[Q] Help with Samsung galaxy showcase - General Questions and Answers

I have a Samsung galaxy showcase through cellular south and on android 2.2 my phone is rooted using superoneclick i am trying to get cwm on it so i can install miui and all the forums dealing with this arent exactly breaking it down so the average user can understand. its not that i dont appreciate their effort because im sure these threads help alot of people but im not familiar with this phone i have done these steps on a motorola milestone with no problems but i need help with this samsung. please if any one out there can help by giving me step by step instructions to get the clockworkmod on it so i can flash roms through the recovery i would be eternally greatful.

I'm looking for the same answer, I would be greatful also.

how to install miui on cspire samsung galaxy s showcase
this will erase your phone data make sure you back up your phone contacts photos or anything you dont want to lose because this will reset it all.. i am not responsible for your phone but i have done this about 4 times on my phone in the past few days as i have been testing other roms and havent had a problem.
Netflix will not work on this rom for some reason. all these files can be found on xda or google i will not post links because im not sure of the forum rules.
Download:
ee25 stock firmware
atlas v 2.2.pit
cwm4 fixed for cms odin
miui showcase v8(copy this zip file to your phones sd card)
step 1. plug in your phone to your computer and let it install all the drivers for your phone.
step 2. open odin and take the battery out of your phone plug it in the computer while holding volume down button you will see yellow triangle
step 3. select pda and find where you downloaded the ee25 stock firmware. make sure you unzip this file if needed as it will most likely be compressed when you download this. select pit and find the atlas v2.2.pit file make sure the re-partition option is checked then click start. 5 minutes later it will finish when it says pass click reset. unplug phone and boot it up.
step 4. turn phone off remove battery and plug into computer while holding volume down button to get in download mode. open odin again and select pda and select the cwm4 zip file(this one you should leave zipped)make sure you uncheck the repartition box and press start. when it says pass press reset. unplug phone and install battery but dont turn the phone on yet.
step 5. press volume up down and power button at the same time dont let go till you see the second samsung logo then let go now you are in recovery..wipe data then wipe cache then select advanced and wipe dalvek cache select go back select install zip from sd then select choose zip from sd then choose the miui file you put on your sd card thats it it will install then select reboot give it 5 minutes to reboot and dont be surprised when your phone starts talking to you then your done you will have miui and be rooted. i hope this helps

the ee25 stock firmware is the cellular south or cspire firmware so this will work for cspire. if you are on another provider i recommend you find out what your stock firmware is

make sure abd shell installed on your pc first
You will need to install redbend_ua first extract the zip file then;
adb push path/to/redbend_ua /sdcard/redbend_ua
then you need to make it executable
adb shell
su
chmod 777 /sdcard/redbend_ua
Now you need to move it to the /system/xbin
adb shell
su
mv /sdcard/redbend_ua /system/xbin/redbend_ua
Take the zImage file and push it to the sd card.
adb push path/to/zImage /sdcard/zImage
Finally we need to flash the zImage
redbend_ua restore /sdcard/zImage /dev/block/bml8
Now you can download clockworkmod from market and install the fascinate version of recovery. When you get done you can then flash the attached zip and it will replace your stock phone kernel with the modded one giving access to bln and some other stuff.
if it helps please hit thanks button
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have abd shell installed first
You will need to install redbend_ua first extract the zip file then;
adb push path/to/redbend_ua /sdcard/redbend_ua
then you need to make it executable
adb shell
su
chmod 777 /sdcard/redbend_ua
Now you need to move it to the /system/xbin
adb shell
su
mv /sdcard/redbend_ua /system/xbin/redbend_ua
Take the zImage file and push it to the sd card.
adb push path/to/zImage /sdcard/zImage
Finally we need to flash the zImage
redbend_ua restore /sdcard/zImage /dev/block/bml8
Now you can download clockworkmod from market and install the fascinate version of recovery. When you get done you can then flash the attached zip and it will replace your stock phone kernel with the modded one giving access to bln and some other stuff.
if it helps hit thanks

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HTC EVO superuser port to Samsung Transform???

Rooted my Transform and went in to the superuser APK.... I'm disappointed that it has very limited content vs. my buddies HTC EVO. I'm new to Androids, but anyone know if there would be a way to port the superuser APK from the HTC EVO to the Samsung Transfrom, or is it even Feasible?
Can you go into more detail on how you rooted your Samsung Transform. I have tried SuperOneClick but the root never sticks. I would lose superuser randomly.
I just rooted with Super One Click, now, i dont know what to do with it lol. It sticks with me though.
No need for a superuser port. Just download from the market after rooting
via skeeterslint sdx:
Heres is a one click recovery installer for people that don't want to do it by hand.
http://www.mediafire.com/?jl21knp1d0lbf17
This is a still beta but working version of SDX Recovery version 3.1.1.
Things known to work.
Backups and restores.
Clearing dalvik cache.
Clearing cache partition.
Flashing kernel zImages.
Flashing zip files.
Adb works in recovery.
Also mounting the sdcard to your computer works.
Anything else in the options is still in need of testing I am not responsible if your phone gets bricked.
THIS MAY BRICK ALL PHONE MODS YOU DO AT YOUR OWN RISK!
OK now that thats out of the way heres the files needed.
1. http://www.mediafire.com/?862j3wlzftenwef This is the recovery image.
2. http://www.mediafire.com/?67an7lkm9qtmf5b until there is a custom recovery you will need this program to flash recovery. Its called flash_image.
3. http://www.mediafire.com/?5dcv3r14sjvsfdq rage.bin temporary exploit to get root.
4. You will also need the Android SDK so you have a working adb to be able to push files over to your phone.
If you are flashing this from a phone running my rooted kernel you can skip steps 4 and 7 and just su over to a root prompt.
OK these are the steps to install this recovery.
1. Make sure adb is installed and working there are how to's on the forum to get this setup or just use google.
2 adb push recovery.bin /data/local/tmp to move the kernel to the phone.
3 adb push flash_image /data/local/tmp to move flash_image onto the phone.
4 adb push rage.bin /data/local/tmp to move rage.bin onto the phone.
5. Run adb shell to get to a shell prompt on the phone.
6. Run chmod 755 on flash_image and rage.bin chmod 755 rage.bin chmod 755 flash_image.
7. Run ./rage.bin and let it go run through untill it exits you out of adb.
8. adb shell you should now have a root shell on the phone.
9. Run ./flash_image recovery recovery.bin to install the kernel.
Once its installed to get into recovery use Volume down Camera and power to get into recovery.
Volume up and down scroll through the option.
Menu should be the enter key.
Back button is back.
Search key is delete.
You will need to create the directorys on your sdcard that recovery needs to flash zip files make backup and flash kernel and recovery from.
Create directory called sdx on the root of the sdcard and inside it create 3 folders zips update and backup.
At this time it seems that factory restore is not working correctly and anyone else can confirm please let me know.
And for better recovery via vampirefo on sdx:
his is my first recovery, I made the change to the first screen to show that this is a transform recovery rather than a moment recovery. Also I got console to work in recovery, it wont rotate but works just fine.
http://www.4shared.com/file/bBTlN7UZ/recoveryrfs.html
You can flash this via swupdate, or if you already have skeeters recovery installed, just extract recovery.tar to /sdcard/sdx/updates
boot to recovery
Scroll down to
Backup, Restore, Flash
Scroll down to
Flash Recovery
After flash is complete
press back button
Under Reboot options choose Reboot to Recovery to see new recovery

[RECOVERY] Reverting to original(STOCK) recovery

WARNING: IN THE EVENT THAT ANYTHING GOES WRONG, I WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!!
EDIT: I FORGOT, BEFORE CHANGING RECOVERY OR DOING ANYTHING, ALWAYS DO A NANDROID BACKUP!!!
If you have flashed a custom recovery (clockwork, j_r0dd, etc.) but you want to
1) accept OTA updates but cant do so with the custom recovery
2) send your phone for repair and not void your warranty
3) or UNROOT YOUR PHONE,
it should be easy to revert back to your stock recovery that came with your phone.
NOTE: THIS PROCEDURE WILL ONLY WORK IF THERE IS AN AVAILABLE OTA UPDATE FOR YOUR PHONE!!!
YOU WILL HAVE TO RE-ROOT YOUR PHONE IF YOU WANT ROOT ACCESS AFTER UPDATING! DO NOT RE-ROOT IF YOUR PHONE IS TO BE SENT FOR REPAIR!
Step 1) Download the OTA update. (I have a uploaded a sample update zip at
www . sidsoftinc . com / Blur_Version.0.3.9.MB300.Retail.en.03.zip
*remove the spaces)
Step 2) On completion, the phone should reboot and enter recovery mode, using the custom recovery to update. However, this should fail as most custom recoveries prevent original updates. Note the location of the downloaded update (likely at /cache)
Step 3) Power down the phone and enter into recovery mode manually
Step 4) Using ADB, pull the folder containing the update zip to your computer
Code:
adb pull /**storedlocation**/**nameoftheupdate**.zip update.zip
Step 5) Open the update.zip in your adb folder and look for a file called recovery.img (most likely in system folder)
Step 6) Open up the adb shell and flash the new recovery (recommended)
Code:
adb shell
su
flash_image recovery recovery.img
or you can place it in /system and it will be auto-flashed (not recommended)
Code:
adb push recovery.img /system/recovery.img
Step 7 (if possible) Make it permanent by deleting the custom recovery in /system
Code:
adb shell
cd system
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
rm recovery.img
mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
exit
exit
Step 8) Reboot the phone and if you see a triangle warning sign, reboot your phone again. You should see your homescreen before it reboots to install the update again. This time, the original recovery will be used.
Once finished, your phone will be upgraded, unrooted and your applications and data will still be retained.
If you wish to install your previously used custom rom again, you must flash the custom recovery and install the rom, again
If I made a mistake, please do inform me. Thank you
I'm trying to do this for the Tmo G2 and I have reverted using another technique but the clockworkmod is still there. I thought it would get removed!
I have no idea how to get rid of it. Can you give me alittle help?
Did your clockworkmod recovery flash itself into your nv ram. If so then no one can help you there. If you have an ota update and pulled it to your pc, send me a coy and I'll see if I can help you. If you can, send me your ota update zip to [email protected].
Sent from my Motorola Backflip using the XDA App
I'm honestly unsure if it flashed to the nv-ram. Possibly, basically if I do a system boot (power +vol down) and select recovery, it will load the HTC green text with white background then go into clockword recovery. I'm not exactly sure why it still does this.
I used the method on this FORUM THREAD to un-root and get back to stock (using the available files there and method 1-a). I'm just unsure why the clockwork recovery is still there. I'm hoping I can still get back to stock recovery. Possibly I just need to flash the stock recovery.img??
Also, I had some troubles initially with ADB, which is why I used the VISIONary method of rooting. I'd love to try out the gfree method since I believe my ADB is working correctly now and test out some other roms to see what I like the most.
I know you are probably in a different time zone that is way ahead of mine........but can't I just reflash the stock or update ota recovery.img in fastboot mode.......OR is this a bad Idea???
Many users have accidently accepted ota updates on custom rims and recoveries. for fastboot, I did mention that flashing stock recovery and update is possible via adb shell.
Sent from my Motorola Backflip using the XDA App
siidheesh said:
Many users have accidently accepted ota updates on custom rims and recoveries. for fastboot, I did mention that flashing stock recovery and update is possible via adb shell.
Sent from my Motorola Backflip using the XDA App
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I tried flashing the stock recovery but I'm not sure why it didn't work, I had hboot and flash_image. I used the adb shell way as well. It gave me error in partitions or whatever. I don't know what to do.
do you have Blur_Version.0.3.10.MB300.Retail.en.03.sbf file?
I dont happen to have that file, but i do have Blur_Version.0.3.9.MB300.Retail.en.03.zip
if you need it.
Cockwork Mod
I'm pretty green so this may sound really dumb, but can you flash sbf files to your phone via Clockwork Mod, or does it have to be done via RSD Lite. I cannot get RSD to recognize my device in 4.7 or 4.8. Please help.
do you have a stock image for the huawei ascend for cricket or does anyone here have it?
Unrooting......
I download the RECOVERY file you supplied (thank you)
"Blur_Version.0.3.9.MB300.Retail.en.03.zip"
If I reboot into Recovery and just flashed that zip file, would it work that way to unroot?
Provided you are flashing on a MOTOROLA BACKFLIP, yes. However, you might want to flash the AT&T 2.1 update for the backflip instead, if you reside in the US. Flashing back any official firmware unroots your phone
I'm looking to root and unlock my AT&F Motorola Backflip (MB300).. Any suggestions?
Sent from my NexusHD2 using Tapatalk
OTA for Samsung Galaxy Ace is a CFG file, not ZIP
Hello,
Just for interest, I received an OTA for my Samsung Galaxy Ace but it didn't come as a ZIP file - it came as a CFG file (which is not a ZIP, but actually a proprietary package - which I can't remember the name right now).
However, I did find the stock recovery elsewhere in this forum, and I installed it. But that wasn't enough for the OTA to be installed - it still fails.
Corrupted?
siidheesh said:
Step 5) Open the update.zip in your adb folder and look for a file called recovery.img (most likely in system folder)
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I can't find it. I have an Alcatel Pop C1 4015X. Help?
Trying to unroot Xperia Z2
I am trying to unroot using update files from the Sony Xperia Companion. I found the update files (I think). I used Flashtool to decrypt the FILESET, but there is no recovery.img in the decrypted folder. The folder I decrypted is in Xperia Companion/Sony Mobile Update Engine/localstorage/db/13740270 and that is the only folder that has decryptable files. They are named FILE_8977018 and similar before decryption and various .sin .ta files (examples auto-boot.ta, cust-reset.ta, simlock.ta). Am I using the right decryption to get the recovery.img?

[ROOT] G2X Gingerbread 2.3.3. stock ROM with flashable zip in Clockworkmod Recovery

Update on 9/11/11: Thanks to phburks there is now a flashable zip to root the G2X stock rom. He figured out that the update-binary we were using was not compatible with the G2X. He found the compatible binary that allows us to create flashable zip files. Hats off to phburks. This is an unsigned zip and you should not be required to toggle signature verification. Of course the files required to root the phone (su and Superuser.apk) were created by Chainsdd.
There are two flashable zip packages. The first one roots the G2X. You simply flash it with Clockworkmod Recovery. The second zip unroots the phone for those who wish to unroot their device for whatever reason.
After rooting go to the Android Market and get the Busybox installer referenced below. Use that to install and keep Busybox updated.
Root Zip for G2X: http://www.mediafire.com/?92qpr525ztblh8w
Unroot Zip: http://www.mediafire.com/?2vr7cmgg7qcdn14
HOW TO ROOT
1. Install latest Clockworkmod Recovery using NVFlash, if you haven’t already done so.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
2. Download the root zip package referenced above.
3. Put the zip package on your internal or external sd card on your G2X. Do not unzip the package.
4. Turn off phone and boot into Clockworkmod Recovery by pressing volume down and power and hold until the fancy LG (second one) appears.
5. Select install zip from sd card. Select and flash the root zip package. Note: You navigate in Clockwordmod Recovery by using the volume keys up and down and commit the action by pressing the power button.
6. Reboot your phone. You are now rooted.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING BELOW IS OBSOLETE. IT IS LEFT FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
Original post made on 9/9/11:
I wanted to run the stock Gingerbread ROM and wanted to root it without flashing a new ROM. I was able to succesfully do it and the instructions are below. I was attempting to make an update.zip to do this but it kept getting a "status 0" error. The original superuser zip by ChainDD also gets this error. So I decided to try and root it using ADB commands while running Clockworkmod Recovery. Here is how I did it. If someone can help me get an update.zip that will install without error in Clockworkmod Recovery to make this easier for people to install it would be much appreciated.
1. Download my G2X root package that includes necessary ADB files (Android SDK install not required) and unzip the contents. The package contains the latest versions of “su” and “Superuser.apk”.
http://www.mediafire.com/?6rdrdfxvdoq9nkv <download link for my root G2X package>
2. Install latest Clockworkmod Recovery using NVFlash, if you haven’t already done so.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
3. Boot into Clockworkmod Recovery by holding down volume down and power until fancy LG logo shows (about ten to fifteen seconds). This is not the first one displayed when the phone powers up. Wait for recovery to start. Just to be safe perform a backup of your device’s current state.
4. Using the recovery menu scroll down to “mounts and storage,” press the power button, scroll down to “mount system” and press the power button.
5. Now that your system is mounted plug your phone into your computer (let drivers install if you have not done before – requires LG USB driver package).
http://bit.ly/qyoAxY <shortened link for direct download from LG server>
6. Open a command prompt windows on your computer. In the command prompt window change to the directory to where you unzipped the G2X root package.
7. Issue the following ADB commands. Do not type the the text in the brackets <>. That is just information on what the command is doing.
adb kill-server
<make sure no conflict with another version of adb server running>
adb devices
<checks to see if phone is connected to adb>
adb push system /system
<make sure you type a space before “/system”>
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
adb shell ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
<make sure you type a space before “/system/xbin/su ”>
8. System is now rooted. You can unplug the USB cable now.
9. Now in Clockworkmod Recovery choose “unmount system.”
10. Go back to the main menu and choose “reboot system now.”
11. If you want busybox (some root programs such as Titanium Backup require it) on your system go to the Android Market after rebooting your phone and search on “Busybox.” Download and run the Busybox installer by Stephen (Stericson). When you are prompted allow it to have superuser permissions.
http://bit.ly/qIAoXZ <link to Android Market page for Busybox>
12. You are now rooted with a working busybox installation.
13. It is a good idea to go back into recovery and make a backup of your newly rooted system before you start installing and running programs that obtain superuser permissions.
14. Enjoy the power!
Please click the Thanks button if this helped you out.
Reserved for future use.
Much appreciated for the help, but I don't think I will be using it.
Why not just load a rooted GB or xboards GB, same thing isn't it? lol.
Paul Nur said:
Much appreciated for the help, but I don't think I will be using it.
Why not just load a rooted GB or xboards GB, same thing isn't it? lol.
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This is for people who have been using the phone after applying the update and don't want to start from scratch again. This lets you just root the phone without needing to flash a rom and format the system.
Wow, I've been waiting fire this thanks jboxer.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
jboxer said:
This is for people who have been using the phone after applying the update and don't want to start from scratch again. This lets you just root the phone without needing to flash a rom and format the system.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I got it lol thanks for showing me it from a different angle
still realy no point xboarders is more stable and much faster then stock and all u need to do is flash his rom then go to advanced restore and only restore data ive gotten away with that doesnt always work though
Always good to have more options.
phburks said:
Always good to have more options.
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Damn straight. Keep it up, jboxer.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium
Very nice! Thanks man, much appreciated.
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awesome i tried it on another g2x phone running 2.3.3 root the phone so fast plus with no lost data
thread rated 5 stars ^-^
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jboxer said:
I wanted to run the stock Gingerbread ROM and wanted to root it without flashing a new ROM. I was able to succesfully do it and the instructions are below. I was attempting to make an update.zip to do this but it kept getting a "status 0" error. The original superuser zip by ChainDD also gets this error. So I decided to try and root it using ADB commands while running Clockworkmod Recovery. Here is how I did it. If someone can help me get an update.zip that will install without error in Clockworkmod Recovery to make this easier for people to install it would be much appreciated.
1. Download my G2X root package that includes necessary ADB files (Android SDK install not required) and unzip the contents. The package contains the latest versions of “su” and “Superuser.apk”.
http://www.mediafire.com/?6rdrdfxvdoq9nkv <download link for my root G2X package>
2. Install latest Clockworkmod Recovery using NVFlash, if you haven’t already done so.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
3. Boot into Clockworkmod Recovery by holding down volume down and power until fancy LG logo shows (about ten to fifteen seconds). This is not the first one displayed when the phone powers up. Wait for recovery to start. Just to be safe perform a backup of your device’s current state.
4. Using the recovery menu scroll down to “mounts and storage,” press the power button, scroll down to “mount system” and press the power button.
5. Now that your system is mounted plug your phone into your computer (let drivers install if you have not done before – requires LG USB driver package).
http://bit.ly/qyoAxY <shortened link for direct download from LG server>
6. Open a command prompt windows on your computer. In the command prompt window change to the directory to where you unzipped the G2X root package.
7. Issue the following ADB commands. Do not type the the text in the brackets <>. That is just information on what the command is doing.
adb kill-server
<make sure no conflict with another version of adb server running>
adb devices
<checks to see if phone is connected to adb>
adb push system /system
<make sure you type a space before “/system”>
adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
adb shell ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
<make sure you type a space before “/system/xbin/su ”>
8. System is now rooted. You can unplug the USB cable now.
9. Now in Clockworkmod Recovery choose “unmount system.”
10. Go back to the main menu and choose “reboot system now.”
11. If you want busybox (some root programs such as Titanium Backup require it) on your system go to the Android Market after rebooting your phone and search on “Busybox.” Download and run the Busybox installer by Stephen (Stericson). When you are prompted allow it to have superuser permissions.
http://bit.ly/qIAoXZ <link to Android Market page for Busybox>
12. You are now rooted with a working busybox installation.
13. It is a good idea to go back into recovery and make a backup of your newly rooted system before you start installing and running programs that obtain superuser permissions.
14. Enjoy the power!
Please click the Thanks button if this helped you out.
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Hi,
Sorry i'm new on rooting android phone.
on step 6. how i change the directory in the command prompt to go to the g2x root file i saved?
thanks
yogieajuz said:
Hi,
Sorry i'm new on rooting android phone.
on step 6. how i change the directory in the command prompt to go to the g2x root file i saved?
thanks
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That's a Command Prompt windows on your computer. The easiest way is to open the desired folder in Windows Explorer and then click on the address bar. Highlight the entire location and copy it. Then in your command prompt windows type "cd" a space, right click and paste the copied location and hit return. You will now be in the correct folder in your command prompt windows.
Thank you for quick reply
jboxer said:
That's a Command Prompt windows on your computer. The easiest way is to open the desired folder in Windows Explorer and then click on the address bar. Highlight the entire location and copy it. Then in your command prompt windows type "cd" a space, right click and paste the copied location and hit return. You will now be in the correct folder in your command prompt windows.
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Thanks jboxer, work like charm....
but when i did back up they said error can not back up image data ???
whats wrong???
never mind, i found out i run out of space on my sd card
@jboxer, I figured out the flashable zip. Just tested it on an unrooted 2.3.3 installation and it worked perfectly. I PM'd you a link to the zip. Please add it to your OP if you'd like. There's no need for me to create a separate thread.
phburks said:
@jboxer, I figured out the flashable zip. Just tested it on an unrooted 2.3.3 installation and it worked perfectly. I PM'd you a link to the zip. Please add it to your OP if you'd like. There's no need for me to create a separate thread.
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Thanks to phburks for the good work in figuring out why our update zip packages were being rejected by Clockworkmod Recovery. We now have flashable zips to root the G2X (works on stock GB rom) and to unroot it. They are listed in the first post that I have edited.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17398464

[FIX] No Power Menu, No Lockscreen, Corrupt Efs FIX! Skyrocket and T989

If your phone shuts straight down after pressing the power button and your have no lock screen, read below for solution. Before you do any of this, please note that this was caused by the note radio, aka uclc5, and if u still have it, please remove it! Also causes include a corrupt efs partition. This guide will help to restore key files important to the operation of your phone
There are three methods available. The first and second one are recommended. If you are uncomfortable with adb and command prompt please use method one
UPDATE: This has been confirmed as working on T989!
WARNING!
Method 3 is only to be used if one and two fail, or if you are positive your efs is corrupt!
Original source for solution, with a few method changes by me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438451
METHOD ONE
1.) Use busy box installer from the market and re-install even if u have it working
2.) If step one doesn't work, install super su updater, and update it, then try step one again.
3.) Boot into cwm and dark side wipe 3x
4.) Flash rooted 2.3.5 from thread below
5.) Boot into rom and install root explorer
6). Navigate to /efs/imei/
7.) Press menu and select new file
8.) Name it "keystr" exactly as in quotes
9.) Long press keystr and select edit in text editor
10.) Type "ON" and press back, selecting save.
11.) Reboot and make sure keystr file is still present.
12.) Now u have a few options. U can flash ics back using either Odin one click (UCLA4 or UCLD2), but I don't recommend this. Flash one of the ics roms from the development section, we have great devs!
Rooted 2.3.5 zip:
http://d-h.st/ce75z460t847
METHOD TWO
1.) You must have the Samsung drivers installed for the skyrocket, available from here:
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/c...ng_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe
2.) Once installed, download the attached zip, its a copy of ADB with the needed file inside
3.) Unzip to any location
4.) Boot phone into cwm
5.) Go into Mounts and Storage, and select "mount /efs". Once done connect usb cable to phone and computer
6.) Open command prompt and navigate to the unzipped adb. Issue the following command "adb devices" it should list phone
7.) Now issue the following command "adb push keystr /efs/imei"
8.) Reboot phone and check presence of keystr file in /efs/imei directory with Root Explorer
METHOD 3
Flash attached EFSFix.zip in cwm and reboot.
A SPECIAL THANKS AND SHOUT OUT TO:
mahausrath and Colombiano80 for providing the efs dumps i needed
cmbrown for being a faithful tester!
No download link at thread for Rooted 2.3.6
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Found a mirror
http://d-h.st/ce75z460t847
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Still not working. It wont let me write the file keystr to the directory, just says failed, but I can write other things to it. I'm really really confused please help.
I found the error Confusing
instead of putting "NO" put "ON"
Dwolf16 said:
I found the error Confusing
instead of putting "NO" put "ON"
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typo, main op edited
This may be just me, but I still can't get this method to work. I can't make a file called keystr. I've tried several times using a multitude of Root exploring programs (EStrong, Root Browser, Root Explorer, Astro, ect.) I make sure it's mounted as write and do the works and it just don't work.
did u try the stuff in the pm I sent?
yea im having the same problem its not saving after shut down..
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This may be just me, but I still can't get this method to work. I can't make a file called keystr. I've tried several times using a multitude of Root exploring programs (EStrong, Root Browser, Root Explorer, Astro, ect.) I make sure it's mounted as write and do the works and it just don't work.
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I can't create the file either, any help would be appreciated.
i've updated the op with a new method. since efs won't allow you to write from inside android, i've used adb with the push command.
icenight89 said:
i've updated the op with a new method. since efs won't allow you to write from inside android, i've used adb with the push command.
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Do we need the android sdk for this?
mimart7 said:
Do we need the android sdk for this?
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nope, I included EVERYTHING u need
Yo ice nthn is working i did everything that it says plus what you've sent me and still nothing
Still nothing
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Still nothing
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What's the problem? You can't use adb?
Ok so here's the break down
i flashed the efsfix.zip
i go into mounts and storage, and mount /efs ( a error saying Cant Mount /efs!)
i go to cmd.exe and find the Adb folder that has been unzipped
i detect devices with adb devices
i then adb push keystr /efs/imei
it says
C:\ADB>adb push keystr /efs/imei
0 KB/s (2 bytes in 0.002s)
I then reboot go into root explorer and nothings in efs/imei/ and theres nothing in there but the parent folder
Dwolf16 said:
Ok so here's the break down
i flashed the efsfix.zip
i go into mounts and storage, and mount /efs ( a error saying Cant Mount /efs!)
i go to cmd.exe and find the Adb folder that has been unzipped
i detect devices with adb devices
i then adb push keystr /efs/imei
it says
C:\ADB>adb push keystr /efs/imei
0 KB/s (2 bytes in 0.002s)
I then reboot go into root explorer and nothings in efs/imei/ and theres nothing in there but the parent folder
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alright, that's it. ur efs partition is corrupt, but I need a dump from a fresh stock untouched phone to make sure its fixed properly. In the mean time, I have made a zip of my efs. So change the instructions and do this.
Make a new folder I'm the same folder as adb.exe and name is efs. Extract the contents of attached zip inside efs folder. When u use adb inside cmd, type "adb push efs /". Then reboot. Report back on if that works or not
ok so i rebooted what should i be looking for? when i was in root explorer nothing changed. When i went back into cwm it's still saying "Can't mount efs!" But in the cmd prompt it showed the "adb push efs /" worked
do u have a keystr right in /efs? does ur lock screen work, or power button? If not ur gonna have to wait til I get an efs dump from someone
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do u have a keystr right in /efs? does ur lock screen work, or power button? If not ur gonna have to wait til I get an efs dump from someone
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yea i got nothing....also when i did method one originally i would make the file
keystr
type in "ON"
Saved
and it would work until i rebooted...i just there was a way to save it after boot
The push worked, but there is nothing in the imei directory.

[Q] Samsung galaxy tab plus P6200

Hi.. I installed ICS on my Tab but i receive an wifi error... disconnect unexpectly... After factory reset I tried to instal again ICS stock using Odin but won't boot... My tab is using root... Please help my... I can't use my tab and i'm dead
Catalinq said:
Hi.. I installed ICS on my Tab but i receive an wifi error... disconnect unexpectly... After factory reset I tried to instal again ICS stock using Odin but won't boot... My tab is using root... Please help my... I can't use my tab and i'm dead
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If you are stuck on the splash screen, the first thing to try is to wipe the cache and dalvik-cache from the recovery menu. A full wipe may also be required, although I would not recommend it until you try the suggestions below.
Use ADB (first install SDK)
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adb devices
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adb reboot
P6200
Doesn't start...What to do? I tried to instal a custon rom but same problem... Logo image appear and dead. I can acces download mode and CM6... How to fix this ugly problem?? Thanks
Catalinq said:
Doesn't start...What to do? I tried to instal a custon rom but same problem... Logo image appear and dead. I can acces download mode and CM6... How to fix this ugly problem?? Thanks
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Bootloops are mainly caused because system files interfering with each other which causes instability and/or crashes at the boot sequence.*To find the cause of a bootloop you have to think about what you did before getting the bootloop.Choose one of the following reasons that caused the bootloop for you and try out its solution.- After flashing a new rom*If you flash a new (base)rom with odin your /data will be kept. This means your old dalvik-cache will be used for the new system files which would result in a bootloop, to fix this problem:1. Start your phone in CWM Recovery2. Go to Advanced3. Choose "Wipe dalvik-cache"4. Now go to "Mounts & Storage"5. Choose "Wipe /cache"6. Reboot your phoneif the problems still exists after doing that and you're sure it's not related to the rom, then you need to do this:1. Start your phone in CWM Recovery2. Now go to "Mounts & Storage"3. Choose "Wipe /data"4. Choose "Wipe /cache"5. Reboot your phone.
ADB can be used to access the phone while booting, be aware that some bootloops make it unable to use ADB since they do not go further then the samsung logo.*The only tricky part about using ADB with bootloops is that you have to do it on the right time, this is just after the Galaxy logo, so just when the bootanimation starts. The easiest way to enter your phone in this part is using a batch script that monitors the state of your device and connects directly when possible.
Using the original cwm zip is the easiest way, since the zip is already created for you, you only need to replace the files with the original rom files. You can get those files from the deodex packages for baseroms which are posted on the forums. If you are using an odexed ROM, you can get your files from system.img.ext4 (open the baserom: *.tar.md5 with Winrar and extract system.img.ext4)Now you can open system.img.ext4 with "DiskInternals Linux Reader". browse to the app/framework directory and extract the needed files from the image file.Once you got the same files as present in the original CWM zip you can easily drag em into the archive, then choose "store" as compression level. Now finally you need to put it on your sdcard and install it.If you don't have an external sdcard or you can't reach your internal sdcard (which is very likely when you have a bootloop), you can use ADB to push the zip to your phone, read about how to use ADB ..
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@echo off
cd /d %~dp0
echo.
echo Waiting for device...
adb wait-for-device
echo.
adb -d shell stop
adb push mycwmfix.zip /sdcard/mycwmfix.zip
adb reboot recovery
This script will wait for the device to become ready, when it's ready it freeze the device, so the script has more time to push the file (instead of keep rebooting). Then it will push the specified cwmfix zip to your sdcard, and after that it will reboot in recovery so you can install the cwm fix you made.
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Screen here
Catalinq said:
Screen here
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How to fix it?
tab 2
Catalinq said:
How to fix it?
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we have the same problem did u fix ung tab can u share with me thanks

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