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[Q] Tried to Install MIUI, Now Stuck

Welp I am one of the stupid ones and installed MIUI on my Infuse, and like everyone else, I'm stuck on the boot screen. I looked at the post on the same topic and tried to do it but couldn't get it to work probably becuase the computer says that its an Unknown device instead of a Samsung device.
So my question is what do I do now that my computer doesn't recongize the phone as a device anymore?
Thanks to all that can give help.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
And lesson learned - never install a ROM from another phone.

Yeah I know that now. Foolish mistake I know I shouldn't have made.
But, I have tried using that but when I connect the phone to the computer it shows to be an unknown device and Odin doesn't pick it up at all. My problem is, is that the computer doesn't recognize it as an Android Device anymore. Is downloading the drivers from Samsung going to help?

I'll have to leave that to someone else - I use Heimdall on a Linux box, I've never flashed from Windows.

Oh, ok. Well thanks for your help .

I fixed my problem. What I had to do was get another computer that doesn't have the Samsung Drivers or Kies installed and then install them. Once that was done Odin found the device and I was able to restore it.
So there's a tip for anyone who can't get their device to be recognized by the computer or Odin itself.

Or just uninstall/delete those drivers?

Entropy512 said:
I'll have to leave that to someone else - I use Heimdall on a Linux box, I've never flashed from Windows.
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i have started to do this to since i got the infuse. ill tell you i dont miss driver issues one bit! linux/bsd/mac/whatever rock as long as you have supported hardware and that is becoming less and less of a problem these days.

re: Now Stuck
You need to try and pull the battery out and put it back see if you can get the phone into "download mode". If you cannot get it into download mode by doing that or using the up/down volume and power key combo then I would suggest that you purchase a "jig" on ebay. (they cost under $10 bucks shipped).
Here is the ebay link for the jig:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Galaxy-...0563626533?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item20ba3eba25
With a jig all you would need to do is to remove battery, plug the little jig into the usb port of phone and replace the battery, then wait 5 seconds or so and the phone will be in download mode allowing you to use Odin3 and flash back to "stock rom" to start with..
Best if you did that using the "Ultimate Unbrick" stock froyo rom after that
you can install infuse 1.5 custom rom or Bionix or the defused custom rom or any other rom.
Here is the link for the Ultimate Unbrick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
Good luck.

nstong said:
Or just uninstall/delete those drivers?
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I tried that but it didn't work on my computer, but that's just my computer that could work for someone else. If that doesn't work though, you can get another computer and install the drivers on them and that should work.

SamsTechAnswers said:
I tried that but it didn't work on my computer, but that's just my computer that could work for someone else. If that doesn't work though, you can get another computer and install the drivers on them and that should work.
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Where are you trying to uninstall the drivers from? I have windows 7 and went to device manager or whatever and took it off there. Then reinstalled kies, worked perfect after.
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Entropy512 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251
And lesson learned - never install a ROM from another phone.
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and.... do not touch if it works properly

I guess this is a good sign. Our phone is gaining popularity because new people are buying it and trying dumb things with it

Please help me with download mode!!

Hello, i am currently trying to root my sisters galaxy s 4g... Her Baseband is T949VUVKI1. Firmware is 2.3.5, Build Number is GINGERBREAD.VUVKI1. i remember flashing her phone to 2.3.5 and download mode working perfectly fine, and for some reason it wont go into download mode at all... the computer is not recognizing her phone either. YES, i do have usb drivers installed otherwise my galaxy s 4g wouldnt be recognized on my computer(odin specifically, not turning yellow). Please help, i have searched everywhere in the internet and tried almost everything... Volume up and down and plug charger, batter out volume up and down usb and battery in etc. PLEASE HELP!! Thank You in Advance.

Nvm
10c

1. Try reinstalling to drivers. Also make sure you're using the same USB port as Windows can be funny about it it sometimes.
2. if download mode is being difficult, go download the Android SDK from www.android.com. Install it, run it, and only download the platform tools. When that's done, open a command promt, CD to where the plaform tools installed (either c:\program files\Android\Android-sdk\platform-tools or c:\program files (x86)\Android\Android-sdk\platform-tools ), then issue the command: adb reboot download.
3. I suggest you check the dev section for bhundven's one-click collection. Uses Java and Heimdall vs. ODIN and works easily.
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i have this issue 2.3.5 messed me up. Odin sees my phone in debug mode but not in download mode...using odin 1.85 sinse it is the only version that responds to my phone at all. help please!

Tytan0007 said:
i have this issue 2.3.5 messed me up. Odin sees my phone in debug mode but not in download mode...using odin 1.85 sinse it is the only version that responds to my phone at all. help please!
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Get it back into download mode, go grab a bhundven's one-click. The one-clicks utilize Heimdall vs. ODIN, which means they use open-source USB drivers instead of the proprietary Samsung drivers. See if that enables the computer to see the phone. If so, flash the one-click

Should I uninstall the samsung drivers prior to using Heimdall's One-Click?

Tytan0007 said:
Should I uninstall the samsung drivers prior to using Heimdall's One-Click?
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That's a good idea. Some people have reported conflicts between the drivers.

Why would only Odin 1.85 see my phone in USB Debugging and not in download mode? And all other Odin verisions never see my phone, no matter what state it is in... I am at work so I will give the one click another try when I get home. I never thought of uninstalling the Samsung drivers prior to install; however, I did use the one click method to no avail. However, Heimdall's one-click was able to see my device it just kept giving me a driver error. This is so crazy it might just work.

Tytan0007 said:
Why would only Odin 1.85 see my phone in USB Debugging and not in download mode? And all other Odin verisions never see my phone, no matter what state it is in... I am at work so I will give the one click another try when I get home. I never thought of uninstalling the Samsung drivers prior to install; however, I did use the one click method to no avail. However, Heimdall's one-click was able to see my device it just kept giving me a driver error. This is so crazy it might just work.
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I wish I had a good answer. ODIN's a funny animal. I've been fortunate and not had any problems with it. I am hoping you are correct - maybe it was just a driver conflict. Let me know how it goes.

didn't work...

You could try downloading a terminal app from the market. Open the terminal and type:
reboot download
See if that does it.

***Update***
Okay, so Oneclick was not working at all no matter what I did with the drivers. However, in all my tinkering with it I installed the Samsung Driver, the Open Source one, and some gadget driver as well from oneclick.
Doing this put all these drivers in my computer. Then I went into my Device manager (Win 7) and looked at my USB driver and I uninstalled everything and went to the stock win 7 usb driver. Then I plugged my phone in and my computer began searching for drivers for this device when it decided that it would be a good idea to load all three drivers at once and voila my phone was then showing up on ODIN 1.85.
I then proceeded to flash my phone with a rom, probably the wrong one considering I was coming from 2.3.5 and my phone boot looped and then soft bricked(sorry if I used these term incorrectly, noobin it).
After, some nervous moment of scouring XDA I found the god-send of a post on getting in to download mode, using odin, and flashing stock 2.3.6 - thank you Raver(I believe). When I did this, my phone magically started obeying ODIN like a devout viking and is now running 2.3.6 superbly.
Keeping with my phones newly found viking heritage, I intend to figure out how to properly root it, update the kernal and modem(not sure which one is best), get CWM, and subsequesntly put in Valhalla Black.
Seeing as though this last rendevous with flashing caused me a little scare I may hold off and wait to see what the next big update is (maybe a port ICS variant) and then go with that.
Anyway, thank you Stephen for helping me out with this and to everyone in this post.

Here's some reading for you Tytan,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#FAQ_.28with_answers.29
PS: Unless you wanna brick your phone, do not flash anything that isn't intended for the SGH-T959V Samsung Galaxy S 4G. You're saying you wanna flash a Vibrant ROM. You can, if you want an expensive paperweight. Happy flashing!

2.3.5 may have been for vibrant...yeah I think I got lucky. I did it prior to knowing about xda.
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Tytan0007 said:
didn't work...
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How are you getting into download mode?
There was a post in another thread where the person apparently was using the power menu to get into download mode or maybe the adb command.
Have you tried both the old fashion volume +/- and plug in usb cable? Or the adb command?
Do you have access to another computer? Believe it or not sometimes just changing computers will make the difference.
Weird when I replied there was no posts other than the ones on the first page...oh well glad its working now.

help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i was on ics but I planned to go back to gb my usb port had some problems so I had to put usb wire tightly to flash 2.3.6 firware from odin but it did not boot because it could not mount data that is I could not factory reset now the phne is not being recognized by the computer please is there a way of rooting from Samsung recovery so that I can go back to ics

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822626
Heimdall>Odin

One heck of a sentence you had there!
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phone is not being recognised by the pc so how can i use heimdall

So can you not get into download mode?

I can get into the download mode but when I connect the phone there is no response from the computer

I've been trying to get people here to download mobile Odin lite and run it...send their file to chainfire so our device could get the support for it but....I guess they just don't understand what we are missing out on.
I've sent him what was asked for but if others wont jump in and do their part....I give up.
All he asks for is a .pit,a kernal,and the mobileodin.txt that is generated from the mobile Odin program

I think you need to connect your phone in download mode go into device manager and delete all the drivers under the USB section and try these steps
TwitchyEye said:
1. Go here and download heimdall suite.
https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/downloads
2. Extract and open drivers folder.
3. Connect your phone in download mode.
4. Run zadig and click show all devices, your phone should then show up in the list.
5. Click install drivers, it should say drivers successfully installed.
6. Try running the heimdall one-click of your choice.
7. Go back to step 3 and flash it again this time with bootloaders.
If it still fails, uninstall whatever USB drivers you have (one guy says he had to uninstall all of them, usually just the phone will do) reboot the pc and try again.
Actually you should go ahead and do this last thing first.
Godspeed
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Hi Carl
Did you open a thread for this?
I'm not sure it will be possible to odin straight to MTD.
sent from me

Shortbus-Driver said:
I've been trying to get people here to download mobile Odin lite and run it...send their file to chainfire so our device could get the support for it but....I guess they just don't understand what we are missing out on.
I've sent him what was asked for but if others wont jump in and do their part....I give up.
All he asks for is a .pit,a kernal,and the mobileodin.txt that is generated from the mobile Odin program
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Why don't you do it? Lol jk. How do I do it though? And will it brick my phone?

itzik2sh said:
Hi Carl
Did you open a thread for this?
I'm not sure it will be possible to odin straight to MTD.
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No its in magda623 thread in general where he claims it works on his phone .
Its basically Odin on your phone so you can flash back to stock for what ever reason....whether returning back to bml from mtd or a soft brick etc. Without having to hook up to your computer.
Lol no it won't brick you it simply creates a txt file that you send to chain fire so he can see what he needs to do to make our device compatable.

[Q] Stuck in a weird place

Hi, I tried reflashing zeus on my infuse after getting tired of AEON, but instead I ended up flashing cm7 onto my phone, now i cant get it past the samsung screen. Its not like the infinite boot loops where it flashes on and then resets, it just sits at the samsung screen. I have already tried deleting all caches reflashing to ZEUS, AEON, and CM7, nothing works, i cannot get past the samsung screen. Luckily i can still get to the recovery menu which means something still is working.
My question is, what do I have to do? I dont mind going back to stock but I dont know how to go about doing it. Another problem I have is that my phone cannot ( from my point of view) connect to a computer. Ever since I rooted my phone I cannot connect my phone or sd card to my computer.
Someone Please Help.

There is a whole section on how to return to stock (Factory / Return to Stock at the beginning of the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374
Do a little reading. I find Heimdall the easiest, others prefer Odin.

Yeah, what he said. Me, I use Odin, with unbrick root 1.1 then flash again with a cwm root extras, getting me out of that stock recovery 3e I think it's called.
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psal217050 said:
There is a whole section on how to return to stock (Factory / Return to Stock at the beginning of the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374
Do a little reading. I find Heimdall the easiest, others prefer Odin.
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Heimdall Odin and computer in general doesnt acknoweldge that my phone is plugged into the computer no matter what usb port I plug into, I can give them a shot again but I tried odin yesterday and It didnt do anything...
Edit: Just tried Heimdall and odin again to no avail, the computer does not nor has ever recognized that the phone was plugged in, and just to make sure I used my laptop and my desktop and neither of them could connect to my phone.... looks like im screwed......

Javelin177 said:
looks like im screwed......
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Not by a longshot.
For Heimdall, a lot of people have reported problems but the suggestion is perserverence.
First make sure you read and follow the instructions very carefully.
Try with different ports on your computer (ok, you did this one).
Try with different computers.
Try with different cords.
Perhaps unload and re-install the drivers.
Post back here what kind of things you are seeing.. which step looks like it isn't responding as expected.
If you really can't connect using Heimdall (and I can understand how hopeless that can seem... been there myself), you still have a lot of options because you said in your first post you can boot into recovery. .
That means there is a lot of stuff you can flash.
Ethereal, Aeon are good stable GB custom roms and easier to flash than the stock one.
For stock, you might try to flash dman's stock UCLB3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508619
The complicated part of dman's stock UCLB3 is the stuff in there about video I don't quite understand (*)
To get video back, you have to put the stock kernel back in (disable lagfix first!). The stock kernel will make you lose CWM but not root.
Then you can flash a custom GB kernel (Entropy's DD or Zen's Infusion) to get back CWM.
(*) Here's the part I don't understand: When we go back to custom kernel, do we still have the video or does it get lost because we no longer have the stock kernel ?
If anyone can clarify that one point, I'd be grateful.

electricpete1 said:
Not by a longshot.
For Heimdall, a lot of people have reported problems but the suggestion is perserverence.
First make sure you read and follow the instructions very carefully.
Try with different ports on your computer (ok, you did this one).
Try with different computers.
Try with different cords.
Perhaps unload and re-install the drivers.
Post back here what kind of things you are seeing.. which step looks like it isn't responding as expected.
If you really can't connect using Heimdall (and I can understand how hopeless that can seem... been there myself), you still have a lot of options because you said in your first post you can boot into recovery. .
That means there is a lot of stuff you can flash.
Ethereal, Aeon are good stable GB custom roms and easier to flash than the stock one.
For stock, you might try to flash dman's stock UCLB3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508619
The complicated part of dman's stock UCLB3 is the stuff in there about video I don't quite understand (*)
To get video back, you have to put the stock kernel back in (disable lagfix first!). The stock kernel will make you lose CWM but not root.
Then you can flash a custom GB kernel (Entropy's DD or Zen's Infusion) to get back CWM.
(*) Here's the part I don't understand: When we go back to custom kernel, do we still have the video or does it get lost because we no longer have the stock kernel ?
If anyone can clarify that one point, I'd be grateful.
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Well heres the thing, when i first screwed up I tried flashing back to Zeus or AEon, problem was it would go through all fine and dandy and I would get happy thinking I have a phone again, but then when I rebooted it sat at the samsung screen, which i figured it would do, so I left it over night so it could set itself up like it usually does after flashing to a new rom. It sat over night and didnt move off the samsung screen, both with Aeon and Zeus.
Another thing too is that I thought if I partitioned the sd card and then worked off a fresh partition, I could get past the screen and then upartitiion and reflash the whole thing... Now my phone won't mount the sdcard, it doesnt recognize the sd or the sd-ext, tried mounting, manual mounts and everything. I even tried reformatting the external sd, to see if that would help. It didnt....
So the question is now... am I now screwed???
tl;dr... Phone cannot connect to computer to use heimdall or odin, wouldnt boot into new rom after flashing three or four times, and now the sd card wont mount... screwd :crying:
edit: It might not even be worth fixing because I think im going to get the nexus 4 on wednesday.... but I still would like to fix it if I can. Thanks guys for helping me so far through these tough times hahaha

(*) Here's the part I don't understand: When we go back to custom kernel, do
we still have the video or does it get lost because we no longer have the stock
kernel ?
If anyone can clarify that one point, I'd be grateful.
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The post from Dman predates the video and MHL-HDMI out fixes that Entropy512 provided. The current Entropy DD and Zen Infusion kernels have the same video and MHL support found in the stock UCLB3 kernel.
Note that if you are coming from a JB ROM, you need to flash an Odin or Heimdall package with a PIT file to get the stock partition config back. They can be found here:
ODIN - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705260
Heimdall - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
Either will return your phone to stock after which you can ODIN or Heimdall a custom kernel and flash a custom ROM. If you flash the ODIN package with root you can also use SGS Kernel Flasher to flash a new kernel zImage file.

Zen Arcade said:
Either will return your phone to stock after which you can ODIN or Heimdall a custom kernel and flash a custom ROM. If you flash the ODIN package with root you can also use SGS Kernel Flasher to flash a new kernel zImage file.
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But like I said just a few minutes ago, I can't even get heimdall or odin to recognize the phone. Even before All of this started happening, my computer would not recognize my phone, or my sd card.

You said you used a different PC or laptop. Did you try a new cable? I had a cable that didn't read correctly, switched to another and was able to flash.
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psal217050 said:
You said you used a different PC or laptop. Did you try a new cable? I had a cable that didn't read correctly, switched to another and was able to flash.
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Yup. I have used three different usb cables: Two OEM's, and one After market.

You may have an issue with your Infuse drivers on your PC.. to fix this:
1 - uninstall all existing Samsung Infuse drivers using control panel/programs and features - this would include "kies", "kies mini" and/or "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones"
2 - remove any remaining devices from control panel/device manager
2a - as part of this you may need to look at hidden devices. To do this you will need to add a system environment variable (from control panel/system/advanced) called "DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES" and set its value to "1". Then from device manager "view" menu select "show hidden devices"
2b - Look for devices under "Universal Serial Bus devices" and "Universal Serial Bus controllers" that are named "SAMSUNG USB Composite Device" or "SAMSUNG Android USB Composite Device" and remove
3 - you might need to reboot after removing drivers and associated devices (recommended)
4 - reinstall Samsung Infuse drivers... (do not use the link in the ODIN thread)
4a - kies mini is available here:
http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...ATT_I997_Infuse_4G_Kiesmini_1.0.0.11084_3.exe
or from here (downloads/software):
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SEG-I997ZKAATT
(you may have better results using the "driver only" option at the second link - the smaller of the two files. Kies can sometimes cause problems of its own).
5 - once installed and rebooted, connect your phone (booted into phone OS with USB Mass Storage mode enabled and then USB Debugging enabled) and validate connectivity using ADB or by mounting to PC as a USB storage device. Test by copying a decent sized file to/from the phone.
6 - if this works, boot into download mode and retry Odin or Heimdall packages. If you don't have Java Runtime Environment installed make sure you install that first. For Heimdall (and maybe Odin) make sure to right click the file name and run as administrator.
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Or... If you are still in the middle of a CM7 install, you may just need to complete the install by booting recovery, wiping system and flashing a second time as shown in the install instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311960&highlight=cm7
Either way, good luck!

I thought cm7 required a double flash...just like ICS does if coming from GB...
So flash
Get stuck at Samsung screen
Boot to recovery
Re flash
reboot
Enjoy?
Could be wrong though as I never used cm7...but I remember reading that our idea to double flash for ICS came from cm7
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Zen Arcade said:
You may have an issue with your Infuse drivers on your PC.. to fix this:
1 - uninstall all existing Samsung Infuse drivers using control panel/programs and features - this would include "kies", "kies mini" and/or "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones"
2 - remove any remaining devices from control panel/device manager
2a - as part of this you may need to look at hidden devices. To do this you will need to add a system environment variable (from control panel/system/advanced) called "DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES" and set its value to "1". Then from device manager "view" menu select "show hidden devices"
2b - Look for devices under "Universal Serial Bus devices" and "Universal Serial Bus controllers" that are named "SAMSUNG USB Composite Device" or "SAMSUNG Android USB Composite Device" and remove
3 - you might need to reboot after removing drivers and associated devices (recommended)
4 - reinstall Samsung Infuse drivers... (do not use the link in the ODIN thread)
4a - kies mini is available here:
http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...ATT_I997_Infuse_4G_Kiesmini_1.0.0.11084_3.exe
or from here (downloads/software):
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SEG-I997ZKAATT
5 - once installed and rebooted, connect your phone (booted into phone OS with USB Mass Storage mode enabled and then USB Debugging enabled) and validate connectivity using ADB or by mounting to PC as a USB storage device. Test by copying a decent sized file to/from the phone.
6 - if this works, boot into download mode and retry Odin or Heimdall packages. If you don't have Java Runtime Environment installed make sure you install that first. For Heimdall (and maybe Odin) make sure to right click the file name and run as administrator.
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Or... If you are still in the middle of a CM7 install, you may just need to complete the install by booting recovery, wiping system and flashing a second time as shown in the install instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311960&highlight=cm7
Either way, good luck!
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You should get a triple thanks for writing this up.
Here is where I noted many users get stuck. Completely uninstalling and reinstalling drivers is the key.
mg2195 said:
I thought cm7 required a double flash...just like ICS does if coming from GB...
So flash
Get stuck at Samsung screen
Boot to recovery
Re flash
reboot
Enjoy?
Could be wrong though as I never used cm7...but I remember reading that our idea to double flash for ICS came from cm7
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Yeah..I think CM7 require a double flash if you are coming from froyo or gb. Something about the double flash for the recovery

same thing for gb to jb double flash works on mine flash once sticks at kernel, pull bat,three finger again to blue recovery the reflash rom again and bingo
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[Q] I've tried everything to get out of boot loop

Hello everybody,
I am new to the forum and also new to Androids. After years of using iPhones and finally becoming fed up Apple, I've decided to try something new (please don't judge my prior smartphone selection and start posting opinions about the 2 operating systems, I do not want this thread to turn into one of the "battle of the phones" thread that I've experienced many times on iPhone forums). My friend recently got an S3 and had no use for his Galaxy S 4g, so he gave it to me so that I could try out an Android. There was one issue though, he said that the phone would not get past the Galaxy S screen and would keep re-booting itself (stuck in a boot loop). He said if I could figure out a way to fix it then it's mine.
That being said, here's my dilemma. I've tried many different methods to get the phone out of a boot loop. The first method I tried was putting the phone into restore mode and selecting the "reinstall packages" option. After this executes I get the message:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no such file or directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted.
After some further research I discovered a nice little program called Odin I read a lot about Odin and how to properly use it. After trying at least 5 different methods to get the phone into download mode with no success, I purchased a jig. The jig did the trick and instantly put me into download mode, I was ecstatic and hopeful that I could now fix the phone with Odin. I connected the phone to my PC in download mode, but Odin still didn't recognize the phone (I tried many versions of Odin, 1.85, 1.87, and the most recent 3.07). I do have the latest drivers for this phone, which I downloaded from Samsung's website. The phone will charge through the computer but the computer does not recognize it otherwise and will not allow me access its mass storage (I am running Windows 7 64 bit). I have tried using a different USB cable, and I have tried to use a different PC, the other PC I used popped up with a message saying that Windows could not successfully download the drivers (that was after I downloaded the drivers from Samsung's webpage and plugged the phone into the computer). I've even tried transferring stock firmware onto an external SD card and loading it onto the phone from restore mode (is that even possible to do?). I have also tried running Odin in compatibility mode, still didn't detect the phone. I should probably also mention that Kies Mini also does not recognize the phone. I asked my friend if he ever tried rooting this phone and he said no, so I'm assuming this issue has nothing to do with a failed attempt to root.
I really want to get this phone working, but I have run out of options to try. I am hoping that someone on here has a solution for me from a similar experience. After reading through the forum, I have noticed that people on here are very helpful and also very friendly; something that I can say is very different from some of iPhone forums I've used. I apologize if there is already a similar thread to mine, I've read through many threads and none of the solutions have worked for me. I also apologize for my first post being so lengthy, I just wanted to state all of the methods that I've tried to fix this phone. Thanks for your replies.

Hi hubbs134
You have come to the right place.
First,
I suggest you read a little bit about this phone and how to put it in Recovery (by holding Volume Up + Volume Down + Power until you see the SGS4G splash screen) and Download modes, it will help you in the future.
You can find it all in the Wiki.
Second, use this guide to One-Click Heimdall your way to Stock KJ6 2.3.6 Gingerbread ROM (latest official ROM for this phone).
If you use this file (instead) with that guide, you will also get phone rooted, or else you will need to make another flash of a rooted kernel (as the guide suggests).
Now, if you have the official latest stock, but still want some ICS/JB lovin', if you have CWM recovery v5 (you will see the recovery info once you're in that mode), you can flash CM9/AOKP/HebMIUI/UltraGen/RemICS/CM10/Slimbin/etc. etc. etc. ROMs.
Enjoy and welcome aboard!
P.S what the @#%#$ were you doing with an iphone ?

itzik2sh said:
Hi hubbs134
You have come to the right place.
First,
I suggest you read a little bit about this phone and how to put it in Recovery (by holding Volume Up + Volume Down + Power until you see the SGS4G splash screen) and Download modes, it will help you in the future.
You can find it all in the Wiki.
Second, use this guide to One-Click Heimdall your way to Stock KJ6 2.3.6 Gingerbread ROM (latest official ROM for this phone).
If you use this file (instead) with that guide, you will also get phone rooted, or else you will need to make another flash of a rooted kernel (as the guide suggests).
Now, if you have the official latest stock, but still want some ICS/JB lovin', if you have CWM recovery v5 (you will see the recovery info once you're in that mode), you can flash CM9/AOKP/HebMIUI/UltraGen/RemICS/CM10/Slimbin/etc. etc. etc. ROMs.
Enjoy and welcome aboard!
P.S what the @#%#$ were you doing with an iphone ?
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Thanks for your reply, I have read a lot about this phone and know how to get into download and recovery mode. I tried the method you mention, however, when running the command window I get errors for both roms you suggested (i attatched a screen shot of the errors I'm getting). Do you know how I can fix these errors so that I can proceed with the rest of the tutorial? Thanks.
PS I only had an iPhone because I had yet to discover how bad a** Androids are

It sounds like you can't use Odin because of a windows issue. Try installing linux. I use ubuntu
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You can also run as live CD or in a virtual machine
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hubbs134 said:
Thanks for your reply, I have read a lot about this phone and know how to get into download and recovery mode. I tried the method you mention, however, when running the command window I get errors for both roms you suggested (i attatched a screen shot of the errors I'm getting). Do you know how I can fix these errors so that I can proceed with the rest of the tutorial? Thanks.
PS I only had an iPhone because I had yet to discover how bad a** Androids are
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No need to replace PC OS...
1. Uninstall all your Java versions and Samsung drivers and reboot.
2. Reinstall Java 1.7u..
3. Follow the guide, it should work.
When you reinstall the driver through Heimdall - it will appear as Gadget device.
Good luck !

itzik2sh said:
No need to replace PC OS...
1. Uninstall all your Java versions and Samsung drivers and reboot.
2. Reinstall Java 1.7u..
3. Follow the guide, it should work.
When you reinstall the driver through Heimdall - it will appear as Gadget device.
Good luck !
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I second this... This should fix your driver issues.

Thanks for both of your replies. Odin detected my friends GS3 so I know it's not a Windows issue.
itzik2sh I did what you suggested and now got the command to function properly. I am going to try and finish the tutorial, I will be back soon with results. Thanks.

The phone is in download mode with Heimdall One-click 1.3.1 running and nothing is popping up in the command window. Neither is showing that the device is connected. Any suggestions? Thanks

Irish Enigma said:
I second this... This should fix your driver issues.
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I forgot to mention that I can here the sound that a device was just connected to the computer via USB, and a message pops up saying USB device not recognized. When I click on the message it says "One of the USB devices connected to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it."

Tried a different port? Tried second different port with a different USB cable?

itzik2sh said:
No need to replace PC OS...
1. Uninstall all your Java versions and Samsung drivers and reboot.
2. Reinstall Java 1.7u..
3. Follow the guide, it should work.
When you reinstall the driver through Heimdall - it will appear as Gadget device.
Good luck !
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Theraze said:
Tried a different port? Tried second different port with a different USB cable?
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Ok I got the device connected and I got Zadig running, however, there is no option for "Samsung USB Composite Driver" on the drop down list, on "gadget Serial", "Gadget Serial Control (interface 0), and "1.3 HD Webcam (Interface 0)'. What should I do?

On the one-clicks, you don't actually want to use zadig. Apparently it conflicts, which is awesome for something that gets released WITH the tool.
If you're doing manual Heimdall, make sure you've told zadig to list all devices in the menus. Your phone should show up after that.
If you're using a one-click, make sure you're using a USB port on your computer where you have NOT installed zadig, Kies, or Samsung official drivers. Follow the steps in the one-click religiously, and it should cooperate.

Follow the guide %100 then Odin should work
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Ok I ended up getting the phone to register in Odin. I flashed it with the stock rom in Odin and it said success. The phone booted and it seemed like it was going to work but then the recovery menu came up. I posted a screen shot of what it says, what action should I take from here? Thanks

I am also in a different boot loop now, before it would load to the first screen (black screen saying samsung galaxy 4g) then restart, now it boots to past the splash screen to where it says "Samsung" and then reboots back to the screen where the pink letters roll across the whole screen. I don't need to flash bootloaders do I?

Looks like recovery is broken or the updater script on the ROM you're trying to flash is messed up. Flash a new and the proper recovery via Odin then download a new Rom and either sideload it or mount usb from recovery and push it... Or you could just use Odin XD
EDIT: Samsung's are easy to brick and hard to debrick it may take a couple of trys
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Irish Enigma said:
Looks like recovery is broken or the updater script on the ROM you're trying to flash is messed up. Flash a new and the proper recovery via Odin then download a new Rom and either sideload it or mount usb from recovery and push it... Or you could just use Odin XD
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OK GREAT NEWS! After flashing with Odin and that screen popping up, I clicked update from SD card, which failed. I then click system reboot, which brought me into the new boot loop. I put back into download mode and re-flashed with One-Click. Same recovery menu came up as before but when I clicked reboot system it hung at the "Samsung" black screen (after the splash screen) for about 20-30 seconds and then booted up I'm afraid to turn the phone off and see if it reloads lol. Is it safe to say that it is fixed? Or should I still follow your advice and run the proper recovery in Odin and then sideload a new rom? Or take different action? Thanks for all your help guys! Everyone gets a thanks click for being so helpful and friendly on an unhappy/confused/pissed off/ now happy new Android user!

Ok I just put my Tmobile simcard in and the phone is not detecting the sim. Any suggestion?

The IMEI number and baseband both say "unknown", I'm assuming this has to do with the simcard not registering?

hubbs134 said:
The phone is in download mode with Heimdall One-click 1.3.1 running and nothing is popping up in the command window. Neither is showing that the device is connected. Any suggestions? Thanks
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What Heimdall package are you applying ?
After JAR package runs you are ready to go.
As I wrote, according to guide you can reinstall "Gadget" driver.
EDIT :
Enigma, if you're not an owner of an SGS 4G please stop advising.
Odin is not the common way since we have MTD ROMs and it had its problems.
hubbs134,
blank IMEI is a serious problem. without a proper IMEI your device is everything but a phone.
Try this : take battery off, press the POWER button for 10 seconds, leave device untouched for 15 minutes and then put battery back and power up.
This could bring your IMEI back to life. If not... maybe another flash will help.
P.S
The 3e recovery image you put on post #14 is a snapshot of the the stock unrooted ROM recovery.