Hey guys so what happened was that I was trying to root my phone through Gingerbread and Odin (as my infuse is Rogers). But I forgot to put in a SD card so now my phone is stuck in reboot loop! I have tried everything you guys have mentioned online! I cleared the user data but no avail. I inserted a SD card, even put on the SGHI997 rom, inserted the folders voodoo and disable-lagfix and still didnt work. I tried unbricking it via GTG but instead my rogers is gone and now I have AT&T and still in a loop! HELP!
Did you look at this post to see if it helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205381
yup i did. It was the GTG process i mentioned that i tired before. the bootlooping has stopped but know is stuck on the samsung screen :S i left at the screen for 30 mins now still nothing. i cant even enter recovery mode anymore
u can not get into download mode??
yeah i still can
Were you able Odin back to stock?
not really, these are the results of odin:
GTG odin process: stuck at samsung screen. Cannot enter recovery mode.
Gingerbread process: goes to clockwordmod recovery (red txt). I wipe sd, wipe data/factory reset, enters bootloop. However can enter recovery mode.
Rogers stock: goes to andriod recovery mode (blue txt). I wipe sd, wipe data/factory reset, enters bootloop. However can enter recovery mode.
so no phone does not go back normal functioning self
sharkray said:
not really, these are the results of odin:
GTG odin process: stuck at samsung screen. Cannot enter recovery mode.
Gingerbread process: goes to clockwordmod recovery (red txt). I wipe sd, wipe data/factory reset, enters bootloop. However can enter recovery mode.
Rogers stock: goes to andriod recovery mode (blue txt). I wipe sd, wipe data/factory reset, enters bootloop. However can enter recovery mode.
so no phone does not go back normal functioning self
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What Rom were using?
Try checking repartion when you use Odin.
Corvette Dave said:
What Rom were using?
Try checking repartion when you use Odin.
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From recovery you should be able to get to download.
Try this link with the option to get root & 3e recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021
It sounds like you do not have modified 3e installed so it will check for sig?
from there if you install packages 2X you can get to CWM and flash what you will.....
EDIT: Sorry, I see you are able to get to CWM
can you not put a new rom on the SD and flash it? Or start over again with a fresh stock in case there was a glitch in the first install?
I am in the same situation and have the same problem too, i"ve looked lots of post and tried different method,,
even GTG's method it still in boot loop!!!!T^T
can anyone help
Corvette Dave said:
What Rom were using?
Try checking repartion when you use Odin.
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Hey when you say rom is assume you mean pda kernal files that come with odin and such? Then those would be PDA_ROGERS_UXKG3.tar.md5, PDA_Infuse_Gingerbread.tar.md5, the files the come in GTG unbrick.
I have also did repartion, but it did nothing.
I you mean rom by the SGHI997 rom i tried that too
Edit: Okay so I have been searching online and discovered you need put the room onto the internal sd card. But i dont see how i can do that considering my phone goes to recovery mode straight away
SNadler said:
From recovery you should be able to get to download.
Try this link with the option to get root & 3e recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021
It sounds like you do not have modified 3e installed so it will check for sig?
from there if you install packages 2X you can get to CWM and flash what you will.....
EDIT: Sorry, I see you are able to get to CWM
can you not put a new rom on the SD and flash it? Or start over again with a fresh stock in case there was a glitch in the first install?
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Okay so I have been searching online and discovered you need put the room onto the internal sd card. But i dont see how i can do that considering my phone goes to recovery mode straight away. Even using odin to flash a fresh stock gives same problem
I'd like to bring the UnBrickable mod to this platform which will allow us to flash bootloaders to UnBrickably modded devices.. and seriously mod the crap out of the firmware... If you decide to turn it in for repair, consider PMing me so I can do some reverse engineering on it and then you can turn it in for not being able to turn on
Your device likey requires a PIT flash just so you know.
sharkray said:
Okay so I have been searching online and discovered you need put the room onto the internal sd card. But i dont see how i can do that considering my phone goes to recovery mode straight away. Even using odin to flash a fresh stock gives same problem
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In CWM (red) under "mounts and Storage, select "Mount USB". Of course you are connect to your computer when you do this and in windows an external drive should become available. Place the zip file on the root of that drive.
Once copied, disconnect from windows first then unmout in CWM. from here you can go directly to and install from zip.
Hope that makes sense.
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hey i tired what you said. i did a few times nothing came. then on my 4th try the driver showed up on my computer but it said 'please insert drive.' i reset and tried again the drive didnt show up
Remove the sim card and try again. Also,you can always copy a rom to an sdcard and install that in your Infuse.
Cranky...
hey i tried what you said but same result. i cant put on rom on because they mass storage does not show on my pc :S after the odd time of resetting and entering recovery mode, it connects but it says 'insert drive'
follow this link,, i recoverd my infuse 4G using this rom!!!!!!!
THX GTG very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193927
AdamOutler said:
I'd like to bring the UnBrickable mod to this platform which will allow us to flash bootloaders to UnBrickably modded devices.. and seriously mod the crap out of the firmware... If you decide to turn it in for repair, consider PMing me so I can do some reverse engineering on it and then you can turn it in for not being able to turn on
Your device likey requires a PIT flash just so you know.
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yes try a pit flash with repartition selected, it might fix it. theses types of bricks have been rare on the infuse and many people dont have experience with them. the available pit is packaged with the att ultimate unbrick but you should probably use it with the rogers odin firmware.
001100 said:
follow this link,, i recoverd my infuse 4G using this rom!!!!!!!
THX GTG very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193927
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OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG YOU ROCK!!!! DUDE! IT works fine and its rooted! Thank you so much!
And thank you everyone else for taking the time to help me out and which ever way you could! This forum is pretty awesome thanks guys!
sharkray said:
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG YOU ROCK!!!! DUDE! IT works fine and its rooted! Thank you so much!
And thank you everyone else for taking the time to help me out and which ever way you could! This forum is pretty awesome thanks guys!
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Sorry it took so long. I'll try to get in touch with GTG to make sure that his unbrick threads are more clear as to which device they are appropriate for.
UCKD5/E3 unbricks will only work on AT&T Infuses
UXKG3 will only work on Rogers Infuses
Custom Gingerbread ROMs will work on both, but there are no Odin-flashable packages for these.
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I'm a noob and I tried to install 3e recovery using the instructions and video supplied in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105413
Everything seemed to work fine until I went into ROM manager and tried to backup current ROM (stock, rooted). I selected backup ROM and now my phone is sitting with the SAMSUNG logo and it hasn't moved from that in almost an hour. I'm not sure what to do to get the phone to boot up normally. I have done a battery pull but that didn't work. When I plug the phone into my computer, XP does recognize that is plugged in because it shows the internal and external sd cards in the My Computer window. I can't open either on by double clicking on the icon for each drive. I'm getting pretty desperate because I can't seem to figure out how to get the phone to boot normally. Any help and/or suggestions would be most helpful. Thanks!!!
Odin flash to stock in dev section
try a hard reset. you shouldnt pull batteries unless it is the last resort, linux needs to unmount the file system.
a hard reset(different from a factory reset) is accomplished by holding the vol up +vol dn + power at the same time untill the phone reboots. if you wait till the samsung screen pops up again and immediately release you may also enter 3e recovery mode.
try to just boot the phone into the ui first. if it is still ok, go into rom manager and "flash cwm recovery" choose captivate or i9000. reboot into 3e recovery(blue text), (select reboot recovery not backup) reinstall packages twice! you should now be at a green text cwm recovery. once you get it setup the backup link in rom manager should work.
if the phone fails to boot up after a hard reset, you can attemp to clear user data in 3e recovery. you can get to 3e with phone off(you may pull battery now if you need to) hold vol up+ vol dn + pwr and hold untill you see the "samsung" screen. then you can clear data/factory reset
if that doesn't help you can still use odin/heimdall to restore the phone with one of the roms that may already have modded 3e recovery and other nice features.
Thanks for all your help! I managed to get it back working using Odin. Now I'm on the Infused ROM and loving life. I'm going to save this post just in case I get into trouble again down the road.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Dani897 said:
try a hard reset. you shouldnt pull batteries unless it is the last resort, linux needs to unmount the file system.
a hard reset(different from a factory reset) is accomplished by holding the vol up +vol dn + power at the same time untill the phone reboots. if you wait till the samsung screen pops up again and immediately release you may also enter 3e recovery mode.
try to just boot the phone into the ui first. if it is still ok, go into rom manager and "flash cwm recovery" choose captivate or i9000. reboot into 3e recovery(blue text), (select reboot recovery not backup) reinstall packages twice! you should now be at a green text cwm recovery. once you get it setup the backup link in rom manager should work.
if the phone fails to boot up after a hard reset, you can attemp to clear user data in 3e recovery. you can get to 3e with phone off(you may pull battery now if you need to) hold vol up+ vol dn + pwr and hold untill you see the "samsung" screen. then you can clear data/factory reset
if that doesn't help you can still use odin/heimdall to restore the phone with one of the roms that may already have modded 3e recovery and other nice features.
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hi dani, i got the same case. but mine cannot boot into CMW. my PC does not detect. any idea??
did you get this fix, I am having the same issue.
So u should use gtgs ultimate unbrick then follow this.
1: Root using super one click
2: Download 3e recovery save it to your SD card
3: Use root explorer to move the 3e recovery file to systim bin overwrite recovery file
4: Reboot phone
5: Download Rom manager and click flash clock work mod pic i9000 not the (mtd)
6: Once its done select reboot in recovery
7: In recovery click RE-INSTALL it should load then click re-install again and u should get green cwm then reboot and flash away
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LG_iiNsTiiNcT said:
So u should use gtgs ultimate unbrick then follow this.
1: Root using super one click
2: Download 3e recovery save it to your SD card
3: Use root explorer to move the 3e recovery file to systim bin overwrite recovery file
4: Reboot phone
5: Download Rom manager and click flash clock work mod pic i9000 not the (mtd)
6: Once its done select reboot in recovery
7: In recovery click RE-INSTALL it should load then click re-install again and u should get green cwm then reboot and flash away
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
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This is an old useless method... just Odin flash the community kernel v8... done..
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA App
I have had that same boot screen problem too, buy a jig and u can put it into download mode that way then when you use odin3 to restore stock, u can get the stock rom with the recovery in it for u and u just need to download the update.zip on rom manager and then go into recovery and run the update zip twice. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021
You should get a jig (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...dkw=jig&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313) its a life saver in my opinion. because u can restore ur phone if u ever mess up.
I too am stuck at the Samsung logo. I've used Odin to revert to stock but I think the Stock I reverted to was AT&T rather than Rogers? I can't seem to find the Rogers stock. I've tried to get it into recovery mode, taking out the battery booting with power up and down, releasing power when the Samsung logo came up - no good, the logo stays. I'm at a loss? Any advice? Is the a full raft of pit / pda etc files for Odin that I can make the Rogers Infuse as it was day one?
Thanks for any help
I'm in the same boat... maybe it's because the rogers infuse comes as android 2.3? I hope a solution comes out soon!
Same here, Rogers Infuse. Stuck at Samsung logo. Tried infuse odin recovery, and community. Still no go. I tried flashing all the different stock/unbrick roms but nothing.
However, if I install Infused kernel/recovery, i can access the recovery and do a wipe/lagfix.
I was trying to flash to Infused and when I got to the step where the phone rebooted to CWM recovery it hang on the Samsung logo. After about 3 hours of trying various button resets the phone booted normally (ie not to CWM). They say the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results, well I went back through the same steps to flash to infused and again it froze on the Samsung logo, only I have no idea what I did last time to get it to boot normal, not to CWM. Since it did it before, there must be a combination...anybody know what it might be. I've read and tried everything on the forums. Thought I'd post here prior to using Odin. I am able to get to downloading screen by doing the button/USB cable combo.
I'm headed out of town and won't check this right away, but thanks for any posts with ideas.
xoltrix2000 said:
Same here, Rogers Infuse. Stuck at Samsung logo. Tried infuse odin recovery, and community. Still no go. I tried flashing all the different stock/unbrick roms but nothing.
However, if I install Infused kernel/recovery, i can access the recovery and do a wipe/lagfix.
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Rogers Infuse users need to use the UXKG3 unbrick, not the UCKD5 or E3 unbricks.
The UXKG3 variant tends to fall to the second or third pages of the dev forum since it's far less commonly used.
Holy Crap - im hooped without my phone for work...!
reposting in new thread
Hi guys,
Here is the solution for this issue.
Just flash with this package that will totally reset your Infuse 4G to UCKJ4, do it with linux that worked for me.
Thanks to AdamOutler
Here is the post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381
After that just root, flash a new kernel and your Recovery Mode will resturs.
samsung infuse 4g rogers version stucked on samsung logo(rooted)
my samsung infuse 4g rogers version rooted with odin and with cynogen mod os running phone got strucked when changing the os to Infuse_4G_Remics-UX_v1.3.1.zip .it's showing only samsung logo and not booting to recovery screen when trying to get recovery ......anyone please help me regarding this problem.....it will be great help to me and most loving [email protected]
samsung infuse 4g (I997R) rogers version got stuck samsung logo
my samsung infuse 4g (I997R) got stuck samsung logo since 4 days...my phone was rooted by use of odin later i changed my os from 2.3.3 to cynogen os.later my baboon brain provoked me to change to Infuse_4G_Remics-UX_v1.3.1.zip .i was my mistake -my phone got stuck with samsung logo and not booting its my favorite phone ever i had...please let me know anyone how to solve the problem in this regard......it will be big big help to me....and i will thankful to them,,,,,,,,,,,,,my email id
[email protected]
rajeshvarma999 said:
my samsung infuse 4g rogers version rooted with odin and with cynogen mod os running phone got strucked when changing the os to Infuse_4G_Remics-UX_v1.3.1.zip .it's showing only samsung logo and not booting to recovery screen when trying to get recovery ......anyone please help me regarding this problem.....it will be great help to me and most loving [email protected]
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Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1326143
The few last posts have mirrors. You are gonna need the odin pack to flash back to stock and then work your way up.
You need to flash ICS before flashing JB.
Infuse 4G wont boot - no root, CWM, Passcode locked
Hi guys
I dont know where to start from. This Infuse 4G was dropped by the owner and we happened to come across it.
Checked the SIM card but that was already deactivated and there were no contacts on it.
Then we wanted to check the phonebook and find someone to contact, but the phone was passcode locked.
Then i went and flashed Odin_Community_Kernel_v8.zip since it was on GB, but it doesnt seem to be booting. I was planning on adb-ing into it when it was in recovery (CWM) so that i could delete the passcode and find a way to get in touch with the owner.
Now am stuck at the Samsung logo...:crying:
I have downloaded the Indian firmware -> Retail Indian - 5.5.1-EDEM-28-37-SEARET and have updated the file via bootstrap.
I have performed factory reset, wiped cache, wiped dalvik and everything was working fine for 4 hours.
Now my phone is not responding to any keys, a green light is blinking at the top, I have removed the battery and switched it on after replacing it.
It turns on, shows the signal and other icons but the lock button is displayed and it doesnt respond.
If I call to my number I am able to answer it and after ending it again it goes back to same stage.
Please help. I am stuck here.
sandydude said:
I have downloaded the Indian firmware -> Retail Indian - 5.5.1-EDEM-28-37-SEARET and have updated the file via bootstrap.
I have performed factory reset, wiped cache, wiped dalvik and everything was working fine for 4 hours.
Now my phone is not responding to any keys, a green light is blinking at the top, I have removed the battery and switched it on after replacing it.
It turns on, shows the signal and other icons but the lock button is displayed and it doesnt respond.
If I call to my number I am able to answer it and after ending it again it goes back to same stage.
Please help. I am stuck here.
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You might have to flash the fkz...
I dont have the fkz file, I have a zip file in the sd card.
It will be really helpful if you can provide me steps to do that or can you let me know how to enter recovery mode with CWM.
I am really freaking out, please help me out.
I took a backup of the original ROM before installing this ROM.
sandydude said:
I dont have the fkz file, I have a zip file in the sd card.
It will be really helpful if you can provide me steps to do that or can you let me know how to enter recovery mode with CWM.
I am really freaking out, please help me out.
I took a backup of the original ROM before installing this ROM.
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Ok, go to this post, it is the beginners thread, and it explains how to flash the fxz factory restore file:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
And need to pick your fxz file from here, not sure of the exact one you need:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/edison/list.php
Follow the instructions in the link above about halfway down the first post there. Just use the right file from the link I provided, instead of the AT&T retail version in the beginners thread.
The instructions will start with:
HOW TO FLASH A FXZ:
sandydude said:
I dont have the fkz file, I have a zip file in the sd card.
It will be really helpful if you can provide me steps to do that or can you let me know how to enter recovery mode with CWM.
I am really freaking out, please help me out.
I took a backup of the original ROM before installing this ROM.
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Download the fkz from here.Be sure to choose your region.
First off what OS are you running on you computer?
Download RSD Lite and drag and drop the fkz into RSD. Then boot your phone into fasboot by powering up while holding vol up+down.
Read the noob thread for more detailed instructions found here.
Thank you for the instructions and your help.
This is a AT&T phone which I got it from US.
Shall I install the original AT&T?
I have few steps meanwhile waiting for someone to reply.
I pressed vol up/down and power button and went into system recovery
wiped cache and did factory reset and I tried to install from Sd card.
It said E-verification failed.
I thought I lost hope and I restarted to see if it works.
Now I am able to see the setup screen when we first switch on the phone.
The android setup. I dont want to risk getting into this mess again, this is my sister's phone and she will kill me if it doesnt work properly.
I want to install the actual At&T version. Can I install it from SD card via CWM recovery?
I would be happy to continue with the current Indian version, I am afraid after few hours it will again go into the same mode as it happened today morning when I installed the Victory Rom, I dont understand why I am facing this problem even though I am following all the instructions.
Are there any apps which I shouldn't install like Titanium recovery, my backup, ES file manager? Is the battery saving mode got anything to do with this?
I am really sorry for asking so many questions, I am confused and I need your help badly. I wont play with this phone for ever if I set this straight.
Please advise.
You would want to boot into AP Fastboot then use RSD Lite to flash the AT&T fkz.
farshad525hou said:
You would want to boot into AP Fastboot then use RSD Lite to flash the AT&T fkz.
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yep, you need to flash the fxz. when you turn your phone on hold both volume buttons and choose ap fastboot. then use rsd lite to flash the fxz.
My phone feezes instantly when i try to make calls, and when i recieve calls it rings but as soon as i answer it freezes. only way to unfreeze is to battery pull. Whenever i press the power button to unlock my phone, the screen takes 5-10 seconds to actually turn on to be able to unlock it. Every Time!
More importantly, i have tried to odin back to stock many times with no luck.
I am also unable to flash to any other roms - upon flashing ANY rom i get stuck at samsung logo indefinitely. I also get stuck when i try to odin anything other than UCKD5 stock, like it gets stuck when trying to odin to GB stock. I am able to flash community kernel without getting stuck tho.
Any ideas?
EDIT: i also have tried formatting both SD cards
EDIT2: i used Kies to update firmware to UCLB3, this fixed the unlock issue, but whenever i make calls i cannot hear the other person and they cannot hear me. Still unable to flash ROMS
ibCurlyFry said:
My phone feezes instantly when i try to make calls, and when i recieve calls it rings but as soon as i answer it freezes. only way to unfreeze is to battery pull. Whenever i press the power button to unlock my phone, the screen takes 5-10 seconds to actually turn on to be able to unlock it. Every Time!
More importantly, i have tried to odin back to stock many times with no luck.
I am also unable to flash to any other roms - upon flashing ANY rom i get stuck at samsung logo indefinitely. I also get stuck when i try to odin anything other than UCKD5 stock, like it gets stuck when trying to odin to GB stock. I am able to flash community kernel without getting stuck tho.
Any ideas?
EDIT: i also have tried formatting both SD cards
EDIT2: i used Kies to update firmware to UCLB3, this fixed the unlock issue, but whenever i make calls i cannot hear the other person and they cannot hear me. Still unable to flash ROMS
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From what you are describing, I suspect you have have some sort of partition corruption.
You may want to look for any voodoo files and folders on your /sdcard.
Delete them all.
Back up whatever files you want.
Power down.
Take out the microSD for now.
Use the heimdall uclb3 I put together. Alternatively, you can use odin to flash one of the later gb leak like uclb3...but you also need the PIT file and you will need to repartition on the odin interface. If you are unsure, use the heimdall I put together.
Put your phone into DL mode and flash the heimdall or odin.
On the heimdall, if the flash was successful, you will need to check the boot loader box, put your phone back into DL mode and flash it again.
To get cwm recovery, follow the second post in the uclb3 heimdall thread.
gl
I tried Heimdall, it failed at recovery one time and then modem the next. Once it went all the way through without failing, my phone booted into recovery after the flash, and now i am only able to boot into recovery. Odin is now unable to see my device now.
did i do something wrong? :O
ibCurlyFry said:
I tried Heimdall, it failed at recovery one time and then modem the next. Once it went all the way through without failing, my phone booted into recovery after the flash, and now i am only able to boot into recovery. Odin is now unable to see my device now.
did i do something wrong? :O
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download mode again and flash the heimdall again with boot loader checked.
if you cant check the boot loader box, you have to start over with 2 heimdall flash...check the op
odin uses different driver..use a diff usb port
qkster said:
download mode again and flash the heimdall again with boot loader checked.
if you cant check the boot loader box, you have to start over with 2 heimdall flash...check the op
odin uses different driver..use a diff usb port
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Okay i Heimdall flashed without bootloader then again with bootloader and it booted properly (thanks!!). Then powered off and went into download mode and flashed ENTROPY512's 2.2.2012 kernel for CWM and allowed it to boot. Then i powered off again and three fingered into CWM (three finger boot took about 5minutes if thats important), wiped data/cache/dalvik and formatted system/data/cache and flashed my desired ROM (miui 2.2.4) and nowww it is sitting at samsung logo and has been for 10 minutes and im scared to touch it lol
have u tried change another recovery like clockwork mod from odin and flash roms
Well i have been trying Clockwork mod (CWM)
you mean different versions of that?
yup Another version, or any other type
yeah ive tried 3 versions :/
return to stock
ok if thats did not help
return back to stock
by this step u will not need to odin or cwm
thats stock by java
the stock called "Stock_SGH_I997_UCLB3_Repartition-One-Click.jar"
Yes i have already used Heimdall to return to UCLB3... many times.. lol
ibCurlyFry said:
Yes i have already used Heimdall to return to UCLB3... many times.. lol
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MIUI needs to be flashed twice in recovery to stick..same with cm7/cm9 - (unless you know how to flash just the kernel first - don't worry about this last part) - just boot back into cwm and flash again
haha i already tried starting over, im at the first heimdall flash again. but ill do that once i go through it all and let you know what happends, THanks again
SUCESS!
thank you so much! it works
Heimdall FTW
ibCurlyFry said:
thank you so much! it works
Heimdall FTW
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Finally
One thing ive noticed is that before i did all this my phone would boot in under a minute, and now it takes 10-15 :/
but im just glad it works!
ibCurlyFry said:
One thing ive noticed is that before i did all this my phone would boot in under a minute, and now it takes 10-15 :/
but im just glad it works!
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Aft you return to stock...did you do a factory reset?
bigjoe2675 said:
Aft you return to stock...did you do a factory reset?
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yup yup!
ibCurlyFry said:
yup yup!
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The first boot up is always the longest after a stock reset. Usually 5 minutes.
Repeat boot up should only be 2 minutes - providing you did not wipe any cache or data.
If you had a lot of pics and music or files in your external sd card, the boot up will be longer.
To test this, take out your ext sd card.
boot into cwm.
factory reset. wipe system/data/cache.
Download mode and flash heimdall again...Since you had the bootloader already from the last time, you don't need a bl flash this time.
The first ATT boot up should take 5-7 minutes.
Repeat boot up should only be 2 minutes-3 minutes.
If it is longer, you may have some hardware issues.
Once you start to add things or ext-sd and noted increase boot time, you will narrow down the culprit
qkster said:
The first boot up is always the longest after a stock reset. Usually 5 minutes.
Repeat boot up should only be 2 minutes - providing you did not wipe any cache or data.
If you had a lot of pics and music or files in your external sd card, the boot up will be longer.
To test this, take out your ext sd card.
boot into cwm.
factory reset. wipe system/data/cache.
Download mode and flash heimdall again...Since you had the bootloader already from the last time, you don't need a bl flash this time.
The first ATT boot up should take 5-7 minutes.
Repeat boot up should only be 2 minutes-3 minutes.
If it is longer, you may have some hardware issues.
Once you start to add things or ext-sd and noted increase boot time, you will narrow down the culprit
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thanks! ill try it out
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda premium
I pulled a boneheaded move and ended up formatting my phone from within the TWRP menu. Now the stock operating system is gone.
I wanted to put on one of the Gummy Nightly builds, but I'm new to TWRP and selected the wrong options while wiping.
So now I have the Gummy ROM on my PC, the phone is connected to my PC and in TWRP (in the advanced adb sideload feature), but adb will not recognize my phone.
When I check device manager, SAMSUNG_Android_SCH-I535 is there, but with a yellow "cauton" symbol. When I look at properties, it tells me that "The drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28).
I went out to the Samsung page and got the exe to unpack drivers on my machine... I've tried "update driver" and pointing to the root of the directory containing the Samsung drivers, but my PC claims none of them are applicable.
So what I'm looking for here is:
(1) How do I get this ROM on my phone so that I can install the zip and have a working OS again?
(2) Assuming that using the ADB Sideload feature of TWRP is my best option, how do I get the device drivers for my galaxy s3 installed to my windows 8 PC and get adb to detect it?
Thanks in advance.
Ok, so it seems to have gotten worse.
I cannot get my windows installation to recognize the phone without it being able to boot an android OS, it seems.
I had it in TWRP 2.6.0.0, but as I was trying to reboot to see if I could get into download mode (my thought being to change out TWRP for Clockwork; I seem to remember Clockwork Recovery having a "mount as USB" option which TWRP seems to lack), it tried to root the file system.
After that, the screen went black and nothing happened... the phone was unresponsive. I would remove the battery and replace it to have it vibrate once and then not respond to any key presses.
I removed the battery, SD card, and SIM card, replacing only the battery and got it to turn on and show a Samsung Galaxy SIII logo... but it's just sitting there... I'm assuming it's frozen because there's no OS to boot on the internal storage.
Please help me recover my phone!
Ok, so I've found I can still get into download mode, but not into recovery.
Recovery seems to lead to a black screen with nothing on it.
Trying to boot normally leads to the statis Samsung Galaxy SIII logo.
Can I fix my phone from the download menu?
Please help me.
Install kies and at the end of the install make sure you check install unified drivers. Then flash root66 through Odin. After that you should be good to install ROMs again.
ThePagel said:
Install kies and at the end of the install make sure you check install unified drivers. Then flash root66 through Odin. After that you should be good to install ROMs again.
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Thanks for the reply!
Sorry, I'm a little out of date on the flashing and stuff -- I was just over in the thread where the poster thought he half softbricked his phone and was asking about 4.1.2 vs. 4.3
I see this at the top of my screen sitting here in download mode:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SCH-I535
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (6 counts)
CURRENT BINARY: Custom
SYSTEM STATUS: Custom
QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE
It seems my bootloader got relocked somehow -- is this why my phone just goes to black screen when I attempt to boot into recovery -- even if I have TWRP or CWR installed? Odin claims I just pushed philz custom CWR to my PDA section, but it still won't go into recovery.
What are my options here?
You are pre 4.3 I'll help you more in the morning if no one else does first.
ThePagel said:
You are pre 4.3 I'll help you more in the morning if no one else does first.
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Ok, thanks -- I appreciate that someone's willing to help! Googling stuff is just getting me more and more confused.
I'll stay tuned for help and turn off my phone so I don't screw things up further in the meantime.
My desired result here, I think is to have my bootloader remain unlocked (as I was under the impression it was, since I was running TWRP with rooted stock ROM), with CWR as the custom recovery software and Gummy as my current ROM.
Side note: I've noticed I don't even get a battery indicator on the main screen now when I press the home button -- is this because of whatever's causing my recovery to not work (and the potential lack of an OS)?
Thanks in advance.
corrosivefrost said:
Ok, thanks -- I appreciate that someone's willing to help! Googling stuff is just getting me more and more confused.
I'll stay tuned for help and turn off my phone so I don't screw things up further in the meantime.
My desired result here, I think is to have my bootloader remain unlocked (as I was under the impression it was, since I was running TWRP with rooted stock ROM), with CWR as the custom recovery software and Gummy as my current ROM.
Side note: I've noticed I don't even get a battery indicator on the main screen now when I press the home button -- is this because of whatever's causing my recovery to not work (and the potential lack of an OS)?
Thanks in advance.
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Once you in download mode, can your Odin see your phone?
buhohitr said:
Once you in download mode, can your Odin see your phone?
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I believe it can. After TWRP stopped working, I tried to replace it with CWR and the digital flash count went up (Odin showed no errors on the flash) -- recovery still won't work though, holding vol+/home/power simply gives me a black screen after I see the SAMSUNG logo with the recovery boot text in the upper left.
corrosivefrost said:
I believe it can. After TWRP stopped working, I tried to replace it with CWR and the digital flash count went up (Odin showed no errors on the flash) -- recovery still won't work though, holding vol+/home/power simply gives me a black screen after I see the SAMSUNG logo with the recovery boot text in the upper left.
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What stock version do you have on your phone right now?
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What stock version do you have on your phone right now?
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None? :silly:
I think before this fiasco, it was running whatever version was previous to the new VZW update.
It was the fact that the new update was trying to install and failing repeatedly (because my bootloader was unlocked, I think?) that prompted me to look into finally switching to a ROM. However, my unfamiliarity with TWRP led to me formatting my phone (everything, it seems, including the SD card)... so I'm not really sure what' "on the phone right now". :\
I'm really not sure what kind of state anything is in at this point -- other than Odin seemingly working and being able to get into download mode.
Again, short version of what happened:
(1) Accidentally did a full wipe (factory reset?) in TWRP -- this wiped the ROM I was going to install with TWRP off the phone.
(2) While trying to ADB sideload from TWRP and telling TWRP to reboot, TWRP tried to install supersu.
(3) After (2), I was unable to get back into recovery mode. I got into Odin and tried to flash philz customer clockwork recovery and it seemed successful. Reboot and attempt to enter recovery still fails. Samsung logo with recovery mode text appears, but then the screen goes black.
(4) Normal boot leaves the screen stuck on the Samsung Galaxy SIII logo indefinitely.
corrosivefrost said:
None? :silly:
I think before this fiasco, it was running whatever version was previous to the new VZW update.
It was the fact that the new update was trying to install and failing repeatedly (because my bootloader was unlocked, I think?) that prompted me to look into finally switching to a ROM. However, my unfamiliarity with TWRP led to me formatting my phone (everything, it seems, including the SD card)... so I'm not really sure what' "on the phone right now". :\
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OK, download this image and flash with Odin(you should be using Odin version 3.07) http://goo.im/devs/invisiblek/i535/stock.vzw_root66.tar This should bring your phone back from the dead.
Edit: after you have your phone up and running, download goo manager and install cwm recovery since your phone is pre rooted already.
buhohitr said:
OK, download this image and flash with Odin(you should be using Odin version 3.07) http://goo.im/devs/invisiblek/i535/stock.vzw_root66.tar This should bring your phone back from the dead.
Edit: after you have your phone up and running, download goo manager and install cwm recovery since your phone is pre rooted already.
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Ok, that looks like some version of the stock vzw ROM with root already installed?
This is what ThePagel seemed to recommend as well before I ended up with more questions about what was going on before I did it.
What part of Odin do I flash to? PDA again, just like a custom recovery?
corrosivefrost said:
Ok, that looks like some version of the stock vzw ROM with root already installed?
This is what ThePagel seemed to recommend as well before I ended up with more questions about what was going on before I did it.
What part of Odin do I flash to? PDA again, just like a custom recovery?
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Yes, it's pre rooted stock image and yes flash with PDA.
buhohitr said:
Yes, it's pre rooted stock image and yes flash with PDA.
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Standard auto-reboot and f_reset_time options? nothing else necessary?
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Standard auto-reboot and f_reset_time options? nothing else necessary?
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Correct. When you click on PDA and select the image, give it time to showup in Odin cause the size is big.
buhohitr said:
Correct. When you click on PDA and select the image, give it time to showup in Odin cause the size is big.
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Alright, I'll give it a shot and report back.
Thank you!
corrosivefrost said:
Alright, I'll give it a shot and report back.
Thank you!
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If that doesn't work you'll need to flash the bootchain first. I don't have a link but I could find it if you need to use it.
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If that doesn't work you'll need to flash the bootchain first. I don't have a link but I could find it if you need to use it.
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Yes if the bootloader is still locked he needs boot chain can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
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If that doesn't work you'll need to flash the bootchain first. I don't have a link but I could find it if you need to use it.
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It did work! Hooray!
buhohitr said:
Yes if the bootloader is still locked he needs boot chain can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
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Didn't need to go that far -- but now that I'm back up and running, signed into google play, and downloaded goo manager, can you point me in the right direction for getting it to install cwm recovery?
Thanks guys!
Help softbricked device
well i was running more rom on the device when i droped it then i got the screen and digi replaced
and when the tech tuned it on for the first time after repair we got a udc start screen that says unknown error at the top
i can get to download mode though. but even after trying to restore the bootloader or flash a new modem i cant get to any recovery.
right now this is what it says in download mode.
odin mode
product name : SM-G900P
current binary: custom
system status : custom
knox warranty void 0x1 (4)
i can go to download mode or try and let it boot up to the samsung boot but it says recovery booting in blue and loops there on reboot.
i forget the name of the modem i was on in more rom. i think it was the one be4 ota6
but i want to update to latest version of modem and rom not sure where to start.
i cant seem to get back to stock or custom recovery at all. or even boot up to a rom now. and i honestly have no idea why? =( can someone help?
jackrabbit72380 said:
Help softbricked device
well i was running more rom on the device when i droped it then i got the screen and digi replaced
and when the tech tuned it on for the first time after repair we got a udc start screen that says unknown error at the top
i can get to download mode though. but even after trying to restore the bootloader or flash a new modem i cant get to any recovery.
right now this is what it says in download mode.
odin mode
product name : SM-G900P
current binary: custom
system status : custom
knox warranty void 0x1 (4)
i can go to download mode or try and let it boot up to the samsung boot but it says recovery booting in blue and loops there on reboot.
i forget the name of the modem i was on in more rom. i think it was the one be4 ota6
but i want to update to latest version of modem and rom not sure where to start.
i cant seem to get back to stock or custom recovery at all. or even boot up to a rom now. and i honestly have no idea why? =( can someone help?
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Follow the instructions from this post. Since you are soft bricked at the moment, you'll need to start at step 4. If you have an extSD in your phone, you might want to pull it until after you're up and running because the "Android" folder from Kitkat needs to be deleted and rebuilt for Lollipop.
That's what I tryed first but it didn't work,
First step.... flash SM-G900P_OA6_FullRestore.
(on boot i have samsung galaxy s5 screen with blue letters at the top saying recovery booting and it loops.)
sense that didn't work i tryed... SM-G900P_NI3-Full_Restore_Unrooted (Compressed Archive)
(on boot i have samsung galaxy s5 screen with blue letters at the top saying recovery booting and it loops.)
then i tryed SM-G900P_OA6_FullRestore. again but still no luck im out of ideas
I cant get to any recovery.
please help.
jackrabbit72380 said:
That's what I tryed first but it didn't work,
First step.... flash SM-G900P_OA6_FullRestore.
(on boot i have samsung galaxy s5 screen with blue letters at the top saying recovery booting and it loops.)
sense that didn't work i tryed... SM-G900P_NI3-Full_Restore_Unrooted (Compressed Archive)
(on boot i have samsung galaxy s5 screen with blue letters at the top saying recovery booting and it loops.)
then i tryed SM-G900P_OA6_FullRestore. again but still no luck im out of ideas
I cant get to any recovery.
please help.
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Are you using the wrong terminology? You have to use Odin and a PC to install the .tar. Also, the first boot into Lollipop can take about 20 minutes. You have to be patient. I see you posting in different threads and you seem to be digging deeper into a hole.
Are you using Odin and starting by downloading (to PC) the file in step #4? Then follow the remaining steps "exactly". Re-read those instructions and if you not already downloaded the needed files, do that first.
Ramer said:
Are you using the wrong terminology? You have to use Odin and a PC to install the .tar. Also, the first boot into Lollipop can take about 20 minutes. You have to be patient. I see you posting in different threads and you seem to be digging deeper into a hole.
Are you using Odin and starting by downloading (to PC) the file in step #4? Then follow the remaining steps "exactly". Re-read those instructions and if you not already downloaded the needed files, do that first.
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Yes I downloaded the files to the pc.
Im using odin3.07
in pda I add the file Odin'd the [ODIN][TAR][5.0] SM-G900P OA6 (Official!) - Full Restore (ROM, Modem, Kernel),
put phone in download mode.
flash file!
ODIN SAYS PASS
next phone reboots to samsung galaxy black screen with with blue letters at the top saying
RECOVERY BOOTING......
then boot loops there.
I CANT GET TO STEP 5
I am not able to boot to the rom or recovery
jackrabbit72380 said:
Yes I downloaded the files to the pc.
Im using odin3.07
in pda I add the file Odin'd the [ODIN][TAR][5.0] SM-G900P OA6 (Official!) - Full Restore (ROM, Modem, Kernel),
put phone in download mode.
flash file!
ODIN SAYS PASS
next phone reboots to samsung galaxy black screen with with blue letters at the top saying
RECOVERY BOOTING......
then boot loops there.
I CANT GET TO STEP 5
I am not able to boot to the rom or recovery
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Try this: Do a battery pull, then put the phone in Download mode, hook up to PC and then open Odin and then Odin custom recovery, either twrp or Philz. Uncheck auto reboot in odin and once it passes, pull the battery, unplug and boot into recovery. Also, you might update Odin, there's a link to Odin 3.10.0 in my post. Let's see if we can get that far and go from there.
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try this: Do a battery pull, then put the phone in download mode, hook up to pc and then open odin and odin custom recovery, either twrp or philz. Uncheck auto reboot in odin and once it passes, pull the battery, unplug and boot into recovery. Also, you might update odin, there's a link to odin 3.10.0 in my post. Let's see if we can get that far and go from there.
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ok used odin 10
tryied everything you said exactly phone reboots on samsung galaxy s5 boot logo everytime. Whether i try booting to recovery or the rom.
jackrabbit72380 said:
ok used odin 10
tryied everything you said exactly phone reboots on samsung galaxy s5 boot logo everytime. Whether i try booting to recovery or the rom.
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Which recovery tar did you Odin? You pulled the battery after Odin said PASS, then unplugged the phone, put battery back in and immediately tried to get into recovery? If so, I'm stumped.
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Which recovery tar did you Odin? You pulled the battery after Odin said PASS, then unplugged the phone, put battery back in and immediately tried to get into recovery? If so, I'm stumped.
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Yes I tryed
I pulled the battery after Odin said PASS
Yes I tryed
kt_twrp_recovery_boa6_firmware.tar
and
openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-klte
and
philz_touch_6.57.8-klte
NOTHING!
when ever i try and boot the rom the phone vibrates 2 times and resets.
when ever i try to boot to recovery
i get
recovery booting....
recovery is not seandroid enforcing
set warranty bit : recovery
then phone reboots.
then it trys to boot the rom.
and vibrates 2 times and resets.
Im not new to using odin or flashing roms or recoverys i sort of know what im doing. not to sound cocky.
Im Stumped to!
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Yes I tryed
kt_twrp_recovery_boa6_firmware.tar
and
openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-klte
and
philz_touch_6.57.8-klte
NOTHING!
Im not new to using odin or flashing roms or recoverys i sort of know what im doing. not to sound cocky.
Im Stumped to!
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I saw your post count, I knew you knew what you're doing, just wanted to double check everything. Sorry, I'm out of ideas. I did ask @tdunham to take a look at this thread, if he has some other ideas, but he's offline right now. Hopefully he'll check in later.
What about flashing back to an older version of android? Full tar flash.
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Like ne5, and nothing else, just see if you can get stock to boot, no messing around trying to flash recovery.
This is RWillco12's NE5 stock.. Have the phone in download mode and run the .exe
Thanks TD.
Ramer said:
This is RWillco12's NE5 stock.. Have the phone in download mode and run the .exe
Thanks TD.
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I tryied ni3 already
but as far as i know you cant downgrade the bootloader.
if i could flash just the bootloader for ota6 maybe that would help.
i will try downloading ne5 now but my last rom was running a nkd modem.
im going to try and flash G900P_NKD_FullRestore.tar in odin if that dont work ill try ne5
and will report back shortly.
well nkd full restore boots up to
unknowen error!
wait..
done!
udc start.
power reset or
unknown
upload mode.
this is the way i got it back from retech after they replaced my bezel and digitlizer and screen
i never had an issue with anything software wize before that.
Have you tried flashing the phone without any sim cards inserted including the sprint card? You are flashing from a powered off state right? You know it wont work unless phone is powered off before going into download mode.
As a last resort attached is the pit file for the 16gb G900P. Unzip and put it into the pit section of odin and flash the stock firmware again. It will repartition the entire phone when it flashes the stock image.
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Have you tried flashing the phone without any sim cards inserted including the sprint card? You are flashing from a powered off state right? You know it wont work unless phone is powered off before going into download mode.
As a last resort attached is the pit file for the 16gb G900P. Unzip and put it into the pit section of odin and flash the stock firmware again. It will repartition the entire phone when it flashes the stock image.
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Yes I was using the pit file and yes I know to go to download mode from power off state. and no sim card is in the phone.
flashing ne5 stock with fingers crossed.
brb
nope
is there any bootloaders only i can flash?
well tryed everything all it does is vibrate 2 times. same as be4 im dead in the water. i don't know what's wrong or what to do.
I have tryed everything i can think of.
I can boot to download mode and flash anything i want but nothing works.
no recovery. no rom.