soft-bricked (miui).... HELP! - Samsung Infuse 4G

gggrrr.... yeah... my installation is totally screwed.
was on Galnet-Miui 10.26 and was tired of the bugs, went to install latest normal miui, (11.26) but it absolutely would not flash... kept saying the file was bad. So after talking to a few people, they said just reflash the latest Galnet build, then once thats completes, install the build im actually wanting over that...
i got the latest Galnet to install, then tried to install the latest miui, but it aborted... so i was like "ok well ill just reboot & let it run for a second and check my messages" ...well that didnt happen! Got passed the samsung screen, then about 90% of the way through the boot-animation & it freezes for a second, then starts the animation over... and repeats endlessly... getting a bit shorter each time...
So i did a battery pull, then tried to 3-finger into recovery... but it wont load... it just sits there on the samsung screen for 30+ seconds... then if i let go, either stays on the samsung screen, or does the boot-anim-loop again!
WTF?
someone help me!
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cant use odin or anything else... im on Ubuntu/Linux.
so windows software will not work for me!

Ph0z3 said:
gggrrr.... yeah... my installation is totally screwed.
was on Galnet-Miui 10.26 and was tired of the bugs, went to install latest normal miui, (11.26) but it absolutely would not flash... kept saying the file was bad. So after talking to a few people, they said just reflash the latest Galnet build, then once thats completes, install the build im actually wanting over that...
i got the latest Galnet to install, then tried to install the latest miui, but it aborted... so i was like "ok well ill just reboot & let it run for a second and check my messages" ...well that didnt happen! Got passed the samsung screen, then about 90% of the way through the boot-animation & it freezes for a second, then starts the animation over... and repeats endlessly... getting a bit shorter each time...
So i did a battery pull, then tried to 3-finger into recovery... but it wont load... it just sits there on the samsung screen for 30+ seconds... then if i let go, either stays on the samsung screen, or does the boot-anim-loop again!
WTF?
someone help me!
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cant use odin or anything else... im on Ubuntu/Linux.
so windows software will not work for me!
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LOL same thing happened to me, expect tried restoring back to CM7 because i did not like galnet. Same spot as you bud, look in the forum i will never install anything else or something like that, i am in that lol.

I would suggest finding someone you know who has a PC so you can use gtg's ult Undbrick. That seems like the easiest thing. Unless you can't get into recovery either?
I flashed from normal miui to galnet and it worked fine. The reason I flashed normal over galnet though was because when I tried flashing galnet from cm7 it would just sit at the boot animation forever and make the annoying boot noise until I pulled the bat...
not sent from an iPhone, but rather from my humongous Infuse which I love and care about dearly with all of my heart (or what's left of it).

THE festivedonkey said:
I would suggest finding someone you know who has a PC so you can use gtg's ult Undbrick. That seems like the easiest thing. Unless you can't get into recovery either?
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nope... cant get into recovery or anything... like i said, tried 3-finger and it stays stuck at the Samsung screen, or goes into the repetitive boot-anim.
I dont really have access to a windows based machine, as the largest percent of my friends use linux, ubuntu or mac. The few that do have windows, dont really live close to me... so i would like to solve this via ubuntu/linux... if possible?

Ph0z3 said:
nope... cant get into recovery or anything... like i said, tried 3-finger and it stays stuck at the Samsung screen, or goes into the repetitive boot-anim.
I dont really have access to a windows based machine, as the largest percent of my friends use linux, ubuntu or mac. The few that do have windows, dont really live close to me... so i would like to solve this via ubuntu/linux... if possible?
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Best bet is to buy windows seven for a hundred, there will be times in the future (not just android or anything mobile) where you will be thanking yourself for dualboot of both.

Ryanscool said:
Best bet is to buy windows seven for a hundred, there will be times in the future (not just android or anything mobile) where you will be thanking yourself for dualboot of both.
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absolutely not. I got rid of windows because i was tired of the bloat, viruses, constant updates, general slowness, total lack of security, issues with flash, not to mention bluescreens when i would try to do things as an admin.
Not to mention i dont have 100 dollars to spare...
Install windows = 40 minutes > reboot > 30 minutes sp1 + other updates > reboot > 40 minutes sp2 + other updates > reboot > 20 min install drivers + other misc
Install Ubuntu/Linux = 20 minutes > reboot > 15 min kernel/core updates + X.org > update Compiz > set display > reboot > enjoy
windows = 2-3 hours for set up to be complete
Ubuntu = 40 minutes or less
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But this is off topic and so is my response, but i cannot STAND windows... since i got rid of windows almost 2 years ago, this is the 3rd time i can think of that i have actually NEEDED windows for something ... Normally i can always fix android by connecting to the phone via terminal, but since my recovery is dead, i cant get into it...
so if someone has some constructive help... please help!

I apologize for festivedonkey. He knows you can't get into recovery, but he meant download mode.
You can get into download mode, I guarantee.
Read the instructions on GTG's ultimate unbrick thread in development. It'll work. I promise.

Ph0z3 said:
absolutely not. I got rid of windows because i was tired of the bloat, viruses, constant updates, general slowness, total lack of security, issues with flash, not to mention bluescreens when i would try to do things as an admin.
Not to mention i dont have 100 dollars to spare...
Install windows = 40 minutes > reboot > 30 minutes sp1 + other updates > reboot > 40 minutes sp2 + other updates > reboot > 20 min install drivers + other misc
Install Ubuntu/Linux = 20 minutes > reboot > 15 min kernel/core updates + X.org > update Compiz > set display > reboot > enjoy
windows = 2-3 hours for set up to be complete
Ubuntu = 40 minutes or less
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But this is off topic and so is my response, but i cannot STAND windows... since i got rid of windows almost 2 years ago, this is the 3rd time i can think of that i have actually NEEDED windows for something ... Normally i can always fix android by connecting to the phone via terminal, but since my recovery is dead, i cant get into it...
so if someone has some constructive help... please help!
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hmm... since you do not want windows (trust me, I would rather have linux lol) try what rchp said.

That sucks but I'm wondering wtf people are doing to have these troubles.
E3D

CheesyNutz said:
That sucks but I'm wondering wtf people are doing to have these troubles.
E3D
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I tried going from galnet miui back to a cm7 restore, thats how mine is bricked. I cannot get out of it either. Im bricked lol.

rhcp4ever said:
I apologize for festivedonkey. He knows you can't get into recovery, but he meant download mode.
You can get into download mode, I guarantee.
Read the instructions on GTG's ultimate unbrick thread in development. It'll work. I promise.
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That fixed it... MANY THANKS to those who helped!
I used my bosses laptop to do everything, since he is "windows guru" ...or so he says...
but im up and running again! ..now once i get MiUi loaded on here, how do i restore my texts/apps?
...well i absolutly NEED the texts (for court) and if im unable to restore the apps, i dont really mind that. i made a FULL backup before i did the flash, so i have a solid backup i can restore from.

rhcp4ever said:
I apologize for festivedonkey. He knows you can't get into recovery, but he meant download mode.
You can get into download mode, I guarantee.
Read the instructions on GTG's ultimate unbrick thread in development. It'll work. I promise.
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Thanks for the correction, because yes I did mean download mode. Too bad I can't blame that one on autocorrect haha just my own fault. Sorry for any confusion.
not sent from an iPhone, but rather from my humongous Infuse which I love and care about dearly with all of my heart (or what's left of it).

Depending on what program you used for backing up your apps and data, just install it from the market once you are up and running and restore what you need with said program. Be careful when restoring system data though, because it can sometimes cause problems like fc's when switching between ROM's.
not sent from an iPhone, but rather from my humongous Infuse which I love and care about dearly with all of my heart (or what's left of it).

Ph0z3 said:
That fixed it... MANY THANKS to those who helped!
I used my bosses laptop to do everything, since he is "windows guru" ...or so he says...
but im up and running again! ..now once i get MiUi loaded on here, how do i restore my texts/apps?
...well i absolutly NEED the texts (for court) and if im unable to restore the apps, i dont really mind that. i made a FULL backup before i did the flash, so i have a solid backup i can restore from.
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Good thing your up, but there are others lol. Did you do anything special to get your phone working again?

THE festivedonkey said:
Depending on what program you used for backing up your apps and data, just install it from the market once you are up and running and restore what you need with said program. Be careful when restoring system data though, because it can sometimes cause problems like fc's when switching between ROM's.
not sent from an iPhone, but rather from my humongous Infuse which I love and care about dearly with all of my heart (or what's left of it).
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i didnt use any program to back my apps, just a nandroid... Since ive never had an issue like this, i assume that means i cant restore my apps?
-Im going from Galnet-miui, to regular miui... and the nandroid i had was working correctly
Ryanscool said:
Good thing your up, but there are others lol. Did you do anything special to get your phone working again?
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nope... just the GTG's Unbrick. Flashed the wrong file tho, so imma have to reflash in the morning for root+recovery.

Ph0z3 said:
i didnt use any program to back my apps, just a nandroid... Since ive never had an issue like this, i assume that means i cant restore my apps?
-Im going from Galnet-miui, to regular miui... and the nandroid i had was working correctly
nope... just the GTG's Unbrick. Flashed the wrong file tho, so imma have to reflash in the morning for root+recovery.
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Ah luck, how many tries did you have to take to flash back to stock?

Ph0z3 said:
i didnt use any program to back my apps, just a nandroid... Since ive never had an issue like this, i assume that means i cant restore my apps?
-Im going from Galnet-miui, to regular miui... and the nandroid i had was working correctly
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I have always just used titanium backup for restoring my apps and user dictionary when flashing to a new ROM. I make nandroid backups for each new ROM I flash once I get everything loaded on there how I like it. That way if I decide to go back to that particular ROM at any point it's all set up for me.
Since nandroid backups are specific to each ROM, I don't think that you would be able to use your nandroid backup with any other ROM besides the one you made the backup of.
However, if you had very important things on the Galnet miui you could: reflash Galnet, restore your nandroid on Galnet, use titanium to backup your data and apps etc., flash back to regular miui, and then restore your apps and stuff with titanium? On the downside, you could once again run into the same problem that started this thread in the first place if you do something incorrectly. Hope everything works out for your restorations.

Ryanscool said:
Ah luck, how many tries did you have to take to flash back to stock?
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Just one... cant seem to get recovery tho...

Just as a reminder to those that haven't read the dev forum lately, There is also a java based unbrick that works in linux/mac/windwos and a heimdall package that does the same.

jefffeely said:
Just as a reminder to those that haven't read the dev forum lately, There is also a java based unbrick that works in linux/mac/windwos and a heimdall package that does the same.
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I tried that & i couldnt get the sources to load correctly on Ubuntu 10.10
looks like the source is out of date since the latest kernel for Meerkat is built from 11.04

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[Q] now that I have root, is it different to get CWM?

easier perhaps? I read about a rom manager you download from the market...
Thanks to what efforts everyone contributes here, I've found after getting out of soft brick, I managed to get root. And I'm almost happy with the handset, now that I got root explorer to work. It works best as a browser for the 20 gigs of junk on my sd card, I've found.
What I have is the SGH-i727 att branded, returned to stock, 2.3.5, my kernel is 2.6.35.11 also I flashed something in the i777 forum, is the reason for "returned to stock". My handle could be adjusted to "stupidbiker". And I've been properly scolded.
So what's a good way to get clockwork mod in my situation?
And I don't care about a warranty or a counter, or does the counter do other bad things?
And a link for operating clockwork mod? Everyone here can push three buttons except me! LOL I've pulled it off a few times on accident, but I bet in here somewhere there is a correct procedure outlined for operating clockworkmod. A link to that would be way cool.
Wow I'm stupid. K. Thanks.
This is question and answer right? I got lots of questions!
Once I get clockworkmod in the device with all the colors, I'm gonna flash a rom, the ice cream rocket I saw, also I want to test CM7, I'm in L.A. and in the LTE area and looks like I could provide input.
I'm using search, but if someone plants a good link it would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
fukenbiker said:
easier perhaps? I read about a rom manager you download from the market...
Thanks to what efforts everyone contributes here, I've found after getting out of soft brick, I managed to get root. And I'm almost happy with the handset, now that I got root explorer to work. It works best as a browser for the 20 gigs of junk on my sd card, I've found.
What I have is the SGH-i727 att branded, returned to stock, 2.3.5, my kernel is 2.6.35.11 also I flashed something in the i777 forum, is the reason for "returned to stock". My handle could be adjusted to "stupidbiker". And I've been properly scolded.
So what's a good way to get clockwork mod in my situation?
And I don't care about a warranty or a counter, or does the counter do other bad things?
And a link for operating clockwork mod? Everyone here can push three buttons except me! LOL I've pulled it off a few times on accident, but I bet in here somewhere there is a correct procedure outlined for operating clockworkmod. A link to that would be way cool.
Wow I'm stupid. K. Thanks.
This is question and answer right? I got lots of questions!
Once I get clockworkmod in the device with all the colors, I'm gonna flash a rom, the ice cream rocket I saw, also I want to test CM7, I'm in L.A. and in the LTE area and looks like I could provide input.
I'm using search, but if someone plants a good link it would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
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download rom manager, install cwm from that, select tmobile galaxy s2 when asked.
see what I found
First you need to flash Clockworkmod Recovery. Then you place the zip on your SDcard, do a Nandroid backup through clockworkmod Recovery (not necessary but highly, highly recommended... especially if you have never done this before.) Then select install zip from SD card, find the .Zip file and run it and you should be golden.
What is nandroid? I use Mybackup Pro. Same sort of stuff right? I'm getting close to getting my arms around everything....
waiters said:
download rom manager, install cwm from that, select tmobile galaxy s2 when asked.
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Thank you for such a quick reply. I am on AT&T. Why would I select Tmobile?
"because that's the one that works"
is an answer I can accept. I'm not fussy just stupid.
Thank you!
I have successfully flashed ClockworkMod Recovery using ROM Manager. I'm so pleased I'm gonna get premium. I see directions! It shows a button for flashing a custom rom that I store on my SD card? Do I dare?
I picked the tmobile thing and so far so good. I got data and just tried a phone call. Happy.
I will follow the other threads now. If a moderator thinks people will get more stupid reading my new thread they may delete it.
I soft bricked
figured out Odin enough to flash back to stock
got root
went to market and installed ROM Manager
turned on wifi as ROM Manager recommended
after a good hookup, I flashed ClockworkMod recovery
Surfed the web, made a phone call, took a picture, uploaded to facebook
Looks like I'm all good.
I'm feeling ready...
fukenbiker said:
Thank you for such a quick reply. I am on AT&T. Why would I select Tmobile?
"because that's the one that works"
is an answer I can accept. I'm not fussy just stupid.
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apparently they are very similar (but dont get crazy and start installing the tmobile gs2 kernel/roms) - also there is no skyrocket version yet...
but yes cwm does work perfectly from rom manager when you select tmobile gs2
i did this myself the other day... works fine..
just download rom manager, have fun.. good luck
hey ****enbiker would you say your kinda ''noobish'' when it comes to this ? lol I'm just super scared to do this. To avoid voiding my warranty I was even thinking of just saving a check and getting a nexus s to fool around with, but if your new to this and would say ''ALMOST anyone can do it'' I'd say I might be game. I just would like to learn somethings from newer rooters rather than annoy/piss off the Vets!
I have screwed up every phone I got my hands on so not a noob exactly. I am at present using cm7 and considering the new kernel released this morning. What's holding me back is how well it works and how easily I screw up and screen rotation work around is good enough so why flash and set up again... oh I will flash again but just got it all restored back and gotta take it to work tomorrow ...
Yeah pretty much if I can do it anyone can. I really am ignorant compared to a programmer or developer. But not many noobs have broken as much stuff as I have!
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Boot into CWM?
waiters said:
apparently they are very similar (but dont get crazy and start installing the tmobile gs2 kernel/roms) - also there is no skyrocket version yet...
but yes cwm does work perfectly from rom manager when you select tmobile gs2
i did this myself the other day... works fine..
just download rom manager, have fun.. good luck
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I am having trouble getting CWM to boot on device start-up with the Vol Up Key, is this how you do it or am I doing it wrong?
I can easily get to it from choosing "Reboot into Recovery" from ROM manager but I want to make sure I can get in without Android in case I need to do a full NAND recovery.
Thanks
promiseofcake said:
I am having trouble getting CWM to boot on device start-up with the Vol Up Key, is this how you do it or am I doing it wrong?
I can easily get to it from choosing "Reboot into Recovery" from ROM manager but I want to make sure I can get in without Android in case I need to do a full NAND recovery.
Thanks
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its volume UP and DOWN......
the2rrell said:
its volume UP and DOWN......
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Wow OK I thought I tried that, anyway it worked! Thanks a lot.
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YouTube stutters on CM
Okay after I finally settled in with version 4 I have figured out that version 3 it was okay YouTube did not stutter or jerk, it is this new Da_G's kernel when the video went to hell. I remember the problem appeared in version 3 after flashing Da_G's kernel.
I have not tried any other kernel beside Da_G's with version 4. And YouTube is skippy jerking all to our dismay here. Or there, where ever I was to report this, beg pardon.
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I see you don't have to press the power button?
I always begin that way, I press all three at once.
Volume up, volume down, and power.
After it buzzes three times I keep the volume up and down held, but let go of the power button.
I keep the volume up and down held until I see a logo on the screen. Then I let go of the phone and it boots into the scarey black screen with dos writing and you have to navigate with the hardware buttons.
That's how I've been doing it and it puts me into cwm recovery straight from putting the battery back in, every time.
If a true noob is reading this, you're dropping in after I've rooted and then obtained clockworkmod from the market, granted it superuser permissions, and then, after getting past the advertisements, you select to flash clockworkmod.
Also you'll see discussion of not getting a signal and getting an APN. Before you try CyanogenMod or CM7, which is what I use, you take your handset that has a working signal, and download an app from the market called "APN backup and restore" and do a backup of your APN. (not for those who refuse to populate the phone with a chip) (also not for those who don't have a working wifi readily available) Now make sure you have a copy of that on the other chip. The Skyrocket has an internal SD and also an external SD which ATT turns out is too cheap to put one in there when they sell it...
Make sure you have ApnBackupRestore folder with it's xml content on both chips.
Then go to CM7, in the op, get version 4, then go to the kernel thread and get Da_G's kernel, and put them on BOTH sd cards (so you won't have trouble finding it LOL)
And there you have it. Yet another blue collar attempt at helping folks that are smarter than I am that aren't as brave as I am!
Pull the battery, and apparently only hold the two volume buttons after putting the battery back in, never tried it that way! Wipe Data/Factory reset, find the rom and install it, find the kernel and flash that zip as well (install it, trying to help with lingo) reboot, then hook up to wifi, download APN backup/restore from the market (your phone will sync and load it for you when you log in with your google gmail to set up the handset. Run the APN backup and restore app and enjoy CyanogenMod!
My favorite, can you tell, LOL
fukenbiker said:
Okay after I finally settled in with version 4 I have figured out that version 3 it was okay YouTube did not stutter or jerk, it is this new Da_G's kernel when the video went to hell. I remember the problem appeared in version 3 after flashing Da_G's kernel.
I have not tried any other kernel beside Da_G's with version 4. And YouTube is skippy jerking all to our dismay here. Or there, where ever I was to report this, beg pardon.
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I see you don't have to press the power button?
I always begin that way, I press all three at once.
Volume up, volume down, and power.
After it buzzes three times I keep the volume up and down held, but let go of the power button.
I keep the volume up and down held until I see a logo on the screen. Then I let go of the phone and it boots into the scarey black screen with dos writing and you have to navigate with the hardware buttons.
That's how I've been doing it and it puts me into cwm recovery straight from putting the battery back in, every time.
If a true noob is reading this, you're dropping in after I've rooted and then obtained clockworkmod from the market, granted it superuser permissions, and then, after getting past the advertisements, you select to flash clockworkmod.
Also you'll see discussion of not getting a signal and getting an APN. Before you try CyanogenMod or CM7, which is what I use, you take your handset that has a working signal, and download an app from the market called "APN backup and restore" and do a backup of your APN. (not for those who refuse to populate the phone with a chip) (also not for those who don't have a working wifi readily available) Now make sure you have a copy of that on the other chip. The Skyrocket has an internal SD and also an external SD which ATT turns out is too cheap to put one in there when they sell it...
Make sure you have ApnBackupRestore folder with it's xml content on both chips.
Then go to CM7, in the op, get version 4, then go to the kernel thread and get Da_G's kernel, and put them on BOTH sd cards (so you won't have trouble finding it LOL)
And there you have it. Yet another blue collar attempt at helping folks that are smarter than I am that aren't as brave as I am!
Pull the battery, and apparently only hold the two volume buttons after putting the battery back in, never tried it that way! Wipe Data/Factory reset, find the rom and install it, find the kernel and flash that zip as well (install it, trying to help with lingo) reboot, then hook up to wifi, download APN backup/restore from the market (your phone will sync and load it for you when you log in with your google gmail to set up the handset. Run the APN backup and restore app and enjoy CyanogenMod!
My favorite, can you tell, LOL
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Whoa!!!!! COOL STORY BRO.............LOL
I'm sure this will help someone.
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I don't know for sure, about the vol. up/dn.. but when I rooted my phone, the only way that I could get it to work was power & volume DOWN only. The three button just got me no where.
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[Q] Help. Coredroid 8.1 Stuck

Ok. First let me say a long time ago when Coredroid 8.1 had kinda first came out. I tried to flash the Unity Kernel I believe. It just stuck my phone at the HTC logo screen. So i said forget it and tried to go back but couldnt. So sumbody helped me to get pdgimg.zip (think thats how u spell it im in a rush) file and told me how to install it so my phone would come back up normally. <--now its slip my mind how too.. So any who.
Well i am having the same problem again except i flashed lordmod 5.6. Now that has stuck my phone as well. So once again i need help to clear this situation by gettin the pdgimg.zip file or answerin a questionable thought i have. Could i actually reflash Cordroid 8.1 over the Same CD 8.1 again and not loose text messages or anything installed up to this point ?
Meercy said:
Ok. First let me say a long time ago when Coredroid 8.1 had kinda first came out. I tried to flash the Unity Kernel I believe. It just stuck my phone at the HTC logo screen. So i said forget it and tried to go back but couldnt. So sumbody helped me to get pdgimg.zip (think thats how u spell it im in a rush) file and told me how to install it so my phone would come back up normally. <--now its slip my mind how too.. So any who.
Well i am having the same problem again except i flashed lordmod 5.6. Now that has stuck my phone as well. So once again i need help to clear this situation by gettin the pdgimg.zip file or answerin a questionable thought i have. Could i actually reflash Cordroid 8.1 over the Same CD 8.1 again and not loose text messages or anything installed up to this point ?
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Please search first since there are a lot of threads that will get you that pd98img.zip. I'm pretty sure Ze has a stock thread open that gives you links to the PD98IMG.zip that can be flashed through HBOOT...if not like I said search as there are a lot of threads out there that can get you what you need.
As for stuck, please be more specific so we can better help you out. Can you get into HBOOT? can you get into recovery through HBOOT? do you have pd98img.zip already on your sdcard?
well actually i did research. but its not actually wat i was looking to do in general.
i was specific about how i was stuck and a thought i had to see if it could be done. But i would rather you just say be more detailed. With that said. Im running Coredroid 8.1. I have been having the stuck at the htc logo screen and having to pull the battery when i do decide to restart my phone. (which i been had the problem but it was never fixed) I have seen multiple of kernels to flash to stop the stuck at the htc logo screen. Basically i tried this b4 and it didnt work and i tried it again and it didnt work. I flashed lordmod 5.6 kernel this time by the way. So my question was is this fixable to the point where i actually could flash a kernel and it wouldnt stay stuck at the htc screen *FOREVER* or is there no chance ? But since i didnt wait i ended up reflashing Coredroid 8.1 again so i could get my phone back working thinking i might not loose anything. But i did.
but to answer yo question i can get into recovery.
You can't just flash any kernel.I have a feeling that your trying to flash an aosp kernel on a sense rom, which as you have discovered your not suppose to do. I'm not sure which kernels work with coredroid but I would read up on the thread to see what other people have tried
Any reason why you have not backed up apps and SMS, full wipe, and install fresh? I use Titanium Backup for backing up my apps and system data, and SMS Backup & Restore (free on market) to backup and restore my texts. Use google or HTC Sync or whomever to keep your calendar and contacts backed up.
It's a little bit of a process, but I'm more than certain it would help fix your issue. Seems there's something latent that's causing a hang up that needs to be cleared out. You could troubleshoot that all day long and never get a fix. Just start fresh.
Meercy said:
well actually i did research. but its not actually wat i was looking to do in general.
i was specific about how i was stuck and a thought i had to see if it could be done. But i would rather you just say be more detailed. With that said. Im running Coredroid 8.1. I have been having the stuck at the htc logo screen and having to pull the battery when i do decide to restart my phone. (which i been had the problem but it was never fixed) I have seen multiple of kernels to flash to stop the stuck at the htc logo screen. Basically i tried this b4 and it didnt work and i tried it again and it didnt work. I flashed lordmod 5.6 kernel this time by the way. So my question was is this fixable to the point where i actually could flash a kernel and it wouldnt stay stuck at the htc screen *FOREVER* or is there no chance ? But since i didnt wait i ended up reflashing Coredroid 8.1 again so i could get my phone back working thinking i might not loose anything. But i did.
but to answer yo question i can get into recovery.
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HAHA, I absolutely love how every person gets sooo defensive when someone tries to help them. Stop taking everything so personal. I said research more because it seems you flashed an AOSP kernel to a sense ROM. This is a common mistake for Lordmod kernel flashers and I'm guilty of it myself. I answered everything but the MMS back-up. There is no need for a PD98IMG.zip if you can into recovery, which is exactly why I asked if you could provide more detail because if you can get into recovery, you don't need to go through the HBOOT method of flashing a stock ROM. Did you back-up your ROM before flashing the kernel like recommended, because if you did then you could just restore your back-up from recovery and back-up your MMS.
marsdta said:
You can't just flash any kernel.I have a feeling that your trying to flash an aosp kernel on a sense rom, which as you have discovered your not suppose to do. I'm not sure which kernels work with coredroid but I would read up on the thread to see what other people have tried
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and thats proly wat happened. ill try to see if i can find a kernel that i could flash to return it to working condition. If thats possible ?
anudist said:
Any reason why you have not backed up apps and SMS, full wipe, and install fresh? I use Titanium Backup for backing up my apps and system data, and SMS Backup & Restore (free on market) to backup and restore my texts. Use google or HTC Sync or whomever to keep your calendar and contacts backed up.
It's a little bit of a process, but I'm more than certain it would help fix your issue. Seems there's something latent that's causing a hang up that needs to be cleared out. You could troubleshoot that all day long and never get a fix. Just start fresh.
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well honestly the only thing i was initially was worried bout was my text. cause i had sum important things to keep. i did have wat i want saved but not quite up to date. i usually back up all the time but i was a bit in a hurry process because im about to get a new phone and i wanted to make sure this one runs smooth. so this was a mistake i made with out thinkin it all the way through.
MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
HAHA, I absolutely love how every person gets sooo defensive when someone tries to help them. Stop taking everything so personal. I said research more because it seems you flashed an AOSP kernel to a sense ROM. This is a common mistake for Lordmod kernel flashers and I'm guilty of it myself. I answered everything but the MMS back-up. There is no need for a PD98IMG.zip if you can into recovery, which is exactly why I asked if you could provide more detail because if you can get into recovery, you don't need to go through the HBOOT method of flashing a stock ROM. Did you back-up your ROM before flashing the kernel like recommended, because if you did then you could just restore your back-up from recovery and back-up your MMS.
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sorry if u thought that was defensive O_O ? i just responded more directly because u asked. i sort of had a quick question and thought i would get a quick answer. that is all really. But i did not back up my room before the kernel flash because i was actually in the coredroid forum and was seeing ppl sayin wat room to flash to stop the hang at the boot screen. So i thought maybe it would work. But since it didnt my nly question would be which kernel would work at this point so i could ? if possible ? if not then i can deal with it. not problem. mistakes are made and lessons are learned.
Meercy said:
and thats proly wat happened. ill try to see if i can find a kernel that i could flash to return it to working condition. If thats possible ?
well honestly the only thing i was initially was worried bout was my text. cause i had sum important things to keep. i did have wat i want saved but not quite up to date. i usually back up all the time but i was a bit in a hurry process because im about to get a new phone and i wanted to make sure this one runs smooth. so this was a mistake i made with out thinkin it all the way through.
sorry if u thought that was defensive O_O ? i just responded more directly because u asked. i sort of had a quick question and thought i would get a quick answer. that is all really. But i did not back up my room before the kernel flash because i was actually in the coredroid forum and was seeing ppl sayin wat room to flash to stop the hang at the boot screen. So i thought maybe it would work. But since it didnt my nly question would be which kernel would work at this point so i could ? if possible ? if not then i can deal with it. not problem. mistakes are made and lessons are learned.
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Understandable, like I said I've flashed AOSP kernels to Sense ROMs and it's never a great combo. ever, lol. When I used CD 8.1 I was using the Unity Kernel as well, but that was like 3 months ago and since i believe there has been some updates to that kernel. I know I had some good luck with RCMix kernels as well.
MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
Understandable, like I said I've flashed AOSP kernels to Sense ROMs and it's never a great combo. ever, lol. When I used CD 8.1 I was using the Unity Kernel as well, but that was like 3 months ago and since i believe there has been some updates to that kernel. I know I had some good luck with RCMix kernels as well.
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So could the Unity Kernel Or RCMix Kernel cure my problem ? Thats the only thing left for me to try i believe. Plus it would be which kernel update is the right one.
Meercy said:
So could the Unity Kernel Or RCMix Kernel cure my problem ? Thats the only thing left for me to try i believe. Plus it would be which kernel update is the right one.
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Tough to say really, I know I had this problem when I flashing kernels when i first started with AOSP ROMs, what I learned was to not mess with them. I would say try to latest RCMIX kernel and see if that helps. If it doesn't. Full wipe and reflash CD 8.1 and see if the problems persists..It may just be worth it not to flash a kernel haha, I know that's not really a solution but at least your phone won't be hanging on the white screen.
MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
Tough to say really, I know I had this problem when I flashing kernels when i first started with AOSP ROMs, what I learned was to not mess with them. I would say try to latest RCMIX kernel and see if that helps. If it doesn't. Full wipe and reflash CD 8.1 and see if the problems persists..It may just be worth it not to flash a kernel haha, I know that's not really a solution but at least your phone won't be hanging on the white screen.
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yea ill try that out. See if it works. Ill jus save all my stuff this time because i actually just reflashed CD 8.1 and its been fine. Actually its not getting hung up on the white screen at all. But hopefully a kernel flash will work. if not then wats done is done.
Meercy said:
yea ill try that out. See if it works. Ill jus save all my stuff this time because i actually just reflashed CD 8.1 and its been fine. Actually its not getting hung up on the white screen at all. But hopefully a kernel flash will work. if not then wats done is done.
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Yeah backing up is always a great idea haha, another lesson for me learned the hard way. Glad to hear its working in the interim though, good luck sir!
MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
Yeah backing up is always a great idea haha, another lesson for me learned the hard way. Glad to hear its working in the interim though, good luck sir!
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well i did a advance back up and actually got back wat i was looking for. but now its back to hanging up on the white screen. but a battery pull will bring it back up. i actually did a full wipe and all that. so atleast im back on point,

[DEV & CWM Recovery for Pantech Crossover]

Forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong section. Forgive me if I'm not allowed to post here yet. Just forgive me in general. I don't want to be banned or anything like that. I'm Extremely interested in android development.
I made a working port of ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.8 for the Pantech Crossover. I wanted to do this before I started tinkering around with porting cm7.2. So that I would have a way to backup, restore, and flash new roms, etc... Or else when I make a noob mistake like yesterday and have a non booting phone resulting in having to flash my old boot.img with fastboot...anyways..
DANGER: DRAGONS AHEAD
FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
The method I used to flash the recovery was:
1)adb push recovery.img /sdcard/recovery.img
2)flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
3)repeat step 2 (for some reason it gave me a read error out of memory the first time)
Here's the link to the custom recovery:
http :// dl. dropbox .com /u/20070520/ recovery.img
I know I'm not supposed to post links yet. Remove spaces
I just hope that there are others with the Pantech Crossover that are interested in this and the possible future development of custom roms.
Also if anyone knows if there is a good way to get ahold of koush let me know, so I can give him what he needs to hopefully add this to Rom Manager. I couldn't message him on github because he doesn't have an email set up with it
And while I'm at it. Here's the method for rooting your crossover. I'm not going to provide the files since they can easily be found with a google search.
1: Find a copy of gingerbreak.apk and copy it to your sd card
2: Enable usb debugging and allow installation of non market apps
3: Install gingerbreak
4: Root device with Gingerbreak
5: You can uninstall Gingerbreak when its completed.
Sent from my rooted PantechP8000 using XDA
Thanks so much for this! I have a friend with a crossover and is always looking for my help with making it work better. I realize this is a newer thread, I was wondering how things were coming along with CM? Anything I can do to help perhaps?
crap i need a rom to fix my crossover the buttons are no longer mapped after a hard reset. please help.
Slow
Well, it's been slow goings so far. I downloaded the open source files for the p8000 and it looks like they just built the original rom from a generic build. I've been trying to get a more customized build setup but I need to do some more reading so far. One of the problems is that instead of an akmd(2) binary for orientation and compass it uses three separate modules. Plus the hci_attach is a bit different as well and so is the bluetooth. So that significantly hampers the ease of even a basic port.
As far as the gentleman with the question about a rom to fix your device. The best I can do right now is to upload a clockwork mod backup after I do a factory reset. I don't get much time to work on this between my wife and daughter.
Also, do you have adb access to your device? Surely it wouldn't be too difficult to adb push the correct keymapping files back to your phone.
You say a hard reset messed up your mappings? What problems were you experiencing prior to the reset?
Crossover
Hello,
I just wanted to let you know that there are people watching your thread. I am very interested in this as my parents have Crossovers and have recently rooted and unlocked them (well, I did) and set them up to work on Net10.
The only issue I've noted is that there are some failures, like the Market refusing to install apps no matter what is done. I'm going to install your ClockworkMod in hopes that later it might be useful.
I realize there isn't a large development scene for the P8k yet, and maybe there won't be but it's always a great hope that those with the capabilities might take pity. I was almost thinking that it might be my foray into actually looking deeper at the code than the small bit I've done.
Kind Regards,
Kaylus
Yup
kaylus said:
Hello,
I just wanted to let you know that there are people watching your thread. I am very interested in this as my parents have Crossovers and have recently rooted and unlocked them (well, I did) and set them up to work on Net10.
The only issue I've noted is that there are some failures, like the Market refusing to install apps no matter what is done. I'm going to install your ClockworkMod in hopes that later it might be useful.
I realize there isn't a large development scene for the P8k yet, and maybe there won't be but it's always a great hope that those with the capabilities might take pity. I was almost thinking that it might be my foray into actually looking deeper at the code than the small bit I've done.
Kind Regards,
Kaylus
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I haven't had any problems with the market refusing to install apps but I do sometimes run across the no connection error with the market when on wifi. Although I did notice this before I rooted my crossover. Sometimes disabling and re-enabling the wifi helps. I really do think it is a bug somewhere in the original rom.
As far as the custom recovery image. Everything seems to be working pretty good. I use it mainly for restoring previous backups. I would say I've restored my backup at least a dozen times. Occasionally it states there was an error restoring .android secure but I have yet to track that down. I need to double check the recovery.fstab to make sure I have everything set right for the mount points.
stevotdo said:
I haven't had any problems with the market refusing to install apps but I do sometimes run across the no connection error with the market when on wifi. Although I did notice this before I rooted my crossover. Sometimes disabling and re-enabling the wifi helps. I really do think it is a bug somewhere in the original rom.
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I'm actually completely stuck at this point. I'm rooted, unlocked, different carrier, APN set correctly. I can access data and voice -- but it just hangs at "Downloading..." on the market. If I factory reset it works initially but after reboot it fails. I'm not quite sure why this occurs and if it is just this phone or a side-effect of using it on a different carrier.
Strangely Wi-fi doesn't resolve it.
As far as the custom recovery image. Everything seems to be working pretty good. I use it mainly for restoring previous backups. I would say I've restored my backup at least a dozen times. Occasionally it states there was an error restoring .android secure but I have yet to track that down. I need to double check the recovery.fstab to make sure I have everything set right for the mount points.
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I'll give your recovery a run and let you know, if you manage CM7 let me know I know it's a big undertaking. Thanks for the response.
Market Error
As far as the Android Market hanging. I see a few references to it being cause by the .android_secure folder becoming corrupted on the sd card.
One temporary fix suggest moving all the installed apk's back to the phone memory and deleting the .android_secure folder. Then rebooting and moving those apps back to the sd card.
That seems like some wasted time if it doesn't happen to work. I would just turn the phone off, remove the sdcard, and restart (granted any apps that were moved to the sdcard wont work until it is reinserted.) Then I would try to download and install an app. If that works then shutdown, insert sd, and reboot.
I'm really curious if the problems with .android_secure that you and i are having aren't just more bugs in the original rom.
Just as a poster above me said, I am watching this thread and really appreciate everything you are doing. Thanks again.
Well I appreciate the support. I just hope to be able to offer a rom sometime soon. Unfortunately I won't have anymore free time till Tuesday
crimson12 said:
Just as a poster above me said, I am watching this thread and really appreciate everything you are doing. Thanks again.
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Not an issue, life first, then android development.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
Pantech Crossover Update
Ahhhhh check out the pantech support page for the crossover. They finally have the Gingerbread update.
http:// pantechusa. com/xupgrade/ remove spaces.
Which is great because I soft bricked my phone (don't ask) and this was going to be the only way to fix it.
stevotdo said:
Ahhhhh check out the pantech support page for the crossover. They finally have the Gingerbread update.
http:// pantechusa. com/xupgrade/ remove spaces.
Which is great because I soft bricked my phone (don't ask) and this was going to be the only way to fix it.
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Oh hell yes finally. Thanks for the notice!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
Mildly related, but have you figured out how to root the gingerbread ROM? I've tried ginger break to no avail.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
anyone have a stock image of the 2.2 for android my phone came preupgraded to 2.3.6 and i would like to have it rooted over being on gingerbread since a root method hasnt been found yet for the new firmware
Bricked?
I tried to use the pantech provided gingerbread update this morning. It got about an eighth of the way through and failed. It instructed me to reboot while holding volume up and home and power. That put it in software updating mode. I tried the upgrade 3 more times, it failed at the same point each time. Now my phone is stuck in S/W Updating mode and I can't seem to get it out. I've tried pressing volume up and down for 10 seconds, and pressing volume down and home while powering on, nothing seems to make a difference. Any thoughts about how to at least get me back to froyo?
formattdd said:
I tried to use the pantech provided gingerbread update this morning. It got about an eighth of the way through and failed. It instructed me to reboot while holding volume up and home and power. That put it in software updating mode. I tried the upgrade 3 more times, it failed at the same point each time. Now my phone is stuck in S/W Updating mode and I can't seem to get it out. I've tried pressing volume up and down for 10 seconds, and pressing volume down and home while powering on, nothing seems to make a difference. Any thoughts about how to at least get me back to froyo?
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Nevermind, bad usb cable.
formattdd said:
Nevermind, bad usb cable.
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Glad you got it working!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Yeah now I'm having the same regrets as above. No root.
Sent from my PantechP8000 using XDA

[Q] lg g2x install JB.. now frozen on boot

hey everyone!
yesterday, I got really tired of froyo so I said ''f$%? it, lets try to root my phone and install jelly bean, that look really slick!''
. well looks like everyone as to start somwhere..
so my problem right now, I am stuck at the custom LG logo, I cant hard reset and even my recovery boot but the menu wont pop up and simply restart my phone..
basicaly, I feel screwed right now does anybody can help me on this?
it is probably something super stupid and simple but I can'T find any solution so I decided to join this forum for a bit of support..
EDIT: my mistake, it went in the wrong section
thx a bunch!
Usually run this when I cluster f my phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590523
thanks for the cue, I will also try this. and keep you posted if it worked or not..
better way to learn is to make mistakes!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1180331
ok, most of the link to download the needed files are dead... I might have to rely on your support guys.
the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1180331 thread didnt helped enough..
Did you install the adampk rom?
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda app-developers app
no I haven't...
so far , what I did is
root the pone with the one clicker (wich was a success)
did the recovery with the clockworkmod recovery thing,
restarted and exectued this website's tutorial to jellybean (start with WWW stuff.androidauthority.com/g2x-p999-t-mobile-cyanogenmod-10-cm10-unofficial-115536)
and then, look like it failed..
this morning, I managed to get back to the recovery boot screen and found that if I press the house icon it show up a menu.. but this menu giving me access to reboot, wipe cache, data or install update.zip (which was supposed to fix my problem) but this menu is blued out and unaccessible..
dunno if it helped..
right now, I am trying to get acces to my phone doing the no battery boot thing but my pc doesnt seem to recognize my phone + I am at work hehe so I am pretty much limited in acces due tu the it protection and firewall stuff
I am gonna try to redo that stuff tonight at home but meanwhile, if any of what I described may give you a clue on how to help me, I really appreciate the effort!
thanks again for the support guys, I know it can be a pain sometimes to help people screwing some beginner stuff like I probably do right now
dubmah said:
WWW stuff.androidauthority.com/g2x-p999-t-mobile-cyanogenmod-10-cm10-unofficial-115536)
and then, look like it failed
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I say you needed to use the g2x android development forums on this site to find a suitable jb rom, not this other site. The one click method isn't very stable, so nvflash is most definitely what you need to try to get working. There are very thorough tutorials on how to get that to work. Do you know which clockwork recovery version you have installed? Should be 5.0.2.0. Once you get home, I suggest you read read read. Do as much research you can to make sure you can follow nvflash instructions to the letter. I know I personally spent about a week researching to make sure I had a solid understanding of the procedure.
I recommend getting nvflash going to get clockwork properly installed, then download a rom from xda, nowhere else. I would even say use a gb rom before trying a jb ...the jb roms are hackfest versions, so they have (from my experience) much poorer battery life, and lack hardware acceleration. Netflix and many 3d games won't work. You can use adampk or mazout's roms but they don't have working radio, i.e. no phone/SMS functionality.
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dubmah said:
no I haven't...
so far , what I did is
root the pone with the one clicker (wich was a success)
did the recovery with the clockworkmod recovery thing,
restarted and exectued this website's tutorial to jellybean (start with WWW stuff.androidauthority.com/g2x-p999-t-mobile-cyanogenmod-10-cm10-unofficial-115536)
and then, look like it failed..
this morning, I managed to get back to the recovery boot screen and found that if I press the house icon it show up a menu.. but this menu giving me access to reboot, wipe cache, data or install update.zip (which was supposed to fix my problem) but this menu is blued out and unaccessible..
dunno if it helped..
right now, I am trying to get acces to my phone doing the no battery boot thing but my pc doesnt seem to recognize my phone + I am at work hehe so I am pretty much limited in acces due tu the it protection and firewall stuff
I am gonna try to redo that stuff tonight at home but meanwhile, if any of what I described may give you a clue on how to help me, I really appreciate the effort!
thanks again for the support guys, I know it can be a pain sometimes to help people screwing some beginner stuff like I probably do right now
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Boot into recovery, there should be an option to format or wipe system. Do that then flash the ROM. It won't boot if you flash it over stock.
Also, use the paranoid android rom found in the development section, same cyanogenmod base but works better.
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great ! thx for the advices ! yeah I Will read some more first, making sure I do thing properly, for now, I will try to revert at least to my backup and wait til I know what I'm doing!
thx again, I keep you up about the progress !
progress!! .. I tried to start my phone without the battery.. my pc recognized the phone for about 10sec and then the icon disapeared and until then, nothing I plug I start there is no way I can make my pc to recognize the phone...
does this happened to anyone before?
allright! I have bean reading about the NVFlash! that help A LOT! actually it almost fixed my thing! the phone is now unbriked YAY
I just keep replying to myself incase there is another guy who dont know crap about the obvious, if it can help the thread worth it
I used this tutorial to fix things,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248644&highlight=nvflash+steps
My main issue was the APX driver wich wasnt installed.. now I know bit more, I still have issue but luckily things goes forward so it gave me the boost to keep working on
but I face a new problem so maybe some of you might be able to help on that new issue
I am from montreal and here in quebec we have videotron instead of t-mobile and since I used a t-mobile boot it looks like my sim card is not recognized anymore..
is there a way to fix that? am I supposed to find a videotron thing?
hope it helps
dubmah said:
I used a t-mobile boot it looks like my sim card is not recognized anymore..
is there a way to fix that? am I supposed to find a videotron thing?
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What do you mean by "T-Mobile boot" and "videotron thing?"
Sent from my LG-P999
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Ok, wait I think I understand what you're saying now. If you can, pm the op of that thread you used to unbrick. Ask that person if you need some kind of different file in that .zip file to work on your carrier.
I remember having to use that guide to get back to stock. Glad to see you're making progress. I know it can be frustrating when devices get wacky. Good luck!
Sent from my LG-P999
hehehe sorry, I am not fully used to the right terms so I rather stay in the gray zone by using words like ''thing''
but I can now oficially say I was talking about ROMs
finally, I managed to bring back my phone to the stock mode everything seem to work!
now I can brick it again!
thx for the help!
I began to wonder if it was just a matter of changing APN settings?
Sent from my LG-P999
this, or... putting the simcard in the properly? !!

[Q] LG Motion (Possible Cyanogen mod?)

Hey everyone! I would like to start off by saying that I am brand new here, and am surely going to mess up quiet alot... But here goes,
I've recently rooted my phone with a very simple guide, and it's the first device I've every rooted. So I know very little of the process of doing so, (I'm learning slowly).
I also have found a rom that I would like to install, but I would love to know if others think it seems legit? If it is real, I know many people would absolutely love to use it! The rom's URL is (ht tp:// playfuldroidz.com /wiki/ CyanogenMod_10_Motion) (Please remove spaces, sorry as I said i'm new...)
Now I don't mind testing this myself, but being as new as I am at android I honestly do not know how to follow the relatively simple instructions.
(This Is where I need some help, Please be noob cautious!)
Download the .zip & copy to phone or sdcard (make sure 4g or wifi is enabled if dl'd from phone).
Zip can be installed from either internal or external sd in CWM (Which ever you copied it too!)
MAKE A BACKUP!!!
DO A FACTORY RESET!!! - this will wipe data & cache!
Go to install zip from sdcard
Choose zip from sdcard
Select cm-10-xxxxxxxxxx-UNOFFICIAL-l0.zip
Confirm
Repeat Steps 5 -8 for gapps
Reboot
Now my first question I'd love some help with, is how do I perform this backup there talking about? do they just mean my simple go into settings and click backup? Or should I do it some otherway?
Second question: Do they mean the phones built in service of factory reset?
Third Question: To install a Zip from an SD card do I need to simply use ES file explorer, or root file browser? Or is there a custom way to install a Zip file on android?
Fourth and final Question: What is gapps..? Is this something I should get or use?
EDIT: I've got a fifth one also... Thanks to anyone who's stayed this long and is willing to help me.! Will this Cyanogen mod (If working) Work almost exactly like a real nexus Operating system? I've got a nexus 7 tablet running stock android, and I love it! That's why I'm doing this to my phone honestly.
Thank you all greatly!
Prophet968 said:
Hey everyone! I would like to start off by saying that I am brand new here, and am surely going to mess up quiet alot... But here goes,
I've recently rooted my phone with a very simple guide, and it's the first device I've every rooted. So I know very little of the process of doing so, (I'm learning slowly).
I also have found a rom that I would like to install, but I would love to know if others think it seems legit? If it is real, I know many people would absolutely love to use it! The rom's URL is (ht tp:// playfuldroidz.com /wiki/ CyanogenMod_10_Motion) (Please remove spaces, sorry as I said i'm new...)
Now I don't mind testing this myself, but being as new as I am at android I honestly do not know how to follow the relatively simple instructions.
(This Is where I need some help, Please be noob cautious!)
Download the .zip & copy to phone or sdcard (make sure 4g or wifi is enabled if dl'd from phone).
Zip can be installed from either internal or external sd in CWM (Which ever you copied it too!)
MAKE A BACKUP!!!
DO A FACTORY RESET!!! - this will wipe data & cache!
Go to install zip from sdcard
Choose zip from sdcard
Select cm-10-xxxxxxxxxx-UNOFFICIAL-l0.zip
Confirm
Repeat Steps 5 -8 for gapps
Reboot
Now my first question I'd love some help with, is how do I perform this backup there talking about? do they just mean my simple go into settings and click backup? Or should I do it some otherway?
Second question: Do they mean the phones built in service of factory reset?
Third Question: To install a Zip from an SD card do I need to simply use ES file explorer, or root file browser? Or is there a custom way to install a Zip file on android?
Fourth and final Question: What is gapps..? Is this something I should get or use?
EDIT: I've got a fifth one also... Thanks to anyone who's stayed this long and is willing to help me.! Will this Cyanogen mod (If working) Work almost exactly like a real nexus Operating system? I've got a nexus 7 tablet running stock android, and I love it! That's why I'm doing this to my phone honestly.
Thank you all greatly!
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Question 1,2 and 3.. they are all done through Clockworkmod. Look through the menus you'll see it if you still struggle look on YouTube.
Question 4.. gapps is Google Apps you need to flash this after the ROM to get the play store and all the other standard Google apps.
Question 5.. in your eyes pretty much, it'll look the same but with more features obviously.
Thank you alot!
Thanks! now i've only gotta do one last thing, and see if anyone knows whether or not this website is a reliable source, or atleast if the mod works...
Prophet968 said:
Thanks! now i've only gotta do one last thing, and see if anyone knows whether or not this website is a reliable source, or atleast if the mod works...
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Just give it a go mate, if in doubt try it out lol (don't quote me on that haha)
Alright I've got one last dumb question
CdTDroiD said:
Just give it a go mate, if in doubt try it out lol (don't quote me on that haha)
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I was just wondering if there's a chance this clock work mod thing doesn't work on my phone? I don't really know how, or where it is either... and I'd love some help with that... Thank you!
(Edit) I don't think there is a clockwork mod for my device... According to the Rom Manager app I was told to use for installing it.
Prophet968 said:
I was just wondering if there's a chance this clock work mod thing doesn't work on my phone? I don't really know how, or where it is either... and I'd love some help with that... Thank you!
(Edit) I don't think there is a clockwork mod for my device... According to the Rom Manager app I was told to use for installing it.
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If you did what it said in the instructions *root it, cwm, install custom rom* then after installing the custom rom it has it's own cwm. turn off the phone, turn in back home and press the back and home button together at the same time and it should take you to the rom's cwm. If the phone does a factory reset by pressing the back and home button then you did the installation wrong.
But just in case I'll setup a full instruction for you.
Root your phone.
Which can be done easily, just download this and extract the files: http://www.mediafire.com/?dhdbwflnl1vknx2
once you extract the files put your phone on debugging mode which can be done by going to settings, developer mode, and click usb debug.
once you've done that connect your phone to the pc *make sure it's on charge only* wait for driver installation to finish. once that's done click root. follow instructions on the screen it shouldn't be too hard! after following instructions you should be rooted and have cwm. but to install the recovery go to your apps and find lte 2nd init recovery and then click the top button, agree to super su to use it and you're done with rooting and cwm! now. these files you were talking about, download them and put them on sd which can be done with a file manager. after they've downloaded go to the lte 2nd init and click the bottom button. it will reboot the phone and take you to cwm. While you are in cwm click on the home button to go to external which is the sd, then go to backup and restore, and click backup! this is very important. miss this step and things could go bad. Now all you have to do is follow the instructions you posted yourself and you should be done! if you need any help don't hesitate to message me. I've done this for a long time now.
Whoops forgot to add. the website IS a reliable source. Learned that cause I'm a risk taker and decided to try it out myself. and do not use rom manager or anything like that for recovery. ever. especially on phones that do not have their own recovery mode. also. the CM10 works great in my opinion! But there's a catch. for me at least. even though everything is perfect during phone calls I cannot use my 4g. which is a bad thing for me cause I need it. other than that if that doesn't bother you or anything or don't have service then knock yourself out and install the cm10!
COMPLETED) This mod worked, all things are now finished except one small issue!
So after installing the mod with some great help of someone here on this forums, I've been basically beta testing the mod for a few days. I have nearly no complaints, as almost everything works seemlessly just like you'd except the operating system to. In the end I found one single issue though, which is terribly annoying for me in specific...
My GPS isn't working, which could be one of many things other than the rom. Seeing as I only recognized It yesterday, there may be an outside reason it at random shut off. If anyone know's what can cause this, and a fix for it please comment back!
Thanks to everyone who helped with installing the mod
Check out www.unleashedprepaids.com. have whole section on lg motion custom ROMs help guides everything u need!
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Please help me with the rom
Hey guys not sure if i am suppose to post this here but i couldnt find any where else and i couldnt find an answer with my exact problem, i installed this rom on my moms lg motion and everything went find untill i got to gapps it came up with an error inside of cwm so i just contined all the other flashes i had to do and rebooted i thought that i could just flash gapps later. But i mad a very big booboo i installed the Recovery APK for it in cm 10 i forgot all about pressing reboot and saying reboot into revocovery so i was going to try it though the Recovery APK so i installed the thing and pressed reboot and instead of taking me into recovery it takes me to a screen that says something like "mourning call error" which i dont know what means but i had to take out the battery and turn the phone back on so that worked and i got back to the home screen but i still cant install gapps so she can use all the google sevices i tried rebooting with the built in reboot into recovery (the one that you press reboot when you hold the power button) and that does the same exact thing i have no way of flashing gapps or anything else for that matter can someone please help me i have no idea what to do. everything i working on the phone but that. thank you sorry if i put this in the wrong place.
Confused my droid using this method- would love in on this thread
Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place-punch me if I have-
I rooted my lgms770 with version f firmware- installed cwm and 2ndinit recovery (2nd init was the only known way (to me anyway) to get into cwm at the time) followed this guide ---
[LgMotion All Things root] and
[GUIDE] Unbrick OR Unroot LG Motion 4G [KDZ] - Android Forums
I am not allowed to post urls yet...sorry...its the the first google hit
I've tried multiple versions of the official LG Firmware flash, from the website, and by following this guide-
AOKP Dirty Unicorns baseless port cm10 - Android Forums Actually, its the unicorns that got me.
With no luck there. I am running Mint16, and had to run the programs through Wine of course, then tried Q4wine, and eventually tried running though Oracle VM, and finally, I wiped my ancient dell of Linux altogether and put WinXP back on it (took 2 hours, that). No cigar. And yes, I did the drivers, all in order, etc, tried again, reinstalled etc
I finally set up adb to try to get into this droid that way, but am having problems with port permissions (I'm going to guess that's on my pc's end-running Mint16)
I can access the factory reset screen (the black and white), download mode, and the battery charges on a black screen with a nice purple font, but I am still stuck in a bootloop. I've employed all known button spamming combos to get back into cwm (there is a nandroid in there somewhere)..but alas...
Help me Obi-Wan-Kenobi's..
Peach
I had the purple letters with no way to get to the factory reset screen i just used the lg online flash tool in upgrade recovery put in the imei of the phone in made sure the phone was in usb download mode then it was fixed but for some odd reason i still cant get my phone to the factory reset option. I apologize sincerely if I wasn't detailed enough if you need any clarification on it then let me know through pm or i could even send u a link to my box folder i keep the install files in.
(Also i have a one click root app for the LGMS770 So if you or anyone would like the link i would be happy to give it to you)
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