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Soft brick help

Hello community. I was flashing bionix frost after doing a full nandroid backup and after flashing I'm stuck at the galaxy s 4g screen. I'm not sure what the next step is but I really need it tomorrow for work. lol Thanks ahead of time.
btw I have odin and drivers installed already if it will help

Can you get back into recovery? Did you follow the instructions to the T?

If you have CWM installed you can do the 3 button and then recover to backup from there. Else you need to follow the odin flashing guide.

Sounds like you didn't check your mounts before flashing the Bionix Frost rom, that same thing happened to me. I had to Odin just because now that there is a soft brick it won't let you get into cwm. Follow the instructions found in how to install the rom and when you get to check your mounts part follow this instructions. then it will flash just fine.

soundwave123 said:
Hello community. I was flashing bionix frost after doing a full nandroid backup and after flashing I'm stuck at the galaxy s 4g screen. I'm not sure what the next step is but I really need it tomorrow for work. lol Thanks ahead of time.
btw I have odin and drivers installed already if it will help
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After you flash with Odin you are going to have a "fresh start". DON'T flash CWM recovery using Rom Manager. Use Krylon360 CWM 3 Final and fix your mounts per the OP of the ROM/Mod you are going to flash and you will be ok..
dsexton720 figured out the mount issue for us.
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Thank you guys and gals. I odined back, flashed ext4, flashed 1.4 uv kernel, checked mounts and flashed bionix, and viola! As terminator would say "I'm back"
I messed up mounts btw which was the cause.
A side note... Doing this has actually fixed my gps taking 10-15m to lock to a satallite issue. I get lock in like 5 seconds.
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Im having a similar problem and after looking through about 100 posts for odin i still have not found anything useful for it. It fails with KD1, KC1, and KB5. Its always on the cache step. I dont understand what im doing wrong. Ive tried adapting to everything ive read so far but nothing has worked so far. Any help would be greatly appreciated

I bet it is your mounts in cwm the should me unmount, mount, mount, unmount. so i would odin then check mounts then install bionix from cwm. hope this helps

does anyone have the files for odin to reset a soft brick?
did the samething didnt set mounts as i was flashing black ice

Boot loop fix 2.3.4 ssgs 4g

Ok i finally figured out i recently boot looped my phone was trippin out because i couldnt get my phone to boot up it was stuck in boot loop and it kept saying invalid arguement.i didnt want to send my phone through warranty in fear that they would deny it out of desperation i tried again to down load the firmware and this is what i did after days of disspair. What you need to do is this…….1) put your phone in download mode this works with phones that are not hard bricked only those in boot loop ……2) erase all files you previously downloaded,even delete them from your recycle bin so there are no confusions with any files downloaded from your pc……3) download from androidadvices.com the 2.3.3 firmware upgrade and all of its files . Send files to your desktop then enter androidadvices.com when you open the file so that you may extract files, then upload all files as they show you on the 2.3.3 firmware instructions…..4)..... ( pay close attn to this step).....!!!after you load the firmware odin should fail in resetting your phone but what this does is enter the file necessary to reboot your phone accordingly,this gets rid of your boot loop !!!…..5) now enter a desired firmware from android advices.com i used the stable 2.3.4 firmware download to put into my phone installed it and got my phone to reset appropriately and now i have my phone back this should also work for you all boot loop stuck galaxy s 4 g phones by t mobile . i hope this works for all of you with the problem.i was scared worried and concerned but hey curiosity killed the cat, and can also put a cheshire smile on its face good luck

there is no need for Odin any longer once you have drhonks GB kernel because recovery is built in so bootlooped or soft bricked you can just go into cwm and reflash from there
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Unless ofcourse, you flash a bad kernel.
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dsexton702 said:
there is no need for Odin any longer once you have drhonks GB kernel because recovery is built in so bootlooped or soft bricked you can just go into cwm and reflash from there
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Are you sure about this?
I just bootlooped my phone trying to flash icbinb, so I gave up and tried to go back to Valhalla 1.1. But then that bootlooped as well, leaving me no choice but to start from scratch and odin the leaked KG4.

jellysandwich said:
Are you sure about this?
I just bootlooped my phone trying to flash icbinb, so I gave up and tried to go back to Valhalla 1.1. But then that bootlooped as well, leaving me no choice but to start from scratch and odin the leaked KG4.
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hum...that have happen to me several times and all I have done is get on cmw and flash the update.zip that its on ur sdcard and u should have a orange cwm now u can flash anyroom without bootloops ...I dont know if this will work but it did for me ...I use to get mad almost break my phone one day ..I past 5 weejs without my phone until I was messing with it and it worked...
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mex911 said:
hum...that have happen to me several times and all I have done is get on cmw and flash the update.zip that its on ur sdcard and u should have a orange cwm now u can flash anyroom without bootloops ...I dont know if this will work but it did for me ...I use to get mad almost break my phone one day ..I past 5 weejs without my phone until I was messing with it and it worked...
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I've been wondering about that because I have never seen an "update.zip" on my sdcard. What is the update.zip that it expects?
I actually hit that option by mistake trying to flash a rom, but of course it said file not found.

YOU DO NOT FLASH UPDATE.ZIP.
YOU DO NOT FLASH UPDATE.ZIP.
follow fb's GB STARTER PACK TO GET GB IN YOUR PHONE.

jellysandwich said:
Are you sure about this?
I just bootlooped my phone trying to flash icbinb, so I gave up and tried to go back to Valhalla 1.1. But then that bootlooped as well, leaving me no choice but to start from scratch and odin the leaked KG4.
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yes im sure about this, if you have drhonks GB kernel there is no need for ODIN unless you hard brick or go back to froyo and EVEN then you probably dont need ODIN
ever since drhonks gb kernel i havent touched ODIN since
just sayin...

jellysandwich said:
I've been wondering about that because I have never seen an "update.zip" on my sdcard. What is the update.zip that it expects?
I actually hit that option by mistake trying to flash a rom, but of course it said file not found.
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if u ever put cwm final on ur sdcard u should have the update.zip .....like i say it worked for me i always do it on gb or froyo when i have bootloops ...i save time by not using the pc and try to odin it....when i flashed it always give me the orange cwm and when i flash the rom and try to go back to recovery it give me the red cwm ....like i say it mite work for you cuz it worked for me unless myphone special lolz...!!
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Tried Flashing rom and doesnt boot gives a funny robot voice

I tries to flash my wifes sk4g to a new rom through cwr and it boots but doesnt go to the system its stuck at the boot screen and says system data partion not available system not available any help thanks

The voice is normal but did you check mounts?
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tylermaciaszek;19/319646 said:
The voice is normal but did you check mounts?
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no i didnt what should i do?

no you're going to have to odin using this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186954 then re root and all that then when flashing make sure you check mounts they are in the directions of all of ayoteddy's roms

well now on odin when i try to flash kj2 it stays at 4 bars and doesnt go any further stood there for 2 hours !!! is it cause im on windows xp or whats going on? thanks

If odin is giving you problems try heimdall its just as if not better then odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350060

Reboot into recovery and install a different rom.
I had this exact same thing on my daughter's Sidekick, where a custom kernel didn't want to boot the phone up.
I tried restoring the backup I had made; nothing. I factory reseted it; nothing.
Loaded up another rom (last ditch effort), and BAM, it went through.
So try rebooting into recovery and load another rom.

[Q] Stuck on "Performing factory data reset"

I removed the ICS build and use ODIN to return back to stock build.
Still having some problem so i did a data reset. It keep getting stuck there and i already done it three times.
Any suggestions?

So you flashed GB stock.tar through Odin? Do you mean factory/data reset in clockwork recovery? Flashing back to stock should take away your root so you would have to flash CWM again, make a nandroid backup, and flash superuser zip again.
What problems where you having before and after the ICS build?
Explain a bit further exactly what you did.

I installed STOCK Tar using ODIN.
It is booting up fine except i keep getting errors like "android.process.acore" has stopped unexpectedly. Most of the android apps is not working, like phone, contacts, calendars, etc.
I try to do a factory reset and it keep stopping halfway and hangs.

Your going to have to flash the kj2 modem. I had the same problem. I saw that the ucalc4 was still there, its on its own partition so it doesn't get changed when you flash stock tar. What I did...
1. Flash cwm in Odin
2. Boot into cwm (do backup)
3. Flash kj2 modem (I did it twice)
4. Reboot
5. Check baseband (should be uckj2)
This made the FC's go away. It seemed to me that the stock tar doesn't like that baseband, I can't explain why though. Didn't make sense to me but I fixed it. Also I found the ICS leak doesn't like stock recovery. Fyi
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Little bit lost here.
I already flash it twice using ODIN and using the uckj2 build.

jxl92182 said:
Little bit lost here.
I already flash it twice using ODIN and using the uckj2 build.
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Build is one thing, baseband is different. When you flash stock your build will be uckj2, you say your on it. OK good. Now check your baseband, will probably still be the ICS baseband ucalc4, that is your modem. You need to flash the uckj2 modem in cwm. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20157930
Once you flash that your baseband will be uckj2. That should fix your fc's. Did for me. If not, you may need to try something else which I will explain if need be that will clean things up.
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Already installed the radio twice.
Original Shipped AT&T Skyrocket Radio I727ATTKJ2 and RIL
using CWM and still giving me errors....
Currently my phone is showing this:
Basband
I727UCKJ2
Kernel
2.6.35.11
Build number
GINGERBREAD.UCKJ2

jxl92182 said:
Already installed the radio twice.
Original Shipped AT&T Skyrocket Radio I727ATTKJ2 and RIL
using CWM and still giving me errors....
Currently my phone is showing this:
Basband
I727UCKJ2
Kernel
2.6.35.11
Build number
GINGERBREAD.UCKJ2
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OK. What you need to do then is clean things up. There are two ways that I use but I prefer #1.
1. Flash darkside superwipe in cwm. Do a battery pull. Go into Odin and flash k0nanes tar.
OR
2. Flash stock recovery. Wipe data/factory reset. Do a battery pull. Go into Odin and flash k0nanes tar.
Then you can cwm, root, flash anything you want.
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Thanks a lot hcyplr29 and Presbycusis.
I use darkside's flash and then reload stock.
Everything is fine now.

Glad to hear that. I swear by darkside between ROMS.
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jxl92182 said:
Thanks a lot hcyplr29 and Presbycusis.
I use darkside's flash and then reload stock.
Everything is fine now.
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Yah....Darkside.Wipe is killer. Glad to hear your back in action. It is confusing at first getting OS version, kernel, and modem all strait. It is a good learning experience.
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basically those fc's were becuz the partition table needs to be reset after flashing ics to go back to gb. Darkside does this.

hcyplr29 said:
OK. What you need to do then is clean things up. There are two ways that I use but I prefer #1.
1. Flash darkside superwipe in cwm. Do a battery pull. Go into Odin and flash k0nanes tar.
OR
2. Flash stock recovery. Wipe data/factory reset. Do a battery pull. Go into Odin and flash k0nanes tar.
Then you can cwm, root, flash anything you want.
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please help. i installed ics and cwm then went back to gingerbread.
what i did was
-i used SGH-I727-UCKJ2-k0nane.tar to go back to GB
-after installing it i get FC.
-i installed recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.3-hercules.tar
-after installing it i rebooted to CWM by pressing volume up & down buttons and power button.
-now i couldnt seem to navigate cwm 5.8.1.3. the screen keeps on blinking. when i press down it only gets on option #2 which is install zip. and when i press the power button to ok it doesnt do anything.
i wanted to flash darkside so to wipe everthing. but my cwm is not working.
pls help. i really appreciate all your response
thanks

agenthack said:
please help. i installed ics and cwm then went back to gingerbread.
what i did was
-i used SGH-I727-UCKJ2-k0nane.tar to go back to GB
-after installing it i get FC.
-i installed recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.3-hercules.tar
-after installing it i rebooted to CWM by pressing volume up & down buttons and power button.
-now i couldnt seem to navigate cwm 5.8.1.3. the screen keeps on blinking. when i press down it only gets on option #2 which is install zip. and when i press the power button to ok it doesnt do anything.
i wanted to flash darkside so to wipe everthing. but my cwm is not working.
pls help. i really appreciate all your response
thanks
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That's because it's touch recovery, you don't push any buttons. Lmao. Touch the screen to use it. Haha
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hahahaha... woooooo.... that's a good one... well i installed a later version of the CWM.. i think it was 5.0.2.6 version.. is that ok to use? now i can use the up and down buttons... omg! now thats what i call D*mb @$$ hahahaha..my bad my bad

agenthack said:
hahahaha... woooooo.... that's a good one... well i installed a later version of the CWM.. i think it was 5.0.2.6 version.. is that ok to use? now i can use the up and down buttons... omg! now thats i call D*mb @$$ hahahaha..
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I would just go back to 5.8. It's much better for me. Plus it works far better for ics builds. But yeah, you can use your buttons again for that old ass version you got now
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ok thanks. i already installed back the latest cwm. now its working! just have 1 question. im trying to look for flash option but theres no option thats says flash. i wanna flash DARKSIDE.SUPER.WIPE.zip its on my sd card already.i tried to click on install zip and chose DARKSIDE.SUPER.WIPE.zip but it says process cant be done..can you please teach me how? sorry for my ignorance.

agenthack said:
ok thanks. i already installed back the latest cwm. now its working! just have 1 question. im trying to llok for flash option but it theres no option thats says flash. i wanna flash Flash DARKSIDE.SUPER.WIPE. its on my sd card already.i tried to click on install zip and chose Flash DARKSIDE.SUPER.WIPE but it says process cant be done..can you please teach me how? sorry for my ignorance.
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install zip from ad card, then choose zip from sd card. Scroll down and click on the zip
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got it! just did the darkside wipe...pulled the battery out after..then im flashing it now with odin SGH-I727-UCKJ2-k0nane...hope it works now with no FC and i hope i get my signal back...will update you inawhile..
thanks for your help..

agenthack said:
got it! just did the darkside wipe...pulled the battery out after..then im flashing it now with odin SGH-I727-UCKJ2-k0nane...hope it works now with no FC and i hope i get my signal back...will update you inawhile..
thanks for your help..
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Don't use that tar. Use sammobile
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HELP, Clockwork Recovery Loop!

I was trying to flash a eaglebloods ginger bread on my g2x... however every time the phone boots up it immediately goes into Clockworkmod Recovery and doesn't boot the OS. I've tried formatting and reinstalling the rom but i still get the same problem of the phone going directly into recovery instead of booting. Please help!

have you ever dropped the phone? Maybe the hardware button (volume down is stuck)is failing? I've never heard it automatically rebooting to recovery unless selected from the recovery to do so.

no i haven't dropped it or anything... the last thing i remember doing to the phone before it started doing this was clearing the cache and davilk cache...then it goes immediately to recovery...i just got the phone too, i hope i didn't brick it or something

you didn't "brick" it look up what that means in Urban Dictionary, before using it. If anything reflash the recovery with NVflasher or try a different rom.

tried reflashing clockwork and still have the same problem

tried a new rom? maybe use the clean up tool from in the dev section.

Re nvflash cwm. This has happened to me several times. Do not try to flash anything else until you nvflash cwm again. If that don't work use the rom for recovery in nvflash that is in the dev section.
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kwes1020 said:
Re nvflash cwm. This has happened to me several times. Do not try to flash anything else until you nvflash cwm again. If that don't work use the rom for recovery in nvflash that is in the dev section.
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Two post above yours he said he re-nvlashed.
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Im going to try to reflash a different version of CWR and hope that works... crossing my fingers

MAN.... i flashed the latest touch cwm and still no luck... tried new rom (hellfires gb) no luck...!!! just got this phone man! any suggestions welcomed

Try using this NVFLASH technique. It should restore your ROM & recovery to stock.

mt3g said:
Two post above yours he said he re-nvlashed.
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But the question is did any part of the flash fail. Just like flashing a rom. You can get bad flashes. Happens to me lots of times.
Bottom line flash the rom for recovery through nvflash and it will solve it. I've softbricked myself wayyyy too many times and got it back the same way. If it turns on and shows any graphic its not hard bricked.
andrewNY said:
Try using this NVFLASH technique. It should restore your ROM & recovery to stock.
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This will resurrect it unless its not actually a g2x.
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Thank you! this helped a lot!

andrewNY said:
Try using this NVFLASH technique. It should restore your ROM & recovery to stock.
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you sir, are a gentleman and a scholar! THANK YOU!!!

djmeistro said:
no i haven't dropped it or anything... the last thing i remember doing to the phone before it started doing this was clearing the cache and davilk cache...then it goes immediately to recovery...i just got the phone too, i hope i didn't brick it or something
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Make sure when you flash you wipe everything too, not just cache and dalvik cache
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