So I went from the UCKK4 leak to the newest CatyROM. I was having a lot of issues with the gallery and the music player so I decided to head back to stock for now to put a leak or a different ROM back on. I started up Odin with the pre-installed root+3e return to stock, but it got stuck so I pulled it. Then I went to full on rainbows, no DL mode, nothing. Then I used GTG's unbrick and it got stuck so I pulled again. Now I've got DL mode (regular) But Odin keeps getting stuck on factoryfs.rfs. I rebooted my computer, tried a different port, all that. I can't use another computer since I don't have a second one. I'm definitely at a loss on this one. Anyone got anything?
Redownload or try Adam's Hemidall.
Try a different cord. I had the same problem on a different rom
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda premium
The phone won't even detect in Heimdall. I can't figure out how to use Adam's either since I've never used Heimdall. The phone does go into DL mode and the PC and Odin detect it, but that's about it
EDIT: I should asp add that when I get up to factoryfs.rfs the DL mode progress bar does show about 1/16 worth of progress.
Seriously guys... nothing else?
Kevinr678 said:
Seriously guys... nothing else?
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Kev,
If I understood heimdall correctly, according to description, it is different from odin. it installs a different usb drivers.
I think you should give heimdall a try again.
I don't know if odin does anything to prevent heimdall from recognizing your phone or not.
UN-install all usb drivers for the phone.
assign 1 usb port just for heimdall
DL Adam's heimdall uckj4 1click
update to newest java.
put your phone in DL mode.
run 1 click.
zadig should allow you to install it's own usb driver.
if heimdall does not recognize your phone or show connected,
try rebooting windows
and try 1 click again.
if the first flash doesn't work, flash 2nd time with boatloader checked.
good luck
btw, next time you get FC's on gallery or music, it may because there were left over files from the previous rom such as thumbnails and data. you can try to manually locate theses files and delete them and their folders or flush them or even use Tibu to flush or delete the apps and then reboot and reinstall.
qkster said:
Kev,
If I understood heimdall correctly, according to description, it is different from odin. it installs a different usb drivers.
I think you should give heimdall a try again.
I don't know if odin does anything to prevent heimdall from recognizing your phone or not.
UN-install all usb drivers for the phone.
assign 1 usb port just for heimdall
DL Adam's heimdall uckj4 1click
update to newest java.
put your phone in DL mode.
run 1 click.
zadig should allow you to install it's own usb driver.
if heimdall does not recognize your phone or show connected,
try rebooting windows
and try 1 click again.
if the first flash doesn't work, flash 2nd time with boatloader checked.
good luck
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That's the problem. I've tried all of that. I have to say, I'm very saddened by this issue. I tried Adam's one-click as well, but for some reason, my java won't allow it to open, and I do have the latest. Man, I'm really at a loss on this one... Ireally appreciate the response though. Hmm.... I'm really not sure what to do at this point.
Kevinr678 said:
That's the problem. I've tried all of that. I have to say, I'm very saddened by this issue. I tried Adam's one-click as well, but for some reason, my java won't allow it to open, and I do have the latest. Man, I'm really at a loss on this one... Ireally appreciate the response though. Hmm.... I'm really not sure what to do at this point.
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it may be your windows. disable firewall? and anti-virus programs?
it may be helpful to borrow someone else's pc - (I had good luck with winXp), install java and try it again.
you're best bet is heimdall from what I read about it.
edit: you may have a corrupt partition at the location, i think heimdall will correct this.
qkster said:
it may be your windows. disable firewall? and anti-virus programs?
it may be helpful to borrow someone else's pc - (I had good luck with winXp), install java and try it again.
you're best bet is heimdall from what I read about it.
edit: you may have a corrupt partition at the location, i think heimdall will correct this.
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Yeah, I disabled all that. I don't have another personally, but I may be able to borrow my sister's at some point if I can find the cable for the monitor. My brother in-law has a Mac, maybe I could use that if I could figure out how to use newer Mac softwares.
Kevinr678 said:
Yeah, I disabled all that. I don't have another personally, but I may be able to borrow my sister's at some point if I can find the cable for the monitor. My brother in-law has a Mac, maybe I could use that if I could figure out how to use newer Mac softwares.
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You're almost there, man. If you can get heimdall to run, it will restore your phone.
qkster said:
You're almost there, man. If you can get heimdall to run, it will restore your phone.
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I sure hope so, haha. I'm quite sad that I can't look at this gorgeous screen
Kevinr678 said:
I sure hope so, haha. I'm quite sad that I can't look at this gorgeous screen
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try reading this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367099
qkster said:
try reading this thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367099
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Sorry man, had to run off and take care of a few things. Trying this now.
Having some issues getting Heimdall to recognize my phone in DL mode. I'll try a few more things before I head off to bed.
make sure you go through the device options and choose the correct device drivers
qkster said:
make sure you go through the device options and choose the correct device drivers
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I've done that with the Samsungcomposite drivers or whatever with zadig. I'm just having no luck getting it to connect :/
Kevinr678 said:
I've done that with the Samsungcomposite drivers or whatever with zadig. I'm just having no luck getting it to connect :/
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hmm...i remembered similar problems when i had tried odin first after all the kies and sammy drivers etc - i think it may have borked my usb to recognize heimdall
almost gave up until i tried heimdall first on a different PC...worked immediately.
i guessing your window version and usb drivers may be corrupt...
If you don't have another pc, un-install generic usb drivers and then re-install or try a new usb adapter or hub may fix it.
Maybe reinstall windows?
I may even give it a shot with a virtual box running XP if that'll work.
I have to get up early tomorrow morning, so I'm gonna pick this back up later tomorrow. Thanks a lot for all the help qkster. Hopefully I can get this baby up and running again.
no prob..good luck
Related
To be completely honest, when I was new to this phone, I had a heck of a hard time finding the USB driver. I know you are supposed to install Kies, but that's a pretty big download. This 19.6 MB installer is found in the Kies files, I just decided to upload this for the sake of people who don't have the drivers yet.
Please inform me if this has already been posted/does not work.
I have NOT tested this, it should work though.
http://www.multiupload.com/IXQSQT03X7
jwl12345 said:
To be completely honest, when I was new to this phone, I had a heck of a hard time finding the USB driver. I know you are supposed to install Kies, but that's a pretty big download. This 19.6 MB installer is found in the Kies files, I just decided to upload this for the sake of people who don't have the drivers yet.
Please inform me if this has already been posted/does not work.
I have NOT tested this, it should work though.
http://www.multiupload.com/IXQSQT03X7
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[scratches head] kies doesn't support the infuse (other than the drivers of coarse), installing kies is silly. The drivers are on the Samsung website under product support exactly where you'd expect them to be.
Kies supports my infuse...
Yea true don't get support with kies but until I installed it I never could get my phone to find what it needed to on the computer. It really is important if u end up having issues connecting and finding your phone
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using xda premium
debra said:
Yea true don't get support with kies but until I installed it I never could get my phone to find what it needed to on the computer. It really is important if u end up having issues connecting and finding your phone
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using xda premium
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That's because kies installs drivers, but again the logical place to look for drivers is the Samsung product support section and they are there. Its amazing the simple things this while forum seems to ignore.
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Naphthoylindole said:
Kies supports my infuse...
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Which kies functions are supported with the infuse? Can you update firmware? Can you install Samsung apps? Edit contacts? Sync media? I never tried it but as fast as I know only galaxy s phones a supported and the infuse on att is not labeled as a galaxy s. I've heard it doesn't work but I have Linux on my computer and never use windows unless I have to. I have no reason to use kies or USB drivers.
so kies works on infuse now? that would be really helpful if they had an app, because my usb driver is broken and i cant update my phone.
any help?
yes, kies supports the infuse now. and is the only proper way to upgrade to official gingerbread from att.
thats a little stupid idea to say the least...
what about people that dont have a computer, or like me their USB connection on their infuse is not working(im not the only one)?
i cant find any drivers for my infuse or ways to download the update that im pretty sure would fix my phone...they've really left me deserted and want me to pay a fee to have my phones OS reinstalled
on the infuse, gingerbread required a new bootloader which required a computer. you should have drivers loaded with kies, if not you can get them from samsung. you may have to go select the proper driver in device manager. i know it conflicts if you install adb.
The Jack of Clubs said:
on the infuse, gingerbread required a new bootloader which required a computer. you should have drivers loaded with kies, if not you can get them from samsung. you may have to go select the proper driver in device manager. i know it conflicts if you install adb.
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This method use diff type of drivers....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5
devinwithaninfuse said:
thats a little stupid idea to say the least...
what about people that dont have a computer, or like me their USB connection on their infuse is not working(im not the only one)?
i cant find any drivers for my infuse or ways to download the update that im pretty sure would fix my phone...they've really left me deserted and want me to pay a fee to have my phones OS reinstalled
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Bro your not. My old phone had that. Go yell at them, it is probably broken. Os will not help, tried that. Its sammies fault, they say ooohhh ahhh its software. Bull, unless if yours works on other computers. IF doesnt, then go say you will cancel if they do not treat you correctly.
Oh god necrobump...
Hey Guys.
So i am having this problem for about 2 weeks now. You won't believe how many threads i read, to find a solution to my problem.
So it seems like i soft bricked my sgs4g. It is in a mode, where i can't do anything.
There is a phone on the left, a warning triangle in the middle, and a computer on the right side. Under that it says "firmware upgrade fail! Try using recovery mode".
So, i really don't know much about flashing, rooting, cwm etc.. So i got some help by a friend of mine to install some rom i can't quite remember the name. It had a lag-fix in it, cwm, root and also a overclocked processor. It worked perfectly except that it didnt' recognize my Sim. So i tried to flash it to a coupel other roms, but everywhere the same problem. Eventually, odin had an error, and now i am in this freaking mode where i can't get out of. Volume up + volume down and plugging in usb cord won't work. since my phone doesnt work, i can't really install adb, to fix the download mode, and even a usb jig won't bring me to the download mode. I really have no idea how i can get out of here. I would really appreciate any kind of help, and i hope that i can get this thing fixed.
If you need any further information about my phone, just ask.
Thanks for everybody who can or wants to help!!
max aka de4dw0lf
de4dw0lf said:
There is a phone on the left, a warning triangle in the middle, and a computer on the right side.
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Does it look like the attached pic? Or similar?
it looked like that before. than i tried to falsh it a couple times and now it looks different. It looks more modern now. and there is an actual text below it!
de4dw0lf said:
Hey Guys.
So i am having this problem for about 2 weeks now. You won't believe how many threads i read, to find a solution to my problem.
So it seems like i soft bricked my sgs4g. It is in a mode, where i can't do anything.
There is a phone on the left, a warning triangle in the middle, and a computer on the right side. Under that it says "firmware upgrade fail! Try using recovery mode".
So, i really don't know much about flashing, rooting, cwm etc.. So i got some help by a friend of mine to install some rom i can't quite remember the name. It had a lag-fix in it, cwm, root and also a overclocked processor. It worked perfectly except that it didnt' recognize my Sim. So i tried to flash it to a coupel other roms, but everywhere the same problem. Eventually, odin had an error, and now i am in this freaking mode where i can't get out of. Volume up + volume down and plugging in usb cord won't work. since my phone doesnt work, i can't really install adb, to fix the download mode, and even a usb jig won't bring me to the download mode. I really have no idea how i can get out of here. I would really appreciate any kind of help, and i hope that i can get this thing fixed.
If you need any further information about my phone, just ask.
Thanks for everybody who can or wants to help!!
max aka de4dw0lf
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First off, you are in an alternate download mode. Just flash Odin as normal with a stock ROM and all will be good again.
Second off, what ROM did you flash that has an overclocked processor? We don't have a kernel that supports overclocking yet, at least for gb.
As for the SIM card, I've had that problem before. It's from not wiping /data /system /cache before flashing. Once you Odin back to stock, it should work. If not, you will have to contact your service provider to get a new one.
de4dw0lf said:
it looked like that before. than i tried to falsh it a couple times and now it looks different. It looks more modern now. and there is an actual text below it!
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That is still download mode. Use Heimdall One Click.
i already tried to flash back to stock a couple times. but it just won't work, because odin always gets an error. Could you send me a link to the right stock version for my sgs4g? maybe i am just using the wrong one..
also, i want to avoid sending it back to t-mobile, because my phone is a refurbished one, and i am not quite sure about the warranty..
de4dw0lf said:
i already tried to flash back to stock a couple times. but it just won't work, because odin always gets an error. Could you send me a link to the right stock version for my sgs4g?
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Use Heimdall One Click. The one with bootloaders. It will work. Read the OP to a T.
de4dw0lf said:
i already tried to flash back to stock a couple times. but it just won't work, because odin always gets an error. Could you send me a link to the right stock version for my sgs4g? maybe i am just using the wrong one..
also, i want to avoid sending it back to t-mobile, because my phone is a refurbished one, and i am not quite sure about the warranty..
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Click on the Lightning Zap link in my signature... Then click on the link called Removing the Gremlins in the OP
Read the whole post. The link will give you KG4 and Odin and the necessary drivers...
If you already have odin setup use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353176 It's the official update to Gingerbread.
alright
Alright. i will try the things you guys sent me, and i will tell you later if it worked.
Thanks a lot!!! i hope it works^^
I'm going through the exact same problem right now! But this happened to me using Heimdall. My phone is still recognized by Heimdall but when I try to reflash it I get this in the command prompt:
[C:\DOCUME~1\Dar\LOCALS~1\Temp\DarHeimdallOneClickB 3DC9DDF\heimdall-win32\heimda
ll.exe, flash, --pit, C:\DOCUME~1\Dar\LOCALS~1\Temp\DarHeimdallOneClickB 3DC9DDF\
Sgs4g.pit, --6, C:\DOCUME~1\Dar\LOCALS~1\Temp\DarHeimdallOneClickB 3DC9DDF\zImage
, --7, C:\DOCUME~1\Dar\LOCALS~1\Temp\DarHeimdallOneClickB 3DC9DDF\zImage-1, --22,
C:\DOCUME~1\Dar\LOCALS~1\Temp\DarHeimdallOneClickB 3DC9DDF\factoryfs.rfs, --23,
C:\DOCUME~1\Dar\LOCALS~1\Temp\DarHeimdallOneClickB 3DC9DDF\data.rfs, --24, C:\DOC
UME~1\Dar\LOCALS~1\Temp\DarHeimdallOneClickB3DC9DD F\cache.rfs, --11, C:\DOCUME~1
\Dar\LOCALS~1\Temp\DarHeimdallOneClickB3DC9DDF\mod em.bin]
and this in the Heimdall window:
Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Handshaking with Loke...
Beginning session...
Session begun with device of type: 0
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download sucessful
Uploading KERNEL
KERNEL upload failed!
Ending session...
i am too stupid
Ok, i am probably just way too stupid, but i can't find the download for heimdall one-click.
ohh. i get it now. but when i hit enter after typing in:
"java -jar T959V-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar"
the following message comes up:
Unable to access karfoöe T959V-UVKJ6-One-Click
Any ideas?
de4dw0lf said:
ohh. i get it now. but when i hit enter after typing in:
"java -jar T959V-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar"
the following message comes up:
Unable to access karfoöe T959V-UVKJ6-One-Click
Any ideas?
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Did you download java?
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DarsOnMars said:
I'm going through the exact same problem right now! But this happened to me using Heimdall.
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You may have a bad download. You might try redownloading the file.
java is installed, i might have fixed that problem though. i think my download wasn't quite finished, because when i updated java, it wanted me to close firefox..
so, because my phone is not in the actual download mode, it won't find any drivers to install.. can't i just install them manually?
de4dw0lf said:
so, because my phone is not in the actual download mode, it won't find any drivers to install.. can't i just install them manually?
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Here is my recommendation...
First used the attached .zip (assuming you are on a 64 bit machine) and uninstall all samsung and android drivers.
Then start over with Heimdall One Click. It will tell you whether you have the drivers you need or not, and if you do not, it will put up directions, send you to zadig and tell you what you need to do.
And you are in download mode.
Heimdall uses different drivers then ODIN.
Go here then and download 32 bit USBDeView.
I recommend restarting your machine after uninstalling drivers.
im on 32 bit
de4dw0lf said:
im on 32 bit
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By the way... I recommended downloading the bootloader one click in case whatever you previously flashed was not for our device and changed your bootloaders.
"java -jar T959V-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar" --> is not the bootloader download.
SMS-KJ6-beta2d_Stock-Rom_with_Bootloaders-One-Click.jar = bootloader download.
hmm.. so it tells me to select Samsung USB Composite device, but it's not there.. :/
i am downloading the one "Download SMS KJ6 (beta2d) Kernel Stock Rom with Bootloaders" right now.
And after i am done im gonna restart my computer.
hey guys i am new to the forums..i have t mobile galaxy s t959v. and its stuck on bootloop. i have tried ODIN to flash it back to stock firmware but it keeps reeboting on vibrant screen over nad over...help me guys...m going out of my mind. also i tried eugene froyo with no avail cnt get past a boot screen. But i can get into download mode. any help would be appreciated.....:good:
The Guide
Read Learn Profit.
Then thank the guy who spent hours(maybe even days) putting that together.
hechoen said:
The Guide
Read Learn Profit.
Then thank the guy who spent hours(maybe even days) putting that together.
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i saw the guide earlier and it ddint work for me since i cant boot up the phone and update it with kies mini or anything else. any other solution? m going crazy.
What do you mean you can't boot up? You need to be on download mode, or are you telling me that you can't get into download mode?
If you can't get into download mode then you're out of luck.
nemeancestus said:
i saw the guide earlier and it ddint work for me since i cant boot up the phone and update it with kies mini or anything else. any other solution? m going crazy.
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OK you said in your OP that you can get into DL mode. Follow the second post of that guide for getting Heimdall One-Click up and running. Then flash heimdall per the directions of the guide. You'll want to flash WITH bootloaders. Just relax and read through it. It will fix your problems.
Before you do anything, uninstall Kies Mini and use usbdeview to uninstall android and samsung drivers. Then proceed with Lumins guide. If you DO NOT UNINSTALL DRIVERS I can assure you there is no way to get out of hard brick unless you have a jig.
Tip: Uninstall drivers that has the name Samsung or Android.
th3controller said:
If you DO NOT UNINSTALL DRIVERS I can assure you there is no way to get out of hard brick unless you have a jig.
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Actually not true. If you use a different USB port then the one the Kies drivers are linked to Heimdall Drivers will install just fine. I've got Odin, Heimdall, and ADB running for two different phones on my laptop. And this guy is soft bricked not hard bricked.
hechoen said:
Actually not true. If you use a different USB port then the one the Kies drivers are linked to Heimdall Drivers will install just fine. I've got Odin, Heimdall, and ADB running for two different phones on my laptop. And this guy is soft bricked not hard bricked.
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i followed the second guide and got everything right..but when i click flash i get this error/message? ''Local and device PIT dont match and repartition wasnt specified!
Ending session....
Rebooting device....
what should i do???
nemeancestus said:
i followed the second guide and got everything right..but when i click flash i get this error/message? ''Local and device PIT dont match and repartition wasnt specified!
Ending session....
Rebooting device....
what should i do???
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You sure you have a t959v? Try a different one click from the collection? New to me.
In his op it says it is bootlooping on the vibrant screen. Quite possibly he actually has a vibrant .
eollie said:
In his op it says it is bootlooping on the vibrant screen. Quite possibly he actually has a vibrant .
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That's what I'm thinking. Or when he flashed with Odin he flashed vibrant firmware to it? Have you ever seen that error before?
Cant say that I have. It could be I havent ever flashed a rom not for this phone.
AdamOutler says one clicks have a safety that keeps you from flashing the wrong software. That might be what is happening. Maybe the op needs to use heimdall-frontend to flash a tar.gz. /shrug.
nemeancestus are you comfortable using regular heimdall? You can flash the files used in the one click with heimdall-frontend. I will link the tar.gz, download it. In heimdall-frontend the first tab will give you the ability to load a package. Browse to the folder you downloaded it in. It will decompress the tar.gz once that is done in the package files pane it will list the files. Once it does that select load it will take you to the flash tab and load the files for you. Now put your phone in download mode and it should show as connected in heimdall. Dont change any of the options set. Just hit flash. After that it should reboot and you will be on stock plus blastoff kernel. You will need to flash a different rom tho wifi does not work and it doesnt have busy box or su preinstalled. Just reboot to recovery and flash a new rom.
The link might not be active yet give it some time I just put it on drop box.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10373328/Stock KJ6 + root.tar.gz
hechoen said:
That's what I'm thinking. Or when he flashed with Odin he flashed vibrant firmware to it? Have you ever seen that error before?
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I think you are right. He probably has the phone but flashed a vibrant rom. He refers to "Eugene's Froyo Rom"
Check the link and forum name.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819047
Hi,
I was trying to root and install a custom rom on a friends phone. She has T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G. I was rushing through the whole project cause I had work and accidentally installed T-Mobile Vibrant Stock 2.1 using Heimdall. It was my fault. I did a google search for SGH-T959, but failed to realize that SGH-t959U is Vibrant and SGH-T959V is Samsung Galaxy S 4G...
After flashing the wrong ROM, I could not get it back into Download mode. I removed the SIM, SD card, Battery, and then tried putting it back into download mode (without the SIM or SD card) and that worked. I was able to get it into download mode at that point, but it would still not turn on or boot into recovery.
After realizing it was the wrong Flash, I searched online and found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498 , after searching for users who bricked their phone previously and this was listed as a solution... the phone doesn't boot now however. It loads into Samsung Recovery (3e) and gives the error:
--Applying Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Can't access to '/system/csc/TMB/system/'
Successfully applied multi-CSC
Each time i try to 'reboot system now' it just loops back to recovery with the same error. On that link i listed above, it says to install bootloaders if that CSC issue exists. Problem is, each time i try, it says PIT failed and then it just disconnects and wont reboot, requiring me to reflash the package all-together.
This phone was originally on 2.3.6 and the problem is I tried rooting using Vibrant instructions which was to go back to 2.1, then flash root, then CWM, then custom ROM.
How do i get this phone working again. I can pick up where i left off as far as rooting and installing a custom ROM. I have experience with it... But I have no idea how to get this phone out of this soft-brick. Can anyone please assist me. I feel terrible for messing up my friends phone.
Thanks a bunch!
TL;DR - Soft bricked SGS4G by flashing Vibrant ROM, tried to correct using SuperOneClick heimdall, doesnt work. please help. Originally was completely stock.
Read the second link in my signature and see if it helps you with Heimdal.
lumin30 said:
Read the second link in my signature and see if it helps you with Heimdal.
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Yeah, I've read that when I was searching for a fix on my lunch break. My laptop is a MAC however. Which is why I didn't ODIN. I lost my Windows partition a while ago, along with my Windows CD.... Is there anyway I can get some MAC instructions?
JGonzo1299 said:
Yeah, I've read that when I was searching for a fix on my lunch break. My laptop is a MAC however. Which is why I didn't ODIN. I lost my Windows partition a while ago, along with my Windows CD.... Is there anyway I can get some MAC instructions?
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Get heimdall 1.3.1 for mac os x here. There is 1.3.2 and 1.4.0-rc1, but don't use them, just use 1.3.1 for now!
Read the install instructions here.
After that, you should be able to do the oneclick on your mac.
Just replying to the OP... Still follow the instructions in my previous post.
JGonzo1299 said:
the phone doesn't boot now however. It loads into Samsung Recovery (3e) and gives the error:
--Applying Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Can't access to '/system/csc/TMB/system/'
Successfully applied multi-CSC
Each time i try to 'reboot system now' it just loops back to recovery with the same error. On that link i listed above, it says to install bootloaders if that CSC issue exists. Problem is, each time i try, it says PIT failed and then it just disconnects and wont reboot, requiring me to reflash the package all-together.
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The CSC error is just a red herring. Don't worry about that error. The one to worry about is not being able to flash the PIT!
JGonzo1299 said:
This phone was originally on 2.3.6 and the problem is I tried rooting using Vibrant instructions which was to go back to 2.1, then flash root, then CWM, then custom ROM.
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Yea... Don't do that. Follow only instructions for the SGH-T959V, Galaxy S 4G. Do not ever, EVER, follow instructions for any other phone, unless you know exactly what you are doing.
JGonzo1299 said:
How do i get this phone working again. I can pick up where i left off as far as rooting and installing a custom ROM. I have experience with it... But I have no idea how to get this phone out of this soft-brick. Can anyone please assist me. I feel terrible for messing up my friends phone.
Thanks a bunch!
TL;DR - Soft bricked SGS4G by flashing Vibrant ROM, tried to correct using SuperOneClick heimdall, doesnt work. please help. Originally was completely stock.
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Make sure you only follow instructions for the SGH-T959V, Galaxy S 4G! As I said above.
Either follow the instructions in my oneclick sticky thread, or follow lumin30's guide.
Make sure you try different usb cables. Make sure the ports on the computer and phone are clear of obstructions. Check in the cable connectors too. If all that still doesn't work, try a different computer. You could have bad usb ports. This has happened to me before, but it was a double whammy. I had bad usb ports on my computer and a bad usb cable.
bhundven said:
Get heimdall 1.3.1 for mac os x here. There is 1.3.2 and 1.4.0-rc1, but don't use them, just use 1.3.1 for now!
Read the install instructions here.
After that, you should be able to do the oneclick on your mac.
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With that in mind, does anyone have a link to the most up to date Stock ROM not rooted. The Sticky Page has a dead link and the workaround link takes me to the OneClick ROM install that gave me the problem to begin with. I'd rather use the instructions to flash it myself and choose the file instead of doing the OneClick option. Does that make sense?
bhundven said:
Just replying to the OP... Still follow the instructions in my previous post.
The CSC error is just a red herring. Don't worry about that error. The one to worry about is not being able to flash the PIT!
Yea... Don't do that. Follow only instructions for the SGH-T959V, Galaxy S 4G. Do not ever, EVER, follow instructions for any other phone, unless you know exactly what you are doing.
Make sure you only follow instructions for the SGH-T959V, Galaxy S 4G! As I said above.
Either follow the instructions in my oneclick sticky thread, or follow lumin30's guide.
Make sure you try different usb cables. Make sure the ports on the computer and phone are clear of obstructions. Check in the cable connectors too. If all that still doesn't work, try a different computer. You could have bad usb ports. This has happened to me before, but it was a double whammy. I had bad usb ports on my computer and a bad usb cable.
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Yeah i followed Vibrant instructions on accident. It was a careless mistake. Ill ignore the CSC error then and Ill try using a different USB port. My usb cable is brand new from my SIII. I don't think its a problem. But my mac USB ports are pretty old.
JGonzo1299 said:
With that in mind, does anyone have a link to the most up to date Stock ROM not rooted. The Sticky Page has a dead link and the workaround link takes me to the OneClick ROM install that gave me the problem to begin with. I'd rather use the instructions to flash it myself and choose the file instead of doing the OneClick option. Does that make sense?
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Uhm, In the very first post of this thread, is this link. This is the totally back to stock oneclick.
I just downloaded it. Link works fine.
Yes, I realize you'd like to just run "heimdall" to flash everything, but it is so error prone.
The oneclick works for me on mac, linux, and windows. Again, if you have problems, list out each step you made and the results and we'll help
Just open a terminal, type:
Code:
java -jar T959VUVKJ6_STOCK-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar
and go...
bhundven said:
Uhm, In the very first post of this thread, is this link. This is the totally back to stock oneclick.
I just downloaded it. Link works fine.
Yes, I realize you'd like to just run "heimdall" to flash everything, but it is so error prone.
The oneclick works for me on mac, linux, and windows. Again, if you have problems, list out each step you made and the results and we'll help
Just open a terminal, type:
Code:
java -jar T959VUVKJ6_STOCK-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar
and go...
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OK. I followed this. It DIDNT work. Ill list the steps i did.:
1) Redownloaded the one click listed above to ensure its not a corrupted download and verified
2)Placed file in my user folder (MAC Terminal defaults to this folder which is why i chose it)
3) Checked my Java version using Software update on MAC. Java was already up to date.
4)Opened Terminal
5) typed ls to confirm i was in the correct directory.
6) typed 'java -jar T959VUVKJ6_STOCK-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar'
7) Terminal began doing its thing.
8) I already have the Samsung Drivers. I've had Samsung Facinate and i currently have SIII so thats all up to date. Once i verified, i skipped the samsung drivers step.
9)I skipped the x86 step cause i know MAC has its own version of it already installed. My MAC version is 10.6.8
10) Connected phone to USB port, put in download mode.
11) Waited til phone was recognized with OneClick AND my MAC,
12) Ready to Flash
13) Clicked Flash
14) Flash successful, phone automatically powers down, reboots
15) Phone automatically loads into Android Recovery (3e) and gives error CSC mumbo jumbo i quoted in my first post
16) I needed bootloaders since I accidentally put Vibrant ROM. (per instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2 )
17) Removed Battery, Reconnected to MAC and placed in Download Mode
18) Clicked Flash Bootloaders, bypassed the warning, clicked Flash.
19) Uploading PIT, PIT upload failed!, Ending Session..., Rebooting Device...
20) Phone shuts off and never reboots, stays as a black screen, cant turn it on, load into recovery. I can ONLY load it into Download mode.
I followed these instructions as directed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2 . Tried different USB cables and also tried BOTH USB ports. Please help. Thanks in advance.
JGonzo1299 said:
OK. I followed this. It DIDNT work. Ill list the steps i did.:
1) Redownloaded the one click listed above to ensure its not a corrupted download and verified
2)Placed file in my user folder (MAC Terminal defaults to this folder which is why i chose it)
3) Checked my Java version using Software update on MAC. Java was already up to date.
4)Opened Terminal
5) typed ls to confirm i was in the correct directory.
6) typed 'java -jar T959VUVKJ6_STOCK-UVKJ6-One-Click.jar'
7) Terminal began doing its thing.
8) I already have the Samsung Drivers. I've had Samsung Facinate and i currently have SIII so thats all up to date. Once i verified, i skipped the samsung drivers step.
9)I skipped the x86 step cause i know MAC has its own version of it already installed. My MAC version is 10.6.8
10) Connected phone to USB port, put in download mode.
11) Waited til phone was recognized with OneClick AND my MAC,
12) Ready to Flash
13) Clicked Flash
14) Flash successful, phone automatically powers down, reboots
15) Phone automatically loads into Android Recovery (3e) and gives error CSC mumbo jumbo i quoted in my first post
16) I needed bootloaders since I accidentally put Vibrant ROM. (per instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2 )
17) Removed Battery, Reconnected to MAC and placed in Download Mode
18) Clicked Flash Bootloaders, bypassed the warning, clicked Flash.
19) Uploading PIT, PIT upload failed!, Ending Session..., Rebooting Device...
20) Phone shuts off and never reboots, stays as a black screen, cant turn it on, load into recovery. I can ONLY load it into Download mode.
I followed these instructions as directed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2 . Tried different USB cables and also tried BOTH USB ports. Please help. Thanks in advance.
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Just double checking, This is t959v, not t959w... right? T959W has some issues with heimdall and odin that are still being worked out.
When i originally encountered the problem. I downloaded the 'back to Factory stock rom' for vibrant. It was an ODIN file so it was .tar, I downloaded its associated PIT file.
I loaded the PIT file into heimdall under the 'flash' tab
i extracted the .tar file and found 6 files. i took each file and loaded them individually to heimdall 1.3.1 under the 'flash' tab.
I had 6 files in there: cache, dbdata, factoryfs, modem, param, zImage.
Once I flashed those it wouldnt boot and was just black. could only go into download mode.
Then I realized i messed up and used the wrong ROM.
Came into this thread for SGS4G
Found the right files.
Phones been broken since and ive been following the instructions listed above. hope that makes sense. im at my work desk. sorry. Ill try to find the link of the go back to factory stock file i found on the vibrant forums but it was whatever vibrant came with out of the box. and it was a verified stock ROM. I just followed the instructions to the T until I encountered problems.....
bhundven said:
Just double checking, This is t959v, not t959w... right? T959W has some issues with heimdall and odin that are still being worked out.
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Yes. I popped the battery out and im looking at the label in the back of the phone and it says SGH-959V.
JGonzo1299 said:
Yes. I popped the battery out and im looking at the label in the back of the phone and it says SGH-959V.
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Ok, so it sounds like you need to try a different computer.
I know this is a pita, and I'm not trying to make things more difficult then they are, but as I said before. I've had this issue and had to buy a new computer. :crying:
Just thinking aloud, could try the kc1/kd1(froyo) firmware? Then move to gingerbread.
bhundven said:
Ok, so it sounds like you need to try a different computer.
I know this is a pita, and I'm not trying to make things more difficult then they are, but as I said before. I've had this issue and had to buy a new computer. :crying:
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I'm going to try my friends PC. I'll try ODIN if I can find ODIN files, if not ill try heimdall instructions on a PC.
champ1919 said:
Just thinking aloud, could try the kc1/kd1(froyo) firmware? Then move to gingerbread.
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Where do I find these? Can you post the link? I can probably try to flash this while im still at work for the next 2 hours lol
JGonzo1299 said:
I'm going to try my friends PC. I'll try ODIN if I can find ODIN files, if not ill try heimdall instructions on a PC.
Where do I find these? Can you post the link? I can probably try to flash this while im still at work for the next 2 hours lol
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27374477
I think it's still a good link in that thread... I'm on my phone, I did try and something started.
JGonzo1299 said:
I had 6 files in there: cache, dbdata, factoryfs, modem, param, zImage.
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So out of curiosity I just unpacked this Ravers KJ6 for Odin which was harder to find than I thought because Raver likes to spell offical instead of official. But I digress. The kicker here is that there are only 5 files.
cache.rfs
factoryfs.rfs
modem.bin
Sbl.bin
zImage
If I where the OP I'd DL that then unpack it. Reverse engineer what you did the first time by using the proper .tar through heimdall. If it worked once to totally hose you it just might work again to save you. Or it might not. Either way it's worth a shot. Good luck man.
hechoen said:
So out of curiosity I just unpacked this Ravers KJ6 for Odin which was harder to find than I thought because Raver likes to spell offical instead of official. But I digress. The kicker here is that there are only 5 files.
cache.rfs
factoryfs.rfs
modem.bin
Sbl.bin
zImage
If I where the OP I'd DL that then unpack it. Reverse engineer what you did the first time by using the proper .tar through heimdall. If it worked once to totally hose you it just might work again to save you. Or it might not. Either way it's worth a shot. Good luck man.
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So you mean Download this and do exactly what I did that bricked the phone in the first place. but use these files instead. Cause these are for SGS4G. Correct?
I'll try that now. But dbdata is missing. Is that an issue? What is dbdata for anyway?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27374477
I think it's still a good link in that thread... I'm on my phone, I did try and something started.
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Thank you. I'm going to try this after I try what i just posted above first. Will post results later tonight around 11 EST. Work computer wont let me download any links.
JGonzo1299 said:
So you mean Download this and do exactly what I did that bricked the phone in the first place. but use these files instead. Cause these are for SGS4G. Correct?
I'll try that now. But dbdata is missing. Is that an issue? What is dbdata for anyway?
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Yes that is what I mean.
I don't own a vibrant so I have know idea what dbdata is for. Maybe someone will chime in with a better answer. Doing it this way you should be able to get the phone back to where it was. Again this is my best guess at how to try to fix it. Plus it's really hard to brick a brick(bad joke I know but i had too).
I'm sorry to pester the forum with noob questions...
As much as I loved CM 10, I need to go back to Stock Gingerbread, or even Anton with a twist, in order to use WiFi Calling, or here where I live I have no tower.
I tried to follow this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21953878#post21953878 to move back to stock, but when I get to the part of installing drivers, I don't see any samsung device listed in zadig, where I'm supposed to find "SAMSUNG USB Composite Device." As a result I am unable to install the correct drivers for my device.
And now?
I guess I could use gremlin, but I'm assuming that not having the correct drivers would affect that as well, and I'd very happy to avoid bad flashed...
What would you suggest?
Thanks!
Do you see gadget serial?
Gremlin remover uses kies drivers and heimdall has it's own drivers. If you already have kies drivers then gremlin remover should work.
TwitchyEye said:
Gremlin remover uses kies drivers and heimdall has it's own drivers. If you already have kies drivers then gremlin remover should work.
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champ1919 said:
Do you see gadget serial?
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It says Gadget Serial, and Gadget Serial Control (Interface 0).
As of now, I have no kies drivers installed on my pc. Would I be better off with gremlin remover, or should I try to proceed with the 1-click to stock?
Thanks!
Sorry to bump it, but I'm still stuck at the same point.
Should I stick with 1-click? In that case, should I simply re-install the drivers with the gadget serial?
Or, should I go with the gremlin remover? In that case should I install kies, and therefore drivers through kies, or should I install drivers differently? (I think in some other thread there was a link to the samsung drivers without having to go through kies).
What would be your advice?
Stick with one-click. Install drivers with zadig.
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Stick with one-click. Install drivers with zadig.
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Will do. Which drivers? Gadget serial?
Yeah. That's the one. Godspeed.
TwitchyEye said:
Yeah. That's the one. Godspeed.
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Success. I'm now back to stock. You guys rock.
I'll wait 10 mins for the caches, then will try to flash AntonX Basic with a twist.