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[Q] my Samsung infuse phone isnt working right and i dont now what to do...

I first got problems when I put on Gingerbread 2.3.5 ROM. I then restored it to FROYO. Then i wanted to put on Infused v2.2.3 by gtg465x (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220088) again but i then realized as i was installing zip from recovery i didn't have enough memory on my phone so it boot loaded. I used odin3 and tried to restore my phone back to original firmware and tried the odin3s listed on xda and all them arnt working on my phone correctly. It boots up and after the boot-screen the screen goes back and the buttons light up. I have been able to get it to recovery but I tried restoring it and installing zips and the same thing has happened. I dont know what to do and how to fix this problem. Can someone please help me fix this problem?

Use gtg's back to stock.
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SNadler said:
Use gtg's back to stock.
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I tried [ODIN][UCKE3] Return to stock by gtg465x (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112555) It didn't work. did the same problem.. it boots up then screen goes black and buttons light up. I dont understand what is wrong with my phone.

What boxes do you have check marked in Odin?
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Bronk93 said:
What boxes do you have check marked in Odin?
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Odin3 v1.70
the check marked boxes are Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time.

I have been getting the same problem every time I flash original stock rom on my phone.

bradman117 said:
Odin3 v1.70
the check marked boxes are Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, and F. Reset Time.
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If you aren't using a pit file make sure the repartition box is unchecked
you also might want to try a newer version of odin
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Even though you are trying to flash back to stock, you should still have the update.zip for clockwork recovery on your internal sd card.... Try going into recovery, find "format system" do that then go to "reboot to download" then try flashing a rom with odin again.... Seems like you have some corruption of system files, formatting system has worked for me when I think I've really f'd up....
Sent from my Samsung Infuse 4G - 1.6ghz

I just used Odin v1.81 and yes it had a pit. I tried it again and still same problem. I also just formatted my system threw recovery and put gtg465x stock ROM back on and still same problem. The buttons light up. They dont thing when I press them.

Going to try uploading a video of my phone soon.

Here is a video of my phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-XTM5GH6nk

Put your phone into download mode and Use gtgs ultimate unbrick. Make sure you use all the included files (pit, phone and pda).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
Once you do that do factory reset from INSIDE the settings page in the ROM, not from recovery. After this you can re-root, install mod3e and cwm, and install custom rom again.

Bandit_Kaine said:
Put your phone into download mode and Use gtgs ultimate unbrick. Make sure you use all the included files (pit, phone and pda).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
Once you do that do factory reset from INSIDE the settings page in the ROM, not from recovery. After this you can re-root, install mod3e and cwm, and install custom rom again.
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I just ran "[ODIN][UCKD5] GTG's Ultimate Unbrick - Return to stock - Working PIT included" and the same thing happened. Screen just goes black. I cant get in the settings to do factory reset.

Try this. Flash UCKH1 leak which is froyo, it contains a bootloader update. Report back and let us know if the phone boots.
http://hotfile.com/dl/129136963/92a8405/SGH-I997_I997UCKH1_ATT.rar.html

Bandit_Kaine said:
Try this. Flash UCKH1 leak which is froyo, it contains a bootloader update. Report back and let us know if the phone boots.
http://hotfile.com/dl/129136963/92a8405/SGH-I997_I997UCKH1_ATT.rar.html
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I need the password to unzip this file

bradman117 said:
I just ran "[ODIN][UCKD5] GTG's Ultimate Unbrick - Return to stock - Working PIT included" and the same thing happened. Screen just goes black. I cant get in the settings to do factory reset.
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you can factory reset with "odin one-click". this is not available for the infuse but has been leaked for he captivate and maybe other phones. if you use the captivate oneclick odin you can use the "master clear" function when the phone is on, not in download mode. DO NOT ATEMPT TO FLASH WITH ONE CLICK ODIN. ONLY USE THE MASTER CLEAR FUNCTION.

Dani897 said:
you can factory reset with "odin one-click". this is not available for the infuse but has been leaked for he captivate and maybe other phones. if you use the captivate oneclick odin you can use the "master clear" function when the phone is on, not in download mode. DO NOT ATEMPT TO FLASH WITH ONE CLICK ODIN. ONLY USE THE MASTER CLEAR FUNCTION.
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I just tried that, I ust to have a Samsung Captivate so i had one like what your saying. When i clicked master clear it says "<ID:0/00#> Master Clear Started....." nothing else happens like it does when the captivate is being cleared.

bradman117 said:
I just tried that, I ust to have a Samsung Captivate so i had one like what your saying. When i clicked master clear it says "<ID:0/00#> Master Clear Started....." nothing else happens like it does when the captivate is being cleared.
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yeah the Rom needs to be somewhat functional for that to work I guess. have you tried using heimdall to flash the unbrick instead? what operating system are you on? are you an administrator?

Dani897 said:
yeah the Rom needs to be somewhat functional for that to work I guess. have you tried using heimdall to flash the unbrick instead? what operating system are you on? are you an administrator?
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windows 7 and i am administrator. what is heimdall? idk if i have used that

bradman117 said:
windows 7 and i am administrator. what is heimdall? idk if i have used that
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its an open source alternative to odin. search Google. I prefer heimdall 1.1. the ui is self explainitory. 1.3 is more flexible and has the option to use heimdall specific packages with partition information and device compatibility checking.
you will need to extract the .tar from the unbrick. 7zip is good for that.
read the website for other needed software. it needs Samsung drivers and I think it needs .net framework 4 and something else. not sure. I don't use it in windows. I use it in linux
heimdall doesn't let you repartition without bootloaders for safety reasons. you might have better luck in odin with repartition selected. but heimdall is something else to try and isn't as spastic.
oh is win7 32bit or 64. 32bit version is more cooperative with Samsung drivers.

[Q] HELP!! odin wont recognize bricked phone

Hi.
I bricked my samsung galaxy s 4g when i was trying to flash it to the stock KD1, because I need to send it back to tmobile in a few days. Now I am getting the phone!pc screen no matter what I do. I even made a usb jig, but I still get the phone!pc screen. However, I do remember when I first bricked it, odin would recognize it. now odin wont even recognize it. How do i make odin recognize the phone? how can I unbrick it? please help me ASAP.
Thanks.

rehkhan97 said:
Hi.
I bricked my samsung galaxy s 4g when i was trying to flash it to the stock KD1, because I need to send it back to tmobile in a few days. Now I am getting the phone!pc screen no matter what I do. I even made a usb jig, but I still get the phone!pc screen. However, I do remember when I first bricked it, odin would recognize it. now odin wont even recognize it. How do i make odin recognize the phone? how can I unbrick it? please help me ASAP.
Thanks.
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I had a buddy in that same situation. The phone /!\ PC. Odin did not recognize it at first however he swapped USB Ports with success.

thegoo said:
I had a buddy in that same situation. The phone /!\ PC. Odin did not recognize it at first however he swapped USB Ports with success.
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I did try swapping ports, but it still doesn't work. Anything else I can do?

rehkhan97 said:
I did try swapping ports, but it still doesn't work. Anything else I can do?
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What version of Odin are you using?

thegoo said:
What version of Odin are you using?
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I am using odin3 v1.30

rehkhan97 said:
I did try swapping ports, but it still doesn't work. Anything else I can do?
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Maybe try uninstalling & reinstalling the USB drivers, too.

Just a few minutes ago, odin somehow recognized my phone, but i plugged it out because it happened after a long time. I am trying to plug it in right now to multiple usb ports, but it is not recognizing my device anymore. why is this happening?

Try downloading the latest version of Odin.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/teamacid/files/fb/flash/Odin3 v1.85.zip/download

FBis251 said:
Try downloading the latest version of Odin.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/teamacid/files/fb/flash/Odin3 v1.85.zip/download
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ok so i downloaded to latest version of odin, but my device gets recognized twice on ID:COM. (i get two yellow boxes saying 0:[COM4] and 1:[COM5]). what should i do? also i only loaded the PIT and PDA file. do i need to load any other files?

can you uninstall the drivers. reboot the computer. then check your device manager to make sure it is completely removed. i recommend using a program called ccleaner to wipe your computer cache and especially fix your registry. then i would reboot again. install the drivers from the bible thread. once that is done, open odin 1.85 and try plugging in the phone in download to see if it is recognized. if it is, odin the KC1 bootloaders found in fb's gb starter pack. once that is done, odin whitehawk's KD1. this sounds like a computer problem more than a phone problem.
if you are really in a bind and you need to send it into tmobile, i can do this for you.

jager555 said:
can you uninstall the drivers. reboot the computer. then check your device manager to make sure it is completely removed. i recommend using a program called ccleaner to wipe your computer cache and especially fix your registry. then i would reboot again. install the drivers from the bible thread. once that is done, open odin 1.85 and try plugging in the phone in download to see if it is recognized. if it is, odin the KC1 bootloaders found in fb's gb starter pack. once that is done, odin whitehawk's KD1. this sounds like a computer problem more than a phone problem.
if you are really in a bind and you need to send it into tmobile, i can do this for you.
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thank you. but why should i flash with kc1 first?

rehkhan97 said:
thank you. but why should i flash with kc1 first?
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to clear up any gremlins or footprints. better safe than sorry. depending on who you speak with at tmobile, they can really go after you if they find out you rooted and are now returning a phone that has been altered. i've had people call me before when i returned my vibrant to ask about it.

jager555 said:
to clear up any gremlins or footprints. better safe than sorry. depending on who you speak with at tmobile, they can really go after you if they find out you rooted and are now returning a phone that has been altered. i've had people call me before when i returned my vibrant to ask about it.
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thank you for giving me these steps. it worked, and i flashed to kc1, and then kd1. but i still have one problem. on the phone, superuser is still installed. how can i get rid of that?? thanks.

rehkhan97 said:
thank you for giving me these steps. it worked, and i flashed to kc1, and then kd1. but i still have one problem. on the phone, superuser is still installed. how can i get rid of that?? thanks.
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A few potential options, hope I didn't skip anything:
The superuser app can be removed from within the Market. If it was rooted with SuperOneClick (SOC), I believe you can use SOC to remove it. Given that you're on KD1 now you can probably get the KD1 stock firmware from samfirmware.com (you have to register, though). Or, you could flash Raver's the stock KJ6 via ODIN or you could use Kies Mini to get to stock KJ6.

jager555 said:
to clear up any gremlins or footprints. better safe than sorry. depending on who you speak with at tmobile, they can really go after you if they find out you rooted and are now returning a phone that has been altered. i've had people call me before when i returned my vibrant to ask about it.
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You could also use the KJ6 Heimdall One-Click to write KJ6 and bootloaders to clear out the 'gremlins'

Also, there is an app called: "Bluetooth Perm Test". I am not familiar with this app, so should i delete it? Because tmobile might find out the phone was rooted if this app is installed.

If you're sending it back, do a factory data reset & go into recovery mode to wipe the caches just to be safe.
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stephen_w said:
If you're sending it back, do a factory data reset & go into recovery mode to wipe the caches just to be safe.
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Yes, I am sending it back. So if I do a factory data reset and clear the cache, will it get rid of root and "Buetooth Perm Test"?
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rehkhan97 said:
Yes, I am sending it back. So if I do a factory data reset and clear the cache, will it get rid of root and "Buetooth Perm Test"?
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I'm not sure about root but it will remove non-factory installed apps & user data. It will not remove anything on your sdcard, so if you're sending that back too then you'll want to format it.
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stephen_w said:
I'm not sure about root but it will remove non-factory installed apps & user data. It will not remove anything on your sdcard, so if you're sending that back too then you'll want to format it.
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ok thanks factory data reset and wiping cache did get rid of non factory apps. My other question would be: if i use kies mini to update to kj6, will root automatically uninstall? thanks.

Lock Pattern Screen

Hi I have flashed my phone with a few roms and now that I have flashed any new rom and even whipped out and reformatted my sd card etc. I get the screen unlock pattern all the time.... even though all I have to do is swipe anywhere and not input a pattern unlock its really annoying!
Can anyone direct me on how I should go about this?
I currently flashed :
[Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]
But I want to clean it out completely and start all over without the worry of this unlock pattern!

Lvnlegendinc said:
Hi I have flashed my phone with a few roms and now that I have flashed any new rom and even whipped out and reformatted my sd card etc. I get the screen unlock pattern all the time.... even though all I have to do is swipe anywhere and not input a pattern unlock its really annoying!
Can anyone direct me on how I should go about this?
I currently flashed :
[Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]
But I want to clean it out completely and start all over without the worry of this unlock pattern!
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Do a backup, perform a factory data reset, and you should be good to go. It's possible that clearing the cache & Davlik cache might work, but I'm not sure.

stephen_w said:
Do a backup, perform a factory data reset, and you should be good to go. It's possible that clearing the cache & Davlik cache might work, but I'm not sure.
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Thanks Steven.... I actually backed up everything.... performed a data reset and even reset the sd card and it still happened, I dont think I have CWM with the One-Click I installed

Lvnlegendinc said:
Thanks Steven.... I actually backed up everything.... performed a data reset and even reset the sd card and it still happened, I dont think I have CWM with the One-Click I installed
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Weird. I had an issue like that after installing the initial Octane release. I think I might've flashed chadster's KG4 via ODIN afterward to clean it out as it flashes 4 different files (PIT, PDA, CSC, Phone).

stephen_w said:
Weird. I had an issue like that after installing the initial Octane release. I think I might've flashed chadster's KG4 via ODIN afterward to clean it out as it flashes 4 different files (PIT, PDA, CSC, Phone).
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this one:
[ROM-Leak][ODIN] Gingerbread 2.3.4 T959VUVKG4
I flashed that one too the first time also... so u think I should flash that then what is the best current 2.36 rom.... or what would u do?

Lvnlegendinc said:
this one:
[ROM-Leak][ODIN] Gingerbread 2.3.4 T959VUVKG4
I flashed that one too the first time also... so u think I should flash that then what is the best current 2.36 rom.... or what would u do?
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Yeah, that's the one I personally always go back to that one to get a clean start. So far it's worked well for me.
As for what ROM, man, that's subjective I just read that Whitehawkx relased Valhalla Final. As for me I currently have Octane. I'd probably go to KG4, then stock KJ6, and maybe go to something custom from there. Others may have different ideas, though.

stephen_w said:
Yeah, that's the one I personally always go back to that one to get a clean start. So far it's worked well for me.
As for what ROM, man, that's subjective I just read that Whitehawkx relased Valhalla Final. As for me I currently have Octane. I'd probably go to KG4, then stock KJ6, and maybe go to something custom from there. Others may have different ideas, though.
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Ya thats what ill do... I like KJ6 2.3.6, I just want my phone to be bloat free and fast with no issues lol

Lvnlegendinc said:
Ya thats what ill do... I like KJ6 2.3.6, I just want my phone to be bloat free and fast with no issues lol
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I hear ya! Check the Dev section; I think FB just posted a debloater of some kind.

Try backing up your sd card and wiping it. Or use a different sdcard.
Everything on the phone gets reflashed. I have tested all three one clicks and have not experienced what you are saying.
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To be fair, the one clicks, nor do any other method we tried (odin flashing, cwm falshing), reset EVERYTHING. The thread regarding incorrect time zones required a "hard reset" to get everything right again. Not sure if this should apply to this thread, but worth mentioning.

bhundven said:
Try backing up your sd card and wiping it. Or use a different sdcard.
Everything on the phone gets reflashed. I have tested all three one clicks and have not experienced what you are saying.
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In no way shape or form am I saying that its ur roms fault... im just trying to get an answer or hoping someone has had that happen to them... thats all.... im still going to reflash using the one-click u created it was easy and quick lol

iamperson347 said:
To be fair, the one clicks, nor do any other method we tried (odin flashing, cwm falshing), reset EVERYTHING. The thread regarding incorrect time zones required a "hard reset" to get everything right again. Not sure if this should apply to this thread, but worth mentioning.
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Im not 100% on anything im doing but i have never done a Hard Reset... I have whipped and reformatted my sd card and started from fresh and still have the lock screen pop up.

Lvnlegendinc said:
Im not 100% on anything im doing but i have never done a Hard Reset... I have whipped and reformatted my sd card and started from fresh and still have the lock screen pop up.
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It involves downloading "GPS Aids" from the market. In that tool is a place to do a hard reset. I can't remember the exact menu option, I think it's under "Tools" or something.

stephen_w said:
It involves downloading "GPS Aids" from the market. In that tool is a place to do a hard reset. I can't remember the exact menu option, I think it's under "Tools" or something.
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I think ill roll back to KG4 then go from step to step there

Lvnlegendinc said:
In no way shape or form am I saying that its ur roms fault... im just trying to get an answer or hoping someone has had that happen to them... thats all.... im still going to reflash using the one-click u created it was easy and quick lol
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Its not my ROM... they are all kj6 stock with different kernels. Read the op.
I was saying that there are files stored on your sdcard that Android uses. If you can isolate those files, it might help you figure out the problem you are having.
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bhundven said:
Its not my ROM... they are all kj6 stock with different kernels. Read the op.
I was saying that there are files stored on your sdcard that Android uses. If you can isolate those files, it might help you figure out the problem you are having.
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I pretty much deleted everything on the sd card and started ur 1Click hoping the problem would go away.... no worries, im sure ill go back and figure out what may help.
Thanks!

Also, maybe I missed something.
Do you mean that you see the lockscreen when booting for the first time after oneclick? It looks like a crappy low res lockscreen? If so, just enter your old pin/password. It wont ask again... Until you setup protected lockscreen again.
If not, and what you are trying now doesnt work, then could you rephrase the problem?
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error mounting /system

I ran some scripts in smanager which caused some fc's so i went for a cwm restore. When restoring, it said failed to format /system. I tried to manually format it and it can't mount. What do I do now?

I would Odin Ep4d then reflash cmw. Restore from clean slate.
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luis86dr said:
I would Odin Ep4d then reflash cmw. Restore from clean slate.
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Thanks. Reminded me of how much i hate stock.

JihadSquad said:
Thanks. Reminded me of how much i hate stock.
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LOL I feel your pain.
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CWM
luis86dr said:
LOL I feel your pain.
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see if you can help me.. i updated to the fp1 and everythings fine except i cannot get the CWM to stick. i have retried it several times and according to the info on XDA/forums but CWM wont work. i can home+upvolume+power button till second logo shows but when i am on my droid charge i can press power button and only get the standard off restart blah blah... no cwm, boot recovery, etc. nada so i reload odin on Imnuts newest Cwm and still the same.. i noticed that one said to use root explorer, but that thing cost about 4 bucks.. i dont wanna pay out the cash to end up losing it all when someone comes along with another plan.. Help/help/
PS>> i had CWM 5.0 working just fine but the newest edition wiped it clean.
personaly i dont understand the reasoning for all the different CWM's to begin with.

papa54 said:
see if you can help me.. i updated to the fp1 and everythings fine except i cannot get the CWM to stick. i have retried it several times and according to the info on XDA/forums but CWM wont work. i can home+upvolume+power button till second logo shows but when i am on my droid charge i can press power button and only get the standard off restart blah blah... no cwm, boot recovery, etc. nada so i reload odin on Imnuts newest Cwm and still the same.. i noticed that one said to use root explorer, but that thing cost about 4 bucks.. i dont wanna pay out the cash to end up losing it all when someone comes along with another plan.. Help/help/
PS>> i had CWM 5.0 working just fine but the newest edition wiped it clean.
personaly i dont understand the reasoning for all the different CWM's to begin with.
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Well as stated in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560117
You will need to remove permissions then reflash for it to stick.
Since you don't want to purchase root explorer you can try opening terminal emulator and try this
su
chmod 000 /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
Should remove all permissions. Tested it myself.
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papa54 said:
i noticed that one said to use root explorer, but that thing cost about 4 bucks.. i dont wanna pay out the cash to end up losing it all when someone comes along with another plan.
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ES File Explorer is free and you can change permissions. Root of course required. Check settings to make sure you've granted it Root Explorer and Mount System Writable.
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JihadSquad said:
I ran some scripts in smanager which caused some fc's so i went for a cwm restore. When restoring, it said failed to format /system. I tried to manually format it and it can't mount. What do I do now?
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nismology said:
Try to flash an older CWM.
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Yes perfect. That solved my solution even though I am up and running again. Thanks

luis86dr said:
I would Odin Ep4d then reflash cmw. Restore from clean slate.
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tried that and soft bricked ph..
i have reloaded ev thing and am stock fp1

papa54 said:
see if you can help me.. i updated to the fp1 and everythings fine except i cannot get the CWM to stick. i have retried it several times and according to the info on XDA/forums but CWM wont work. i can home+upvolume+power button till second logo shows but when i am on my droid charge i can press power button and only get the standard off restart blah blah... no cwm, boot recovery, etc. nada so i reload odin on Imnuts newest Cwm and still the same.. i noticed that one said to use root explorer, but that thing cost about 4 bucks.. i dont wanna pay out the cash to end up losing it all when someone comes along with another plan.. Help/help/
PS>> i had CWM 5.0 working just fine but the newest edition wiped it clean.
personaly i dont understand the reasoning for all the different CWM's to begin with.
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CWM version changes:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112804

Just a thought, download Quick Boot from the Play Store and see if you can get into recovery that way. This app saved my ass a few times.
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Whoever said they don't want to buy Root Explorer is making a serious mistake. re, along with Titanium Backup Pro, is one of the essential apps for any root user. That being said, ES File Explorer is a pretty good alternative, and TI Free is usable.
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I too have gotten this problem with saying different partitions aren't mountable...3 times since late last night. I understand very well how to Odin back to stock ep4, take the update to fp1, get cwm to stick then flash my rom of choice. I am just wondering what is causing this though. I literally just got cwm (0302) to stick and was going to restore a backup I made so I formatted all the partitions in cwm and went to restore my backup and bam! system not mountable again. I'm going to try the 4.x version and see if I still get this issue. Going through the process of repartitioning and then getting back to my recovery is a huge PITA and a very long process.

luis86dr said:
I would Odin Ep4d then reflash cmw. Restore from clean slate.
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hey what is that Odin Ep4d and how do u reflash cwm??? can u plzz help he i am haveing that same problem with mounting the storage and i cant even restore.....

andrew.amaya1 said:
hey what is that Odin Ep4d and how do u reflash cwm??? can u plzz help he i am haveing that same problem with mounting the storage and i cant even restore.....
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To get back to EP4 Stock go here
Then there will be 2 over the air upgrades from Verizon. Take them both.
You can just flash CWM and be rooted stock if you want but the best alternative is this. Use the Odin version "Tweaked v3.0 ROM + 0302 CWM recovery". It's one step to being rooted on the best available rom.
If you want to be on rooted stock get CWM here
If you want a pictorial guide to using Odin go here

USB Port broken
luis86dr said:
I would Odin Ep4d then reflash cmw. Restore from clean slate.
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My USB Port is broken, is there anyway I can save this device without using ODIN?

Need some serious help...

Hi folks...
I am trying to help a friend that owns this phone. I recently rooted it for him and all was well until one day he said that the phone died and when he rebooted the phone would force close EVERYTHING, rendering the phone unusable. Here's what I have done thus far:
via odin... i have tried everything in the "how to fix your phone" post all with the same result of the phone booting to setup force closing everything.
so i got the idea to try and get cwm installed and try a custom rom (tweaked v2.2). Initially, after I installed it, the phone bootlooped. So i found the post with the stock fp1 kernel (which is the kernel with the rom if i'm not mistaken) and flashed it. The phone booted... still forces closing everything.
I am stuck now... Not bricked by any means, but this force close issue is going to be the bain of my existence:crying:. If anyone has experienced this and managed to get the phone working normally again, please help.
I am pretty good with everything on samsung phones except ADB... if the fix involves that just make the instructions idiot proof...
THANKS A LOT FOR THE HELP IN ADVANCE!!!

Pit.
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kvswim said:
Pit.
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Is there a different PIT file other than the one found via the "how to fix your phone" post? If not, tried that already, but thanks for the reply.

Go to imnuts.org
Every file for Odin is there
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Flash this and the pit. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380430
If it's still FC city I would use SamsungPST to flash that along with the pit. It may take a few tries because your NAND is likely corrupted.
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Thanks folks. the only thing here i haven't done is the samsung pst thing. I downloaded what i hope is the right version of it. do i go about using it the same way i would use odin?
EDIT: Figured it out... lets hope for the best and thanks guys
QUESTION...should i be checking the repartition, efs clear, of boot update boxes when using the pst program, or do i just keep trying to flash and re-flash until the problem goes away?

onyx1898 said:
Thanks folks. the only thing here i haven't done is the samsung pst thing. I downloaded what i hope is the right version of it. do i go about using it the same way i would use odin?
EDIT: Figured it out... lets hope for the best and thanks guys
QUESTION...should i be checking the repartition, efs clear, of boot update boxes when using the pst program, or do i just keep trying to flash and re-flash until the problem goes away?
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If you are flashing with the pit Re-Partition, Auto Reboot, F. Reset Time and PDA should be the only things checked. If you are not flashing with the pit then Re-Partition should be unchecked

Thanks Paul, i was using the samsungPST program, so i will give the repartition option a try within that program.

Maybe you are using the wrong version of odin. 1.83 or 1.85 are the only versions you should be using

been using 1.85, will try 1.83...

When using PST check only the PIT. EFS Clear and Boot Update will break the phone even more.
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kvswim said:
When using PST check only the PIT. EFS Clear and Boot Update will break the phone even more.
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Thanks, glad i didn't mess with those...
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I still haven't gotten this darn thing working... at this point i can say i have tried everything... any other input?
currently have tweaked v3 w/ clockwork mod installed, still FC everything...
as always, thanks in advance

onyx1898 said:
I still haven't gotten this darn thing working... at this point i can say i have tried everything... any other input?
currently have tweaked v3 w/ clockwork mod installed, still FC everything...
as always, thanks in advance
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what kernel are you running?

Whatever kernel that comes with the stock rom, that is unless it stays with whatever was last flashed kernel wise. If that's the case, it's stock fp1
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Reading through this I haven't seen any mention of taking the OTA updates. After flashing EP4D with Pit did you allow the 2 over the air updates from Verizon? This needs to be done before flashing Tweaked. Then when you flash Tweaked I suggest using the Odin version "Tweaked with CWM". That worked out perfectly for me.
Update: Also did you check the MD5 Checksum of the EP4 file you downloaded. That's pretty much mandatory since bad downloads do sometimes happen.

stueycaster said:
Reading through this I haven't seen any mention of taking the OTA updates. After flashing EP4D with Pit did you allow the 2 over the air updates from Verizon? This needs to be done before flashing Tweaked. Then when you flash Tweaked I suggest using the Odin version "Tweaked with CWM". That worked out perfectly for me.
Update: Also did you check the MD5 Checksum of the EP4 file you downloaded. That's pretty much mandatory since bad downloads do sometimes happen.
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I will double check all of these things... only problem, the phone is force closing setup right after odin, rendering it completely unusable. i will double check the md5 to make sure things are good and will get back to this...

onyx1898 said:
Whatever kernel that comes with the stock rom, that is unless it stays with whatever was last flashed kernel wise. If that's the case, it's stock fp1
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you should be on FP5 with this ROM. what does your phone settings show?

onyx1898 said:
I will double check all of these things... only problem, the phone is force closing setup right after odin, rendering it completely unusable. i will double check the md5 to make sure things are good and will get back to this...
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You don't need to use recovery at all. Odin EP4 then take the two OTA updates then odin Tweaked 3.0 w/ CWM. It's in the OP. I did setup Google Backup on EP4 before I took the OTA's. I never use VZW Backup.
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