went wrong?
I just used bh's one click package to go back to stock gb with his 2d kernal. If anyone has any ideas let me know. I haven't been able to flash val black ever since it got mixed with cyanogen hybrid. idk whats up.

well I'm not sure I understand the steps you did in order to flash.(its really messy)
If you want others to help you Please format your message with clear details,in a clean format:
1)what did you try to do?(going to,going from)
2)what are the steps you did exactly?
3) what was the result?
4)if you can - attach recovery log in order for us to try and analyze what went wrong?you can do that by adb(during recovery) or with CWM if you are using the latest version(5.0.*)
Good luck
Alon
P.S - if eventually you feel like the problem is sloved(probably by accomplish a good flash) please edit the OP title by adding [SOLVED] to it
10x

Did you reboot the phone after you ran the one click and let it set for 10 minutes or so? Which version of vahalla black did you flash?

Ok. Ill break it down in steps.
First of all i used bhs one click to go to stock gingerbread with his 2d kernal.
Second i flashed whitehawks val final. Everything working great. Been running it for a couple weeks
Third i downloaded ravers final version of val black.
Fourth i switched kernals to bhs latest so i could format /system
Fifth i went into cwm wiped cache partition and dalvik cache.
Sixth i did a factory data reset from cwm
Seventh i went to mounts and formatted /system /cache /data
Eight i made sure it was set to ummu
Nine went to install zip from sd card and chose ravers rom
10 it took me to aroma installer and i did typical and custom. (ive tried it twice). With custom i checked off the wipe boxes.
11 installaton seemed a success so i clicked next
12 it took me back into cwm so i clickd go back then restart phone
13 phone boots to the very fist splash screen where is says galaxy s 4g but nothing more. Also while its hung up there the white letters dont get brighter like normal and the only thing i can do is get into download mode.
I do have voodoo lagfix on with ext4 does that matter? i didnt see that mentioned anywhere.
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Same thing happened to me except I came from BlackEdition.zip ( the releases before final ) and everything flashed fine then I got a error after aroma finished but it allowed me to go back to recovery then I rebooted system and now stuck on the T-Mo screen. Fixing to Odin and try again.

Good be that you guys got a bad DL. I and a lot of others flashed it with no issues. Seems like you're doing the right steps. So re-DL and try again. I was on ext4 and it was not an issue. Also I didn't wipe or set mounts. Just did it through the installer(thanks again FB). Painless.

Yeah it didnt give me an error tho. Lol and i couldnt get into cwm. Ive tried the releases before ravers final and it did the same thing. Except i did flash black edition once but that was before the hybrid.
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I was experiencing the same problem with the Valhalla Black Final w/ Aroma installer. After the installer finished I flashed Bhundven's kernel again before I performed a reboot and that seems to have done the trick! I will work with it a little more in order to be sure of what is causing the problem.
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I tested it out, it really seems it might be an issue with the kernel installing from the Aroma installer. Here is what I did in order to install Valhalla Black Final (Final.zip) fresh from scratch.
1. Flash SMS KJ6 (beta2d) Kernel Stock Rom with Bootloaders by Bhundven.
2. Wait 10 minutes after reboot, and then shut down the device.
3. Boot into CWM, flash Bhundven's Subtly Modified Stock with CWM5 - Beta 3.1 RC.
4. Reboot phone, let it sit for a bit, and then shut down the device again.
5. Boot into CWM, wipe cache/dalvik cache, set mounts as UMMU and format /cache, /system and /data.
6. Set mounts and UMMU once again as formatting changed them, and select Final.zip for flashing.
7. Choose Custom install. Deselect the Install Kernel option. Everything else I selected, even to wipe the /cache, /system and /data again. Modem too.
8. Flash, then reboot.
I wrote this out while waiting 10 minutes for the cache to build, so I'm going to check it out now. I hope this may have helped.
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did you enable Lagfix first?
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I did not touch the Voodoo Lagfix setting whatsoever during the install that froze on the boot screen, nor the install which I outlined above. Those were my precise steps, nothing omitted or added to it. When I performed the beta2d Kernel Stock Rom in Heimdall the partitions were indeed converted to ext4, and I verify this by typing 'mount' in terminal. Voodoo lagfix in CWM is listed as Disabled, but I hear that it is a bug with that version of CWM? Of course, correct me if I am wrong.
The -only- thing I changed between a frozen install and working install was deselecting the option to install the kernel in the Aroma installer.

Holocene said:
I did not touch the Voodoo Lagfix setting whatsoever during the install that froze on the boot screen, nor the install which I outlined above. Those were my precise steps, nothing omitted or added to it. When I performed the beta2d Kernel Stock Rom in Heimdall the partitions were indeed converted to ext4, and I verify this by typing 'mount' in terminal. Voodoo lagfix in CWM is listed as Disabled, but I hear that it is a bug with that version of CWM? Of course, correct me if I am wrong.
The -only- thing I changed between a frozen install and working install was deselecting the option to install the kernel in the Aroma installer.
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If you try the install again at the end of the installation you're given an option to save a log. Please save it and send it to me as I'm trying to debug this. Thank you.

my advice is to start from scratch
install gb stock using heimdall one click collection
install bhudven kernel using SGS flasher from market
flash rom (valhalla black)
and waaalaaaahhh!!
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goddi2010 said:
Seventh i went to mounts and formatted /system /cache /data
Eight i made sure it was set to ummu
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If I remember correctly, from the original OP these are out of order. Change mounts to UMMU THEN format /system /cache /data and don't look at mounts again, they will change after the formats.

redownload the black edition and just install in cwm
no wipes
no mounts
just directly install zip from SD card
and aroma installer will open up and just follow the instructions
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Ill try again this time ill save the log
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OK so I'm confirming the method of installing without flashing the kernal worked for me
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OK so I'm confirming the method of installing without flashing the kernal worked for me
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What rom were you coming from? What kernel were you using?

I was on VAL final by whitehawk. With bh's rc1 kernal, the newest one on his thread in Dev section.
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