I tried installing the icbinb KH4 rom, I have CWM 3.0.2.8 and I dropped the ROM zip in the root of my SD card, then did the install from ZIP in CWM. it did its thing, rebooted and now I get the Galaxy S boot screen, and right after, I get a bluish-green color with black lines running through it covering the whole screen, then it reboots and starts the cycle over.
I tried getting into CWM mode again, but it woult not boot into that mode... I can get into Download mode though.
Can someone assist me with restoring my Phone to a functioning condition? I really don't care if it is on Froyo or Gingerbread at this point.
Thanks,
Jeremy
If you can get into download mode, then why dont you flash a rom?
Try flashing kc1 cleanup
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kc1cleanup/files/hawk.zip/download
then follow this guide for flashing the gb rom you were trying to flash (i know this guide works because i had to personally use it)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
Thanks. I finally found the thread that explains how to fix a soft brick in the SGS4G bible.
I think they need to have an section just on unbricking for the SGS4g in there so people's eyes will be drawn to it easier.
Thanks for the link... looking at it, it appears to have all the things I am looking for in the directions.
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Hi I'm kinda new to all this. Have had rooted phones in the past with the clockwork mod. I used Gingerbreak to root the g2x. Then I installed Rom Manager flashed a recovery. Then I flashed the build 15 of CM7. Worked pretty well. Then I tried to flash to oc/uv kernel and it put the phone into a bootloop with the stock lg display. After this I went into the forums and saw how important it was to us NVflash...woops. anyways I've tried to run NVFlash on my computer to flash a recovery...no go it will not go into recovery, the computer says usb device not found. The closest i get to recovery is when I hold the volume button down and power during startup. Please help, I know there's some smart people out there that know a solution!
Did you ever install the app EasyTether? if you're able to get into recovery, flash your nandroid backup (if you have one :-/)
didn't install easy tether and no nandroid backup unfortunately
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048274
there's the original stock nandroid you can use to restore your phone...
when you press the voldown + pwr what exactly do you get? [Edit:] did you use the one click NVFlash method? Technically this will only be easy if you're able to flash NVFlash first... But definitely download the stock nandroid as you'll have to flash that first before going back to a custom rom
when i press power + vol- it looks like its going into recovery and then it just shuts down again. unfortunately i just flashed a backup with the rom manager and did no nvflash. i'm kind of new at this so if i can get a step by step on using nvflash to recover this, that would be awesome, there was another thread that explained it, but when i did it it said usb device not connected. I hope i don't have a 500 dollar paperweight
Did you watch the video tutorial http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-t-mobile-g2x/
it gives it to you step by step.... If you've downloaded and placed everything where it needs to be it really should work...
If you're still having problems after watching the video you should post in the NVflash forum...
baykakes said:
Did you watch the video tutorial http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-t-mobile-g2x/
it gives it to you step by step.... If you've downloaded and placed everything where it needs to be it really should work...
If you're still having problems after watching the video you should post in the NVflash forum...
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There is a OneClick NvFlash of CWM thread in the Development section. Follow that closely, and you should be good to go.
newnoise529 said:
when i press power + vol- it looks like its going into recovery and then it just shuts down again. unfortunately i just flashed a backup with the rom manager and did no nvflash. i'm kind of new at this so if i can get a step by step on using nvflash to recover this, that would be awesome, there was another thread that explained it, but when i did it it said usb device not connected. I hope i don't have a 500 dollar paperweight
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Did you ever get your phone working? Mine is bootlooping too and won't go into recovery. I know there are small tricks with each kind of phone and this is my first LG. Strange thing is that I didn't flash the rom yet just rooted with backups.
Just wondering if what was posted worked for you? It be great if you could let me know. there are so many unresolved threads out there when searching the forums.
Thanks.
My SGS4g is on android 2.3.4 but is not rooted or anything. I just tried to flash 2.2 on to the device and the device boots up after the intro and then ends up going black and vibrating. If I could get some help it would be greatly appreciated.
how is you phone on 2.3.4, but not rooted?
odin to kc1 by raver. use all of the files.
make sure you also take out the sim and sd card for this one.
might want to format the sd after backing up the pics or w/e.
I used one of the leaks, it was rooted previously. Where can I download the Kc1?
search raver kc1. search is temporarily down, but once it comes up dl the file and use odin
actually I just found it, hopefully everything goes through. Thank you for your help
It just failed in odin and I think I may have bricked it. Trying to get it into download mode.
I can't seem to get into download mode with holding the volume buttons down and the little phone and computer icons pop up when its trying to turn on.
that is dl mode(with another image).
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
reinstall your drivers. once the computer reboots. try again. make sure you use the noobs guide to odin (search bible); but instead of kb5, use kc1.
I just rooted my phone and I was trying to flash it to gingerbread and it was working fine, but clockwork mod wouldn't let me backup. A forum told me to dlete the recovery in the system and replace it and i did, but the replacement was titled "recovery - copy". i tried to reboot my phone but it is stuck at the "Galaxys S 4G - TMOBILE" screen. I can't get into recovery mode and i could never get into download mode. HELP!
How did you try to get into download mode and what rom did you flash?
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
here is a guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069032
pull battery and then plug in usb then hold down volume and then you should be in download mode. you should see phone on odin.
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I just rooted my phone and I was trying to flash it to gingerbread and it was working fine, but clockwork mod wouldn't let me backup. A forum told me to dlete the recovery in the system and replace it and i did, but the replacement was titled "recovery - copy". i tried to reboot my phone but it is stuck at the "Galaxys S 4G - TMOBILE" screen. I can't get into recovery mode and i could never get into download mode. HELP!
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i have yet to see anyone say "delete" the recovery file. it is always "overwrite". regardless, put your phone into download mode. you are doing it wrong. try again until you get it right.
remove the battery. leave it off for 10 seconds. put it back in. press and hold the two volume buttons at the same time. then plug in the usb cable that is connected to your computer. odin should be running already. i would follow gb start pack from here.
i turned of the phone and held the volume down button and the power button, letting go of the power once the turn on screen came up. i was trying to flash the leaked android 2.3.5 for the galaxy s 4g
please read my previous post carefully. i never said to press the power button at all.
OKAY, dwld mode is volumes plus USB cable, never failed me, even when I failed a flash through odin/heimdall and just maybe a yellow pixel or even nothing shows up.
If it flashes it is dwld. The GS4g has absolutely no junk bootloader witthout proper download mode unlike other galaxies.
PS. Who else wants a Galaxy Nexus?
What is the tmobile warranty policy, I know if there is a problem with your phone even due to damage, the warranty covers it for replacement after paying contract price, but do they allow a change of phone eg instead of paying 99 or 139 for another gs4g, get a galaxy nexus for 199?
My phone works, but after it fell, it overheats and loses battery. I even got a free new battery, and I even went back to stock KD1 for a while, no difference.
So, I did what you said, and i got into download mode, no problem. but when i tried to flash with odin it just said fail.. any suggestions?
Although the square window might say "Fail" there's a status window in the bottom left-hand side of ODIN that should give you more information. What does that window say when you try to flash?
It said succesful 0/ failed 1. I tried to reboot my phone and now it won't turn on at all...
It sounds like your boot loaders are hosed.
Keep ODIN open & use the battery-pull method to see if it'll go into download mode (the screen might still be black, but see if ODIN recognizes it).
If it does:
Download chadster's KG4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413
Put CODE_T959VUVKG4_CL138158_REV00_user_low_noship.tar.md5 in PDA
Put Hawk_Sidekick_VibrantPlus_831.pit in PIT
Put SGH-T959V-CSC-TMB-VIBRANT.tar.md5 in CSC
Put T959VUVKG4-Phone-CL1037720.tar.md5 in PHONE
Let ODIN decide what boxes need to be checked and flash. That will get you booted up on GB with the proper boot loaders.
Try the Unbrickable Mod in the dev section. Brought mine back today. I had a Bright WHITE screen. lol
NO BOOT
After flashing this kernel> sms-T959V-KJ6-antsvx.v1.1.3 my Galaxy S4G will not boot AFTER restoring my backup using CWM 5.0.2.8. My phone runs perfect with the stock rom and this kernel. ONLY after restoring does it NOT boot.
Can someone shine some light on this situation?
You need to restore using the kernel you made the back up from. You can then flash the new kernel over the restored back up.
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You need to restore using the kernel you made the back up from. You can then flash the new kernel over the restored back up.
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I can only get into download mode, what app would I use to flash the kernel ? (its saved on my pc)
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Thanks much Lumin30. Had to read your post sloooow and figure it out, and I got it. I flashed the stock+Voodoo-T959VKJ1 in Odin and it booted right up
then flashed the sms-T959V-KJ6-antsvx.v1.1.3 kernel in CWM. Im good to go now.
This has happened to me 2 other times can you suggest why? The other times I restored phone back to factory :crying:.
Still not booting AFTER restoring cwm backup
I always attempt to restore a backup that I have made using cwm as a test. Im trying to restore using the same kernel I made the backup with. When I proceed the full restore appears to go through (I get "restore complete" message in CWM v.5.0.2.8), but when I click on "reboot system now" my phone goes ONLY to the Samsung screen and stays there.
I have restored my phone to stock about 5 times carefully re-rooting and flashing the kernel with the stock firmware. Now, I have AntonX Barebones and Basic with a twist kernel installed, they work perfectly! But I CANNOT boot AFTER restoring a full backup, unless I use Odin. Can someone help me to address and fix the cause?
Edit> I was able to restore and boot up automatically a backup using CWM 5.0.2.8 of AntonX's Barebones Rom with bhundven's Blastoff 2.5 kernel. Dont know why it restored and booted properly this time but this is what I did:
I made a fresh backup of Barebones with Blastoff because I wanted to try Valhalla Black (nice ROM). I flashed it first using the "generic" install and checked through its features then wanted to see how the "custom" install felt. I decided I liked Barebones better and flashed the Blastoff kernel onto Valhalla Black, Then booted into CWM and restored my Barebones with Blastoff backup. Without wiping anything or fixing permissions my backup was fully restored and my phone booted properly on its own. I know this is what should happen, but it wasnt for me. And every time I attempted this I was restoring using the same kernel that the backup was made with. I restored twice since just to test it and both times my phone booted on its own. I believe my problemo is solved. It is possible I had a couple of bad downloads on my part with AntonX Basic with a twist 1.1.3
Thanks to the community (XDA)
i rooted my phone quite some time ago and have had no problem with that. i was noticing that my battery life really was getting unbearable so i decided to look into flashing a rom. i was following the guide here. all went fine until i used the Heimdall frontend to flash the kernel. i choose the .pit file, the zImage file, and connect to the device which is detected and click to start the flash and all seems to go fine. the kernel is uploaded successfully but, when it reboots the phone it doesn't ever get past the first samsung splash screen and the goes black for a second then goes back to the samsung screen again over and over. i am not sure what to do. sonce i can still get to download mode i am hoping a can save it without completely wiping my phone.
Do you have an SGH-T959V?
yes t959vuvkd1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
when i follow the dummies guide which i must clearly need i have a problem installing the drivers for dazig. it says it installs them successfully but, when i close and go back to one-click and hit flash it prompts me to install the drivers again every time.
got it. just redownloaded everything and went through the guide again and worked this time. now to flash a rom
so I am new to the sidekick as I just got mine today. and I know it has issues with the stock rom freezing ect.
so i wanted to put glorious overdose on it. followed all instructions to get a dead link for the recovery file and update.zip.
then found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275116 with a new link
however when I download the recovery and update and open it in root browser lite, it comes up as recovery.rc instead of just plain recovery. assuming this must be a mistake I renamed it to recovery and replaced mine with it. my sidekick was hanging on the boot screen when trying to go into recovery. but if I messed with the power button enough i could get it to boot normally. after redownloading and repeating what i did hoping maybe I copied the wrong file I tried it again. no luck. so i tried using quickboot (was suggested off a site I googled) and now I can't get the phone to boot normally anymore. just restart and hang at the boot screen.
I read this was fixable by using something call odin, so I'm going to try that while I wait for a reply.
but even when i get the phone back to stock and re-root it I still would like to know how to get clockworkmod working so I can load up glorious overdose and enjoy my new phone. I'm new to flashing roms to my phone. but I've done many gaming console and computer hard/softmods so I'm not incompetant. any help will be apprieciated.
EDIT: figured out odin. still looking for an answer to why my recovery comes up at recovery.rc
go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1965239
grab that recovery
rename it to update.zip, then flash it