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[Q] How to revert back to stock everything without root on GT-i9020T?

How do I revert back after one-click root to the stock everything including radio, rom, build, etc. I am currently running Cynagon mod RC1 7 and have had numerous issues, I would just like a clean, simple cut answer so I can give this to someone for the holidays, any help would be mightly appreciated, as i've asked this in the past and can never seem to get a clear cut answer, thanks.

wierd165 said:
How do I revert back after one-click root to the stock everything including radio, rom, build, etc. I am currently running Cynagon mod RC1 7 and have had numerous issues, I would just like a clean, simple cut answer so I can give this to someone for the holidays, any help would be mightly appreciated, as i've asked this in the past and can never seem to get a clear cut answer, thanks.
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Just flash a full rom, it should restore the radio, the recovery, and the OS. Then do a reset to factory defaults if you are paranoid.
Get the proper rom for you phone here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
If you're on T-Mobile, you have an i9020-T, this should work for you. It is the full 2.3.6 image.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...a25375426.signed-soju-ota-189904.1ada2537.zip

Is this also working if you're coming from stock unrooted ICS 4.0.3 ?
And
Is there any risk of loosing IMEI if you're going full ROM ?

mahanddeem said:
Is this also working if you're coming from stock unrooted ICS 4.0.3 ?
And
Is there any risk of loosing IMEI if you're going full ROM ?
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I have reverted back from 4.0.3 yesterday by reflashing the full 2.3.6 rom without any issues. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by losing IMEI.
My phone works just fine after doing this (more than once!).

pcbroch said:
Just flash a full rom, it should restore the radio, the recovery, and the OS. Then do a reset to factory defaults if you are paranoid.
Get the proper rom for you phone here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
If you're on T-Mobile, you have an i9020-T, this should work for you. It is the full 2.3.6 image.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...a25375426.signed-soju-ota-189904.1ada2537.zip
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Ok here's my problem i did the ics update earlier before you told me this and still having issues, now when I go to recovery I get a android with his chest open with a red caution sign on it...how could I just format everything, essentially make it the way it was out of box so I could start over...because of all the issues I'm currently having.

When you get to that point, you need to hold down power then press vol up. Then you will be able to flash the zip. You need to put the zip on the phone first though, unless you have CWM recovery, in which case you can mount the sdcard section and move it across then, and flash it after.

OK thanks...Just please let's summarize this
1.You were on I9020T bone stock , unrooted
2.You had GB 2.3.6
3.You updated manually (or OTA) to 4.0.3
4.You decided to revert to GB 2.3.6
5.You used exactly the same method of manual update (stock recovery after copying the .zip file and in this case the full ROM of 2.3.6 to SD)
6.You followed the stock recovery steps and chose the .zip 2.3.6..
7.After everything was setup , you booted into GB 2.3.6 without any problems
Is that right ? or better if you make the exact detailed steps you did to revert to GB 2.3.6 would be apreciated
Thanks

furiannn said:
When you get to that point, you need to hold down power then press vol up. Then you will be able to flash the zip. You need to put the zip on the phone first though, unless you have CWM recovery, in which case you can mount the sdcard section and move it across then, and flash it after.
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Tried, but then I get this error:
--Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: !less_than_int(1316544229. getprop("ro.build.date.utc"))
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Any help?

I think u need a custom recovery to be able to revert back to gingerbread
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Raver27 said:
I think u need a custom recovery to be able to revert back to gingerbread
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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how would I go about flashing the custom recovery? I tried to flash another full rom package with the recovery in it and like i said i got that error...

Do you have a folder in windows where you have been flashing stuff from, using fastboot?
If so, just get this recovery image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686
Download either the blue or green 5023 image. Doesnt matter which just changes colour of mod place the file in the same folder as the fastboot.
Next, with the phone off and after attaching the phone to USB, turn it on while pressing vol-up and power. You should see the boot option screen, the fastboot screen. Leave the phone there.
Now go back to cmd window in windows, and browse to the folder where you have all the fastboot files and where you have put the above image file. Then type in the following:
fastboot flash recovery <image name.img> (without the < >)
press enter and it'll flash the recovery and then you can install the old version of android

furiannn said:
Do you have a folder in windows where you have been flashing stuff from, using fastboot?
If so, just get this recovery image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686
Download either the blue or green 5023 image. Doesnt matter which just changes colour of mod place the file in the same folder as the fastboot.
Next, with the phone off and after attaching the phone to USB, turn it on while pressing vol-up and power. You should see the boot option screen, the fastboot screen. Leave the phone there.
Now go back to cmd window in windows, and browse to the folder where you have all the fastboot files and where you have put the above image file. Then type in the following:
fastboot flash recovery <image name.img> (without the < >)
press enter and it'll flash the recovery and then you can install the old version of android
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I don't believe I have a folder as such, being a person who is not familiar with the lingo, etc of all this i rooted it with one-click mod, and just flash things through this, are you saying I can flash things externally? sorry to sound like a bum, but i'm trying to understand thanks.

No problem, we're all noobs once, hell i still am and only just coming to terms with it all! Just need to do a bit of researching, but heres the basics...
fastboot lets you flash stuff to the phone from windows, when the phone is attached to the USB and is in fastboot mode (just turned on, from vol-up/pwr).
Can unlock the boot loader and flash recovery images from there. Once thats done, most other stuff can be done from within the new recovery mode, clockworkmod being the one that everyone uses.
over at nexusshacks it's explained really well how to root your phone. And he provides a zip with everything you could want. That zip is the folder I was talking about in the last post. It comes with drivers to install when you first plug the USB in and the PC recognises the phone. Download the pack, install them drivers and then go back to my last post and take it from there
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/NexusS/rooting/nexussrootnew.zip
EDIT: Also do a full wipe/data reset just before you flash the new rom

furiannn said:
No problem, we're all noobs once, hell i still am and only just coming to terms with it all! Just need to do a bit of researching, but heres the basics...
fastboot lets you flash stuff to the phone from windows, when the phone is attached to the USB and is in fastboot mode (just turned on, from vol-up/pwr).
Can unlock the boot loader and flash recovery images from there. Once thats done, most other stuff can be done from within the new recovery mode, clockworkmod being the one that everyone uses.
over at nexusshacks it's explained really well how to root your phone. And he provides a zip with everything you could want. That zip is the folder I was talking about in the last post. It comes with drivers to install when you first plug the USB in and the PC recognises the phone. Download the pack, install them drivers and then go back to my last post and take it from there
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/NexusS/rooting/nexussrootnew.zip
EDIT: Also do a full wipe/data reset just before you flash the new rom
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I'm using clockwork right now, but it seems to be corrupted, im running 4.0.3 right now on a full rom package, so your saying I should still do this? I think i may have done all that before, as the phone is rooted, but I used the one-click method instead.

Just download that file and then you'll have what you need on your pc to do what i mentioned above. Plug the phone in and reflash the new recovery which will not harm it, and then you'll be able to stick gingerbread or ICS back on. You gotta try things out otherwise you'll not understand what is going on. I dont know of any one click thing that will let you go back to default as it was before. After it flashes the new recovery, scroll down to "recovery" on the screen and press the power button, dont restart the system.
In hindsight, while the one click methods are easy to use, theyre getting used by people that dont do the necessary research to learn about the rooting and flashing process. This means you end up skipping so much that you learn about the whole rooting and flashing proocess when doing it manually, which in turn means you have more trouble getting out of it if you want it back to the way it was! No offence intended here, but you just need to man up and do it! All will be well

Stuck in startup animation loop

I unlocked and rooted my tablet yesterday and everything appeared to be working fine. After using it for a couple hours and restarting it a few times it stopped working and is now locked in a boot loop. When I try boot the tablet it comes on and gets to the animation where the glint of light goes across the Asus logo but it does not finish and instead it stops there and I get the moving circles at the bottom. I've left it running there for several hours and it just hangs.
I've tried erasing the data and booting to linux but the same thing happens when I try either of those.
I've also tried flashing a number of different ROMs, but all that happens is it starts installing and then I get the Android guy on his side error screen.
I hadn't done anything to the ROM and was still running 10.6.1.14.4. I even downloaded that same ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266519 but I get the same error message when I try flash that ROM.
I would really, REALLY appreciate any ideas at all - and thanks in advance for any suggestions.

stuck on animation loop
slap_shot_12 said:
I unlocked and rooted my tablet yesterday and everything appeared to be working fine. After using it for a couple hours and restarting it a few times it stopped working and is now locked in a boot loop. When I try boot the tablet it comes on and gets to the animation where the glint of light goes across the Asus logo but it does not finish and instead it stops there and I get the moving circles at the bottom. I've left it running there for several hours and it just hangs.
I've tried erasing the data and booting to linux but the same thing happens when I try either of those.
I've also tried flashing a number of different ROMs, but all that happens is it starts installing and then I get the Android guy on his side error screen.
I hadn't done anything to the ROM and was still running 10.6.1.14.4. I even downloaded that same ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266519 but I get the same error message when I try flash that ROM.
I would really, REALLY appreciate any ideas at all - and thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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this gonna sound odd but i had exact same prob when i rooted and flashed chromix rom. it went. what i did was flash it once with the rom with secure wipe, then i flashed again. and it got stuck at optimizing apps,then i tried reflashing couldnt get it to boot, what i ended up doing was using clockwork mod to factory reset my tablet, then had to restart, and reflash, this time it actually got to main screen. dont let it discharge/reboot for awhile as im bout to post a issue im having with it. but thats what i did to make it work for me.

shadowarez said:
this gonna sound odd but i had exact same prob when i rooted and flashed chromix rom. it went. what i did was flash it once with the rom with secure wipe, then i flashed again. and it got stuck at optimizing apps,then i tried reflashing couldnt get it to boot, what i ended up doing was using clockwork mod to factory reset my tablet, then had to restart, and reflash, this time it actually got to main screen. dont let it discharge/reboot for awhile as im bout to post a issue im having with it. but thats what i did to make it work for me.
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I'm not sure I understand --- how do I get to the clockwork mod if i can't get past the startup animation? And I've tried a bunch of roms with secure wipe and i get an error from every one of them.

didnt you install clockwork mod first?
slap_shot_12 said:
I'm not sure I understand --- how do I get to the clockwork mod if i can't get past the startup animation? And I've tried a bunch of roms with secure wipe and i get an error from every one of them.
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the thing i found showed me to installed the clockwork mod first before i did any flashing, i rooted device then i flashed once clockwork mod was installed, i had to root, then install rom manager and goo manager, from within there i installed the clockwork recovery script/mod then i proceeded to flash chromi-X DEODEX.

Did you flash the correct bootloader? I had the same problem, look for my posts in the last few pages of ChromiX.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41658701&postcount=2716

slap_shot_12 said:
I unlocked and rooted my tablet yesterday and everything appeared to be working fine. After using it for a couple hours and restarting it a few times it stopped working and is now locked in a boot loop. When I try boot the tablet it comes on and gets to the animation where the glint of light goes across the Asus logo but it does not finish and instead it stops there and I get the moving circles at the bottom. I've left it running there for several hours and it just hangs.
I've tried erasing the data and booting to linux but the same thing happens when I try either of those.
I've also tried flashing a number of different ROMs, but all that happens is it starts installing and then I get the Android guy on his side error screen.
I hadn't done anything to the ROM and was still running 10.6.1.14.4. I even downloaded that same ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266519 but I get the same error message when I try flash that ROM.
I would really, REALLY appreciate any ideas at all - and thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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Seems to me you installed Asus factory stock rom JB 4.2.1 (10.6.1.14.4), which means you have the latest bootloader, then you unlocked and rooted your device, however, you never installed any custom recovery like TWRP or CWM (clockmod). Now your device is boot looping. You need to boot into stock recovery by turn off your device, hold volume down and power button until you see white text on the screen, now release both buttons, you should see 3 icons (RCK, Android and wipe data). NOW you are in fastboot mode. Let me know at least you can get that far, before we continue....

buhohitr said:
Seems to me you installed Asus factory stock rom JB 4.2.1 (10.6.1.14.4), which means you have the latest bootloader, then you unlocked and rooted your device, however, you never installed any custom recovery like TWRP or CWM (clockmod). Now your device is boot looping. You need to boot into stock recovery by turn off your device, hold volume down and power button until you see white text on the screen, now release both buttons, you should see 3 icons (RCK, Android and wipe data). NOW you are in fastboot mode. Let me know at least you can get that far, before we continue....
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buhohitr -- You're exactly right. I can boot into stock recovery. When I select Android or wipe data it goes back to the animation screen and hangs up. When I select RCK it goes to the Android guy and says installing update but then it show him fallen over and the word Error. I've tried RCK with a memory card that has a number of different ROMs on it but the same thing keeps happening.

slap_shot_12 said:
buhohitr -- You're exactly right. I can boot into stock recovery. When I select Android or wipe data it goes back to the animation screen and hangs up. When I select RCK it goes to the Android guy and says installing update but then it show him fallen over and the word Error. I've tried RCK with a memory card that has a number of different ROMs on it but the same thing keeps happening.
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Give this a try, the factory Asus firmware zip file that you downloaded, unzip the file, you should see another zip file, rename this new zip file to "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" (without quotation), then copy it to the root of your sdcard then boot into stock recovery and execute the RCK again. Make sure you don't have any other zips laying around in the root of your sdcard.

You are truly a god among men.
buhohitr said:
Give this a try, the factory Asus firmware zip file that you downloaded, unzip the file, you should see another zip file, rename this new zip file to "EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip" (without quotation), then copy it to the root of your sdcard then boot into stock recovery and execute the RCK again. Make sure you don't have any other zips laying around in the root of your sdcard.
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THIS WORKED!!! Thanks so much. I was really worried I had bricked it.
So now one last question --- WHY did that work? Is there somewhere I could go to read up on this kind of stuff? I've tried surfing the XDA forum but there's a lot of stuff like this where someone gets there problem solved, but not much explaining why something worked so I can learn more about it.

slap_shot_12 said:
THIS WORKED!!! Thanks so much. I was really worried I had bricked it.
So now one last question --- WHY did that work? Is there somewhere I could go to read up on this kind of stuff? I've tried surfing the XDA forum but there's a lot of stuff like this where someone gets there problem solved, but not much explaining why something worked so I can learn more about it.
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Somehow the stock recovery was reinstalled on your tablet, thus letting this method work. It however does not on CWM or TWRP. All you did was manually reinstall a stock rom back onto your tablet. How it got the stock recovery is beyond me unless you flashed a stock ROM from CWM and didnt realize what you were installing.
Tylor
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slap_shot_12 said:
THIS WORKED!!! Thanks so much. I was really worried I had bricked it.
So now one last question --- WHY did that work? Is there somewhere I could go to read up on this kind of stuff? I've tried surfing the XDA forum but there's a lot of stuff like this where someone gets there problem solved, but not much explaining why something worked so I can learn more about it.
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Since the JB 4.2.1 upgrade, this is the most reliable method to install Asus full stock firmware. Also, since you're unlocked, let root the device by go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230763 download the tool and root it. Once rooted, I suggest that you should install TWRP custom recovery, by download Goomanager from the market, open the app and tab on the 3 little boxes on the top right hand corner, select "install recovery scripts" , this will shutdown your device and install custom TWRP recovery script, once this installed, you can download "rebooter" from the market and this app has many options, one of them is allowed you easily boot into custom recovery.

I don't know if I bricked my phone trying to install custom recovery...please help..

I followed the instructions on the following website in order install jelly bean onto the blaze.
wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_t769
I finished the first part of the instructions up until where it says "You need now to manually reboot the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode by holding ." I did not know what to press since it has nothing after the word "holding" in the sentence. I did some research on Google to figure out how to do this, but without any luck. So, I think I just pressed the volume and up + down+power keys all together and then released the keys after the screen turned off and I felt 2 vibrations. after a few seconds the screen turned back on and it displayed the following:
==========================================
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T769
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES(1 COUNTS)
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
**shows an image with phone, computer screen, and a yellow warning sign**
FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE. PLEASE SELECT RECOVERY MODE IN KIES & TRY AGAIN.
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Now, no matter what I do, the phone keeps booting to this screen. As I understand it, I have to boot into recovery mode manually and then follow the instructions from the second part of the instructions list and install the jelly bean OS. How do I proceed from here because no mater what i do like removing the battery, sim and sd card and powering up again, it keeps going to this screen and it won't go beyond it. should i have followed the instructions on that site? and by the way, the only reason why I didn't follow any other site installation instructions is because I thought it would be flawless since it's an official instructions page for the cyangenmod ROM.
Thanks to everyone in advance for your kind help.

larrylegfoot said:
I followed the instructions in the following website in order install jelly bean onto the blaze.
wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_t769
I finished the first part of the instructions up until where it says "You need now to manually reboot the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode by holding ." I did not know what to press since it has nothing after the word "holding" in the sentence. I think I pressed the volume and up + down+power keys all together and then released the keys after the screen turned off and I felt 2 vibrations. after a few seconds the screen turned back on and it says the following:
==========================================
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T769
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES(1 COUNTS)
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
**shows an image with phone, computer screen, and a yellow warning sign**
FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE. PLEASE SELECT RECOVERY MODE IN KIES & TRY AGAIN.
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That is what is printed on the screen. now no matter what I do, the phone keeps booting to this screen. I have finished the first part of the instruction on that website and encountered this problem after that instruction about booting into recovery mode manually. As I understand it, I have to boot into recovery mode manually and then follow the instructions from the second part of the instructions list and install the jelly bean OS. How do I proceed from here because no mater what i do like removing the batter, sim and sd card and powering up again, it keeps going to the screen and it won't go beyond it. should i have followed the instructions on this site?
Thanks to everyone in advance for your kind help.
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Just a soft brick. Very common, and very easy to fix. Unfortunately, I don't really know what to do. I think you must flash another proper firmware in Odin.. don't quote me on that though... just letting you know you can take a sigh of relief.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

unicorndust98 said:
Just a soft brick. Very common, and very easy to fix. Unfortunately, I don't really know what to do. I think you must flash another proper firmware in Odin.. don't quote me on that though... just letting you know you can take a sigh of relief.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
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ok great that's good news!..
so i did some research and found that i need to use fastboot with adb to install this rom. but I cant find any instructions on google that tells me in clear simple language how to use it properly. i have the fastboot and adb files. i am able to run the fastboot console application successfully. but, i dont know what to do at this point. The phone is in the download mode warning screen where it tells me to press volume up or down keys. I have the phone plugged into the computer. so, is the battery being charged right now? I'm afraid it may die on me.
I'm reading those instructions from wiki.cyanogenmod.org for this and it is very unclear and meant for advanced users. I need plain simple instructions..
I typed in "adb reboot bootloader" and it says "error: device not found" and typing "fastboot update cm-10.0.0-t769.zip" says "<waiting for device>" but nothing happens.. it just hangs there.. and this was happening even after I installed the official samsung drivers for this phone.
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help out this noob. thanks.

For begining use this guide and get your phone back working:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
then try again what you were trying on a first place...
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"Repartition" checkbox in Odin program will check itself automaticly when you load the PIT file, dont forget to uncheck that, or you will be in a much bigger trouble than the one you are in now...

larrylegfoot said:
ok great that's good news!..
so i did some research and found that i need to use fastboot with adb to install this rom. but I cant find any instructions on google that tells me in clear simple language how to use it properly. i have the fastboot and adb files. i am able to run the fastboot console application successfully. but, i dont know what to do at this point. The phone is in the download mode warning screen where it tells me to press volume up or down keys. is the battery being charged right now? im afraid it may die on me.
I'm reading those instructions from wiki.cyanogenmod.org for this and it is very unclear and meant for advanced users. I need plain simple instructions..
I typed in "adb reboot bootloader" and it says "error: device not found" and typing "fastboot update cm-10.0.0-t769.zip" says "<waiting for device>" but nothing happens.. it just hangs there..
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help out this noob. thanks. :crying:
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Uh there's no fastboot or bootloader for samsung phones afaik.... What rom are you trying to install on your blaze?

hristopelov said:
For begining use this guide and get your phone back working:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
then try again what you were trying on a first place...
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"Repartition" checkbox in Odin program will check itself automaticly when you load the PIT file, dont forget to uncheck that, or you will be in a much bigger trouble than the one you are in now...
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thank you for this info..
Following the instructions above restored the phone to the older stock rom for the blaze. so, what I am going to do is find clear, simple instructions on how to update the phone to jelly bean 4.1.2.
before restoring to stock though I managed to find a key combination to get the phone into the clockwork recovery mode screen. [press and hold volume up + down + power keys --> then when you see the samsung logo, release the power key while still holding down the volume up + down keys.. hold the keys for a few seconds and then release. --> recovery screen should be displayed] so I did a factory reset and then put the custom rom on the SD by inserting the SD card into the computer and then inserting it into the phone. I then chose the option to install the zip file from the SD card but it says "can't open file (bad)". This was the latest stable version of cyanogenmod. I tried nightly versions too and i got the same error message. I don't know if my sd card is screwed up. I doubt it, because I was able to use it with the phone a few days ago. how should I install the jelly bean update?
should i do it through rom manager or via the SD card? can someone please point me in the right direction? thanks.

Yeah, your doing to much work. All you need is download mode and Odin.
Fix the soft brick from the above link. Then just go the cwm Odin thread, flash cwm. Then install any ROM you want from the Dev section. Don't use wiki for any info on the blaze. Use xda!! Everything you need is here, including helpful folks!
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larrylegfoot said:
thank you for this info..
I wiped out the stock rom that was on the phone before this happened, but following the instructions above restored the phone to the older stock rom for the blaze. so, what I am going to do is find clear, simple instructions on how to update the phone to jelly bean 4.1.2.
before restoring to stock though I managed to find a key combination to get the phone into the clockwork recovery mode screen. [press and hold volume up + down + power keys --> then when you see the samsung logo, release the power key while still holding down the volume up + down keys.. hold the keys for a few seconds and then release. --> recovery screen should be displayed] so I did a factory reset and then put the custom rom on the SD by inserting the SD card into the computer and then inserting it into the phone. I then chose the option to install the zip file from the SD card but it says "can't open file (bad)". This was the latest stable version of cyanogenmod. I tried nightly versions too and i got the same error message. I don't know if my sd card is screwed up. I doubt it, because I was able to use it with the phone a few days ago. how should I install the jelly bean update?
should i do it through rom manager or via the SD card? can someone please point me in the right direction? thanks.
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You were probably in the stock recovery, that's why it didn't flash.
Since you restocked, go to this thread and flash cwm recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622
Then boot to it and flash the latest cm10 nightly and gapps from the cm thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922935

Romman0 said:
Yeah, your doing to much work. All you need is download mode and Odin.
Fix the soft brick from the above link. Then just go the cwm Odin thread, flash cwm. Then install any ROM you want from the Dev section. Don't use wiki for any info on the blaze. Use xda!! Everything you need is here, including helpful folks!
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Thanks I appreciate the help..
I will report back if I run into any problems -- after searching google and xda of course I'm gona take a rest --> have some sex with my girl then do this.
thanks again for everyone's help.

larrylegfoot said:
can someone please point me in the right direction? thanks.
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Theres a zip file called "gapps..." short from Google Apps, you need to install that too on top of the CM nightly zip file in order to get the ROM working.
Now that you back in the stock 2.3.6, you need to instal CWM again because you wiped it instaling thru Odin.
Once you have CWM, and the 2 zip files - CM nightly and the gapps, you go thru CWM and wipe the system first... then install the files, CM first, gapps after, heres what u need to do in CWM:
1. Advanced-->Wipe Dalvik Cache
2. Wipe Cache
3. Factory Reset
4. Install zip from SD card-->Choose zip from SD-->install CM nightly zip
5. Install zip from SD card-->Choose zip from SD card-->install gapps zip
Read some more here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922935
download the Google Apps (gaps) zip file from the OP, and go do it.
... AND BTW... HAVING SEX IS NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RUN JELLY BEAN ON YOUR SAMSUNG GALAXY BLAZE

hisran which
hristopelov said:
Theres a zip file called "gapps..." short from Google Apps, you need to install that too on top of the CM nightly zip file in order to get the ROM working.
Now that you back in the stock 2.3.6, you need to instal CWM again because you wiped it instaling thru Odin.
Once you have CWM, and the 2 zip files - CM nightly and the gapps, you go thru CWM and wipe the system first... then install the files, CM first, gapps after, heres what u need to do in CWM:
1. Advanced-->Wipe Dalvik Cache
2. Wipe Cache
3. Factory Reset
4. Install zip from SD card-->Choose zip from SD-->install CM nightly zip
5. Install zip from SD card-->Choose zip from SD card-->install gapps zip
Read some more here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922935
download the Google Apps (gaps) zip file from the OP, and go do it.
... AND BTW... HAVING SEX IS NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RUN JELLY BEAN ON YOUR SAMSUNG GALAXY BLAZE
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Thank you for the info.

***** Please ignore this message. Problem was solved. thanks. *******

I just had something similar happen. Yesterday my phone started boot looping and it eventually got to the point where it wouldn't load past the Samsung screen. I did a bit of googling and followed the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601 to a T. Everything worked on Odin, but now I'm stuck at the firmware upgrade encountered an issue. I tried to do it again and it all works but I get a NAND WRITE: ptn_erase fail on my device over and over, but Odin says it passed. I feel like I've tried everything. Any suggestions would be wonderful. Thanks!

nm192790 said:
I just had something similar happen. Yesterday my phone started boot looping and it eventually got to the point where it wouldn't load past the Samsung screen. I did a bit of googling and followed the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601 to a T. Everything worked on Odin, but now I'm stuck at the firmware upgrade encountered an issue. I tried to do it again and it all works but I get a NAND WRITE: ptn_erase fail on my device over and over, but Odin says it passed. I feel like I've tried everything. Any suggestions would be wonderful. Thanks!
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I would highly recommend that you start your own thread for this ..

[Q] Inspire 4G Need help flashing rom with S-ON

Hello, I've recently completed the Bootloader unlocking method with Easy Ace Root Tool. Bootloader is unlocked and SHIP S-ON, I need to flash a rom. These roms require S-OFF and have no method to flash them with only an unlocked bootloader and S-ON.
So let me get this straight, us 'low level' and unexperienced users are left without any method to gain S-OFF privileges without following the vague guide provided at tau(dot)shadowchild(dot)nl/attn1/?p=411 Yeah... I can't.
Trying to find alternate methods I have only gone in circles and keep running into old how-to guides. The more I read the more confused I become. I hope someone can point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it!
Thanks,
Ninjewbag

You don't need S-Off. Flash a ROM in recovery, then flash the ROM zip's boot.img in fastboot.

bananagranola said:
You don't need S-Off. Flash a ROM in recovery, then flash the ROM zip's boot.img in fastboot.
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Good deal, thanks for the reply!
I put the ROM Android Revolution HD 9.0 on the root of my SD card, booted in recovery mode and chose the recovery option, I got the red exclamation mark icon so I pressed VOL up + power button which didn't work so I pulled the battery. I tried all above steps again but this time I was able to successfully get into "Android system recovery <3e> with VOL up + power button. With 4 options:
Reboot system now
Apply update from sdcard
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
I chose the option to wipe all data, said it could not find Efolder name)'s and "data wipe completed successfully".
Then I wiped cache, then chose the option to apply update from sdcard, it said "Invalid operation" then "success rebooting by reason 00" and proceeded to reboot by itself.
Phone factory reset, I rebooted into recovery again with the same red exclamation mark error. Pressed Vol up + power and back into "Android system recovery". At the bottom in yellow text it says "E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command". I tried another "update from SD card" and recieved error: "success rebooting by reason 00" and reboots.
I don't have a nandroid backup as I read I needed Root to make one, but the phone still works fine as far as I can tell. I don't have a working simcard in it though.
Also from what I've read my eMMC chip may be fried so it looks like I'm retiring early. I'll keep an eye on this thread among others with the same problems.
Cheers,
Ninjewbag

Volume + and power brings you to the factory recovery; you need to use vol - have you flashed a different recovery? If not, flash 4ext recovery through fast boot and try again

RadRacer said:
Volume + and power brings you to the factory recovery; you need to use vol - have you flashed a different recovery? If not, flash 4ext recovery through fast boot and try again
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Thank you for the info! No luck finding the 4ext .IMG file anywhere yet, they're all dead links. I have the 4ext recovery.APK but that doesn't do me any good since I don't have root. Still looking and thanks again.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31211732

ninjewbag said:
Thank you for the info! No luck finding the 4ext .IMG file anywhere yet, they're all dead links. I have the 4ext recovery.APK but that doesn't do me any good since I don't have root. Still looking and thanks again.
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You can install the app and then open the app and use it to manually download the recovery zip which you can flash or copy it to your pc and extract the recovery.img file and flash with fastboot. It's a good idea to familiarize yourself wiht the adb and fastboot utils as they come in handy.

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You can install the app and then open the app and use it to manually download the recovery zip which you can flash or copy it to your pc and extract the recovery.img file and flash with fastboot. It's a good idea to familiarize yourself wiht the adb and fastboot utils as they come in handy.
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Thanks for the reply but as for installing the 4ext free updater version, it wasn't on the market so I used android injector to place and install that APK. None of the options worked as they all give the same error "it seems your phone is not rooted, this option will not function" etc.
RadRacer said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31211732
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Nice! Wasn't expecting to find the 4ext recovery within the adbfastboot.zip. With that I was able to move on, create a nandroid and successfully install a custom rom, thanks! Was a little scared after rebooting, it took around 5 minutes to load past the "quietly brilliant" screen but is working fine now nonetheless.

ninjewbag said:
Nice! Wasn't expecting to find the 4ext recovery within the adbfastboot.zip. With that I was able to move on, create a nandroid and successfully install a custom rom, thanks! Was a little scared after rebooting, it took around 5 minutes to load past the "quietly brilliant" screen but is working fine now nonetheless.
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Glad to help. Wanna hit thanks?

Give up and go stock?

A burst of fearsome energy overtook me tonight and I just had to root my phone
Kingoroot, Kingroot, Towelroot etc didn't work. Then I read about this thing called TWRP.. sounds great, I said.
Unlocked the bootloader, got TWRP recovery going, tested it out, got ready to add SuperSU and the one that gets rid of bootloader unlocked screen.
Boot loop. Stuck on the Motorola logo. It aint going anywhere.
I've tried all of the suggestions I could find so far here, like using mfastboot to clear cache and user data. It's looking like a dead end. I was following the instructions on a youtube video so of course I didn't back up anything before I tried SuperSU Should I cut my losses and try the stock firmware, or could I do more damage that way?
This is going to ruin my weekend, isn't it?

bootloophell said:
A burst of fearsome energy overtook me tonight and I just had to root my phone
Kingoroot, Kingroot, Towelroot etc didn't work. Then I read about this thing called TWRP.. sounds great, I said.
Unlocked the bootloader, got TWRP recovery going, tested it out, got ready to add SuperSU and the one that gets rid of bootloader unlocked screen.
Boot loop. Stuck on the Motorola logo. It aint going anywhere.
I've tried all of the suggestions I could find so far here, like using mfastboot to clear cache and user data. It's looking like a dead end. I was following the instructions on a youtube video so of course I didn't back up anything before I tried SuperSU Should I cut my losses and try the stock firmware, or could I do more damage that way?
This is going to ruin my weekend, isn't it?
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If you can still boot to your custom recovery its really not a big deal. Just install the ROM zip of your choosing and appropriate gapps. If you are boot looped when it starts to reboot just hold in the power button for about 10 seconds till it powers off then press and hold volume down while still keeping the power button pressed. After about 5 seconds or so of holding both buttons stop pressing both together. If done correctly you should be at the boofloader screen.

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If you can still boot to your custom recovery its really not a big deal. Just install the ROM zip of your choosing and appropriate gapps. If you are boot looped when it starts to reboot just hold in the power button for about 10 seconds till it powers off then press and hold volume down while still keeping the power button pressed. After about 5 seconds or so of holding both buttons stop pressing both together. If done correctly you should be at the boofloader screen.
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Yes, I can get to the bootloader. Factory reset there and reset using TWRP doesn't fix the bootloop. That's kinda where I am right now.

Uninstalling SuperSU did it! I used the un-su zip file.

Do you have one of the following 1)Motorola USB drivers for your PC and fastboot or mfastboot/adb setup for your device? 2)ROM zip on your internal storage. 3)A USB OTG drive? Any of these will work. Let me know which you have and we will go from there.

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Do you have one of the following 1)Motorola USB drivers for your PC and fastboot or mfastboot/adb setup for your device? 2)ROM zip on your internal storage. 3)A USB OTG drive? Any of these will work. Let me know which you have and we will go from there.
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It's ok, I'm back in business - the issue was the installation of the latest version of SuperSU. I used Install from SD Card in TWRP to install the SuperSU remover and it booted fine.
Taking my time now because I need this phone, I'm living in a new country. I backed up and tried an older SuperSU but didn't work - I suppose by doing a factory reset I might have done something that stops a root.
Edit: this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63615067

Download the latest stable build of super SU from Chainfires site here. http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu-stable
Then just flash the zip you downloaded in TWRP. You don't need the systemless version of SU if that is what you were trying to do.

n0ts0smart said:
Download the latest stable build of super SU from Chainfires site here. http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu-stable
Then just flash the zip you downloaded in TWRP. You don't need the systemless version of SU if that is what you were trying to do.
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I think that was the one that bootlooped it. I'll be doing a backup first this time
My main reason for posting my solution in this thread is in case the same thing happens to someone else. Removing SuperSU with that un-su.zip solved it for me.