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lost, confused, frustrated... galaxy S (i9000) no recovery mode.. lagfix?

After spending an hour searching the net I found what clearly is the best forum site to be with (in regards to my phone and what I want from it). I then spent another hour reading page after page to the point now where I'm in a worse place than where I started...
I have a new samsung galaxy S (i9000) 8Gb (can't get the 16gb here in NZ except private sales which I'm not feeling up to risking). Below are a few issues I am having.
Just bought a 16Gb micro SD card and can't for the life of me work out what is up with this crazy as file navigation. I tried the default "my files" which I already guessed would be crap, so I got "ES File explorer" which is much better BUT... I have the "home view" which is the phone memory where I can't see how much out of how much space I have, then I have my 6gb internal SD where I can view usedGB/TotalGB but where is my 16Gb microSD???? Am I using a crappy file manager? is there a better one? I would like to use this for movies/music etc. The camera has an option for memory card (for where to save pics) is this internal or external?
"rooting" is made rather difficult considering there is no recovery mode (yes I tried the up volume+power+home and the both volume+power+home and about half a dozen different variations of these keys) but I did manage a work-around however the purpose was for the speedup/lagfix which seems there a a lot out there and lots of people recommending different ones without any download links or web links so I couldn't find where to get them from except one that (you guessed it) requires recovery mode. So I have no idea where to go for this now.
So yeaaaa... at this stage these are the only questions/issue but I'm sure more will arise as the days go by. Looking forward to hearing from anyone with suggestions (not just the experts with the answers.... altho very very welcome )
BIG THANKYOU to everyone reading this even if you cant help, but are just looking to see if you can and an even BIGGER THANKYOU to people how keep checking back on the progress as I doubt this will be a 1 post fix (but fingers crossed).

Your SD card should be shown as a folder "external_sd" in default "My files".
When you set camera option for memory card it should save pics in your external mem card(but I'm not sure, I don't have any card)
(yes I tried the up volume+power+home and the both volume+power+home and about half a dozen different variations of these keys)
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You should turn off phone completly then try volume up + home + power (specify in this order) and hold it for about 6 seconds until phone go in recovery mode. To get phone in download mode you do the same but press volume down instead of vol up
Frankly I don't know what lagfix you want to install but I recommend this Speed Mod Froyo(I assume you have already froyo installed). Here you've got link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756 Everything should be explained in this thread.
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Maybe you find something useful for you there http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596

Thanks so much, guess there is a bit of learning involved here.
The recovery mode I had tried I always turned the phone off and waited for the lights etc to die out before turning back on (the phone vibrates after about 15-20secs to let you know its completely off) with the above button combination. I tried holding and releasing as soon as the samsung logo appeared and alo tried holding until the welcome screen appeared. I also read somewhere to try all 3 and releasing the power button (while still holding other 2) when the samsung logo appears. Nothing worked.
The first lagfix I found was MCR scripts but cant find a download for it, and the last one I decided to try was voodoo which requires the recovery mode.
Not 100% sure I follow the first link but the 2nd one might be able to give me the recovery mode... big risk but the post looks good.
*EDIT*
after spending ages and ages reading and re-reading, checking other pages and cross referencing details I did the recovery fix and now have recovery mode. Then did the speed mod altho i dont think that is working. nothing changed at all. I did exactly what it said and it all worked and no errors but nothing has changed and I dont quite get what its supposed to do. From what I get from it there should be new options in the recovery for changing the speed value (in Hz) up or down but its not there. Maybe its not compatible or something. At least now I can try the voodoo fix now.
*EDIT 2*
(better to edit than keep adding posts)
More wrestling and I've managed to get the speed mod working altho the latest voodoo lagfix doesn't work. Now I'm thinking of getting a 16Gb model from America and selling my 8Gb (New Zealand model) to one of my kids who is now very keen on getting one.

I wouldn't give up so fast
Ok, so lets start from beginning. If you don't want to experiment with custom firmwares you should try this. It set my galaxy on his feet
Read all before doing anything, becouse it may brick your phone(we don't want it)however chances are veeery low.
Still having questions? Ask now, becouse later it may be too late.
Do backup then un-lagfix your phone(usually to do this go in recovery mode and select un-lagfix option) and disable all tweaks. It is important to do this to correctly flash phone.
Download Odin (for eg. from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832827) then install one of these 2.2.1 androids depending on your location http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Procedure:
1.Open ODIN. (And close Kies, if you have it open. It is important to have ODIN open BEFORE connection the phone via USB!)
2.Select the PDA/Modem/CSC/.PIT files in Odin. (For kernel flashes, only PDA is required. For FW flashes, .PIT and at least a PDA is required. Some PDAs have Modem and CSC integrated. Make sure you have the correct .PIT file. Usually 512.pit)
3.Check the "Re-Partition" checkbox.
4.Turn the phone into the download mode by pressing and holding VolumeDown+Home+Power.
5.Connect your phone with your computer and wait until the drivers are installed.
6.When the drivers are installed, click Start.
7.The phone will be flashed and once it’s finished, it will boot up. (Do NOT disconnect the usb-cable, remove the battery or otherwise interrupt this process!)
8.You have successfully flashed your phone.
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(whole method is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7152078#post7152078)
Doing this you will get clean android on galaxy.
Check your phone to make shure if the instalation went properly.
Next step is to install speedmod(I describe how to do this using hardcore speedmod but you can try any speedmod)
Download speedmod-kernel-k12s-500hz.zip from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756
Install it with Odin (procedure is pretty the same as flashing android BUT don't check repartition checkbox! For kernel flashes, only PDA is required.)
http://touristinparadise.blogspot.com/2010/11/samsung-galaxy-s-how-to-install.html
Now you've got speedmod installed. To turn it on run phone in recovery mode(as blurry I remember phone should ask you which recovery you want to use, choose CWM recovery) and select advanced SpeedMod features(vol up and down to navigate and home to accept), then go into LAGFIX options and choose Faster: Ext4 All. In Advanced Lagfix Menu you should have this settings:
DATA_FS and CACHE_FS and DBDATA_FS to ext4, rest: DATA_LOOP, CACHE_LOOP, DBDATA_LOOP and BIND_DATA_TO_DBDATA set to false option.
You can also enable tweak options if you like.
Reboot your phone and enjoy!
I did this procedure on my phone and now it's flying
I hope I helped

what is step 3 for?
"3.Check the "Re-Partition" checkbox."
what exactly does this do as I did manage to get speedmod on there but I did not have that checked. Should I re-do it with that checked?
I dont know if its cause I'm learning more or what but that post is so easy to read and understand compared to so many others that I have read.
The menu options are set by default to what you said. So using this theres no point to a lagfix? I thought they were different.
I bought an Australian 16Gb last night and waiting for courier so now I'll have that one to play with My 19yr old will have my 8Gb NZ model so I dont mind if everything gets wiped now.
So apart from the re-partition option (dunno if thats required or not) are there any other suggestions for this.
Currently I have:
Got a recovery mode installed (3e)
Got speedmod installed (without re-partition checked)

what is step 3 for?
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As far as I know it makes format of system partition(delete it) and set it again, so you can install new android on clean internal card instead override old files.
as I did manage to get speedmod on there but I did not have that checked. Should I re-do it with that checked?
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No, you shouldn't, because speedmod is only modified kernel, it won't work standalone.
Actually you did it right installing speedmod without this option.
I wrote this in my previous post: "Install it with Odin (procedure is pretty the same as flashing android BUT don't check repartition checkbox! For kernel flashes, only PDA is required.)"
The menu options are set by default to what you said.
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As far as I understand you have only installed lagfix, not working. You have to check if options in recovery menu are enabled(or disabled) Try this first, maybe it helps.
Currently I have:
Got a recovery mode installed (3e)
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In android 2.2 and 2.2.1 this is default recovery mode. In it you can't install unsigned (non-certified by samsung) update.zip files.
Got speedmod installed (without re-partition checked)
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Like I said, you did it right. If you would checked re-partition you would bricked phone.
Hardcore speedmod already have inside ClockWorkMod recovery menu a.k.a. CWM(it olny switch from 3e menu to CWM menu, so if you want you can return to stock recovery menu). Using it you can easily turn on or of: lagfix, different tweaks, back light notification and very simply root or unroot you phone(just one click in menu).Everything is signed in CWM. That's reasons why I stubbornly advise you to install Hardcore speedmod. I have this options in one place and it's very convinient.
To sum up, try turn on you lagfix, maybe it's all you need. If that doesn't work reflash your phone using my previous post and watch when you set re-partition option and everything will be allright. If sometning will go wrong try to reply steps, eventually you can unbrick phone pluging resistor in usb
(I think you won't need this)
I dont know if its cause I'm learning more or what but that post is so easy to read and understand compared to so many others that I have read.
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Thank you
P.S Sorry if you couldn't understand something, I'm still learning english.

kirkhammet said:
In android 2.2 and 2.2.1 this is default recovery mode. In it you can't install unsigned (non-certified by samsung) update.zip files.
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Actually in NZ the factory version does have a recovery mode at all. It was removed in some versions of the galaxy S. I added it, which is why I listed it.
kirkhammet said:
As far as I understand you have only installed lagfix, not working. You have to check if options in recovery menu are enabled(or disabled) Try this first, maybe it helps.
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I never got a lagfix to install. I listed what I currently have installed and working i.e. recovery mode and speedmod (both added)
The settings you advised I did check in the recovery mode (speedmod one) which is how I found that they are default.
kirkhammet said:
P.S Sorry if you couldn't understand something, I'm still learning english.
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You are still learning english? To be honest I couldn't tell its not your first language. Your post was easy to read, easy to understand and could not find any fault with it.
I did notice that these changes have greatly improved the games that were lagging badly.

gaskell said:
I did notice that these changes have greatly improved the games that were lagging badly.
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So, all of your problems were solved?

Yes, thank you so much, I think I'll skip the "lagfix" programs you can get as with speedmod I dont think they are needed now.
So in a summary I'm all sorted and very happy.
Now I just have to try not to spend all my $ on buying games and apps
Now I can come back in a few days and re-read this page to do the same again to my 16Gb galaxy S when it arrives.
YOU ROCK! (and with a name like that, how could you not)

[Q] Root after official att froyo upgrade?

I recently upgraded my captivate with the official att/samsung froyo release. So far it seems to have made my phone worse. It's slower, and freezes periodically. I was wondering if it's possible to root after the official upgrade or is this blocked. Hoping I can root and flash new kernel and get better performance. This droid world is new to me, so any assistance would be appreciated, especially if it's written for a novice.
Btw, I've done 2 master resets hoping it would help, and it didn't.

Here is how to install AT&T's official 2.2 Froyo ROM with all of the suckiness removed and a bunch of awsomeness added.
1. Download this. Rename it update.zip and copy it to sd_card, the the phone's internal memory,not the removable micro sd card.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ve234hbg64ctcu0
2. Download this, and copy it to sd_card.
http://www.designgears.com/roms/cognition/Cognitionv4.3.1.zip
3. Use this tool to flash back to 2.1 (don't master clear)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
4. Remove battery, hold vol up + vol down + power and reinsert battery. Phone will boot into recovery mode.
5. In recovery select "reinstal packages". Then reboot
6. If phone reboots back into a the same recovery, repeat 5
7. Phone should boot into a custom recovery.
8. Select install zip -> choose zip -> Cognitionv4.3.1.zip -> install
9. Reboot

cypho said:
Here is how to install AT&T's official 2.2 Froyo ROM with all of the suckiness removed and a bunch of awsomeness added.
1. Download this. Rename it update.zip and copy it to sd_card, the the phone's internal memory,not the removable micro sd card.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ve234hbg64ctcu0
2. Download this, and copy it to sd_card.
http://www.designgears.com/roms/cognition/Cognitionv4.3.1.zip
3. Use this tool to flash back to 2.1 (don't master clear)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
4. Remove battery, hold vol up + vol down + power and reinsert battery. Phone will boot into recovery mode.
5. In recovery select "reinstal packages". Then reboot
6. If phone reboots back into a the same recovery, repeat 5
7. Phone should boot into a custom recovery.
8. Select install zip -> choose zip -> Cognitionv4.3.1.zip -> install
9. Reboot
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Dont you think you should have told the op that those are directions for flashing Cognition 4.3.1?? What if he doesn't want to flash a rom, just a kernel?
OP: Download Superclick v1.7. It will root your phone. From there, search Development threads for a kernel.

cypho said:
Here is how to install AT&T's official 2.2 Froyo ROM with all of the suckiness removed and a bunch of awsomeness added.
1. Download this. Rename it update.zip and copy it to sd_card, the the phone's internal memory,not the removable micro sd card.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ve234hbg64ctcu0
2. Download this, and copy it to sd_card.
http://www.designgears.com/roms/cognition/Cognitionv4.3.1.zip
3. Use this tool to flash back to 2.1 (don't master clear)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
4. Remove battery, hold vol up + vol down + power and reinsert battery. Phone will boot into recovery mode.
5. In recovery select "reinstal packages". Then reboot
6. If phone reboots back into a the same recovery, repeat 5
7. Phone should boot into a custom recovery.
8. Select install zip -> choose zip -> Cognitionv4.3.1.zip -> install
9. Reboot
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this is horrible advice for someone running 2.2. 2.2 brought 3e recovery which does not allow flashing 'update.zip' any more.
all the OP was looking for was how to root.
SuperOneClick 1.7 will take care of that in the RAGE method....

Pirateghost said:
this is horrible advice for someone running 2.2. 2.2 brought 3e recovery which does not allow flashing 'update.zip' any more.
all the OP was looking for was how to root.
SuperOneClick 1.7 will take care of that in the RAGE method....
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Thanks for the Rage part. Keep forgetting that, even when I use it on my phone.

So I tried superclick 1.7 and had no luck. It would say waiting for device, I'd plug in. my phone and then would say it was running, but nothing happened. Tried with debugging on and off. Any advice? Also can you direct me where to get superclick. I'm worried that the site I got it from may be malicious. Also I'm running windows 7, just in case that makes a difference.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
make sure you have the drivers installed for you phone, and you have USB debugging ON....it has to be on in order for it to work

Thank you Pirateghost. Got it rooted.
Considering I know very little about all this, is there somewhere you can to direct me to get easy, step by step, directions on how to load a new rom on my phone? I got it rooted using superoneclick v1.7, loaded titanium back up and rom manager. I'm using one click lag fix, although it seems many feel that it's not good. I was thinking of going with cog4. Any suggestions? Your awesome, thanks.

Cdub3 said:
Thank you Pirateghost. Got it rooted.
Considering I know very little about all this, is there somewhere you can to direct me to get easy, step by step, directions on how to load a new rom on my phone? I got it rooted using superoneclick v1.7, loaded titanium back up and rom manager. I'm using one click lag fix, although it seems many feel that it's not good. I was thinking of going with cog4. Any suggestions? Your awesome, thanks.
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Flashing a rom is quite simple. Obviously I'm going to be biased and suggest Andromeda3 as the recommended ROM, since I put so much time into that rom. Check out the guides and tutorials found in Q&A and development
Sent from my HTC Vision

Most all of the roms here have flashing instructions on page 1 of that thread.
And back up before you start. You can never back up too much.

Sorry about my stupidity, but people keep mentioning 3e recovery being an issue for me since I have froyo. Will odin take care of this? Also does this whole process take me back to eclair or will it still be froyo. It seems the more questions and information, the more this process its intimidating me. Just don't want to ruin my phone

Cdub3 said:
Sorry about my stupidity, but people keep mentioning 3e recovery being an issue for me since I have froyo. Will odin take care of this? Also does this whole process take me back to eclair or will it still be froyo. It seems the more questions and information, the more this process its intimidating me. Just don't want to ruin my phone
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yes odin will fix this in about 5 seconds or less!
before you start disable lagfix! this is important! but speed mod may just work be cause it has similar lagfix options available in the kernel. still wouldn't try it though.
recovery is part of the kernel. grab a kernel in .tar format. speedmod is great for this
open odin (not one click but full version) put .tar of kernel in pda slot
put phone in download mode (if 3 button is broke you may want to flash back to 2.1 with 3 button fix or another rom with 3-button fix via odin) you can access download mode via use of adb in the mean time.
plug in phone, make sure auto reboot is selected and reformat is not selected.
the left most box in odin should turn yellow. hit start. it takes about 3 seconds. phone will reboot with new kernel all data will be intact.
at that point you can enter recovery mode which will be cwm. you can root from cwm or install a rooted rom that will include another kernel.
kernel flashing doesn't effect data or settings or version number but kernel need to be same android version, eclair rom needs eclair kernel, froyo needs froyo ect. but a 2.2 rom can run 2.2.1 kernel and vice versa. same goes with 2.3 and 2.3.3 ect. also samsung tw roms need tw kernels, sense roms need sense kernels and aosp roms need aosp kernels. and of cource the kernel should be for you phone.

Speedmod is an i9000 kernel, if you want to just root and use stock froyo you will have to flash am I9000 modem.bin or there will be sound issues...

Use the 3e recovery push. Had to use on Vibrant.
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studacris said:
Speedmod is an i9000 kernel, if you want to just root and use stock froyo you will have to flash am I9000 modem.bin or there will be sound issues...
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true but you can flash a different kernel afterwards.
if the op want to read all about fixing 3e recovery with adb or other method fine. but a kernel swap is quick and easy.

Dani897 said:
true but you can flash a different kernel afterwards.
if the op want to read all about fixing 3e recovery with adb or other method fine. but a kernel swap is quick and easy.
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I agree, just informing in case he stuck with a captivate modem with that kernel and couldn't understand the issues he was having.

so i did this, and on odin it says it passed and that it was successful, but when i check my kernel, it doesn't say speedmod. it's just the same stock kernel. I don't have kies, I have kies mini. Don't know if that's the prob. I'm in the US and I didn't think you could get the full kies. My drivers said there was an error, saying the I9000 drivers didn't work. I downloaded the kernel version specific for the ATT captivate sgh-1897. I downloaded the odin version, not the cwm version because that is what the instructions on the tourist in paradise site said to do. what now? I honestly think all I need is the kernel. I'm just looking to make my phone run faster and try to get the most out of my battery.. speedmod kernel seems right up my ally. I don't think I even need to mess with a ROM. So will this not work with kies mini? any help is appreciated

Cdub3 said:
so i did this, and on odin it says it passed and that it was successful, but when i check my kernel, it doesn't say speedmod. it's just the same stock kernel. I don't have kies, I have kies mini. Don't know if that's the prob. I'm in the US and I didn't think you could get the full kies. My drivers said there was an error, saying the I9000 drivers didn't work. I downloaded the kernel version specific for the ATT captivate sgh-1897. I downloaded the odin version, not the cwm version because that is what the instructions on the tourist in paradise site said to do. what now? I honestly think all I need is the kernel. I'm just looking to make my phone run faster and try to get the most out of my battery.. speedmod kernel seems right up my ally. I don't think I even need to mess with a ROM. So will this not work with kies mini? any help is appreciated
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speedmod might not change the kernel version in about phone, some devs do not change that.
use the 3 button combo to get into recovery mode, does it boot into cwm with green text? if it did you are running speedmod.
also when phone boots it will say sgh-i897 on a black splash screen after the att param.ifs splash screen
if you still have blue samsung 3e recovery and no black galaxy s splash screen there was a problem.

So I do get a different screen when phone fires up. It does say sgh-1897 which is different than before, I can't seen to get the 3 button recovery thing to happen though. Hope it's right, just thought my phone would be faster. Seemed faster with oneclick lag fix. Guess I'm crazy. The phone does seem louder when it fires up, which I read this kernel helps make happen. Is there another way to get to recovery to see if the 3e issue is fixed. If so is there another kernel that would be faster for me or do I need to do the ROM thing next. Also, since I didn't think this worked I tried to install oneclick lag fix again, but couldn't because there wasn't enough space.does this mean speed mod went through. I also did the speed mod flash like 3 times thinking that it wasn't working. is that as problem? Sorry for all the questions. I'm just new to all this and I don't have much computer savy either. Thanks for putting up with me.

ok so you do have speedmod.
for recovery, with phone off, press volume+volume for 2 seconds
continue to hold volume and press power, holding all three till the first splash screen pops up then release.
first decide if you want to keep speedmod, you can root in recovery and flash to a different kernel after, can also flash a new rom now.
speedmod is an i9000 port. it may not work perfect with the kb1 modem. if you flash kc1 modem it will not work with bluetooth calling. i use it as a tool to flash other roms, to root, and to flash other kernels and not deal with 3e, that is the point of me suggesting it. but giving up bluetooth calling isn't a big sacrifice to some people and many do use it like you are.
now if you want speedmod and lagfix you can do that in recovery, speedmod has a universal lagfix. disable this before flashing a voodoo kernel (or stock) if you change it later.
the lagfix has the options to set data, dbdata, or cache to ext2,ext3,ext4,ext4 non journalling, or jfs
it can also set /system to ext4
voodoo settings are /system=ext4
/cache=ext4nj
/data=ext4
/dbdata=ext4
these are the most common settings and are very successfull.
feel free to pm me with questions, rom recomendation, ect...
edit, just noticed you already have root via rageagaintthecage method via superoneclick, i always forget about that on the sgs though i have done it on an evo the hard way a while back, now we have superoneclick so it's not hard anymore. you can install a market app called sgs kernel flash and experiment with kernels that way. prolly what i'd have told you if i read the whole thread.

Now my apps are disappearing!

So I figured out how to get my sd card to show up, but now random apps are disappearing, and my market app is totally gone!

So you decide to start a new thread and not explain anything? All without bothering to search...
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Yes, sorry. I am obviously lacking in knowledge compared to you. I am not trying to be a pain, I have been up all night trying to figure this out. But everything is so confusing to me, I read about how you feel about "noobs" and I am in no way trying to annoy ANYONE. Once my apps started to disappear, I read somewhere to reboot the phone again and when i did that it was just stuck on the Samsung screen so now I am in the process of going back to Kc1 and then to kg4 and so on. I am very confused about the 3rd step
What do I make sure is disabled?
Also, I am still downloading Kc1 and it has been stuck on DATAFS for almost 20 minutes now, which I am assuming isn't normal...
1. ODIN to KC1
2. ODIN to stock KG4 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1183413
3. ODIN dr honk's kernel+cwm+root - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1194032
Regarding step 3, just ODIN it, do not follow the steps to get EXT4 on there. Make sure it is disabled when you reboot into recovery. Once done boot into the system. Make sure you then put KG6 on your zip
4. Get the flashable ZIP on your SD card - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1204776
At this point you should have made sure voodoo lagfix was disabled.
5. Reboot into recovery.
6. Flash the KG6 zip
7. Make sure voodoo lagfix is disabled again.
8. clear cache etc. etc.
9. Boot into the system.
10. Install busybox from the market, I used 1.18, 1.17 works too
11. Reboot into recovery
12. Make sure voodoo lagfix is now enabled on the next boot.
13. Now reboot.
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So now it won't even come on just a black screen with colored specs on it! Is it bricked????? Someone pleeeease help! If I try to go into download mode odin pics it up and says added but the screen is just black with colored spots...what do i do? Was able to flash with odin but stuck in a bootloop now!

pammiecaykz said:
So now it won't even come on just a black screen with colored specs on it! Is it bricked????? Someone pleeeease help! If I try to go into download mode odin pics it up and says added but the screen is just black with colored spots...what do i do? Was able to flash with odin but stuck in a bootloop now!
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Odin a working ROM onto it. You're soft bricked, but you can recover. Hopefully you had a backup.

ok well the problem seems to be getting worse. I would say you should start fresh from everything because I have no idea what full rom you are currently on. it sounds to me that you have a bit of a few and something went wrong. at this point because you are having disappearing apps, i think it would be beneficial to you to, once again, start fresh.
remove your sim card and your sd card. save your pics, music, or whatever else you want onto your computer and then format it to all defaults. i see you know how to use odin, so odin to raver's full KC1 and make sure you flash the modem, bootloaders, etc and that they are all in the right place in odin. once that is flashed and everything is up and running, power off the phone and then odin to bali 3.3uv. woot.
now odin to kg4 and let it boot up. once it does, go back into dl mode, flash drhonks cwm. so now you have recovery+bootloaders. i would go into recovery, disable voodoo, reboot recovery, then flash kh1 from whitehawk/posted by chadster (read the thread so you know how to get cwm back). let boot up. reenable voodoo with the voodoo app. and let me know how it goes.

pammiecaykz said:
But everything is so confusing to me, I read about how you feel about "noobs" and I am in no way trying to annoy ANYONE.
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i am always willing to help. not sure what you mean by that, but we get a lot of "i am a noob, so explain this to me", which is fine (i know everything is confusing at first), but that does not mean you should not read the OP ot at least scan the threads/search the forum and specific thread. people really give our devs crap because they dont read. i am just trying to prevent that. nothing against you. or noobs in general. i still consider myself a noob. it just gets old saying "dont use rom manager""you install krylons cwm by moving 2 files" etc; especially when people ask a question...and the answer is posted in the post above theirs...

Well I went throught the whole process before I read your reply. I have everything on there but seem to have trouble with this "Linda" lady. I am not hearing here...which is an issue right? I don't know what to do now and my market app is gone again.

if your actual market has disappeared, go into the system/app folder on the phone and rename the com.vending or whatever to "vending.apk". then reboot and it should be there. linda should be quiet if you have already converted everything. (at least she does on froyo)

dumb question, how do i go into the folder to rename it? and how do i know if everything is converted right?
also what does the option apply update from sd card mean while i am in cwm

do you have root explorer or super manager? dl from the market. long press to move/rename or whatever. its a regular explorer with stone perks. but if it gives you a read error, look at the top right and switch to Read/Write.
you can get the voodoo app and it will tell you under lagfix

so it just keeps randomly shutting down now!

Are you sure you odined. Kc1 by raver with all of the odin files? Not just the pda, but 4 or 5 different files.
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look, pammie, this is a problem with gingerbread in its present state of development for SGS 4g. Don't blame the devs. They are doing the best they can with a newly issued model. It's samsung's fault for taking out the internal SD card in the 4g in hopes of saving $20 on the price of a phone. If samsungy had left it in, Vibrant ports would be a whole lot easier to do.
I personally have been over and over this and except for one fluke when "Linda" installed ext4 after I turned off the phone but left it plugged into the charger, I have not been successful. In the one fluke, quadrant shot up to 2500 on a tegrak stable overclock to 1.4, but then I installed something meant only for froyo (I think it was performance.zip) and the phone went into a repeating boot cycle.
My suggestion is revert back to froyo with ICBINB or some other froyo build, if you can, install the various speed improvements and wait a few weeks for the problem to be solved.
Jaeger555 you've done it again! I forgot that there were a couple more files besides the main KC1! Blessed be! I'll try that tonight. Belay that, pammie, do what jaeger555 says and if you can get back to froyo maybe stay there for a bit. btw ya like my new avatar? I found something that matches the fake indian-spanish handle I use. Wonder what he's smoking -- and where I can get some

I wasn't blaming anyone, and I apologize if it seemed like I was. I have literally been at this for over 12 hours and I just don't know what to do. I believe I flashed the correct kc1. And odined to the kg4 (is it?) and now I am stumped with this kernal thing. Do I download both files? I am so lost, I just want my phone to be decent again lol.

I can help you when I get home. Won't be a while though. Figure out what rom you want and I can help you tweak it. I got some tricks that will help you in the long run
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Pammie I found what we're looking for. It's called the KC1 Cleanup Rom.
link to raver's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129933
direct link to rom: http://sourceforge.net/projects/kc1cleanup/files/hawk.zip/download
The file is called hawk.zip. Unzip it and it contains the following files:
PITT = sgs4g.pit
PDA = T959VUVKC1-REV00-ALL-low-CL933594.tar
Phone = T959VUVKC1-Phone-CL932707.tar
CSC = SGH-T959V-CSC-TMB.tar
To install, boot up odin and put the files into the places for pit, pda, phone and csc. Hopefully that will clean off the gb bootloaders and you can start over. I assume the phone will now be unrooted but minus gb bootloaders. Then you can Odin the stock rooted KC1 rom PDA_KC1.tar.md5. I assume you have that one.
ps. Once you download hawk.zip rename it to KC1 Cleanup Rom so you know what it is!

GB was really easy for me to install, no problems whatsoever. Maybe this will help you out.
1) Odin KC1 by RaverX3X
2) Odin KH1 Leak by krylon360
3) Odin KG4 Kernel by drhonk
4) make sure lagfix is DISABLED through CWM
5) boot up
6) install BusyBox 1.17 or 1.18
7) make sure lagfix is still DISABLED through the Voodoo app
8) WIPE!
9) CWM your GB ROM
10) enable lagfix through CWM
11) restore data if you need to
12) reboot!
I've actually done this three times, and every time worked flawlessly. Best of luck!

Pammie, did you get it working? Lol. Finally home...
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Not working yet

[Q] Rooting a Charge vs Thunderbolt as of September 2011

I know Im late to the game, but I got my Thunderbolt swapped out for a charge.
Im having trouble understanding how to root, and rom it (especially for the phone this 'old', Im seeing a lot of outdated root methods I think?)
Can anyone tell me the basics, what I need to do to root it and debloat it.
I like Touchwiz or whatever the UI is - I just want root access and debloat.
Maybe also Voodoo fix but Im not really sure what that does either?
-Improve screen resolution? (Didnt think that was posible)
-Increase responsiveness of the phone?
And maybe if theres any suggestions on increase battery life (even though its already stellar)
Sorry for adding another unsubstantial post to the forum; I just have a lot of work and dont have hours to spend learning about the Charge Android Development!
But keep up the great work XDA!

verizontb said:
I know Im late to the game, but I got my Thunderbolt swapped out for a charge.
Im having trouble understanding how to root, and rom it (especially for the phone this 'old', Im seeing a lot of outdated root methods I think?)
Can anyone tell me the basics, what I need to do to root it and debloat it.
I like Touchwiz or whatever the UI is - I just want root access and debloat.
Maybe also Voodoo fix but Im not really sure what that does either?
-Improve screen resolution? (Didnt think that was posible)
-Increase responsiveness of the phone?
And maybe if theres any suggestions on increase battery life (even though its already stellar)
Sorry for adding another unsubstantial post to the forum; I just have a lot of work and dont have hours to spend learning about the Charge Android Development!
But keep up the great work XDA!
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well welcome to the Charge forums as for your questions just use Odin to flash CWM and then flash the debloated EE4 rom package, it will root you and remove bloat like you want... if you want a voodoo kernel thats no problem either you can flash that in CWM as well (and yes it very much increases the responsiveness and depending on the kernel can affect the screen too), let me know if you need links/instructions

Thanks for the response,
How do I go about flashing Clockwork through Odin?
I have Odin v 1.82 downloaded
Where do I download the CWM package?
And is there a tutorial anywhere?

verizontb said:
Thanks for the response,
How do I go about flashing Clockwork through Odin?
I have Odin v 1.82 downloaded
Where do I download the CWM package?
And is there a tutorial anywhere?
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here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112804
Imnuts tells how to use Odin to flash it, then right after its done you want to boot straight into it by holding volume up + home button + power until 'Samsung' comes up then let go of just the power button until it comes up... from there its easy just wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache and install all the .zip rom/kernel files you want (you have to put them on your sd card prior to this)
edit: also these two threads should help for downloads and how to's however the first one is a little dated
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181171
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107797

so what exactly do I flash in Odin?
CWM?
Is that a package (zip)
or is it a code I have to do?

verizontb said:
so what exactly do I flash in Odin?
CWM?
Is that a package (zip)
or is it a code I have to do?
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you flash CWM in Odin, it should be a .tar file and there's nothing extra like codes... just Odin it, boot into it, wipe data/cache/dalvik cache and install the .zip package of whatever you want

anoninja118 said:
you flash CWM in Odin, it should be a .tar file and there's nothing extra like codes... just Odin it, boot into it, wipe data/cache/dalvik cache and install the .zip package of whatever you want
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Also note that an Odin file may (should in most cases) be a .tar.md5 file. The md5 is a signature to make sure that there is nothing wrong with the file that's being flashed.

Full on Noob, need help if possible.

Okay so, I love my Infuse but getting really tired of not being able to download anything off the play store. Just tired of it's rather less than great performance right now as well. It's is running 2.3.6 GB and want to get this thing up to ICS if possible. Just something running 4.0 so I can use my phone for what I need too. It is not rooted, no cyanogenMod, NOTHING. As the title says, I'm a full on noob here and I apologize if all this is covered in other threads, however I have just gotten to the point where I have found myself even more lost than where I started on what I needed to do/get. If someone can, I will literally need this spelled out to me (no pun intended), in order of the steps I need to take with everything. I'm getting tired of confusing myself even more from all the different stuff I have seen all over the place and I know without some serious guidance, I will just brick my phone. Thanks for any help! :laugh:

I understand this community can be a bit unorganized and confusing so I'll give you my process for rooting and installing custom firmware (there are other ways, but this works for my AT&T Infuse 4G SGH-i997).
First of all, no one uses ICS on the Infuse. There is a ROM, but it's underdeveloped because JB came out so quick. You will need to flash it to get to higher operating systems, but it is by no means a daily driver. Even JB is a little buggy compared to KitKat on the Infuse these days.
The first thing you want to do is root your phone and get a custom recovery.
There are more than a few options for rooting, but I prefer using ODIN (as I understand it, this is the tool Samsung uses to restore soft bricked phones). So this is a good thing to know how to do, in case you ever do soft brick your phone, you'll know exactly what to do.
Read the ODIN instructions in full as I will only briefly explain.
You're going to have to install Samsung drivers.
You'll be using UCLB3_Unbrick_root_1.1.zip. If you used UCLB3_Unbrick_1.1.zip it would just get you back to stock GB with no root added.
To put your phone into download mode, first turn off your phone. Plug a usb cable into your computer. Then with the phone off, hold down both volume buttons and plug the usb cable into your phone. A warning will come up and you push volume up to accept, realizing that you can easily soft brick your phone if you loose power or unplug during a download.
Once downloading is done, the phone will reboot and you'll be disappointed to see that nothing has changed. Except one small thing, you are now rooted and you should have an application called SuperUser that will allow you to do nifty and also dangerous things.
Now follow this step in the ODIN instructions to add the custom recovery (CWM = Clock Work Mod):
The version with root works exactly like the above version, but adds root. To add CWM recovery to the rooted version, download a custom Gingerbread kernel from HERE or HERE and flash the zImage using SGS Kernel Flasher (found in the Play Store) on the phone. If you go this route for root and CWM, your Custom Binary Download counter will not show any custom binary activity.
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If you follow the link in the second "HERE," you'll get the kernel I prefer since it was most recently updated. Scroll down the downloads section and grab "2013.04.30-CWM-Synthesis-1.2Ghz.zip." (1.2Ghz is stock for our processor, anything higher will be overclocked which I don't recommend).
Extract that and grab the zImage file in the update folder. You're going to copy this to your phone in a second.
But first you need SGS Kernal Flasher, you can get it off the playstore, but I despise having to log in to an OS I'm going to write over in less than a minute so I download the APK from here. Hopefully you know how to install APKs from your SD card and that you'll have to check install from unknown sources.
Now flash the zImage using SGS Kernel Flasher. Your phone will reboot and hang on the Samsung logo and a creepy voice is going to tell you about how she's partitioning your phone and installing Voodoo lag fix. This is normal. Eventually your phone will reboot back into GB and you'll be ready to flash any ROM of your choice by rebooting into recovery.
You reboot into recovery by holding the volume up and volume down button while powering on the phone. This is different than download mode and will take you do a new screen that you control with the volume keys.
You'll be using this to put new software on your phone.
Now you can bassically follow the instructions for getting to CyanogenMod 11 (Kit Kat) from GB.
The first bullet is what I just explained in detail.
Note that I didn't include the links in these instructions, just follow the link above to get to the original post.
Obtain CWM, this can be done using Jscotts Odin back to stock (Follow instructions and use SGS kernal flasher to obtain CWM)
Run Qksters IMEI backup script here
Make certain you are on ICS, this can be done by flashing Entropy's CM9
It is recommended now that you remove your SD Card
CWM: Wipe Cache / Factory Reset
Install ROM: Scroll down for downloads sectoion
... The package will start to install..
... Phone will reboot into the install screen again...
... Continue to install [Automatically] If not manually flash again
... Phone will reboot again and be at the recovery screen...
Install Gapps: Here - Working swipe!
CWM: Wipe Cache Partition
CWM: Advanced/Wipe Dalvik Cache
Reboot
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To be clear, when you flash a ROM, it won't be like flashing the zImage (that was just to get custom recovery). To flash the CM9 ROM or Qksters IMEI backup script for example, you leave the rom in the .zip file and simply put it on your SD card. Once in the recovery screen, you select "Install Update from ZIP" and navigate to the particular ROM you wish to install.
Also after updating to a higher version of Android, your phone will sometimes hang on the install screen for a long time. If it does for more than five minutes, it's safe to pull the battery and try flashing again (and sometimes necessary).
After flashing Entropy's CM9, you will be on ICS, you can use if you want but I don't advise it. You should continue with the instructions and update to KitKat after getting to ICS. I recommend Scott's CM11 (what I linked you to) or Scott's BeanStalk (find it in the Android Development Section).
Lately I've been using CyanFox and I have to say, it's the most stable ROM I've used in a while.
If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask.
Best of luck and happy flashing,
~bokonon9

Thank you muchness!
Thank you very much for helping me in this mess! I greatly appreciate it. I love my Infuse and do not want to get rid of it quite yet so hopefully this will help! Once I get a new usb cord I will get on this. My toddler decided to get a hold of it and it has to set a certain way now and can't be moved. This, is no bueno! Anyways, THANKS AGAIN!!! :laugh:

Goodluck! :laugh: :good:

I'm new in the android world and I'm using a nexus 7 and an infuse to make experiments just to learn.
bokonon9, thank you! You're guide has been precious to me.
Unfortunately I only succeeded installing ICS, infact I get till here:
After flashing Entropy's CM9, you will be on ICS, you can use if you want but I don't advise it. You should continue with the instructions and update to KitKat after getting to ICS. I recommend Scott's CM11 (what I linked you to) or Scott's BeanStalk (find it in the Android Development Section).
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I tried to install CM11 and even CM10 at least half a dozen times each, following step by step the instructions that I've found on the thread but all the times I have the same issue:
after the zip rom update and the reboot, the bootloader keeps launching the CWM recovery. I see the logo, the progress bar and then I land in recovery
I don't get any kind of error (and I don't know where to look for to get more information than what's shown on the screen) and I'm just stuck in the recovery and I have to start from scratch every time using Odin all the way down.
I'm not interested in Gapps so, at the beginning I tried without installing them but then I tried also using the appropriate gapps as indicated in the procedure. Either way I didn't get any solution to my problem.
Do you have an idea? Is there a way for me to provide more information or debug?
Thank you!

wwr said:
I'm new in the android world and I'm using a nexus 7 and an infuse to make experiments just to learn.
bokonon9, thank you! You're guide has been precious to me.
Unfortunately I only succeeded installing ICS, infact I get till here:
I tried to install CM11 and even CM10 at least half a dozen times each, following step by step the instructions that I've found on the thread but all the times I have the same issue:
after the zip rom update and the reboot, the bootloader keeps launching the CWM recovery. I see the logo, the progress bar and then I land in recovery
I don't get any kind of error (and I don't know where to look for to get more information than what's shown on the screen) and I'm just stuck in the recovery and I have to start from scratch every time using Odin all the way down.
I'm not interested in Gapps so, at the beginning I tried without installing them but then I tried also using the appropriate gapps as indicated in the procedure. Either way I didn't get any solution to my problem.
Do you have an idea? Is there a way for me to provide more information or debug?
Thank you!
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i would say go back to stock gb with odin and basically start over but with ics i always let it reboot to get a "feel" for it then i reboot to recovery and wipe basically everything then flash the next level of android which should be cm 10 then i let that boot then repeat that to get to kitkat 4.4.3 CarbonRom....sometimes you have to flash the same rom twice to get it to flash tho

I already tried all that and I can't figure out a way out ... I'm really banging my head against the wall

wwr said:
I already tried all that and I can't figure out a way out ... I'm really banging my head against the wall
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091900&page=370
read the last post on that page by scmfxt