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[Q] Help!!!!!!!!

Help!!!!!!!!! I installed Mosaic IV rom and it keeps crashing but I cant get back to the reboot screen to install any other roms...............

Need more information. How did you flash? What exactly have you done? Can you get the phone into download mode, yellow screen with Android shoveling?
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donnyestrella said:
Help!!!!!!!!! I installed Mosaic IV rom and it keeps crashing but I cant get back to the reboot screen to install any other roms...............
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First of all, this is a question. It should go in the Q&A section.
Second, there are many stickies on how to flash roms (and recover from bad flashes)
Try:
Using the button combos to get to download mode
Using ADB to issue the command to reboot into download mode
Using a jig to get into download mode
Then you can flash your phone to stock, read more, and then flash another ROM.
[REF] New to XDA? Questions about flashing ROMs? Please read this before posting!

Third, use more descriptive thread titles. "Help!" does nothing for the respectful member who actually tries to use the search function before posting who might have a similar issue.

samsung stratosphere help

i need some help rooting my strat i been following this guide http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7840-kernel-guide-root-your-stratosphere/
and i already flashed the kernel already and im on the part where u need to put your phone into usb debugging and so i plug my phone in and let it install its drivers and then i open up CMD in windows and i copy and paste this command F:\Downloads\heimdall-suite-1.3.1-win32>adb devices
to see if it detects my device and it just says device not ready... soo that is where i am stuck at i have downloaded and installed android sdk and did the updates with it and i close out of it and then do the same thing in cmd and still says device not ready..... im lost
i placed android sdk under the root of my C drive called android im running windows 7 64bit

redid the WHOLE walkthrough went and reinstalled adk, and re doing the kernel file to the phone and now im back at the same part but now i get this, there is no disk in the drive please insert a disk into the drive /device/harddisk2/DR2.
and all i get is cancel try again and continue and when i do it again its the same thing..... it seems this is just a simple thing but being stupid

ill donate 15$ to who ever helps me and completes this with me lol

good job? lol didnt do anything

Did u get it I'm in the middle of rooting mmine. Still seting up adb on new laptop.

yea im still stuck BUT someone on a different forum gave me this http://rootzwiki.com/topic/9711-untested-odin-for-stratosphere/ but im a little scared to test this because this is the only phone i have
rooting thur odin right now.... wish me luck
well that didnt work and bricked

does anyone have the stock files to odin back to stock?

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I can't seem to find a Clockwork Recovery install anywhere and was wondering what the progress was in the port? I seen that someone posted they were working on it on the root thread and need to know if any updates on it? I know there are a ton of people that won't go without a slider and seeing as this phone is the only 4g slider right now I figured there would be all kinds of rom support for it. Its unlocked bootloader was the reason i got it along with my fiancee's need for a keyboard. First time i seen any android device without cwr.

cydetrakd said:
I can't seem to find a Clockwork Recovery install anywhere and was wondering what the progress was in the port? I seen that someone posted they were working on it on the root thread and need to know if any updates on it? I know there are a ton of people that won't go without a slider and seeing as this phone is the only 4g slider right now I figured there would be all kinds of rom support for it. Its unlocked bootloader was the reason i got it along with my fiancee's need for a keyboard. First time i seen any android device without cwr.
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Ill donate to a dev who doesnt have the phone buts wants to dev
Sent from my SCH-I405 using Tapatalk

samsung stratosphere trouble!!
Hi everyone. I was looking for some help to fix the samsung stratosphere that i tried rooting the other day. I will explain to the best of my knowledge as to what i did and how i got where i am with trying to root my phone and where i believe things went bad. i downloaded heimdall and all the necessary files that i got off of the rootzwiki forum specifically for rooting this phone. I was following the instructions exactly as they are posted. Well i than tried to use a different method within heimdall called heimdall - front end. i tried flashing the kernel from the rootzwiki forum using this method. i loaded the stratosphere.pit and went to the flash menu and checked repartition and reboot phone and clicked flash. Thats where the trouble began,now it seems that my phone is stuck in a bootloop,where it will either go to the screen where it asks if you wanna flash a custom rom or it will go into recovery mode if i try to reboot the phone. When my phone is plugged in, it dont show thats its charging but the power button will work sometimes or i just have to hold the power and volume down button and it will go to the custom rom screen. If anyone could help me figure this out,it would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance for any help or advice on my situation.

[Completed] Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 Bricked?

I flashed a MIUI rom which didn't work well on my phone and started to hang. All of a sudden it just shut down and nothing was there. I later used Odin 1.7 and the stock rom and 512 pit file to flash it back to stock. The process was successfully complete and it restarted the phone. However, the phone screen is completely black at the point where it is supposed to show the home screen. When I touch the haptic buttons at the bottom it lights up but that is it. Nothing happens.
I tried to go to recovery mode by pressing BOTH VOL BUTTONS and POWER BUTTON. It says Android system recovery <2e> as the title. At this point if I want to install a new custom ROM I have to select reinstall packages. I do that and it shows error in red font as follows:
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
There are fixes to this error that involves connecting the phone with the PC through USB but my phone doesn't start at all as I have mentioned earlier.
Have I completely lost this phone?

Please understand that you need to flash a Custom Recovery before you can flash custom Rom. The Stock Recovery that you have will not be able to flash Custom Roms. Here's a thread that describes how you can do so. What I do wish to caution is that you should ensure the phone is working optimally before you proceed with Custom Roms. If there are no issues otherwise, then you can proceed to flash a Rom of your Choice.

Hello,
When I searched, I found the following thread: ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly **.
The secont part could help you: "NO-BOOT PHONES".
Good luck!

Hammer_Of_The_Gods said:
Hello,
When I searched, I found the following thread: ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly **.
The secont part could help you: "NO-BOOT PHONES".
Good luck!
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Yes. I found it too. However, when I followed the procedure I stupidly checked Repartition in the Boot Cycle process. I was on this phone for five hours and it was around 4 or 5 in the morning and I was sleepy. :'( I don't know if that irreversibly took away my only chance at bringing back my phone.
I tried the same process with repartition unchecked but I guess the damage was done by then. FML.

I think at this point you're going to have to comb through the vibrant Q&A section for similar issues and see if any fixes help. The guys in that forum section know the best, hopefully there's an answer there somewhere.
The guide posted above didn't help, not sure we here can do much more.
You could post your problem there too....again, the members there know what they're doing with that particular model.
Vibrant Q&A http://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-vibrant/help
Good luck my friend!!

MiniGunnR said:
Yes. I found it too. However, when I followed the procedure I stupidly checked Repartition in the Boot Cycle process. I was on this phone for five hours and it was around 4 or 5 in the morning and I was sleepy. :'( I don't know if that irreversibly took away my only chance at bringing back my phone.
I tried the same process with repartition unchecked but I guess the damage was done by then. FML.
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@MiniGunnR, I do not believe you have permanently bricked the device. All you need is correct partitioning of your phone to get it back. This is usually done with the help of .PIT Files that are flashed via Odin. A PIT File simply put is a file with Partition information on the Device. Here's a thread that explains what its all about. remember that thread is NOT for your Device. Its just for your information.In the thread @Hammer_Of_The_Gods had linked, you will find there are PIT files for download. Make sure they are for your exact device specifications. If in doubt, you can ask on that thread.
EDIT - If you open a new in Vibrant's Q&A Section, I am sure there'd be someone would love to help you there.

Sometimes a different version of Odin can help too. I know on my S2, I had 3 goto versions for doing different things. Maybe try that.

[Completed] [Q] galaxy s5 soft brick

i had lollipop on my at&t galaxy s5 and tried to download cwm recovery via flash fire , ii soft brick my phone , i flashed stock rom via odin many times but its not working , i get stock on on logo screen and then the screen turns off and the led is on (blue light)
i dont know if this is the problem , but when i go to download mode the reactivation lock is on also a new thing appeared, scure download : enable and below it
udc start
i tried many things like flashing recovery through odin and trying to update through adb but nothing worked
is there any solution for this , and can it be fixed or i bricked my phone ? cuz i dont want to take it to repair shop and take money from me without fixing it

Hi
Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. Take a look at this thread:
[GUIDE] Soft-bricked, looking to unroot, or just looking to downgrade, or start over?

i did that
but it didnt work , and i took it to a repair shop and they said that there is problem with the IC!!!

habeebsamawi said:
but it didnt work , and i took it to a repair shop and they said that there is problem with the IC!!!
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Ok, so you need a hardware repair done?

timmaaa said:
Ok, so you need a hardware repair done?
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i dont think its a hardware problem because it was running fine , i went to the guy now and he told me that he is trying to download the software but the phone is not taking it , and he told me that he took it to bci samsung so maybe they can fix it
after i flashed the official firmware the (custom ) kept showing when i turn on the device which means the firmware was not flashed , this is letting me to be crazy i have soft bricked my phone many times and fixed it with no problem , i dont know what to do

(I've been trying out new ROMs this week, and I must have bricked my phone at least a dozen times. Boring, waste of time, not a problem, though. I had the long blue light about 3 times.)
Make sure you have the 4.4.2 for the AT&T S5, not some other model S5. Boot to download and flash it again. SamMobile Firmwares has 4.4.2 for the phone. Or I'm sure you can find it on the AT&T S5 forum at XDA Forums.
i did all of the above like using odin or wiping data but nothing worked i think because the reactivation lock is on
is there anyway to turn off reactivation lock so i can flash stock firmware with no problems

habeebsamawi said:
(I've been trying out new ROMs this week, and I must have bricked my phone at least a dozen times. Boring, waste of time, not a problem, though. I had the long blue light about 3 times.)
Make sure you have the 4.4.2 for the AT&T S5, not some other model S5. Boot to download and flash it again. SamMobile Firmwares has 4.4.2 for the phone. Or I'm sure you can find it on the AT&T S5 forum at XDA Forums.
i did all of the above like using odin or wiping data but nothing worked i think because the reactivation lock is on
is there anyway to turn off reactivation lock so i can flash stock firmware with no problems
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@habeebsamawi,
XDA Assist is not a help desk. Our trained RC's will point you to the right direction to assist you with your problem.
Your device has it's own section located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5
You can browse through the current threads available to find a solution to your problem.
If you are unable to find a solution, you can start a thread in the Q&A section for that problem and hopefully someone with the same device as you will offer their assistance.
Please do not open any more threads in the XDA Assist forum as I have directed you to the correct forum for your inquiries.
Thank you,
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[Completed] Phone stuck

Bought my Panasonic p55 novo last month and i rooted it. But recently it got crushed, i didnt do anything, just it crushed, and when i switch it on it only get me to 'Android system recovery'. i tried all the options i could and it would not connect to PC too. please help....

XDA Visitor said:
Bought my Panasonic p55 novo last month and i rooted it. But recently it got crushed, i didnt do anything, just it crushed, and when i switch it on it only get me to 'Android system recovery'. i tried all the options i could and it would not connect to PC too. please help....
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Hi, and thank you for using XDA Assist!
I'm interested in what you mean by "crushed." Sounds like something physical was done to it.
At any rate, unfortunately, we currently do not have a forum (or a tag) for your device. but there is a general-purpose thread. Please go ahead and register for an account, so you can post i other forums. From there, you will probably have best luck with the foll.owing thread:
> General discussion > Questions and Answers > [Q] panasonic p55
Hope this helps, and good luck!

joel.maxuel said:
Hi, and thank you for using XDA Assist!
I'm interested in what you mean by "crushed." Sounds like something physical was done to it.
At any rate, unfortunately, we currently do not have a forum (or a tag) for your device. but there is a general-purpose thread. Please go ahead and register for an account, so you can post i other forums. From there, you will probably have best luck with the foll.owing thread:
> General discussion > Questions and Answers > [Q] panasonic p55
Hope this helps, and good luck!
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Hello again, Well thank you for the help and reply. Actually i didnt meant a physical 'Crush'. i was listining to music, the phone was in locked screen mode and i was not even touching the phone and suddenly it showed me the 'android system recovery' mode. No matter what i try, when i switch it on, it will only show me the recovery mode. i tried all the options. It wont even connect to PC. Am i having a repairable problem or is it doomed?? m so sad.... please help

Qwerty MK said:
Hello again, Well thank you for the help and reply. Actually i didnt meant a physical 'Crush'. i was listining to music, the phone was in locked screen mode and i was not even touching the phone and suddenly it showed me the 'android system recovery' mode. No matter what i try, when i switch it on, it will only show me the recovery mode. i tried all the options. It wont even connect to PC. Am i having a repairable problem or is it doomed?? m so sad.... please help
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Yeah, it sounds like the internal memory got borked, and without adb your options are quite limited.
As mentioned before, I would explain your predicament in the above thread (I see you have posted there already, can just edit the post to add the predicament). There won't be much of an audience, but it is better than the general help thread (and you have the advantage of bouncing ideas off someone who has the same device as you).
Hope this helps.

Thank you.
joel.maxuel said:
Yeah, it sounds like the internal memory got borked, and without adb your options are quite limited.
As mentioned before, I would explain your predicament in the above thread (I see you have posted there already, can just edit the post to add the predicament). There won't be much of an audience, but it is better than the general help thread (and you have the advantage of bouncing ideas off someone who has the same device as you).
Hope this helps.
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i have one more question again if you might know it. Today i got one of my friends phone(same as mine) and i did a back up work from system recovery mode and then used it to restore on my phone but an error occured again saying 'checksum compare fail' when i tried to restore the back up file. And by the way i am not sure how to use the ADB so can u help me send an easy steps to use it? Or maybe a link to it will be good enough.
With all my heart i thank you for your kind support.

Qwerty MK said:
i have one more question again if you might know it. Today i got one of my friends phone(same as mine) and i did a back up work from system recovery mode and then used it to restore on my phone but an error occured again saying 'checksum compare fail' when i tried to restore the back up file. And by the way i am not sure how to use the ADB so can u help me send an easy steps to use it? Or maybe a link to it will be good enough.
With all my heart i thank you for your kind support.
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Not sure about the checksum compare fail (sometimes backups are specific to the serial number of the device), but here is info on adb:
http://www.xda-developers.com/beginners-guide-to-the-android-debug-bridge/
Hope this helps.